Talk:List of best-selling video games

The Sims 4

Before being free-to-enter in October 2022, The Sims 4 had over 30 million copies sold according to Q1 FY21 Financial Results on July 30, 2020. -- Iblis Trigger (talk) 23:52, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2024

Garry Newman has revealed the sales numbers of Garry's Mod. At over 25.5 million it has a place on this list.

https://x.com/garrynewman/status/1862505019565539409?t=7f5rh9MTVzcHWjPaB0uclw&s=19 2A05:9CC3:75:BC62:0:0:5AA2:4686 (talk) 14:50, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done. λ NegativeMP1 03:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Sales of Tetris (Game Boy)

Currently, this list says the Game Boy version of Tetris as having sold 40 million copies, sourced to Venture Beat. However, the official website currently lists this version has having sold 35 million copies, and I've seen secondary sources use both sales figures. Should the figure in our list be replaced with 35 million since it is more official, or should we keep the 40 million figure simply because its bigger. Lazman321 (talk) 16:56, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

The List of best-selling Game Boy video games article currently claims 35 million copies were sold. Other sources I looked at claimed that Tetris (Game Boy) sold around 30-40 million copies, and I'm not entirely sure which figure is more accurate. I support the use of the official Tetris website as a source. --Bro3256 (talk) 20:58, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Updated numbers for Monster Hunter: World and Elden Ring

Elden Ring: 28.6 million copies SOURCE: https://www.fromsoftware.jp/jp/pressrelease_detail.html?tgt=20241213_eldenring_nightreign_debut

Monster Hunter: World: 27 million copies SOURCE: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/million.html 82.84.39.237 (talk) 11:09, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Fortnite sold more.

Fortnite has sold over 350 million copies, crushing minecraft and grand theft auto by far. Thecyrptic (talk) 22:55, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

First of all, free to play games are excluded from this list (I doubt 350 million people bought Save the World). Second of all, you have no source. λ NegativeMP1 23:07, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)

The Games own Wikipedia page lists the game as having 24 Million in Sales. Which would knock "Nintendogs" out and put it with "Kinect Adventures!". The "VG sales wiki" has the game at 51.8 Million and includes sources, that's very dubious though and would need a thorough look. However, I do think it should be credited for it's 24 Million currently. Cider621 (talk) 02:11, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Skyrim's wikipedia page said it has sold 60+ million yet its nowhere on this list 2601:3C5:8180:31D0:1535:2DBD:E08D:330A (talk) 06:41, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Not just Wikipedia. Todd Howard, on behalf of Bethesda, already mentioned in early 2023 during an IGN interview that Skyrim has sold over 60 million copies. From its position in the Steam charts, one can infer that it’s likely already at 70 million or even more. But not even adding Skyrim with 60 million copies (which is probably still far too low) is just insane! The fact that this page is protected from edits is pure nonsense because the administrators and those with editing rights seem to deliberately ignore this fact! This edit protection ends up having the exact opposite effect of what it’s supposed to prevent!

It really frustrates me! There was even a discussion about this before, and although an interview can be cited as a trustworthy source, the response was that “Todd Howard isn’t a source.” However, he speaks on behalf of Bethesda, making him one of the most reliable sources possible. This person must have some personal issue with Bethesda or Skyrim… or they’re just a conspiracy theorist. KollektivXXIV (talk) 19:05, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

It's just a Wikipedia article, calm down. This page is protected to prevent potential vandals from disrupting the page or adding false material, see WP:PROTECTION. And please do not use wording like "This person must have some personal issue with Bethesda or Skyrim… or they’re just a conspiracy theorist." It's completely uncalled for. As for the response to the sales number itself, see the comment I already posted below. λ NegativeMP1 19:14, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

From the looks of it you are the only vandal here is you. Todd Howard is a high ranking employee and the director for the series. He's an incredibly good source, every other wiki page on Skyrim accepts him as a source making your refusal suspect, and the basic fact is that sales estimates for a decade ago would put it high enough to be on this list above nintendogs, let alone now.

This page should either be update to add it, or the info added in a second column for games that have sales numbers that dont meet your arbitrary standards. Reptile7383 (talk) 19:08, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

To add more to my comment, theres a clear weird double standard because if we look at the citations for other games on the list, the source is often very much the same. Minecrafts 300,000,000 estimate comes from a comment made by the head of the studio and not independently varied just like Todd Howards. There's clearly something odd about this pages choice to admit games that are well known to by the highest selling games of all time. Reptile7383 (talk) 19:15, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

I would appreciate it if you didn't call me a "vandal" per WP:NOPERSONALATTACKS. And for the record, this is not my opinion that I am upholding, but rather the consensus of several editors during this discussion that concluded that the "sales figure" provided are unsatisfactory. I wasn't even in that discussion, but instead I am simply the one holding it up. And there is a clear difference between an official statement by the studio behind Minecraft, and an off-hand random comment about Skyrim from an interview not even about the game (also, I'm pretty sure Minecraft's sales figures up to 300 million were actually in fiscal reports, as I remember reading those reports a while ago). You're open to notify the editors who participated in that original discussion for their opinions again to try and change the consensus, but I suspect that it will remain the same. λ NegativeMP1 19:19, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Well, Todd Howard would be a primary source because he speaks for Bethesda. This isn’t what Wikipedia is built on, we are built on reliable, independent, and secondary sources. The “VG Sales” fandom isn’t reliable either because it’s from fan made website. Cowboygilbert - (talk) ♥ 19:35, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Fix sorting by alphabet

Table needs to be fixed so games that begin with "The" sort correctly. 128.151.71.8 (talk) 19:07, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Astro's Playground

Shouldn't Astro's Playroom be added to the list? Number of consoles is intrinsically tied to the number of copies sold, no? 2607:FEA8:5A21:7900:FC1C:38DA:FFA2:20C3 (talk) 19:24, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

thats a free tech demo, meaning it cant be "sold" VehementMan (talk) 10:44, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Obviously, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the best-selling video games of all time, which is why I’m confused that it can’t be found anywhere on this list. Even rough estimates of its exact sales figures are easy to find, as Todd Howard mentioned in an interview with IGN (https://www.ign.com/videos/starfield-interview-todd-howard-on-fulfilling-his-vision-xbox-performance-and-more) that it sold OVER 60 million copies! At least 60 million copies, if not 65 million copies, should be granted to Skyrim on this list! KollektivXXIV (talk) 18:50, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your suggestion. However, there is a consensus that that comment made by Howard was quite possibly just an off-handed comment, and was not actually fact checked. We prefer official financial numbers or statements. See this discussion. λ NegativeMP1 19:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

🤦 70.27.20.178 (talk) 17:32, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

What a productive comment. λ NegativeMP1 18:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Statista, Game Radar & even your own Wikipedia page all quote that the game has sold over 60 million — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.65.119.246 (talk) 15:54, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Key word: quote. They all attribute the opinion to Howard, rather than official published sales figures. "By June 2023, he claimed the game had sold over 60 million units." λ NegativeMP1 18:24, 3 January 2025 (UTC)