{"id":1964821,"date":"2026-05-31T11:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964821"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:17:20","slug":"tomodachi-life-living-the-dream-was-april-2026s-best-selling-game-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964821","title":{"rendered":"Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was April 2026&#8217;s best-selling game in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" 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best-selling games of the year so far.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom&#8217;s new IP, Pragmata, took the silver, while Pearl Abyss&#8217; Crimson Desert secured third place.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream &#8211; Official Trailer | Nintendo Direct.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qDRznrdgw_I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The top 10 is rounded out by MLB: The Show 26, Windrose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-mario-galaxy\">Super Mario Galaxy<\/a> 1 + 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a>, Saros, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mario-kart-world\">Mario Kart World<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time the analytics company has included estimated digital sales along with confirmed sales data, which means most &#8211; if not quite all &#8211; of the games included in this list include digital sale projections.<\/p>\n<p>Circana also reported that spending on console content was &#8220;the primary driver of the growth&#8221;, with spending on console up 21 percent compared to this time last year. Subscription spending is also up 13 percent year-on-year, while PC content was &#8220;slightly up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Helped by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, consumer spending on new physical software grew 44 percent to $96 million compared to a year ago,&#8221; the firm added. &#8220;Year-to-date spending on new physical software also increased by 9 percent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the games securing the highest number of monthly players, Fortnite reigns supreme, albeit with a 1.24 million drop in monthly players in April. Counter-Strike 2 was runner-up, with Grand Theft Auto 5, Roblox, and EA Sports FC 26 completing the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil: Requiem remains 2026&#8217;s biggest-selling game to date, followed by Crimson Desert, MLB: The Show 26, Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia, and WWE 2K26.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/tomodachi-life\">Tomodachi Life<\/a>: Living the Dream was the best-selling game in the US last month.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circana.com\/gb\">Circana<\/a>, Nintendo&#8217;s social sim game took pole position in April 2026 following its debut on 16th April, generating over $41 million (\u00a330.4m) and cementing it as one of the best-selling games of the year so far.<\/p>\n<p>Capcom&#8217;s new IP, Pragmata, took the silver, while Pearl Abyss&#8217; Crimson Desert secured third place.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"primis_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primis_video\">\n<p><span class=\"embed_placeholder\" data-type=\"targeting\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"message\">To see this content please enable targeting cookies.<\/span><br \/>\n<button class=\"optanon-show-settings link\"><br \/>\nManage cookie settings<\/button><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream &#8211; Official Trailer | Nintendo Direct.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qDRznrdgw_I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The top 10 is rounded out by MLB: The Show 26, Windrose, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/super-mario-galaxy\">Super Mario Galaxy<\/a> 1 + 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/starfield-main-story-walkthrough-9352\">Starfield<\/a>, Saros, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/mario-kart-world\">Mario Kart World<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the first time the analytics company has included estimated digital sales along with confirmed sales data, which means most &#8211; if not quite all &#8211; of the games included in this list include digital sale projections.<\/p>\n<p>Circana also reported that spending on console content was &#8220;the primary driver of the growth&#8221;, with spending on console up 21 percent compared to this time last year. Subscription spending is also up 13 percent year-on-year, while PC content was &#8220;slightly up&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Helped by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, consumer spending on new physical software grew 44 percent to $96 million compared to a year ago,&#8221; the firm added. &#8220;Year-to-date spending on new physical software also increased by 9 percent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the games securing the highest number of monthly players, Fortnite reigns supreme, albeit with a 1.24 million drop in monthly players in April. Counter-Strike 2 was runner-up, with Grand Theft Auto 5, Roblox, and EA Sports FC 26 completing the top five.<\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil: Requiem remains 2026&#8217;s biggest-selling game to date, followed by Crimson Desert, MLB: The Show 26, Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia, and WWE 2K26.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream was April 2026&#8217;s best-selling game in the US Pragmata and Crimson Desert top the best-sellers chart, too. 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