John Welfare

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

What does the ranking look like with XBS, NEX, and Switch 1?

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.

How many millions did Binding of Isaac/Rebirth do?

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.

The most important thing is the clarity of the image you are sourcing and how far you can zoom in. I then go into pain and manually pixel count each week as there are noticeable bends and consistent distances between weeks.

Can also see in the month to month Switch 2 had amazing pre holiday sales because of the available supply, while Switch 1 had far less (due to supply) which got collected by a massive December.

Even so, Switch 2 worldwide somewhat outpaces Switch 1 by end of first December which is a great position

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.

How did PS5, Xbox, and Switch 1 perform YOY in units and revenue?

Also anything on Nex Playground?

That Prince of Persia remake is fucking cursed lmao

Will be rebooted by the end of the decade I'm sure

Former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick says lawsuit opposing Microsoft-Activision deal was secretly meant to help The Embracer Group (Embracer, “humbled,” denies involvement) In a grievance-filled legal filing, Kotick also vows to “shine a light on the gross misconduct of the activists who invented the false narrative of misconduct at Activision… “

NEW: In an extraordinary legal filing, former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick says an ongoing lawsuit against the Microsoft-Activision deal was secretly set up to help The Embracer Group

Embracer tells me they're “humbled” but deny the claim.
This one's wild

www.gamefile.news/p/bobby-koti...