EA Sports College Football 25 has become the best-selling sports game ever launched in the US, according to business tracking company Circana. The revival of EA's college football franchise has been doing good business since its launch in September, and even recently won the Game Award for Best Sports/Racing Game for this year. Its success comes amid a relatively quiet month in US-based video game sales.
| November Sales 2024 dollars, millions | November 2023 | November 2024 | Change |
| Total sales of video games | $6,171 | $5,755 | -7% |
| Video Game Content (Full Physical & Digital Game, DLC/MTX and subscription user charges across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $4,889 | $4,455 | -9% |
| Video game hardware | $924 | $927 | 0% |
| Video games accessories | $358 | $373 | 4% |
“US consumer spending in November 2024 on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 7% compared to a year ago, to $5.8 billion,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana executive producer for games reports. “The decline was partly driven by the debut of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in October this year, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) launched during the November tracking period a month ago.
Hardware sales for the year have been declining for months – this is the first time since July that the sales change has not been negative. However, this is likely due to the drop in software sales in November 2023 (which were down 24% year over year) rather than separate sales in November 2024. Piscatella also gives note that hardware sales grew for PlayStation 5, while sales of Xbox Series consoles and Nintendo Switch were down.
| Year to date 2024 Sales dollars, millions | 2023 YTD | 2024 YTD | Changer |
| Total sales of video games | $51,012 | $51,116 | 0% |
| Video Game Content (Full Physical & Digital Game, DLC/MTX and subscription user charges across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $43,796 | $44,878 | 2% |
| Video game hardware | $4,897 | $3,742 | -24% |
| Video games accessories | $2,319 | $2,495 | 8% |
Piscatella notes that the increase in sales of PlayStation 5 is coming to a level since the launch of the PlayStation 5 Pro. “PlayStation 5 Pro accounted for 19% of total PlayStation 5 units sold during the month and 28% of dollars. Launch month dollar sales of PlayStation 5 Pro were more than 50% higher than November 2016 launch month sales of PlayStation 4 Pro, while units were 12% lower.”
Circana November 2024: The 20 best-selling games in the US
| Rank | Finally Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 2 | 8 | Madden NFL 25 | Electronic art |
| 3 | 10 | EA Sports FC 25 | Electronic art |
| 4 | 11 | EA 25 Sports College Football | Electronic art |
| 5 | 2 | Dragon Ball: Forced! Zero | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 6 | 7 | Super Mario Party Jamboree* | Nintendo |
| 7 | NEW | Mario & Luigi: brotherhood* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | Sonic X Shadow Generation | Sega |
| 9 | 17 | NBA 2k25* | Take-Two Interactive |
| 10 | 6 | Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Electronic art |
| 11 | 13 | The Hogwarts legacy | Warner Bros. Games |
| 12 | NEW | Dragon Quest III | Information about the company Square Enix Inc., Square Enix Inc. stock exchange. |
| 13 | 15 | Astro bot | Sony (Corp) |
| 14 | 22 | Game spider-man 2 marvel | Sony (Corp) |
| 15 | 3 | Silent Hill 2 (2024) | Konami Digital Ent. |
| 16 | 4 | no doubt | Plan |
| 17 | 5 | Metaphor: ReFantasia | Sega |
| 18 | 16 | Minecraft ^^ | Multiple video game manufacturers |
| 19 | NEW | My Sims: Cozy Bundle | Electronic art |
| 20 | 87 | Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics | Capcom United States |
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 remains at the top of the list in November for a number of EA sports titles, which are promoted, probably due to Black Friday sales. Only a few of November's games are on the list, including Mario & Luigi: Brotherhood, Dragon Quest III and My Sims: Cozy Bundle. Although it didn't make the sales charts, GSC Game World's Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl showed high levels of player participation on Xbox and Steam.
The other interesting trend on the list is the Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics gains all the way from 87th place to 20th. It's not entirely clear what caused the game to jump so far up the list – although the release of the physical version on November 22 is likely a factor.
Circana November 2024: 20 best selling games of 2024 so far
| Rank | Finally Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | EA 25 Sports College Football | Electronic art |
| 2 | 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 3 | 2 | Helldivers II | Sony (Corp) |
| 4 | 4 | Dragon Ball: Forced! Zero | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 5 | 5 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 6 | 6 | Madden NFL 25 | Electronic art |
| 7 | 10 | EA Sports FC 25 | Electronic art |
| 8 | 7 | EA Sports MVP Pack | Electronic art |
| 9 | 8 | Elden Circle | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 10 | 9 | Dragon's Dogma II | Capcom United States |
| 11 | 12 | MLB: The 24^ Show | Multiple video game manufacturers |
| 12 | 11 | WWE 2K24** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 13 | 13 | The Hogwarts legacy | Warner Bros. Games |
| 14 | 14 | Grand Theft Auto V** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 15 | 15 | Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth | Information about the company Square Enix Inc., Square Enix Inc. stock exchange. |
| 16 | 16 | Tekken 8 game | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 17 | 17 | NBA 2k24** | Take-Two Interactive |
| 18 | 18 | Minecraft ^^ | Multiple video game manufacturers |
| 19 | 19 | Madden NFL 24 | Electronic art |
| 20 | 24 | Game spider-man 2 marvel | Sony (Corp) |
** Sep-Nov digital sales not included
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms are not included
EA Sports College Football 25 continues to hold its place at the top of the best selling list of the year, considering that Black Ops 6 has now risen enough (with a month of additional sales) to knock Helldivers 2 off its second spot. . Another EA title, EA Sports FC 25 has also risen up the charts since its launch. The only other interesting change on the list is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 jumping from 24th place to 20th – probably because the game was one of the titles that got a graphical boost on the PlayStation 5 Pro.
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