The data was revealed on Bluesky by Mat Piscatella of Circana, a data and market research analysis firm.
Not even Grand Theft Auto IV (fifth) was able to top the Wii’s success.
What began as a fan favourite entry has quickly soured into something sad and corporate.
From then on out, it’s been all Call of Duty all the time.
Other Neat Tidbits
Breakout multiplayer shooter Helldivers 2finished as the No.
3 best-selling game in the U.S.,while Dragon Ball: Sparking!
Zero, the spiritual successor to the Budokai Tenkaichi games of old, managed to take the No.
In particular, Sparking!
Zero managed to beat outNBA 2K,MaddenandEA Sports FC, all year-over-year juggernauts.
Elden Ringrounded out the initial top 10, finishing exactly at No.
10.Grand Theft Auto Vcontinued its decade-plus run of dominance, finishing the year at No.
15 overall.Meanwhile, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which was exclusive to the PS5, ended at No.
Elsewhere,Spider-Man 2, which was released a year prior, managed to finish at No.
Looking back at this list, it’s safe to say that 2024 did indeed have some bangers.
