The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for June, and it was a very healthy month for the industry – the 2nd biggest June ever in fact. Players spent $4.7 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in June, a 9 percent year-on-year increase. After the Switch surged back to #1 in May due to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, PS5 was back on top last month – this was PlayStation’s biggest June in terms of hardware sales since 2008.
On the software front, the much-anticipated Diablo IV was #1, followed by Final Fantasy XVI at #2 and Street Fighter 6 at #3. Other new additions include F1 23 at #15 and Story of Season: A Wonderful Life at #17. Meanwhile, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom held onto the #4 spot and both Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales leapt back into the top 10 due to some sales last month.
Here are June’s top 20 games according to Circana:
1 – Diablo IV
2 – Final Fantasy XVI
3 – Street Fighter 6
4 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
5 – Hogwarts Legacy
6 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8 – MLB The Show 23
9 – Spider-Man: Miles Morales
10 – Spider-Man
11 – FIFA 23
12 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
13 – Dead Island 2
14 – Minecraft
15 – F1 23
16 – Elden Ring
17 – Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
18 – God of War Ragnarok
19 – Resident Evil 4
20 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
And here are the top games of 2023 to date:
1 – Hogwarts Legacy
2 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3 – Diablo IV
4 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
5 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6 – Resident Evil 4
7 – MLB The Show 23
8 – Dead Island 2
9 – Final Fantasy XVI
10 – Street Fighter 6
What are your thoughts on the June NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?
