Let’s start immediately with the great attraction of the month. From June 5 to July 7, 2025, Nintendo sold a spectacular volume of 1.6 million copies of Switch 2 in the United States. Like everywhere else in the world, the console has therefore made a record launch. On American soil, the previous best performance of a launch console was owned so far by the PlayStation 4, with 1.1 million copies sold in November 2013. Two small details all the same: the Sony console was directly confronted with the launch (also very successful) of the Xbox One and this figure does not correspond to that of a whole month since the machine was released on November 15.
Phenomenon to say the least, it would seem that the Switch 2 has sold more in Japan than in the United States for its first month, even if the next financial assessment of Nintendo (August 1) will bring more details on this point. In Japan as elsewhere, demand is very strong anyway and the result depends above all on how the manufacturer distributes its stock. “” You can only sell the units that exist, and they (Nintendo) have really worked to have as many as possible available from the first day. They always sell each unit they put in circulation, but we can only produce or distribute a certain number of units each week “How even messmase.
The Switch 2 is, obviously, the best -selling console of the month in volume as in value, while PlayStation 5 remains at the moment in terms of sales since the start of the year.
For the record, the launch of the Switch allowed the American market to record a new record for a month of June. Consoles spending reached $ 978 million, far ahead of the previous 608 million dollars record in June 2008. It must be said that new consoles are released in November than in June.
Let’s go to the games. Given the record launch of the Switch 2, there is no doubt that third place in his flagship game, Mario Kart World, will surprise more than one. But it is simply explained by a reason specific to the methodology of Circana: sales of bundle games are not counted in the rankings, while the majority of Switch 2 sold are precisely packs with Mario Kart World. Added to this is the fact that Nintendo does not communicate its sales of games for download. Taking into account this, it is Elden Ring Nightreign who keeps his first place after having already been the best sale in May. In contrast, Doom: The Dark Age, the other main release in May, has already disappeared from the Top 20.
A pretender at the top, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is satisfied with second place and, more revealing, has not sold enough to integrate the annual top 20 (it is 26th, confides Mat Piscatella). It is clearly not a breathtaking performance for a PlayStation Studios game, but it must be said that all the titles of this label are not as atypical as that of Kojima Productions. While waiting to see the impact that his inevitable release on PC, even on other consoles, will have, the rest of the 2019 game remains the best sale of the month on PlayStation 5.
Since we talk about it: the release of Stellar Blade on PC is one of the highlights of the month. Welcomed with open arms and legs apart by the Steam community, the Shift Up game jumped from 185th to 5th place. In the same spirit, the release of Cyberpunk 2077 on Switch 2 caused his return to 18th place when he was 427th in the previous month. Note also the great performance of Marvelous, including Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma finds a place in the top 10. After Mario Kart Worldwhich was bought by more than 80% of the owners of Switch 2, Cyberpunk 2077 is the second best sale of the new console for its launch. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Street Fighter 6 and Bravely Default HD Remaster are also in the top 10 of the best Switch / Switch 2 sales for June.
The release of the Switch 2 is also felt in the accessories department, whose expenses reached a record of $ 293 million in June. The previous record for a month of June was $ 247 million in 2021. Special mention to the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller controller, which reached a 32 % attachment rate with the console during its launch month, making it the best -selling accessory in value for June. So we’re talking about half a million controllers at 85 dollars, all the same.
The complete assessment with all the rankings is available here.
