The second month of Nintendo Switch 2 on the market was another explosive, at least in the USA, where it exceeded 2 million units sold throughout his life, which is 75% before the rate of unit sales set by Nintendo Switch 1.
This is in line with the monthly data from Circan, the analysis of which has been made available by Ign by Mat Piscatella. Nintendo Switch 2 Sales in July was so robust that equipment expenditure in July reached $ 384 million, the highest expenditure on equipment in July since July 2008. Switch 2 was the best -selling console in July, and the failure of the Nintendo 2 Pro controller is now the best -selling Dollas line. sale.
Already last month, Nintendo Switch 2 became the fastest selling game console in the USA, exceeding PlayStation 4. When we asked Piscatella at that time, whether it means that Switch 2 can overtake Switch 1, he offered a cautious shot:
Sales of launching Switch 2 speaks above all that they did a lot of Switch 2 for sale during the premiere. Sales for life and sales of consoles often do not correlate, which means that some consoles with diminutive premieres ended very well throughout their lives (PS2 only 400,000 were sold in the month of premiere), while others with gigantic premieres did not work so well. Since the demand of the month of premiere is rarely satisfied by the available supply (and certainly this is not a great sign, when it is, historically) everything we can really receive during the premiere is the manufacturer’s trust to provide so many units and the ability of the supply chain to introduce these units to the market.
But the largest sales of the month of launching each fresh video game equipment platform is a good start.
Lipiec was dominated by fresh editions on the software charts. EA Sports College Football 26 debuted at July 1 and is already the third best -selling game of the year in terms of the sale of the dollar. The EA Sports MVP package, which includes both Madden NFL 26 and College Football 26, followed him second in July and No. 12 by year on year. Donkey Kong Banana debuted on the spot in July and No. 20 for a year in the Circana rankings, despite the fact that Nintendo does not provide digital sales data. I Pro Skater 3+4 Tony Hawk debuted on July 4.
Xbox was also represented on July Lipki. In addition to Tony Hawk, Forza Horizon 5 once again appeared thanks to PlayStation, this time he appeared in 7th place. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was in 5th place, and 2 grounded he made his debut at number 8. In the case of appreciation 2, its appearance seems largely based on the release of the computer, because it was the best -selling game on the PC of the month in the sale of a dollar. However, it can be found anywhere in the Xbox console rankings, probably due to the inclusion of the game pass and more people deciding to operate this subscription to the console version. Microsoft also published four best -selling games on both PCs (this month Grounded 2, Tony Hawk, Call of Duty and Minecraft) and PlayStation (Tony Hawk, Call of Duty, Forza and Minecraft).
Monster Hunter: Wilds has been the best -selling game of the year so far, followed by Remaster Obaster. General software expenses increased by 4% from year to $ 4.5 billion due to the augment in both mobile and non-mobile subscriptions, compensating for a decrease in expenditure on console software.
Total expenditure on July games increased by 5% year on year to 5.1 billion dollars.
2025 July 20 best games best -selling:
- EA Sports College Football 26 (fresh)
- EA SPORTS MVP POLEDLE (2025) (fresh)
- Donkey Kong Banana* (fresh)
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 (fresh)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Minecraft*
- Forza Horizon 5
- Grounded 2 (fresh)
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Grand theft Auto V
- MLB the show 25*
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- WWE 2K25
- Elden Ring
- NBA 2K25
- Elden Ring: Nightfreg
- Divided fiction
- Ea sports fc 25
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- F1 25
* Indicates that some or all digital sales are not included in the Circana data. Some publishers, including Nintendo, do not provide some digital data for this report.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior Ign reporter. You can find her post on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.skyla. Do you have a hint with history? Send it to ralentine@ign.com.
