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A consensus has been found to indicate that VGChartz is a bad source for this list, as it does not have actual sales figures or professional estimates.

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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)[reply]

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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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]