Nintendo and 2K Games Receive game Sales Awards in Gold in September
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In September, game - the German Games Industry Association honoured two games with game Sales Awards in Gold, as each achieved over 100,000 sales in Germany. One award went to Nintendo and the other to 2K Games.
In September 2025, game - the German Games Industry Association presented two game Sales Awards for particularly strong-selling games. Mafia: The Old Country won an award for selling more than 100,000 copies in Germany. This game, developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games, was released on 8 August 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The second award went to Nintendo for Donkey Kong Bananza. This 3D platformer was released on 17 July 2025, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
game Sales Awards handed out in 2025
September 2025
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for Donkey Kong Bananza, developed by Nintendo EPD and published by Nintendo
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for Mafia: The Old Country, developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games
August 2025
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for EA Sports F1 25, developed by Codemasters and published by Electronic Arts
July 2025
- game Sales Award in Platinum (> 200.000 sales) for Mario Kart World, developed by Nintendo EPD and published by Nintendo
May 2025
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for Elden Ring Nightreign, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment
April 2025
- game Sales Award in Platinum (> 200.000 sales) for Split Fiction, developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, developed by Bethesda Game Studios & Virtuos and published by Bethesda Softworks
March 2025
- game Sales Award in Platinum (> 200.000 sales) for Assassin's Creed Shadows, developed and published by Ubisoft
- game Sales Award in Platinum (> 200.000 sales) for Kingdom Come Deliverance II, developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver
- game Sales Award in Platinum (> 200.000 sales) for Monster Hunter Wilds, developed and published by Capcom
February 2025
- game Sales Award in Multi-Platinum (> 600.000 sales) for Super Mario Party Jamboree, developed by Nintendo Cube and published by Nuntendo
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100.000 sales) for Kingdom Come Deliverance II, developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100.000 sales) for Monster Hunter Wilds, developed and published by Capcom
January 2025
- game Sales Award in Multi-Platinum (> 600.000 sales) for Farming Simulator 25, developed and published by Giants Software
- game Sales Award in Gold (> 100,000 sales) for WWE 2K24, developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Games
The game Sales Award is presented by game, the German Games Industry Association, to recognise the best-selling computer and video games in Germany. It is based on the latest sales figures from Video Games Europe's industry panel, GSD (Game Sales Data). Titles that sell more than 100,000, 200,000, 400,000 or 600,000 copies across all platforms in Germany within the first 12 months of release are eligible for a game Sales Award in the Gold, Platinum, Double Platinum or Multi-Platinum categories.
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