Elden Ring rises to No. 7 in U.S. August sales chart
Circana has published the U.S. top-10 game sales chart for August 2026. NBA 2K27 and Madden NFL 27 took the first two positions, while Elden Ring moved from No. 41 to No. 7 after the Nintendo Switch 2 launch.
Circana has released its U.S. top-10 game sales chart for August 2026. NBA 2K27 ranked first, followed by Madden NFL 27.
Elden Ring recorded the biggest stated jump, moving from No. 41 in the previous month to No. 7. The source attributes the rise to the Nintendo Switch 2 launch.
August’s top 10 games
Mario Kart World and Splatoon Raiders also made the chart. The complete ranking is:
1. NBA 2K27 — Take-Two Interactive 2. Madden NFL 27 — EA 3. Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls — Sony 4. Kickoff Bundle (2026) — EA 5. Star Wars: Zero Company — EA 6. Halo: Campaign Evolved — Microsoft 7. Elden Ring — Bandai Namco 8. Big Walk — Panic 9. Mario Kart World — Nintendo 10. Splatoon Raiders — Nintendo
Circana also listed the overall best-selling games of 2026 so far. Resident Evil Requiem leads the ranking, followed by 007 First Light, NBA 2K27, MLB The Show 26, Crimson Desert, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Forza Horizon 6, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Pokemon Pokopia.
What we know
- NBA 2K27 topped Circana’s U.S. game sales chart for August 2026.
- Elden Ring climbed from No. 41 to No. 7 after the Nintendo Switch 2 launch.
- Big Walk ranked eighth in the U.S. monthly chart.
- Resident Evil Requiem leads the overall 2026 sales ranking.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Nintendo Everything.
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