As winter wanes and spring approaches, the focus for gamers remains on established titles rather than new releases. Circana's sales data from January 2025 indicates that the only new game in the top 20 was Donkey Kong Country Returns, a port from 2010. Meanwhile, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth gained traction through its Steam release despite early bugs. Additionally, there's been a noticeable decline in hardware purchases, attributed to aging systems like the Switch and the life cycle of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, leaving many anticipating highly anticipated titles like Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin's Creed Shadows.
As has been something of a running theme, it was mostly old stuff, though it was also the season for it.
Circana's sales data for January 2025 showed that Donkey Kong Country Returns was the only new game to break into the top 2o.
The Switch being old as heck and the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S both being past their "cyclical peaks".
Last month saw a big drop in purchases of new gaming hardware.
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