Circana’s March 2024 data on video game spending in the United States is available, with Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Helldivers 2 scoring big. In the midst of all this is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the long-awaited second part in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, which is the fourth best-selling title in the US year to date.
This is despite following to seventh place in March after debuting in second place for February. Analyst and executive director Matt Piscatella also revealed that among all the Final Fantasy releases in history, it ranked 14th in lifetime dollar sales. Final Fantasy 15 remains on top, followed by Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the original Final Fantasy 7.
Despite strong sales and extensive critical acclaim, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth garnered some concern with reports that it sold roughly half of its predecessor in the same time frame. Square Enix hasn’t provided official sales numbers yet. Its untitled sequel is in the works, with the team looking to start voice recordings soon and ideally wrap up development in three years.
March 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/tLQUBq1b7p
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 1, 2024
Year-to-Date Ending March 2024 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content) pic.twitter.com/HpSubiA2j7
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 1, 2024
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth remained the 4th best-selling game of 2024 year-to-date, despite falling 5 spots in the monthly rankings to 7th in March after placing 2nd in February.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 1, 2024
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth currently ranks 14th across all Final Fantasy releases in lifetime dollar sales in the US market. Final Fantasy XV is 1st all-time, followed by Final Fantasy VII: Remake and the original Final Fantasy VII.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 1, 2024
