Switch was the best-selling console in the United States for the first half of 2021

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The June 2021 NPD report has just been released and, in addition to detailing the numbers for the month, it also summarizes the performance of game sales in the United States for the first six months of 2021.

Despite the arrival of the Xbox Series X (and S) and the Sony PlayStation 5, the Switch was the best-selling gaming platform in the United States for the first half of the year – in terms of unit sales. and total sales in dollars. In the first half of 2021, consumer spending totaled $ 28.9 billion, an increase of 15% from the first six months of 2020.

The month of June did deliver a surprise, however, with the Xbox Series X and S being the best-selling hardware platform in terms of dollar sales – however, when it comes to units sold, Switch remained in the lead. It’s also worth noting that the PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling single-player console hardware platform in US history, based on lifetime sales after 8 months on sale (this excludes laptops ).

June saw video game hardware sales jump 112% year-on-year, reaching a total of $ 401 million – according to NPD Group Piscatella rug, this is the highest total reached in a month of June since 2008 ($ 617 million).

In terms of software, Sony’s PS5 exclusive Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was the best-selling game in June in the All Format chart, while Mario Golf: Super Rush had to settle for 3rd place – even so, the launch month’s dollar sales were the highest ever for a Mario Golf game, beating the total set by the 2003 GameCube release, Mario Golf: Mushroom Tour.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ranks 7th in the June software sales chart, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons moved from 9th to 11th place. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, on the other hand, rose from one position from 14th to 13th. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury lost two places from 13th to 15th, while Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pokémon Sword and Shield were respectively in 18th and 19th places.

For the Nintendo sales table – these are only games sold on Nintendo platforms – the all The top ten for June consisted of titles released by Nintendo. The only third party offer was Minecraft in 10th place, which is released by Nintendo on Switch.