US EditionNintendo Switch 2 Was the Best-Selling Console of 2025 in the U.S. and Is Still Outpacing the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. in 2025, 94% more than the original Switch, leading a market with $60.7 billion in total game sales, analyst Circana said.
- Last year, the Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the United States, finishing as the best-selling console, with Circana and Mat Piscatella noting it as the fastest-selling tracked hardware platform.
- After launching earlier in the year, the Switch 2 led sales amid a decline for aging PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series hardware, while Circana notes some publishers do not share certain digital sales.
- Circana found the US games market reached $60.7 billion for 2025, including $7.8 billion in December; hardware spending rose 4% to $5.4 billion, while December software spending was up 3% to $5.9 billion with subscription services increasing 24%.
- The Switch 2 outsold the original Switch by 35% at the same post-launch point and led accessory and game sales with the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and Battlefield 6.
- Broader measurement issues include publishers withholding digital sales and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Game Pass Day 1 release complicates Xbox impact tally, Circana says.
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Mat Piscatella, a games industry advisor at market research firm Circana , reported on Bluesky data on sales in the US games market in 2025. Posted by @matpiscatella.bsky.social — Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3mczdup376s2b Nintendo Switch 2 Was the Best-Selling Console of 2025 in the US and Is Still Outpacing the Nintendo Switch - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-was-the-best-selling-console-o…
Finance and sales figuresWith 4.4 million units sold in seven months, Switch 2 is the fastest console in American history. And Metroid Prime 4: Beyond doesn't get away at all in the game sales rankings.
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