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I know Skylanders made 3 billion in sales, but that was mainly in figures to play the game. Still though, is it possible to add to the list? 170.249.173.21 (talk) 15:12, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please if any moderators are reading I think it could be added or maybe there could be a “honorable mention” list for things like this and Skyrim 69.197.208.64 (talk) 16:13, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a award list. It's a list of games that have sold more than a certain amount. -- ferret (talk) 16:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Questions regarding this list

1. Why are Tetris Gameboy and Tetris NES are counted together. I know they play the same way but they aren't the same game. In case multiple games are counted together as one as for example Pokèmon games.

2. Why is Pac-Man on the list? The source that cites 30 million paid mobile downloads is basically counting the franchise sales not Pac-Man only.

3. There have been many conflicts about ranking numbers as this list isn't that much accurate. So how about making it top 25 instead of top 50. It might lessen the readers interest but at least it would be more accurate and less stressful for the editors. Kazama16 (talk) 05:08, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ferret should I be bold now and make the changes or should I wait? No one is willing to care it seems. Kazama16 (talk) 13:48, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You waited barely a day, discussion tend to move a lot slower than that. But as far as bullets #1 and #2, if the sales figures aren't for a specific singular release rather than combining multiple different releases, they should be removed. We have a separate list for franchises. As for bullet #3, there is no real reason to drop the list from 50 to 25. It's not more accurate, it's not less stressful. So consider me opposed to that. -- ferret (talk) 14:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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There's no mention of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as one of the best-selling video games of all time, although there are different sources that claim it has sold 60 million copies as of today. Some quick found sources: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391058/skyrim-games-sales-worldwide/#:~:text=TES%3A%20Skyrim%20cumulative%20units%20sold%20worldwide%202011%2D2023&text=As%20of%20June%202023%2C%20Skyrim,excluding%20mobile%2C%20since%20its%20release. https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-games-of-all-time-grand-theft-auto-minecraft-tetris https://www.gamesradar.com/skyrim-has-sold-60-million-copies-making-it-the-seventh-best-selling-game-ever/ 46.193.56.21 (talk) 20:22, 12 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Still the same issue per previous discussions. There are already multiple topics regarding this and yet you somehow added another topic. Its sales do not rely on how reliable the source is because the person (Todd Howard) who made the statement is considered to say some out-of-pocket things in the interviews that would not be acceptable per many other editors. Kazama16 (talk) 05:59, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change the number of sales for Terraria from 58,700,000 to 60,700,000.

The developer has released this number in a post today (2024-10-31; October 31, 2024): https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-october-2024.139253/

Quote: "Speaking of your support, we are thrilled to reveal that Terraria has finally eclipsed the 60 million units milestone (60.7m to be precise) - with 33m on PC alone!" 2A02:2454:7DA4:5E00:F979:5207:F586:608D (talk) 19:21, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change Terraria sales from 58,700,000 to 60,700,000 (Check Terraria state of the game for October 2024 for verification) Undown1 (talk) 19:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

yo me and u on top of this o7 PixelSalad (talk) 21:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change total Terraria game sales from 58,700,000 (58.7 million) to 60,700,000 (60.7 million)

This info is straight from the most recent Terraria state of the game, which is published by Terraria developers themselves. PixelSalad (talk) 21:42, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Re-Logic released new sales numbers for Terraria: 57,800,000 -> 60,700,000 on their October State of the Game. https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-october-2024.139253/

"we are thrilled to reveal that Terraria has finally eclipsed the 60 million units milestone (60.7m to be precise) - with 33m on PC alone!" Sapientful (talk) 21:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change Terraria sales from 58,700,000 to 60,700,000 Stated on the Teraria state of the game on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/105600/view/4536906156535185947 DudeTheCat1 (talk) 23:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]