Game Awards 2024 nominations seem to have boosted sales for the game

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Key takeaways

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



Some recently published statistics suggest that more Sports Awards 2024 Candidates have seen an increase in sales since their nomination. Like sales momentum for titles Astro Bot, Final fantasy 7 rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazioAnd more likely to be raised from public curiosity thanks to game awards.

The Game Awards is one of the most notable gaming events in the calendar as it aims to celebrate the best games released every year. Although The Game Awards includes categories for various genres such as RPG, Action-Adventure, Indie, Fighting, Mobile and many more, only one of the best gets the coveted Game of the Year award. This year, though, the Game Awards nominations caused some controversy Alden Ringwho Shadow of the Erdtree DLC between standalone releases for game of the year.


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The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have been announced, and while many great games are included, these games are sadly left out.

Except Alden Ring: Shadow of ErdtreeContenders for Game of the Year 2024 included Metaphor: ReFantazio, Astro Bot, Final fantasy 7 rebirth, Balatroand Black Myth: Wukong. This nominee list was unveiled by The Game Awards earlier last week, and it seems to have positively affected their sales momentum ever since. GamesIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring recently took to Twitter to share GSD data from Europe, and it reveals sales spikes for several titles nominated in various The Game Awards categories.


Week-over-week sales improvements for Game Awards nominees

  • Astrobot: 61%
  • Alden Ring: 38%
  • Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth: 268%
  • Metaphor: ReFantazio: 172%
  • Silent Hill 2 Remake: 43%


Final fantasy 7 rebirth 2024 launched early, but it enjoyed a 268% week-over-week increase in sales, the biggest on this list. Metaphor: ReFantazio came in second with 172% up Astro Bot Slotting in third with 61% higher sales. Bloober's team though Silent Hill 2 While the remake was held off for Game of the Year 2024, it still saw a respectable 43% increase, and Alden Ring Sales followed closely with a boost of 38%. However, game awards may not be the only factor behind the spikes, with Dring noting in a follow-up tweet that game sales naturally increase during the holiday season every year.

Regardless, the heightened curiosity surrounding games nominated for major categories at the Game Awards cannot be underestimated. Separate figures published earlier this week made the revelation Balatro Mobile platforms also saw a big jump in sales after receiving five nominations for The Game Awards 2024.

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