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William D’Angelo
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Executive Director & Video Game Industry Analyst at Circana (NPD) Mat Piscatella has revealed Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the best-selling game in the US in its first three weeks and is the second best-selling game of 2025 behind only Monster Hunter: Wilds.
“Here’s a fun one… Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana’s Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through April 5th),” said Piscatella.
“Currently ranks #2 year-to-date trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds.”
Assassin’s Creed Shadows released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Store, and Amazon Luna on March 20.
Here’s a fun one… Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana’s Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through April 5th).
Currently ranks #2 year-to-date trailing only Monster Hunter: Wilds.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) April 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.
