Gaming NFTs Fuel Market Boom as Immutable Topples Ethereum in Sales Surge
NFT sales soar 37% to $144.8M, with Immutable overtaking Ethereum amid rising market participation and gaming-led growth.
The NFT market has roared back to life, posting a 37.10% weekly surge in sales volume to reach $144.8 million, according to the latest data from CryptoSlam. This marks the most significant weekly gain for the sector in recent months and reflects renewed interest in digital collectibles and blockchain-based gaming assets.
The sharp uptick coincides with broader bullish sentiment in the crypto space, as Bitcoin pushed past $105,000 and Ethereum recorded a modest 2.5% weekly increase. the global crypto market cap edged higher from $3.28 trillion to $3.29 trillion.
However, the biggest shift came in the NFT leaderboard, where Immutable dethroned Ethereum for the top spot. Immutable posted $41.7 million in NFT sales—a 156.01% increase from the previous week. This is one of the rare instances where Ethereum has lost its dominance in the NFT space. Ethereum still saw $31.5 million in sales, up 6.69%, but fell to second place.
Other blockchains also saw strong performance. Bitcoin registered $19.4 million in NFT sales, up 22.55%, securing third place. Polygon, rebranded as POL, followed closely with $18.5 million, a 32.91% increase. Mythos Chain and BNB Chain rounded out the top six with $14.1 million and $8.4 million respectively.
The number of active participants also surged: NFT buyers increased by 50.56% to over 1 million, while sellers rose by 8.09% to nearly 39,000. Transaction volume followed suit, climbing 7.88% to 1.75 million trades.
Gaming collections were a major driver of this rally. Guild of Guardians Heroes, hosted on Immutable, topped all collections with $24.7 million in sales, more than doubling with a 132.53% increase. Courtyard on Polygon took second place with $17.2 million, while Guild of Guardians Avatars came in third with $10.3 million, showing 108.61% growth.
DMarket remained stable in fourth place, and Bitcoin’s Uncategorized Ordinals entered the top five with an explosive 1,556.66% gain to $7.6 million—an indication of rising interest in Bitcoin-native NFTs.
In contrast, CryptoPunks, a mainstay of previous top charts, has dropped out of the top collection rankings altogether. Despite this, high-value Punk sales still occurred, with five NFTs selling for prices ranging from $158,000 to nearly $390,000.
This week's data confirms a major trend shift in the NFT sector, with gaming-centric projects and emerging blockchains like Immutable leading the charge, and legacy platforms like Ethereum feeling competitive pressure.
