Leveling up the Holidays:

Over Half of Canadian Kids Asking for Video Games This Season

We are the voice of the Canadian Video Game Industry

We work on behalf of our member-companies to ensure that Canada remains a great place to innovate, create and publish video games.

Our Industry is Thriving

23 Million Canadians
are gamers

We create over 34,000
Full-Time Equivalents
jobs in our industry

The average Canadian gamer
is 34 years old

There are 821 active video
game studios in Canada

The average full-time industry worker makes $102,000

Our Industry is Thriving

23 Million Canadians
are gamers

We create over 34,000
Full-Time Equivalents
jobs in our industry

The average Canadian gamer
is 34 years old

There are 821 active video
game studios in Canada

The average full-time industry worker makes $102,000

National Impact

Explore province by province how the video game industry drives economic growth.

Top Selling Games in Canada

October 2025

1

Battlefield 6

ELECTRONIC ARTS

2

Pokemon Legends: Z-A*

NINTENDO

3

Ghost of Yotei

SONY

4

EA Sports FC 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

5

NHL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

6

Little Nightmares III

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

7

The Outer Worlds 2

MICROSOFT

8

Digimon Story: Time Stranger

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

9

NBA 2K26

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

10

Borderlands 4

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

*Digital sales not included

Source: Circana (formerly The NPD Group and IRI) /Retail Tracking Service, Canada, October 2025

Top Selling Games in Canada

September 2025

1

Borderlands 4

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

2

NHL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

3

EA Sports FC 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

4

Ghost of Yotei

SONY

5

NBA 2K26

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

6

Helldivers II

SONY

7

Silent Hill: f

KONAMI DIGITAL ENT.

8

Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles

SQUARE ENIX

9

Digimon Story: Time Stranger

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

10

Madden NFL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

*Digital sales not included

Source: Circana (formerly The NPD Group and IRI) /Retail Tracking Service, Canada, September 2025

Top Selling Games in Canada

For 2024

1

CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6

MICROSOFT

2

HELLDIVERS II

SONY

3

NHL 25

ELECTRONIC ARTS

4

EA SPORTS FC 25

ELECTRONIC ARTS

5

HOGWARTS LEGACY

SONY

6

ELDEN RING

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

7

SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE*

NINTENDO

8

DRAGON BALL: SPARKING! ZERO

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

9

EA SPORTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL 25

ELECTRONIC ARTS

10

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3

MICROSOFT

11

NBA 2K25**

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

12

DRAGON’S DOGMA II

CAPCOM USA

13

FINAL FANTASY VII: REBIRTH

SQUARE ENIX

14

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: ECHOES OF WISDOM*

NINTENDO

15

ASTRO BOT

SONY

16

MINECRAFT^

MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS

17

MADDEN NFL 25

ELECTRONIC ARTS

18

GRAND THEFT AUTO V**

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

19

WWE 2K24**

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

20

STAR WARS OUTLAWS

UBISOFT

*Digital Sales Not Included
^Digital sales on Nintendo platforms not included
**Oct-Dec digital sales not included

Source: Circana (formerly The NPD Group and IRI) /Retail Tracking Service, Canada, 12 months ending December 2024