Take-Two has celebrated significant successes thus far. These numbers prove that their publishing labels consistently deliver.
It's time for big numbers. Game companies are putting out their Q3 numbers for 2023-2024 (October-December 2023). For example, Nintendo announced how many times their console flagship, the Switch, has been sold so far.
Take-Two Interactive, the holding company that owns the publishing labels Rockstar Games and 2K, has reviewed the past successes and dropped a few interesting numbers.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Is The Best-Selling Game In The U.S.
Since Rockstar is one of the two major publishers under Take-Two's umbrella, the presentation delves into its two best-performing games, both of which have achieved significant records.
In the 2018 released Red Dead Redemption 2, you play as Arthur Morgan, an outlaw and member of the Van der Linde Gang, dealing with the decline of the Wild West and surviving encounters with government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries.
According to Take-Two's data, the game has sold over 61 million copies worldwide and ranks as the second best-selling title in the United States over the last 6 years. Now, one might rightly wonder what the best-selling title is. Conveniently, there's no need to look far because the top spot is also occupied by a Rockstar game.
Grand Theft Auto V Is The Best-Selling Title Of The Past 10 Years In The U.S.
Take-Two refers to the GTA series as "One of the most successful, iconic, and critically acclaimed brands in all of entertainment." The franchise has sold over 420 million copies worldwide, with a significant portion of that coming from GTA V alone, which has spanned three entire console generations so far.
The game, which revolves around the urban adventures of the three criminals Franklin, Trevor, and Michael, sold 195 million copies worldwide and occupies the first place of the best-selling titles of the past 10 years in the USA for.
You can definitely applaud for that! If that's not a good foundation for the upcoming 6th installment of the series, I don't know what is.