{"id":120122,"date":"2026-03-26T12:42:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/these-were-canadas-best-selling-games-in-january-and-february-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:43:27","slug":"these-were-canadas-best-selling-games-in-january-and-february-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/03\/26\/these-were-canadas-best-selling-games-in-january-and-february-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"These were Canada’s best-selling games in January and February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Leisure Software program Affiliation of Canada (ESAC) and Circana have revealed the best-selling video games in Canada in January and February.<\/p>\n

See under for each lists.<\/p>\n

January<\/h2>\n
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  1. NHL 26 (EA Vancouver\/EA)<\/li>\n
  2. Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 (Treyarch\/Raven\/Activision)<\/li>\n
  3. EA Sports activities FC 26 (EA Vancouver\/EA)<\/li>\n
  4. Minecraft (Mojang\/Xbox)<\/li>\n
  5. Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios\/EA)<\/li>\n
  6. NBA 2K26 (Visible Ideas\/2K)<\/li>\n
  7. Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2 (Rockstar Video games)<\/li>\n
  8. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Video games)<\/li>\n
  9. Code Vein II (Bandai Namco)<\/li>\n
  10. Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Video games\/Xbox)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    It ought to be famous that almost half of the checklist no less than partially hails from Canadian groups. NHL 26<\/em> and\u00a0EA Sports activities FC 26<\/em> have been each developed by EA Vancouver, whereas Quebec Metropolis-based Beenox assisted with improvement on Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7\u00a0<\/em>and Montreal-based Motive is one in all 4 groups comprising Battlefield Studios that collectively made Battlefield 6.\u00a0<\/em>On prime of all of that, Rockstar Video games has an Oakville, Ont.-based studio that helped out with\u00a0GTA V\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s additionally value mentioning that, not counting the newest entries within the annualized sports activities sequence, Code Vein II<\/em> is the one new 2025 recreation to make the checklist. In any other case, all the different video games hail from years prior. For context, the Canadian checklist is almost identical to its U.S. counterpart<\/a>, excluding\u00a0Code Vein II<\/em>\u00a0putting ninth on ours as an alternative of one other JRPG,\u00a0Remaining Fantasy VII Remake<\/em>.<\/p>\n

    February<\/h2>\n
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    1. Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)<\/li>\n
    2. Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 (Treyarch\/Raven\/Activision)<\/li>\n
    3. NHL 26 (EA Vancouver\/EA)<\/li>\n
    4. Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Hexadrive\/Sq. Enix)<\/li>\n
    5. NBA 2K26 (Visible Ideas\/2K)<\/li>\n
    6. EA Sports activities FC 26 (EA Vancouver\/EA)<\/li>\n
    7. Diablo II: Resurrected (Vicarious Visions\/Blizzard)<\/li>\n
    8. Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios\/EA)<\/li>\n
    9. Minecraft (Mojang\/Xbox)<\/li>\n
    10. Helldivers II (Arrowhead\/PlayStation)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Total, February\u2019s checklist is fairly just like January\u2019s, with the one main distinction being, unsurprisingly, that the hotly anticipated and critically-acclaimed Resident Evil Requiem<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>topped the checklist. In any other case, a lot of the identical sports activities and Rockstar video games charted as soon as once more. It\u2019s value noting that the five-year-old\u00a0Diablo II: Resurrected<\/em> charted, seemingly because of its new\u00a0Reign of the Warlock\u00a0<\/em><\/a>DLC that added a brand new Warlock class.<\/p>\n

      What\u2019s maybe most noteworthy in February, although, was that the\u00a0Dragon Quest VII\u00a0<\/em>remake<\/a> positioned fourth in Canada compared to ninth in the U.S.<\/a> This can be a development we\u2019ve seen since ESAC started sharing this data in 2023<\/a> of JPRGs tending to chart increased in Canada than within the U.S. As a substitute,\u00a0Helldivers 2<\/em> positioned fifth within the U.S., a good bit increased than it did in Canada.<\/p>\n

      Wanting forward, March\u2019s checklist might be fascinating to see as a result of each PlayStation and Nintendo launched main new video games in\u00a0Marathon<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/em><\/a>, respectively. Different high-profile releases in March embody\u00a0Slay the Spire II <\/em>(early entry),\u00a0MLB The Present 26, Monster Hunter Tales 3: Twisted Reflection,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Life is Unusual Reunion.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Picture credit score: EA\/Capcom<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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