Circana: The U.S. Gaming Market in June 2025

• In June, the total video game market volume reached $5.699 billion, up 22% year over year.

• Video game content sales grew 6% YoY to $4.427 billion.

• Console sales surged 249% YoY to $978 million, setting a historical June record (previous was $608 million in June 2008).

• 1.6 million Nintendo Switch 2 units were sold in June, the highest debut month in U.S. market history. The previous record belonged to the PS4 with 1.1 million units sold in November 2013.

• PlayStation 5 ranked second after NS2 in sales for the month and remained the year-to-date leader in total units sold across the first six months of 2025.

• Accessories sales increased 29% YoY to $293 million, marking another all-time June record.

• 32% of all Nintendo Switch 2 buyers purchased the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller.

• June 2025 was the strongest June by revenue since 2019.

• Despite strong June results, total U.S. gamer spending in the first six months of 2025 ($25.537 billion) was 2% lower than during the same period in 2024.

• Non-mobile subscriptions continued to grow, reaching $562 million in June 2025, up 32% year over year. This is an all-time monthly record for the category.

• Notably, some of this growth was driven by Star Wars: The Old Republic.

• Several new titles led sales: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2nd place), Mario Kart World (3rd place — without counting digital sales), and Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (10th place).

• Circana reports 82% of Nintendo Switch 2 buyers also bought Mario Kart World, either in a bundle or separately.

• Strong sales were also noted for Stellar Blade (5th place, new on PC) and Cyberpunk 2077 (18th place, debut on Nintendo Switch 2).

• The best-selling titles for the first six months of 2025 remained unchanged: Monster Hunter: Wilds, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Remastered, and Assassin’s Creed: Shadows.

• Top performers in mobile remained MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, and Last War: Survival.

• Driven by Pokemon GO Fest, Pokemon GO revenue surged, entering the top 10.

• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach was PlayStation’s best-selling title in June.

• Final Fantasy XVI’s timed exclusivity ended, and the game launched on Xbox, taking 4th in June’s chart.

• Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 saw many new releases: Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk 2077, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, Street Fighter 6, and Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster. Sales for The Legend of Zelda from the first Nintendo Switch also significantly increased, likely with new console owners trying classic hits.

• Among new releases, only Stellar Blade made it into the PC sales chart.

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