Battlefield 6 won the figurative arms race against Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — at least in when it comes to 2025 sales, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. According to the firm’s December and end-of-year sales charts, Battlefield 6 was the best-selling game of 2025, with Black Ops 7 coming in at fifth place on the charts. That said, the latter was the best-selling game of December, the seventh consecutive Call of Duty to achieve that goal.
| December 2025 Dollar Sales, Millions | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 | Change |
| Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market) | $7,566 | $7,765 | 3% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $5,755 | $5,933 | 3% |
| Video Game Hardware | $1,137 | $1,207 | 6% |
| Video Game Accessories | $674 | $625 | -7% |
When it comes to total video game sales, Circana reports a 3% rise year-over-year in December, and an overall 1% rise for 2025 as a whole. Mat Piscatella, Circana’s senior director of video games, said in a statement, “December video game content spending grew 3% when compared to a year ago, to $5.9B. Spending on subscription services
increased by 24% when compared to a year ago, while the PC, cloud and non-console VR content segment gained 6%.”
Hardware also grew, with the Nintendo Switch 2 leading the market in both December and in the year overall. According to Piscatella’s notes on Bluesky, “Unit sales in the month fell by 8% versus December 2024, while the average sales price increased by 18%.” He also noted that the Switch 2 is the fastest-selling hardware platform that Circana has tracked.
| Year-to-Date 2025 Dollar Sales, Millions | YTD 2024 | YTD 2025 | Change |
| Total Video Game Sales (Projected to Total Market) | $59,876 | $60,685 | 1% |
| Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) | $51,701 | $52,297 | 1% |
| Video Game Hardware | $4,996 | $5435 | 9% |
| Video Game Accessories | $3,179 | $2,953 | -7% |
As for year-to-date charts, content spending went up by 1%. Piscatella noted the major growth areas: “20% growth in spending on subscription services and a 1% increase in mobile offset declines across other content segments.” Accessory spending dropped 7% both in December and in the year overall, with the Switch 2 Pro Controller being the best-selling accessory of the year.
Circana December 2025 | Top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 2 | 3 | NBA 2K26 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 3 | 2 | Battlefield 6 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 4 | Madden NFL 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 5 | EA Sports FC 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 6 | Pokemon Legends: Z-A* | Nintendo |
| 7 | NEW | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | Minecraft^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 9 | 14 | Donkey Kong Bananza* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 7 | Ghost of Yotei | Sony (Corp) |
| 11 | 8 | EA Sports College Football 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 12 | 17 | Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two Interactive |
| 13 | 13 | Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds | Sega |
| 14 | 19 | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 15 | 16 | Red Dead Redemption II | Take-Two Interactive |
| 16 | 114 | Flight Simulator 2024 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 17 | 23 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Plaion |
| 18 | 10 | Kirby Air Riders* | Nintendo |
| 19 | 26 | Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2* | Nintendo |
| 20 | 15 | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Sony (Corp) |
^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included
Considering it covers end-of-year and holiday sales, the December sales chart is surprisingly uncomplicated. The only new game on the list is Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which debuts at a respectable 7th place. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finished the year on the top of the December chart, meaning it has kept up at least one CoD tradition.
A few other games made it onto the list presumably through holiday sales, such as Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The only game that makes an impressive showing is Flight Simulator 2024, which flew from 114th place to 16th thanks to its debut on PlayStation.
Circana December 2025: 20 best-selling games of 2025
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Title | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Battlefield 6 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | 2 | NBA 2K26 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 3 | 4 | Borderlands 4 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 4 | 3 | Monster Hunter: Wilds | Capcom USA |
| 5 | 7 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 6 | 6 | Madden NFL 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | 5 | EA Sports College Football 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 8 | 11 | EA Sports FC 26 | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | 9 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 10 | 8 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 11 | 10 | Ghost of Yotei | Sony (Corp) |
| 12 | 12 | MLB: The Show 25^^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 13 | 16 | Minecraft^ | Multiple Video Game Publishers |
| 14 | 13 | Elden Ring: Nightreign | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 15 | 14 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance II | Plaion |
| 16 | 17 | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 17 | 23 | Pokemon Legends: Z-A* | Nintendo |
| 18 | 15 | WWE 2K25 | Take-Two Interactive |
| 19 | 18 | Split Fiction | Electronic Arts |
| 20 | 22 | Grand Theft Auto V | Take-Two Interactive |
^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included
^^ Digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox platforms not included
The year-end list finally wraps for 2025, and Battlefield 6 is at the top. Piscatella noted on Bluesky: “Battlefield 6 finished as 2025’s best-selling video game in tracked full game dollar sales. Battlefield 6 ranked 1st on both Xbox and the aggregated PC storefronts for the year while placing 2nd on PlayStation behind only NBA 2K26.”
Pokémon Legends: Z-A rose back into the top 20, presumably on the strength of holiday sales. Grand Theft Auto V also returned to the top 20. Games like Ghost of Yotei and Split Fiction held their ground on the list against the onslaught of sports games and first-person shooters. Borderlands 4 also finished in third place, above the newly released Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.