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EA Sports College Football 25 became the best-selling sports game launched in the US, according to industry tracking company Circana. EA’s revamp of the college football franchise has been doing great business since it launched in September, and even recently won the Game Award for Best Sports/Racing Game for this year. Its success was a standout in a relatively quiet month for US-based video game sales.
| noVeMber 2024 Dollar Sales, Millions | Nov 2023 | Nov 2024 | Renewal |
| Total Video Game Sales | $6,171 | $5,755 | -7% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending on Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $4,889 | $4,455 | -9% |
| Video Game Hardware | $924 | $927 | 0% |
| Video Game Accessories | $358 | $373 | 4% |
“Projected November 2024 US consumer spending on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 7% compared to a year ago, to $5.8 billion,” said Mat Piscatella, executive producer at Circana for in game reports. “The decrease in share is due to the debut of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in October of this year, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) was launched in the month of November a year ago.”
Hardware sales for the year were in a trend month – this is the first time since July that the change in sales was not negative. However, this is likely due to a decline in software sales in November 2023 (which decreased 24% year-on-year) rather than exceptional sales in November 2024. Piscatella also said that hardware sales for the PlayStation 5 grew, while The sales of the Xbox Series consoles and Nintendo Switch are gone.
| Year-to-Date 2024 Dollar Sales, Millions | 2023 YTD | 2024 YTD | Change |
| Total Video Game Sales | $51,012 | $51,116 | 0% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending on Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $43,796 | $44,878 | 2% |
| Video Game Hardware | $4,897 | $3,742 | -24% |
| Video Game Accessories | $2,319 | $2,495 | 8% |
Piscatella says that the PlayStation 5’s sales boost comes in part from the launch of the PlayStation 5 Pro. “The PlayStation 5 Pro accounted for 19% of the total PlayStation 5 units sold in the month and 28% in dollars. The month’s dollar sales of the PlayStation 5 Pro were more than 50% higher than November 2016 launch month sales of the PlayStation 4 Pro, while units were down 12%.
Circana November 2024: Top 20 best-selling games in the US
| RANKINGS | end MONTHS RANKINGS | title | publishers |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 2 | 8 | Madden NFL 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 10 | EA Sports FC 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 11 | EA Sports College Football 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 2 | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 6 | 7 | Super Mario Party Jamboree* | Nintendo |
| 7 | NEW | Mario and Luigi: Brotherhood* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | Sonic X Shadow Generations | Sega |
| 9 | 17 | NBA 2K25* | Take-Two Interactive |
| 10 | 6 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Electronic Arts |
| 11 | 13 | Legacy of Hogwarts | Warner Bros. Games |
| 12 | NEW | Dragon Quest III | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 13 | 15 | Astro Bot | Sony (Corp) |
| 14 | 22 | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
| 15 | 3 | Silent Hill 2 (2024) | Konami Digital Ent. |
| 16 | 4 | Indisputable | Plaion |
| 17 | 5 | Metaphor: ReFantasia | Sega |
| 18 | 16 | Minecraft^^ | Many Video Game Manufacturers |
| 19 | NEW | My Sims: Cozy Bundle | Electronic Arts |
| 20 | 87 | Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics | Capcom USA |
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms are not included
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 remained at the top of the list in November among many EA sports titles, which was boosted, probably thanks to Black Friday sales. Only a handful of November games made the list, including Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Dragon Quest III and My Sims: Cozy Bundle. While it didn’t make the sales charts, GSC Game World’s Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl showed high levels of player engagement on Xbox and Steam.
Another interesting move on the list is Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics gained momentum from 87th place to 20th. It’s not entirely clear what caused the game to jump up the list – although the launch of the physical version on November 22 is a likely reason.
Circana November 2024: 20 best-selling games of 2024 so far
| RANKINGS | end MONTHS RANKINGS | title | publishers |
| 1 | 1 | EA Sports College Football 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 3 | 2 | Helldivers II | Sony (Corp) |
| 4 | 4 | Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 5 | 5 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 6 | 6 | Madden NFL 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | 10 | EA Sports FC 25 | Electronic Arts |
| 8 | 7 | EA Sports MVP Bundle | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | 8 | Elden Ring | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 10 | 9 | Dragon’s Dogma II | Capcom USA |
| 11 | 12 | MLB: The Show 24^ | Many Video Game Manufacturers |
| 12 | 11 | WWE 2K24** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 13 | 13 | Legacy of Hogwarts | Warner Bros. Games |
| 14 | 14 | Grand Theft Auto V** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 15 | 15 | Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 16 | 16 | Tekken 8 | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 17 | 17 | NBA 2K24** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 18 | 18 | Minecraft^^ | Many Video Game Manufacturers |
| 19 | 19 | Madden NFL 24 | Electronic Arts |
| 20 | 24 | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
** Sep-Nov digital sales not included
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms are not included
EA Sports College Football 25 continues to keep its place at the top of the list of the best sales of the year, considering that Black Ops 6 has now improved enough (with the addition of a month of sales) to displace Helldivers 2 from its second place throne. . Another EA title, EA Sports FC 25 has also been climbing the charts since its launch. The only other interesting change in the list is the jump of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 from the 24th place to the 20th – probably due to the game being one of the titles to receive a graphical increase in PlayStation 5 Pro.
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