The big takeaway when Rockstar's quarterly report dropped on Thursday was naturally that the release of GTA 6 has been delayed by another six months. However, buried in there under that mammoth announcement was the reveal that Red Dead Redemption 2 has hit an incredible milestone.
Rockstar provided updated sales numbers for some of its biggest games as part of its latest financial report, revealing Red Dead Redemption 2 sold an additional two million copies during the most recent quarter. Not only is that an incredible feat all by itself for a game that launched more than seven years ago, but its running total, and what that means for the wider video game landscape, makes the feat even more impressive.
The additional two million copies sold leaves the Red Dead sequel on 79 million copies overall. That, in turn, makes it the fourth best-selling game of all time. Amazing stuff, but it gets more amazing still. With numbers that big, it's not often one game overtakes another near the top of that list. However, 79 million copies sold has moved Red Dead Redemption 2 beyond the Nintendo juggernaut that is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Nintendo updated its own sales...
