Fallout 4 surpasses Helldivers 2 and GTA V in Europe after the premiere of the live-action series

After the fall of superhero productions, video game adaptations became the new fashion; and it is not surprising, since these projects have already shown that they can give very good economic results. In addition to grossing millions at the box office or recording excellent audience levels, they significantly boost the popularity of the original material.

The most recent success story is the live-action series of fallout, which debuted on April 10 surrounded by praise. In addition to already being considered one of the best video game adaptations in all of history, it was quickly placed on the list of the most viewed productions on Prime Video in Mexico, Colombia and more countries.

Everything seems to indicate that this show will have a second season, but what is a fact is that its good reception allowed the franchise's video games to get a second boost in popularity in recent days.

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Fallout 4 sales increase 7,500% after Prime Video series premiere

After the premiere of the television show, the saga's games surged on Steam and recorded record numbers of simultaneous players in recent days. Although it is easy to think that only veteran players returned to these titles to remember old times, the reality is that the series attracted new fans.

This is indicated by the sales figures. According to data from GSDwhich tracks digital sales and physical sales for major markets in Europethe reach and popularity of video games fallout increased considerably in the old continent during the last week.

The most notable case is Fallout 4which surpassed helldivers 2 and Grand Theft Auto V to be placed at the top of the best-selling games in Europe during the last week. According to the figures, their sales increased more than 7500% compared to last week.

It is worth noting that 69% of total sales They come from the PC port, and the rest from PlayStation and Xbox. This increase coincides with the recent premiere of the adaptation of Prime Video. Also, let's remember that the game will receive a next-gen update next week.

The fourth installment is not the only game in the saga that experienced an uptick in recent days. Fallout 3 was placed in 10th place, Fallout: New Vegas conquered position number 9 and Fallout 76 It is in place 8.

Europe's weekly top looks like this:

• 1.- Fallout 4
• 2.- helldivers 2
• 3.- EA Sports FC 24
• 4.- Grand Theft Auto V
• 5.- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
• 6.- Red Dead Redemption 2
• 7.- Hogwarts Legacy
• 8.- Fallout 76
• 9.- Fallout: New Vegas
• 10.- Fallout 3

It is not the first time that a commercial dumbbell has been formed between an adaptation and its source material. Let us remember that sales of Cyberpunk 2077 increased after the premiere of the Netflix anime, while the series The Last of Us It gave a boost to all the games in the PlayStation saga.

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