Arc Raiders was the top-selling game on Steam by revenue during the holiday period, surpassing popular titles like Battlefield 6 and Cyberpunk 2077, according to SteamDB, with the Steam Deck also ranking high among top sellers.
Nintendo Japan's 2025 best-selling eShop games reveal Mario Kart World and Pokémon Legends: Z-A leading on Switch 2 and Switch, respectively, with a mix of popular titles across genres.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 79 million copies, making it the 4th best-selling game of all time, just behind Minecraft, GTA 5, and Wii Sports, and is close to surpassing Mario Kart 8.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the best-selling PlayStation 2 game in the US, with the franchise dominating the top three spots in the all-time best-selling PS2 games list, which also highlights the console's significant sales figures and other popular titles.
The article celebrates 30 years of PlayStation in the US by listing the top 20 best-selling games, with GTA 5 leading in units sold and Call of Duty titles dominating the list, highlighting the franchise's popularity across multiple generations.
In July 2025, Japan's top-selling game was Mario Kart World, maintaining its popularity for the second consecutive month, while Donkey Kong Bananza, a new release, came in second. Nintendo dominated the market with the highest sales, and the Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling hardware, despite a decline from June.
Nintendo announced the top-selling eShop games for July 2025 in Japan, with Donkey Kong Bananza leading on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Tamagotchi Plaza topping the Nintendo Switch charts, surpassing popular titles like Mario Kart and Street Fighter 6.
A list of the best-selling third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games at launch in the US, with Deltarune leading in units sold, followed by titles like Hogwarts Legacy and Cyberpunk 2077.
The Nintendo Switch 2 quickly became the fastest-selling home console, with Mario Kart World leading the recent eShop sales, followed by titles like Zelda and Tears of the Kingdom, based on revenue over the past three days, with some editions listed separately and available via Nintendo Switch Online.
Nintendo Switch 2 set a U.S. sales record with over 1.1 million units sold in its first week, surpassing previous records held by PlayStation 4, and became Nintendo's fastest-selling hardware ever in the U.S., with popular titles like Mario Kart World and Zelda leading sales.
Nintendo's updated top ten best-selling Switch games list shows Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpassing 60 million units and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom exceeding 20 million units, with the Switch itself selling over 139 million units. Super Mario Bros. Wonder has sold 11.96 million units but hasn't made the top ten yet, while Nintendo also reaffirms release windows for upcoming first-party games.
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard had five of the top 20 best-selling games in the US in 2023, with Warner Bros. Games' Hogwarts Legacy taking the top spot. The list also includes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Modern Warfare III, Diablo IV, Starfield, and Minecraft. With Activision Blizzard now part of Xbox, Microsoft could see increased profitability, and both Starfield and Minecraft are available in Xbox Game Pass.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has achieved significant sales success in 2023, ranking among the top three best-selling games in the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan. It also received high scores on Metacritic and was the third most covered game of the year. Nintendo, the publisher of Tears of the Kingdom, was the third most covered games company online in 2023.
GamesIndustry.biz presents its annual Year In Numbers infographic, featuring data on the global games market value, total boxed vs digital revenues, biggest mobile games, publishers, and countries, best-selling games in the UK, US, and Japan, most covered games and companies, biggest influencers on YouTube, most watched trailers and game promo videos, and the most popular video games on TikTok.
Circana's monthly sales report reveals that total video game sales in the US for November 2023 decreased by 7% compared to the previous year, with hardware spending dropping by 24% and game sales sliding by 3%. However, overall spending in the US gaming industry has increased by 1% for the year so far. The top 20 best-selling games for November 2023 in the US include titles such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Spider-Man 2, and Hogwarts Legacy.