The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for June, and the horse race was an interesting one. Players spent $4.2 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in June, a 1 percent year-on-year increase. The PS5 continued its strong streak, being #1 in terms of both unit and dollar sales, but the slowing momentum of the aging Switch meant July hardware sales were down 19 percent year-on-year.
On the software front, Diablo IV was unable to top the charts in back-to-back months, with the #1 spot surprisingly going to the dark horse Remnant II instead. Even with its #1, Remnant II is only #18 on the overall 2023 charts, so its debut sales weren’t that strong. In other words, Diablo IV coming in at #2 means its sales have slowed significantly. Speaking of which, Final Fantasy XVI has slipped even further, down to the #5 position. Other new games on the chart include Pikmin 4 at #6 (a decent result for the niche series) and Exoprimal at #16 (pretty disappointing considering the run Capcom has been on).
Here are July’s top 20 games according to Circana:
1 – Remnant II
2 – Diablo IV
3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4 – Hogwarts Legacy
5 – Final Fantasy XVI
6 – Pikmin 4
7 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
8 – Street Fighter 6
9 – Elden Ring
10 – MLB The Show 23
11 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
12 – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
13 – Call of Duty: Black Ops II
14 – Minecraft
15 – FIFA 23
16 – Exoprimal
17 – Spider-Man: Miles Morales
18 – Spider-Man
19 – Dead Island 2
20 – Call of Duty: Black Ops III
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 II
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 July NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?
