SuperData Arcade has shared its monthly report, claiming that Fortnite generated $223 million across all platforms (console, PC, Mobile) in March, up a whopping 73% from February. In addition, Superdata predicts that Far Cry 5 sold around 2.5 million digital units across console and PC.
Regarding Sea of Thieves, Superdata states that there were 1.7 million monthly active users on console and 283,000 on PC during the game’s launch month. However, it appears that half of these users obtained the game through the limited free trial that was part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass.
Here are the key points of Superdata’s report:
Fortnite, Fortnite, Fortnite. There’s no other way to say it: the game is a phenomenon. Fortnite generated $223 million across all platforms (console, PC, Mobile) in March, up a whopping 73% from February. Drake, a new season of the Battle Pass, and a John Wick skin all contributed to the massive growth.
Far Cry 5 marks a strong return for the franchise. Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5 sold an estimated 2.5 million digital units across console and PC. On console, Far Cry 5‘s digital launch was up nearly 500% compared to Far Cry Primal two years ago. This points to not only the underlying health of the Far Cry series, but also to growing digital download rates for AAA console games in 2018.
Sea of Thieves has early success but with a caveat. Sea of Thieves had 1.7 million monthly active users on console and 283,000 on PC during its launch month. However – more than half of these users obtained the game through the limited free trial offered as part of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. This leaves some unanswered questions concerning the long-term success of the title.
Superdata has also shared the world’s most popular digital games across PC, console and mobile.
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Fortnite got $250 from me for the Founder stuff.
By far it’s the most I have ever spent on any Founder packs to date.
Played about 50 hours.
Got PUBG, haven’t gone back, not because it’s bad, I love it, it’s just not the same.
When it comes out of Beta I will jump in most likely.
Glad Epic landed a hit this big.
The only single player make it to that pc list is world of tanks and far cry 5..smh
World of Tanks, single player ? it’s an online PvP. it has less single player moments than any other game in the list.
More confirmations every day – videogames industry is soon to reach rock bottom.
Nice to see Far Cry 5 doing well commercially regardless of the soy-dipped dummies spat by Polygon, Kotaku, Eurogamer, Gamespot and PC Gamer.
gameplay wise its super fun. Journos are irrelevant.
When the SJWs at those sites all hate on a game then it’s like a badge of approval rating, i.e. an extra assurance that the game may be worth buying.
” Far Cry 5‘s digital launch was up nearly 500% compared to Far Cry Primal two years ago.”
Well duh Primal was so different and really i bought it but never played it beyond 4 hours………loved blood dragon though
So free game fortnite making money, a braindead rip off amazing, you can definitely see where all of this is going facepalm
This is why there is going to be a tidal wave of Battle Royale games for a while. Too much money in it for Publishers to ignore.