By Jon Scarr
The August sales data for Canada’s Top-Selling Video Games is out, and the top ten looks very different from July. Video Games Canada, formerly the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC), has published the latest Canadian video game sales figures from Circana's Canadian Retail Tracking Service. Seven games dropped out, including July's three best sellers. NBA 2K27 finished first, followed by MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls and Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
NBA 2K27's standard edition didn't arrive until September 4th, so seeing it at number one in August is interesting. Gamers who bought the Deluxe or Ultra Edition could start playing on August 26th, though, giving them access before the month ended. Circana doesn't break down sales by edition or explain how pre-orders were counted, so we can't say exactly how much early access contributed.
August 2026 Top 10 Canadian Video Game Sales Chart
Here's how Canada's top ten finished in August. Publisher names follow the Video Games Canada chart, which uses Circana's Canadian retail data.
| Rank | Game | Publisher | Review link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA 2K27 | Take 2 Interactive | |
| 2 | MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Sony | Review |
| 3 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Sony | Review |
| 4 | Elden Ring | Bandai Namco | Review |
| 5 | Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 | Konami | |
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto V | Take 2 Interactive | |
| 7 | Helldivers II | Sony | |
| 8 | MLB The Show 26 | Multiple Manufacturers | Review |
| 9 | Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* | Nintendo | Review |
| 10 | Marvel's Spider-Man | Sony | Review |
Digital sales not included for marked games.
Source: Circana / Retail Tracking Service, Canada, August 2026.
PlayStation's Four Games, Elden Ring and Metal Gear Solid
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls launched on PlayStation 5 and PC on August 6th. Developed by Arc System Works, it features four-versus-four tag-team fighting. I've been into fighting games since the early Street Fighter days, so seeing a new Marvel fighter finish second in Canada is pretty cool.
I wasn't expecting to see the original Marvel's Spider-Man in the top ten alongside its sequel. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 finished third, and the original game still managed tenth. Helldivers II finished seventh, completing PlayStation's four entries.
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28th, bringing the game to a Nintendo platform for the first time. It also includes the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Elden Ring finished fourth in Canada's August sales chart. Circana doesn't provide platform-specific figures, so there's no way to tell how much the new edition contributed.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 launched on August 27th and finished fifth in Canada. I'm most interested in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots finally being available beyond PlayStation 3, where it debuted back in 2008. The collection also includes Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and the bonus game Metal Gear: Ghost Babel.
Returning Games and Changes From July
July's three best-selling games in Canada were Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, and Splatoon Raiders. None made August's top ten.
Grand Theft Auto V finished tenth in June, climbed to fourth in July, and took sixth in August. It's been around since 2013, and seeing it remain among Canada's ten best-selling games in 2026 still impresses me.
MLB The Show 26 moved up from tenth in July to eighth in August. It had missed June after reaching second in March, sixth in April, and eighth in May. The baseball game has now appeared in five of the six monthly top-ten charts from March through August.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream has stayed in the top ten every month since April. It started in second, ranked fourth in May and June, moved to sixth in July, and finished ninth in August. Its digital sales aren't included, so those chart positions don't represent all purchases of Nintendo's life simulation game.
Resident Evil Requiem didn't make August's top ten either. Capcom's horror game finished first in February and March, then remained on the chart through July. That's six straight months among Canada's best-selling games.
Looking Ahead to September's Canadian Sales Chart
September brought some big games that could change Canada's rankings again. EA SPORTS NHL 27 launched on September 11th, followed by Marvel's Wolverine on September 15th and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave on September 17th. EA SPORTS FC 27 arrived on September 25th.
Sports games have been regulars in Canada's top ten, so NHL 27 and FC 27 looked like good contenders for September. I'm also interested in how Wolverine performed after PlayStation had four games in August's chart. We'll find out how those releases actually did when we look at September's results in our next article.
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