Analysts say 2025 becomes the “Nintendo Year” after the GTA 6 delay.

Rock star Big Theft Automatic VI Prepare to be the best-selling game of 2025, but this is Delayed to 2026. Since GTA 6 is no longer here, 2025 may be the “year of Nintendo.” Switch 2 In June and releases such as Mario Karting World. That's what Serkan Toto, an analyst at Kantan Games, thinks.

He told GamesRadar Publishers who plan to release new games in the second half of 2025 but have not confirmed their dates are now “maybe maybe relieved right now.”

Toto says Sony benefits too Yotei's Ghost Now we can release “peace”. Even Microsoft may benefit by pushing its new Xbox handheld device to a market that doesn't occupy the GTA 6, Toto said.

“2025 will obviously be a year for Nintendo,” Toto explained.

Joost van Dreunen said the delay in GTA 6 means that big publishers such as EA, Ubisoft and Sony now have a bigger chance to “get attention in the window that would otherwise have swallowed the whole process. It’s an opportunity.”

However, Van Dreunen acknowledges that if GTA 6 launches in fall 2025, it could create a “cultural moment” that could attract lost gamers who may end up buying other games as well. This could benefit many games, he said.

one The new Call of Duty game is expected to be released this yearnow it doesn't have to compete with the GTA 6. Next Battlefield GameIt may also be released this year.

As for the GTA 6, it will be officially released for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on May 26. Of course, it is expected to be Great success at release.