Nintendo Switch 2 will be the best-selling game console in the US in 2025
Mat Piscatella, a games industry advisor at market research firm
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Nintendo Switch 2 Was the Best-Selling Console of 2025 in the US and Is Still Outpacing the Nintendo Switch - IGN
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Circana has released sales data for the US video game market for December 2025. According to the data, overall video game sales in December 2025 increased 3% year-over-year to $7.765 billion (approximately ¥1.23 trillion). Breakdown: game content sales increased 3% year-over-year to $5.933 billion (approximately ¥940 billion), game hardware sales increased 6% year-over-year to $1.27 billion (approximately ¥190 billion), and game accessory sales decreased 7% year-over-year to $625 million (approximately ¥99 billion). Sales for 2025 are expected to increase 1.4% year-over-year to $60.685 billion (approximately ¥9.62 trillion).
The top 20 best-selling games in the US in December 2025 are as follows. Note that sales include physical and digital versions, but do not include downloadable content.
1:
2. NBA 2K26
3. Battlefield 6
4. Madden NFL 26
5. EA Sports FC 26
6: Pokémon LEGENDS ZA
7. Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
8. Minecraft
9: Donkey Kong Bananza
10: Ghost of Yōtei
11: EA SPORTS College Football 26
12. Grand Theft Auto V
13: Sonic Racing Cross Worlds
14. Forza Horizon 5
15. Red Dead Redemption 2
16. Flight Simulator 2024
17: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
18: Kirby's Air Rider
19: Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
20. Marvel's Spider-Man 2
The top 20 best-selling games in the US in December 2025 are as follows. Note that sales include physical and digital versions, but do not include downloadable content.
1. Battlefield 6
2. NBA 2K26
3.
4. Monster Hunter Wilds
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
6. Madden NFL 26
7: EA Sports College Football 26
8. EA Sports FC 26
9: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered
10: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
11. Ghost of Yotei
12: MLB The Show 25
13. Minecraft
14: ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
15: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
16. Forza Horizon 5
17: Pokémon LEGENDS ZA
18. WWE 2K25
19: Split Fiction
20. Grand Theft Auto V
The Nintendo Switch 2 recorded the highest number of units sold and revenue in the United States for December 2025 and for the entire year of 2025. The PlayStation 5 came in second in both unit sales and revenue. While game hardware sales decreased 8% compared to the same month last year, the average selling price increased by 18%. Seven months after its release, the Nintendo Switch 2's installed base in the United States reached 4.4 million units.
'The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to be the best-selling game console in tracking history. Seven months after its release, Nintendo Switch 2 sales have outpaced PlayStation 4 sales by 35%,' Piscatella said .
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