It is only the beginning of 2019, but two titles, in particular, have been quite buzzworthy. Both the long-awaited remakeResident Evil 2and the ridiculously long-awaited sequelKingdom Hearts 3have left a dent in physical and digital sales charts, the latter title taking the number one spot last month in the PlayStation Store, shortly followed by the former title.
The top ten best-sellers in terms of full, paid, non-VR games include:
Most of these are popular 2018 titles, with exceptions including the industry mainstaysGrand Theft Auto VandMinecraft, the former taking the number three spot above more recent games. Even Rockstar’s ownRed Dead Redemption 2, which overall wasthe top-selling game in 2018 according to NPD, couldn’t top its predecessor during the month of January 2019.
Next comes the list of the top-downloaded free-to-play games:
It doesn’t come too much of a surprise by now that battle royale games are to take charge, but what does surprise is exactlywhichone.Realm Royalehasn’t been exactly the cultural phenomenon likeFortnite, butits wider releasein December may have led to increased interest in the title. WithRespawn’s surprise release withApex Legends, however, it is entirely possible that a new battle royale takes command in February.
Separate from these charts are PlayStation VR games, with the following ten titles as the best-sellers:
Not owning a VR headset myself, there isn’t too much I could speak to these titles—all I can say is thatBeat Saberlooks quite dope. Apparently,even Darth Maul is into it. Against my expectations though,Astro Bot Rescue Missionis not included even with its positive word of mouth during general Game of the Year 2018 discussions.
The top two leaders of January have been going back and forth, withKingdom Hearts 3shipping 5 million copies worldwideandbeatingResident Evil 2in UK weekly salescharts. Our spoiler-free review forKingdom Hearts 3ishere, and you’re able to read ourResident Evil 2review throughthis link.
