Game Sales Grew In January 2026 in The US, But Mainly For One Reason Specifically

PS5 was the bestselling console in the US for January 2026

Hardware - Despite sales falling compared to a year ago, PlayStation 5 led the hardware market in both unit and dollar sales during January 2026. Nintendo Switch 2 ranked 2nd across both measures. Click to expand... Hardware - Hardware spending increased 16% when compared to a year ago, reaching $248M. Nintendo Switch 2 spending was able to offset year-on-year declines seen across PlayStation 5 (-17%), Xbox Series (-27%) and Swi…

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Started 2026 as January's Best-Selling Game in the US, While Subscriptions Drove 3% Spending Growth

Circana executive director Mat Piscatella has shared his first monthly sales report of 2026 for video game sales in the US, and it's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 taking the top spot on the premium sales charts for January 2026. Overall spending in the video game industry in the US was up 3% compared to last year, with subscription services and hardware sales driving that growth. It's Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's second month in a row sitting atop th…

Game Sales Grew In January 2026 in The US, But Mainly For One Reason Specifically

The first 2026 data from Circana has landed, revealing how the video game industry fared in January 2026 and the year so far. One takeaway to consider is that software sales are growing, but not by much, and mainly fueled by spending on subscription services in a month that did not have many high-profile new releases.Circana's US report said total spending on video game content in January 2026 rose by 3% year-over-year to $4.3 billion. This upti…

Xbox Had The Best-Selling Multiplatform Game Of January 2026 In The US

Bet you can't guess what it was.Circana's Mat Piscatella has today shared a bunch of industry figures and statistics from January 2026 — including a top-20 list of the best-selling games in the US last month — and Microsoft has taken the top spot.Yep, you guessed it, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is the best-selling game of January 2026 in the US. Despite being lamented as a relatively poor entry in the Call of Duty series, this franchise will alway…