Total video game sales in the US fell by a fifth year-on-year, with total projected video game sales estimated to have dropped from $5.7 billion to $4.5 billion between June 2025 and June 2026.
According to data from Circana, revenue is down across all segments – hardware (-62%), software (-12%), and accessories (-21%) – but it’s the former that’s tumbled the farthest, dropping from $1 billion in June 2025 to just $383 million a year later. That 62% drop, of course, is likely attributable to the release of the Switch 2 last June, with Nintendo hardware spending down 79% below the platform’s total during its June 2025 launch month.
PlayStation 5 spending fell by 19% year-on-year, while Xbox Series more than doubled.
Across the year to date, however, total sales across hardware and software are broadly flat when compared year-over-year, dropping around 1%.
With regard to games, EA’s UFC 6 has stormed the best-selling video game chart in June, debuting at the top spot. Similarly, indie outfit lemorion_1224 has debuted in second place with its brilliant co-op game, Meccha Chameleon.
That means 007 First Light has dropped to third place after taking pole position in May, followed up by Star Fox, which debuted at number four.
Here are the projected top 10 best-selling games from the period of May 31 to July 4, 2026, data courtesy of Circana:
| Rank | Last month rank | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | UFC 6^ |
| 2 | NEW | Meccha Chameleon* |
| 3 | 1 | 007 First Light* |
| 4 | NEW | Star Fox (2026)* |
| 5 | 3 | Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight^ |
| 6 | 5 | Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream* |
| 7 | 2 | Forza Horizon 6^ |
| 8 | 6 | MLB: The Show 26^* |
| 9 | 12 | Minecraft^* |
| 10 | 13 | NBA 2K26^ |
^ Includes Digital Point of Sale Actuals, * Includes Digital Sales Projections
