The Game Awards 2024 Finalists Saw a Boost in Sales in Europe - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2024 / 1,872 Views
The Game Awards last month revealed nominees for 2024 awards show and several finalists ended up getting a boost in sales in the following week.
The head of GamesIndustry Christopher Dring revealed sales of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth increased 268 percent week-on-week across Europe, according to GSD data.
Sales for Astro Bot increased 61 percent week-on-week, Elden Ring sales grew 38 percent, Metaphor: ReFantazio sales were up 172 percent, and the remake of Silent Hil 2 saw sales increase 43 percent.
Dring did note that "we're not talking huge sales figures overall, but a definite uptick" and "game sales do start to increase naturally at this time of year."
This is GSD data. Of course, game sales do start to increase naturally at this time of year.
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) November 29, 2024
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Cool, extras sales mean good for the industry.... but are people that out of touch to not know the best games (and a DLC) of the year until some advertising company tells them what the best games (and a DLC) of the year are?
I think it just generates buzz and to some people give the games a semi must-play status. Either way it's far from everyone who follows along on OpenCritic or the like throughout the year so the winner in particular will get much more attention than good reviews alone will offer.
What about Balatro? I actually ordered it on Amazon for $20 when it was revealed to be a nominee.
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