The online shooter Fortnite is not growing as fast anymore, but in July it can defend its position at the top of PS4 and Xbox One. On PC, Fortnite even rises by one position. Nevertheless, some believe that the hype around Fortnite is cooling off now. While others think that the peak has yet to come.
The market research institute SuperData publishes the top 10 games every month that have generated the highest digital revenues. Physical sales do not play a role here. Listed are digital sales of games on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile games.
Fortnite fuels the console market, PC players lose: The total digital revenue in July 2018 was $8.2 billion. That’s 3% more than in July 2017.
The reason for this is said to be Fortnite. Interestingly, the PC segment lost 14% in July compared to the previous year.
Fortnite: Has the peak been reached or is it yet to come?
Fortnite only 2% growth: Even if the growth of the battle royale shooter is slowing down, the game is still responsible for a large part of the revenue in the console sector. Fortnite’s revenue increased only by 2 percent in July 2018 compared to June 2018.
The revenue increase is relatively low, even though the season 5 started in July with a new battle pass. This usually brings a lot of money into Epic’s coffers.
The analysts from Superdata therefore believe that the big growth phase of Fortnite may be over. The game has reached its peak.
Or is the peak still to come? Two highlights for Fortnite are still pending in 2018: Christmas and the Android launch. Experts from Venturebeat believe that “Christmas” is a boom business for mobile games. People rush into stores of providers with their new smartphones and tablets.
They believe that Fortnite’s peak is still to come. They expect Fortnite to break into new dimensions again at Christmas 2018.
What has happened in the charts
Few changes in the PC area: Just like in June, the exact same ten titles are in the charts. Here and there, the ranking has changed slightly – for example, League of Legends and Dungeon Fighter Online swapped places, but overall, not much has changed in the PC segment.
Dungeon Fighter Online has now moved up to position 1 ahead of League of Legends. In third place, we find Crossfire, closely followed by Fantasy Westward Journey Online 2 and then Fortnite, which was still in position 6 last month. PUBG dropped from third place to sixth in July.
No Man’s Sky returns to consoles: The charts for consoles look similar in the upper field as in June. Fortnite is still reigning at position 1. FIFA 18 holds steady at position 2.
The newcomer of the month is No Man’s Sky at rank 6. No wonder, since the Xbox One version was launched and the big NEXT update was released, which finally enables “real” multiplayer.
For this, God of War has disappeared from the charts. The Crew 2, which entered at rank 4 in June, has dropped to place 7.
Overwatch has completely dropped out of the charts, even though the number of monthly active users has risen due to a free play weekend and a new hero.
Virtually no changes in the mobile segment: Comparing the charts of mobile games with those from June, the only noticeable change is that positions 7 and 8 have swapped places. Fate/Grand Order is now at rank 7, while Monster Strike has slipped one position to 8.
Otherwise, everything remains the same. Pokemon GO has seemingly been able to hold its position at 3 due to the persistently good weather.
Otherwise, everything remains the same. Pokemon GO has seemingly been able to hold its position at 3 due to the persistently good weather.
