Tekken 8 takes silver in 2024’s opening salvo | Circana January 2024

Tekken 8 is the top-selling new game in January, though it can’t quite dethrone Modern Warfare 3, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. The fighting game was one of several January releases that made the best-sellers list, but the third-place game was actually Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which just squeaked in at the end of the reporting period (February 3; the game launched on February 2). Meanwhile, overall sales in the industry have gone up by 15% year-over-year.

“Growth in digital content spending across Console, PC and VR platforms, along with a 5% increase in mobile games spending (mobile source: Sensor Tower) led the way,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. He noted that January 2024 has a five-week reporting period, as opposed to last year’s four weeks, which might explain the dramatic increase.