Electronic Arts’ college football game has taken the top spot as the best-selling sports video game in the US, surpassing previous records. The latest November report from Circana shows that EA Sports College Football 25 is among the top 50 best-selling games of all time by revenue and is the biggest selling game of the year so far in the US.
Price promotions drove the title back into the Top Ten of the monthly charts, beating only Madden NFL 25 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. However, spending on video games dropped 7% to $5.8 billion in November, with console content being the biggest source of decline. Hardware spending remained flat at $927 million, while PlayStation 5 sales grew by 15%.
The new PS5 Pro console accounted for 19% of all units sold for Sony, but its unit sales were 12% lower compared to the launch sales of PS4 Pro. Overall, 2.4 million consoles were sold in November 2024, up 4% from the same month last year.
Other notable releases included Mario & Luigi: Brothership at No.7 and Dragon Quest 3 at No.12. Spending on video games content dropped 9% year-on-year to $4.5 billion, with console content being the biggest source of decline. The top 20 selling games from November 3 to 30, 2024 include Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Madden NFL 25.
Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-sports-college-football-is-now-the-us-best-selling-sports-game-of-all-time-us-monthly-charts