remake of Final Fantasy VII became April’s best-selling game – review

In total, over a million physical copies of games were sold last month on Foggy Albion. According to this indicator, this is the most successful April for UK retail in five years. At the same time, monthly sales fell by 13%, since in March it came out Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

April’s best-selling game Final Fantasy VII Remakethat failed to outperform sales Final Fantasy XV. The most successful publisher remains Nintendooccupying 21.5% of the market.

In April, 210 thousand consoles worth £ 50 million were sold in the UK. In the first 4 months of 2023, more Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were sold than in the same period of 2019.

The increase in console sales is associated with quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic. In March and April, they sold over half a million devices, which is 48% more than a year earlier.

Accessories in April sold 763 thousand in the amount of 31 million pounds. The best-selling accessory was the DualShock 4 controller for the PS4 in black, and in second place was the wireless controller for the Xbox One, also in black.

April Retail Chart

1. Final Fantasy VII Remake
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. FIFA 20
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
5. Resident evil 3
6. Forza horizon 4
7. Grand theft auto v
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
9. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
10. Persona 5 royal
11. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
12. Luigi’s Mansion 3
13. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
14. Red dead redemption 2
15. Ring fit adventure
16. The last of us remastered
17. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
18. Doom eternal
19. Just Dance 2023
20. New Super Mario Bros. U deluxe