A study reveals the top sales of video games in the United States since 2000. In 23 years, the market has had some indefinite changes.
The game of American football Madden NFL, GTA And Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar Games, or Call of Duty. If you are one of these franchises, you are almost guaranteed to be number 1 in sales in the United States for the last 23 years.
Office Circana published the top 20 per year of best-selling video games in the United States from 2000 to 2023. It highlights how the American market is now very stable.
Only four exceptions
Thus, from 2000 to 2023, franchises Madden NFL, Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption And Call of Duty systematically take the first places on the podium.
Exceptions are very rare. We can mention Pokémon Gold And Money in 2000, Guitar Hero 3 And Rock band in 2007 and 2008, then Hogwarts Legacy in 2023.
Going down the ranking, we find the other major franchises in the sector: NBA, Elden Ring, Zelda, God of War, Mario Kart or even Minecraft.
This report shows the importance of these major franchises to the industry, despite the arrival of newer champions like Fortnite.
