Summary
Some newly published data suggests that many ofThe Game Awards 2024nominees have seen an uptick in sales since their nominations. The sales pace for titles likeAstro Bot,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,Metaphor: ReFantazio, and more has likely picked up from increased public curiosity thanks toThe Game Awards.
The Game Awards is one of the most notable gaming events on the calendar as it aims to celebrate the best games released every year. AlthoughThe Game Awards features a bevy of categories for different genres, such as RPG, action-adventure, indie, fighting, mobile, and many more, only one game out of the very best takes home the prestigious Game of the Year award. This year, though, The Game Awards courted some controversy by nominatingElden Ring’sShadow of the ErdtreeDLC among standalone releases for Game of the Year.
Aside fromElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, thecontenders for Game of the Year 2024includeMetaphor: ReFantazio,Astro Bot,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,Balatro, andBlack Myth: Wukong. This nominee list was unveiled by The Game Awards at the beginning of last week, and it appears to have positively affected their sales pace since then. GamesIndustry.biz’s Christopher Dring recently took to Twitter to share GSD data from Europe, and it reveals a sales spike for many titles nominated in various The Game Awards categories.
Week-on-Week Sales Upticks for The Game Awards Nominees
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthlaunched at the onset of 2024, but it enjoyed a whopping 268% week-on-week surge in sales, the largest in this list.Metaphor: ReFantaziocame in second with a 172% uptick, withAstro Botslotting in third with 61% higher sales. Even though Bloober Team’sSilent Hill 2remake was snubbed for Game of the Year 2024, it still saw a respectable 43% increase, andElden Ringfollowed closely with a 38% boost to sales. However, The Game Awards may not have been the only factor behind the spikes, asDring noted in a follow-up tweetthat game sales naturally increase during the holiday season every year.
Regardless, there’s no underestimating the heightened curiosity around games nominated for prominent categories at The Game Awards. Separate data published earlier this week revealed thatBalatroalso underwent a major jump in saleson mobile platforms after accruing five nominations for The Game Awards 2024.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH is the highly anticipated new story in the FINAL FANTASY VII remake project, a reimagining of the iconic original game into three standalone titles by its original creators. In this game, players will enjoy various new elements as the story unfolds, culminating in the party’s journey to “The Forgotten Capital” from the original FINAL FANTASY VII.
