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This is a listing of the best-selling video games in the United States annually by units sold since 1980, with sales figures from The NPD Group since 1994. [1] The United States is a very competitive market for video game developers. Games from different developers around the world have entered the annual lists of top ten best-selling games in ...
The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a 2011 sandbox game released by Mojang for multiple platforms, eventually selling more than 300 million copies in 2023. Grand Theft Auto V is the only other video game known to have sold over 100 million and 200 million copies. The best-selling single platform game is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 ...
Gamespot.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021. ^ "The Top 15 Best-Selling PC Games Of All Time: #4: The Sims 2". Tom's Hardware. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
SuperData Research estimated that the video game industry grew 4% in 2019, reaching $120.1 billion in global revenues. SuperData stated the market was dominated by mobile games which made up $64.4 billion, with personal computer games at $29.6 billion and console games at $15.4 billion.
If it wasn’t already obvious that the coronavirus has been a boon for the video game market, industry analysts at the NPD Group have more evidence. The reliable market-tracking firm says that ...
Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. [2]The seventh generation of video game consoles entered the market in the mid-2000s with the release of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii.
December 2019 Nintendo Switch # March 3, 2017 3,000,000 [76] December 2023 Wii December 8, 2006 2,700,000 [77] 2010 Sony PlayStation 3 March 23, 2007 2,700,000 [78] 2013 Nintendo Game Boy January 1991 [79] 2,300,000 [80] Late 1998/Early 1999 Sony PlayStation Portable September 1, 2005 2,100,000 [81] 2008 Nintendo Nintendo 3DS March 25, 2011 ...
The global market for video games based on 2020 revenues was estimated to exceed $179.7 billion according to the International Data Corporation; the growth of 20% over 2019 revenues is attributes to the surge in spending in video games from the COVID-19 pandemic along with the releases of the new consoles. [10]