Anyways, yes PS5 was also the lead platform for Requiem in the US during February (full results coming out Friday). PS5 was below 50% of the game's US full game dollar sales in the month, but it was the lead platform by a meaningful margin over PC. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

BREAKING: A Delaware judge has ruled that Krafton must *reinstate* Ted Gill, the fired CEO of Subnautica 2 maker Unknown Worlds. In the ruling, the judge accuses Krafton's CEO of using ChatGPT to come up with a strategy to get out of paying Unknown Worlds a $250 million bonus. Story coming shortly

Resident Evil Requiem has sold 6 million units, "the fastest that a title in the series has reached this milestone" www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/n...

Pokopia is a system seller, Switch 2 Base has reached +30K sold in the past month on Amazon, a rate of +2K sold a day since Pokopia came out. Sales also hit similar levels at Walmart which has yet to slow down. October was 328K, I can see March approaching 400K.

Out of nowhere I finally got my first shiny Pokemon

Pokopia sold 2.2M in the first 4 days, 1M in Japan www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/re... Animal Crossing likes in March = $$$

I didn't make a guess. I asked my data partners. And that's what they told me. You're right, it's all early estimates. And PS5 being 54% of sales in Europe isn't going to be reflected everywhere. But the data I've been told, is that PS5 was top for Resi.

They need to improve 3rd party relations on the Xbox App store. So many games that are on Xbox console and Steam but not Xbox PC

Quite a few. Ampere, plus sales reports I've had from Nielsen, and stuff I've been sent for European charts

I've seen enough: James Talarico (D) wins the #TXSEN Dem primary.

Pokemon Gen 3 is my comfort game(s). I'm loving Leaf Green just as much as did 2 decades ago but now I know more than I ever did about the mechanics and team comps. Glad to be playing it on official hardware again. Playing through emulator never felt right with Pokemon

I'll finally play Cyberpunk

Been playing Resident Evil HD and Code Veronica X recently and CV feels much more like RE3 than Jill's campaign. Fixed camera RE still holds up but RE1 HD's modern controls spoiled me, CV tank controls took a bit to get used to.

I think it's a good thing Sony won't touch Bloodborne without Miyazaki saying so. Respect the art.

Absolutely insane, found Pikachu in my first encounter in Viridian Forest and my Level 3 Pidgey crits it 😭 I love this game

What the fuck is up 2/20 man

January 2026 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - Growth in Subscription and Hardware Drive 3% Increase in January 2026 U.S. Video Game Spending

3 of my most played games are Ruby, Emerald, and Leaf Green. Instant buy.

Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen coming to Switch on Feb 27th ($19.99 each). Listed on Switch eShop in coming soon section

Neat little color memory game dialed.gg

The COVID era acquisitions have not worked out for Sony at all. Bluepoint has to be the most high profile failure yet, mismanaged into working on a cancelled God of War GAAS when their strength was remakes. A better use of their talents is now wasted. A shame.

Maybe we get Cyberpunk by end of the year. 🤔

The final act of Keeper was an out of nowhere surprise. Really elevated the game for me right at the end.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has sold over 5M copies within its first year of release. "The release of the third expansion Mysteria Ecclesiae, combined with marketing, influencers and seasonal promotions converted high demand into strong sales."

The Subnautica series has sold over 18.5 million units worldwide. The last officially shared number was 5M+ sold in 2020. Subnautica 2 is coming in 2026 and is currently the #1 most wishlisted game on Steam.

I pixel counted the sell through graph provided by Nintendo for Switch 2 and Switch 1's first years Switch 2 2025: ~15.2M Switch 1 2017: ~13.7M Link has it broken down by week www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threa...

Didn't get to talk about Switch 2 earlier but 7.0M was an expected outcome Something to note, US + Famitsu sell through for Switch averaged ~55% of worldwide shipments Switch 2 same metrics are <50% for the first 3 Q. Comes down to Japan low stock and Other regions doing better

Here's a wild (but not surprising?) stat - 53% of US video game hardware buyers in Q4 '25 had a household income of $100k+ - a record high - and up from 40% in Q1 '22. The average price of video game hardware in the US was $373 in Q1 2022, jumping to $446 by Q4 2025. Source: Circana Checkout

Jurassic World Evolution 3 had a strong debut for publisher Frontier Developments. The game sold over 900k units up to December 31, 2025, generating over £34M in revenue. Total revenue for the franchise is around £325M in 7.5 years.

Just beat Expedition 33 Now I understand all the insane praise this game got. However Sandfall produced it needs to be looked at by other studios. A lot to take inspiration from. So fun to play and I love the characters and story. Music is also a banger.

Here's a fun fact, courtesy of Circana's Retail Tracking Service. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the #1 selling physical video game for the week ending Jan 17th in both units and dollars in the US. The 3.0 content update released during the week. That's up from #27 in dollars the prior week.

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero new major DLC coming soon -new characters -new costumes -new stages -new mode -new battle attacks Free update also coming on Jan 26th JST adding single player mode Mission 100 Updates come later for Switch/Switch 2 for major DLC + free update

Some 2025 US video game sales fun facts: - 49% of PS5 and 66% of XBS hardware sales in 2025 did not include a physical media drive - 13% of PS5 purchases in 2025 were of Pro models - PlayStation Portal now has a 7% attach rate to PS5 hardware LTD Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

2025 Circana Thread for Sickos 3DS games sold exactly 1 new physical unit in the US in 2025: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Bust-A-Move Universe Ever Oasis Fantasy Life Imagine: Fashion Designer Metroid: Samus Returns SE Paper Mario: Sticker Star Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

Dec PS5 units were down approx 30%, XBS down approx 55% and Switch 1 down a little over 70%. NEX Playground was 5th in both units and rev in Dec but still managed to move a bit shy of 200k despite battling sellouts and out of stocks, which is really good, considering.

Please note - this should read "fastest selling video game console hardware platform." The Game Boy Advance is the fastest selling hardware platform overall in the US after 7 months in market. Apologies for the error.

That Prince of Persia remake is fucking cursed lmao Will be rebooted by the end of the decade I'm sure

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This one's wild www.gamefile.news/p/bobby-koti...

The more Microsoft pushes into AI the more I want them to fail. Renaming Office to 365 Copilot is so stupid. You're not winning at AI and it's obvious that consumers will not spend money on it.

@matpiscatella.bsky.social anything note worthy on hardware share for Christmas week, like what you shared for Black Friday?

New year, new (old) data. Thanks to our friends at @installbase.bsky.social we've saved up the 2017 Famitsu Top 1000, here are updates for hundreds of games for the 7th and 8th systems, as well as the first Switch year. Updated data is also on the main page sites.google.com/site/gamedat...

Happy New Year!

Was curious, so I looked into the most played games on Christmas Day the last few years, and, well, yep. (Note: Call of Duty for years 2023-2025 includes all games that can be played through the Call of Duty launcher.) A wee bit static at the top. Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker

Here are the Xbox and Steam top 5's.

Titanfall 2's campaign is nothing short of a masterpiece, and what a gift it was for all of us. Such heart, incredible design, impeccable mechanics. Nearly ten years later it more than holds up, it remains arguably the pinnacle of the genre. If you've never played it, please do so.

To me, Vince Zampella was a rockstar of the games industry. He worked on some of the most influential and important games in the medium and still felt like he had more to give after Battlefield 6. Rest in peace, what a horrible way to go.

Turned the young 28 today

Holy crap chart from Gallup

Nex Playground is the new console sensation in America. It's sold out across the country, and the company behind it are flying in hardware to try and meet Christmas demand. We speak to their CEO on the remarkable journey so far www.thegamebusiness.com/p/we-want-a-...

Correct, and in that order on a unit basis. These were the only 3 platforms to sell at least 1M units that year. Ranking 4th through 7th in 1995 were Game Gear, PlayStation, Saturn and... Virtual Boy.