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A machine you've almost certainly never heard of just spent a week beating the PS5 as the second best-selling games console in the US behind the Switch 2

The Nex Playground reigns (almost) supreme

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Call of Duty has been the biggest-selling shooter in the US since 2006, but that could soon change according to industry analyst: 'This part of the market hasn't been this competitive in 20 years'

Activision's shooter was last beaten at its own game in the US by the original Gears of War.

PC Gamer

In October 2025, a full 205 months after the ill-fated life sim Spore first launched, someone walked into a store, found an old DVD copy on a shelf, and bought it

Fess up: Which one of you was it?

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AAA games like the $70 Ghost of Yotei are really just for "more affluent people," says analyst, as soaring prices push players toward free games and Fortnite: "People just don't realize, because they're not paying attention"

Well...start paying attention, folks

GamesRadar

"In other words, 72% don't know what a monopoly is," analyst says of study that finds 72% of game devs "see Steam as a monopoly"

"Market share isn't what defines a monopoly, folks"

GamesRadar

Pokémon Legends: Z-A physical launch sales in the US were the biggest for a new title since The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released in 2023

Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the biggest physical game launch in the US since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 2023.

TechRadar

As the PS2 turns 25, its top 20 best-selling US games are revealed: GTA is still on top, and Kingdom Hearts beats Final Fantasy 10

Here we go again...

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The most mid Square Enix game in existence, Balan Wonderworld, shocks the nation and sells a single copy in the US this September: "Somebody made the conscious decision to pick up that game"

Balan Wonderworld lives

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PS5 sales are looking good despite recent price hikes, officially overtaking the PS3 in lifetime sales in the US

The PlayStation 5 has officially outsold the PlayStation 3 in lifetime sales as of September 2025.

TechRadar

"It did great": Ghost of Yotei sales are matching the famously efficient Ghost of Tsushima in the US, analyst says

Ghost of Yotei is doing famously in its first month

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch 2 US sales data for its first three months is in, and it's outpacing the previous record set by PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 sold 2.2 million units in the US in its first three months - Nintendo Switch 2 has just beaten that record.

TechRadar

Mario Kart 8 has outsold Mario Kart World for 2 months straight in the US, but since "over 80%" of Switch 2 owners already have World via console bundle, that "kind of makes it impossible" to outdo the 11-year series GOAT

Not even a new Mario Kart can stop 8's reign of sales supremacy

GamesRadar

Silksong is huge, but it's way huger on PC: Steam was Team Cherry's biggest US platform, analyst says, and the game didn't even break top 50 on PlayStation

This just in, Hollow Knight: Silksong is a computer game

GamesRadar

Xbox scores multiple top 10 hits while game subscription spending surges in July — but Nintendo still dominates hardware sales

Game subscription services in the U.S. are continuing to grow, per Circana's July 2025 figures, while several Xbox and Nintendo games have big debuts.

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Two million Nintendo Switch 2 have sold in the US, outperforming its predecessor by 75%

Nintendo Switch 2's second month on sale has been a rousing success, outpacing the original console by 75% in the US.

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Switch 2 is selling 75% faster than the original Switch in the US, analyst reports, and that's probably because Nintendo actually made enough consoles this time

Supply is all good, but we don't have answers about demand just yet

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Games Industry In Search Of New Winning Combo At Gamescom 2025

The global games industry gathers for the vast Gamescom trade fair in Cologne this week, with hopes that upcoming heavy-hitters like "GTA VI" can help the industry escape its doldrums.

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"The biggest competitor to Grand Theft Auto 6 will be Grand Theft Auto 5," says industry analyst, because AAA is struggling against the live-service behemoths it created years ago

"It's wild times to be trying to make new video games"

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As the industry waits for GTA 6 to land like a meteor, analyst highlights the widening gap in games: "The winners are winning bigger, and everyone else is scrambling for a smaller piece of the pie"

"That available pie for those titles and services that aren't the biggest in the market, that pie is shrinking"

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Take-Two boss says good games are the new bad games: "Some of our competitors have realized maybe a little late in the day that consumers are not okay with okay"

"Good is the new bad, great is the new great"

TechRadar

Analyst warns that we're in the 'Wild West' of game prices - 'people still buy these games at these high price points'

Don't expect uniform game prices any time soon, a prominent industry analyst has warned.

GamesRadar

$80 games have retreated for now, but analyst says the old $60 or $70 pricing model is dead in the "Wild West" of 2025: "I know a lot of people don't like it, but people still buy these games at these high price points"

"There's going to be billions of eyes looking at everything Grand Theft Auto does next year, no matter what it is

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Analyst says stumbles like Monster Hunter Wilds' PC fiasco are only getting uglier with intense competition: "A prominent streamer or YouTuber can single-handedly, by showing one screenshot, really impact what the perception of a game is"

"Wilds is a very interesting case, because the fan base was so enthusiastic, so dedicated, so loyal, that they really showed up day one"

Windows Central

New data shows Xbox is utterly dominating PlayStation's storefront — accounting for 60% of the Q2 top 10 game sales spots

Imagine this scenario a few years ago. It's no longer PlayStation, but Xbox itself that is now the biggest sales force on Sony's own console ecosystem.

Windows Central

As Nintendo Switch 2 breaks records, game subscription spending hits another all-time high in the US — boding well for Xbox Game Pass?

As the Nintendo Switch 2 dominates hardware sales in June, video game subscription spending is continuing to rise, per Circana.

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