Shadow-dropped Oblivion Remastered takes April’s crown | Circana

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was the best-selling game of April, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. Virtuos’s rebuild of one of the most popular RPGs of all time sold at least four million within four days of launch. Overall video game sales were still down compared to last April, but the drop isn’t as drastic as it was in both March and February. April 2025 Dollar Sales, Millions April 2024 April 2025 Change Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market) $4,190 $4,077 -3% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) $3,818 $3,725 -2% Video Game Hardware $203 $186 -8% Video Game Accessories $170 $166 -2% *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower “18% year-on-year growth in April non-mobile subscription spending and a 16% gain in Console digital premium downloads were offset by declines across other content segments,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’ ... Read full article.