The Game Awards 2024 nominations are apparently causing a spike in game sales

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  • Sales for several nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have increased over the past week across Europe.
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth saw a massive 268% increase in sales, while Metaphor: ReFantazio sales increased by 172%.
  • Astro Bot, Elden Ring and the Silent Hill 2 remake also saw respectable double-digit sales growth.



Some recently published data suggest that many of the The Game Awards 2024 nominees have seen an increase in sales since the nominations. The pace of sales for titles ca Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazioand more likely gained from increased public curiosity thanks to The Game Awards.

The Game Awards is one of the most notable gaming events on the calendar as it aims to celebrate the best games released each year. While The Game Awards includes tons of categories for different genres like RPG, action-adventure, indie, fighting, mobile, and more, only one of the best games takes home the prestigious Game of the Year award. This year, however, The Game Awards attracted some controversy with its nomination Elden Ringhis Erdtree Shadow DLC among independent releases for Game of the Year.


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Apart from Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreecontenders for Game of the Year 2024 include Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Balatroand Black Myth: Wukong. This list of nominees was revealed by The Game Awards early last week, and it seems to have positively affected their sales momentum since then. GamesIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring recently took to Twitter to share GSD data from Europe and it reveals an increase in sales for many titles nominated in various The Game Awards categories.


Weekly sales increases for Game Awards nominees

  • Astro Bot: 61%
  • Elden Ring: 38%
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: 268%
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio: 172%
  • Silent Hill 2 Remake: 43%


Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was released in early 2024, but enjoyed a staggering 268% week-over-week sales increase, the biggest on this list. Metaphor: ReFantazio came in second with a 172% increase, with Astro Bot ranking third with 61% higher sales. Even if the Bloober team Silent Hill 2 the remake was snubbed for Game of the Year 2024, still saw a respectable 43% increase and Elden Ring closely followed with a 38% increase in sales. However, The Game Awards may not have been the only factor behind the spikes, as Dring noted in a follow-up tweet that game sales naturally increase during the holiday season each year.

Regardless, the heightened curiosity surrounding games nominated in major categories at The Game Awards cannot be understated. Separate data released earlier this week showed that Balatro also experienced a major jump in sales on mobile platforms after racking up five nominations for The Game Awards 2024.

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