EA College Football 25 Breaks US Sports Game Sales Records
EA College Football 25 has taken the gaming world by storm. This marks EA's first college football game in over a decade and it's already the best-selling game of the year. In just under five months, it has become the best-selling sports game ever in the U.S. This is a massive achievement for EA, and fans of college football are thrilled to have a new game to dive into.
The Return of College Football Games
For those who might not follow sports games closely, EA's last major college football game was NCAA Football 14, released back in 2013. Over the years, fans kept the game alive with mods, trying to update the old PS3-era simulator. Fast forward to July, EA College Football 25 launched with huge anticipation and quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of players.
Breaking Records
By August, it was the best-selling game of the year. Recent data shows it's now one of the top-selling games ever in the U.S. On December 18, Mat Piscatella from Circana shared on Bluesky that EA College Football 25 had become the best-selling sports video game in U.S. history in terms of dollar sales.
In less than a year, EA's return to college football has sold enough copies to rank among the top 50 best-selling games in U.S. history. While Piscatella didn't specify its exact position, the game's success is undeniable.
Dominating 2024 Sales
As of December 1, EA College Football 25 is the best-selling game of 2024, surpassing titles like Helldivers 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This doesn't even include copies sold as part of the MVP Madden 25 and College Football 25 bundle.
Nintendo Switch's Milestone
In other gaming news, Circana's data reveals that the Nintendo Switch has now outsold the PS2 in cumulative U.S. sales. The big question is whether it can surpass the PS2's global sales total before the anticipated launch of the Switch 2, which might slow the hybrid console's momentum.
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