Time to check in on sales once more
22 October 2026
by rawmeatcowboy0
The latest gaming sales data for the United States have come in, and it gives us a look at how things went down in September 2026. Let’s kick things off with the top 20 software sales of the month. Please note that Nintendo titles mentioned in the top 20 reflect projected digital sales from Circana, and not figures provided by Nintendo.
We also have the total sales in terms of all games, accessories, hardware and more.
When it comes to hardware, we don’t have actual sales numbers, but we do have stats and placements for the platforms.
- hardware spending grew 12% when compared to a year ago, to $362 million
- year-to-date hardware spending trails 2025’s pace by 9%, at $2.9 billion
- PlayStation 5 hardware dollar sales grew 43% in September when compared to a year ago
- spending fell year-on-year on Xbox Series (-2%)
- spending fell year-on-year on Nintendo Switch 2 (-12%)
- Sony’s dollar share of the video game hardware market reached its highest point in a month since May 2025
- PlayStation 5 led all hardware platforms in both unit and dollar sales in September
- Switch 2 was second for all hardware platforms in both unit and dollar sales in September
- hardware unit sales fell 3% in September compared to a year ago
- PlayStation 5 unit sales increased by 22% year-on-year
- Switch 2 unit sales fell 14% year-on-year
- Xbox Series unit sales fell 27% year-on-year
- Xbox ecosystem console unit sales fell to an all-time September low
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