Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the best selling game of April 2023 despite only being available for two days before sales for the month stopped being recorded.
According to the latest figures from Circana (formerly NPD), EA’s long-awaited sequel to 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order overcame Dead Island 2, PGA Tour, Minecraft Legends, and all other new releases to take the top spot and instantly become the 4th best selling game of 2023 so far.
Dead Island 2 came in second, followed by MLB: The Show 23, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Hogwarts Legacy, PGA Tour, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, FIFA 23, and Mario Kart 8 in tenth.
On the console front, the Nintendo Switch was the best selling console in terms of units sold, but Sony’s PlayStation 5 once again was the best selling hardware platform in dollar sales. Hardware spending overall grew 7% year over year as video game consoles finally find themselves free of component shortages and COVID-19 caused restrictions.
EA is yet to share specific numbers for Jedi: Survivor but the game certainly held the attention of fans, who obsessed over its new froggy character Turgle, winced at the return of Jedi: Fallen Order’s most infamous foe, and enjoyed watching Cal Kestis hang out with Luke Skywalker in a comical advert.
It wasn’t all plain sailing, however, as the game also launched with a complicated day one patch situation and was riddled with technical issues for some users, particularly on PC.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He’ll talk about The Witcher all day.