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| Resident Evil: Requiem, MLB: The Show 26, WWE 2K26, and Pokémon Pokopia helped drive Canada’s top selling video games chart for March 2026. |
By Jon Scarr
March brought a massive shake-up to the Canadian video game sales retail charts. If you follow the monthly breakdowns, you know the spring release window always hits hard. According to Circana and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, Resident Evil: Requiem took the top spot for March 2026. Capcom pushed hard with this launch and it clearly worked.
Right behind the horror giant, sports games made a massive push. MLB: The Show 26 and WWE 2K26 grabbed second and third place. Perfect timing. The releases lined up exactly with opening day and WrestleMania season. Bungie's Marathon launch claimed fourth place. Pokémon Pokopia rounded out the top five. As always with Nintendo, digital data is excluded. That means Pokémon Pokopia reached fifth place on physical sales alone.
Let's take a closer look at the top selling games in Canada for March 2026.
March 2026 Top 10 Canadian Video Game Sales Chart
Spring releases dominated the month. Below is the full top ten based on Circana and Entertainment Software Association of Canada retail reporting. Publishers are listed for each game.
| Rank | Game | Publisher | Review link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Requiem | Capcom | Review |
| 2 | MLB: The Show 26 | Multiple Manufacturers | Review |
| 3 | WWE 2K26 | Take 2 Interactive | Review |
| 4 | Marathon | Bungie | |
| 5 | Pokémon Pokopia | Nintendo | Review |
| 6 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | Capcom USA | Review |
| 7 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 | Microsoft | Review |
| 8 | EA Sports FC 26 | Electronic Arts | Review |
| 9 | NHL 26 | Electronic Arts | Review |
| 10 | Minecraft | Mojang Studios |
March 2026 Chart Breakdown
Capcom completely owned the month. Taking first place with Resident Evil: Requiem is a huge win. Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection also charted in sixth place. Two top-ten games in a single month gives Capcom a massive retail footprint across Canada.Sports games always surge in the spring. Taking second and third place with MLB: The Show 26 and WWE 2K26 proves gamers want their seasonal fix. The timing worked perfectly with baseball’s opening day and the push toward WrestleMania. Bungie dropping Marathon into fourth place is the real story here. The studio went quiet on this project for a long time. Seeing it chart in the top five shows the shooter crowd showed up for the launch. Pokémon Pokopia rounded out that top group in fifth. Even without digital sales, those pocket monsters remain a retail powerhouse for Nintendo.
The bottom half of the chart looks very familiar. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, EA Sports FC 26, and NHL 26 took seventh, eighth, and ninth place. These games refuse to drop off the list. Local Canadian development continues to drive these sports games and shooters month after month. Minecraft sits comfortably at tenth place. It just keeps moving copies whenever someone picks up a new console.
Notes From March’s Top Ten
Digging through the Canada’s Top Selling Video Games of March 2026 list reveals a few interesting trends. We essentially saw a total takeover of the top six spots by new or recent launches. While Resident Evil: Requiem technically arrived on February 27, it dominated the March retail conversation. Joining it were five official March releases: MLB: The Show 26, WWE 2K26, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. Seeing more than half the chart flip in thirty days is rare. It shows a massive turnover compared to the quiet start we saw in January.Capcom and the sports giants clearly owned the month. Having both Resident Evil and Monster Hunter chart at the same time shows just how much weight Capcom carries in the Canadian market right now. The sports surge was just as aggressive. The combo of baseball and wrestling took over the top three spots almost instantly.
The Canadian connection also remains a major factor. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, EA Sports FC 26, and NHL 26 all carry the maple leaf icon in the ESA data. That symbol confirms they have deep Canadian development roots. EA Vancouver obviously leads the charge on the sports side, and Beenox in Quebec City handles a massive chunk of the work for the Black Ops team. These games refuse to budge from the list even when new shooters like Marathon arrive. Finally, Minecraft holds its ground at tenth. It remains the ultimate evergreen game for Canadian families, no matter how many new releases try to push it off the chart.
Wrapping Up Canada’s Top Selling Video Games March 2026
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