Monster Hunter Wilds smashes February sales, numbers still in the red | Circana

Monster Hunter Wilds was February’s big success on the sales charts, though by no means the only one, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Several games launched this month have broken onto the U.S. bestsellers chart, with Monster Hunter Wilds taking the top spot. However, it wasn’t enough to offset the continued decline of sales on the sales charts, which continue to be in the negatives — particularly the hardware sales.

“February video game hardware spending fell by 25% when compared to a year ago, to $256 million. This is the lowest February total for video game hardware spending since the $184 million reached in February 2020,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. “After each platform’s first 52 months in market, PlayStation 5 unit sales exceed PlayStation 4’s sales pace by 7%, while Xbox Series now trails Xbox One by 19%.”