Switch 2 Now The Fastest Selling Console In History For US

We now have some official confirmation that the Switch 2 is the new fastest selling console in history for the US.

These figures come via Circana game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, discussing the June 2025 sales data for the US videogame market on social media. The Switch 2 reportedly sold 1.6 million units in June, surpassing the Playstation 4, which was the previous top launch sales record holder at 1.1 million units.

June 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana – Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-07-23T13:00:26.042Z

Hardware – Nintendo Switch 2 sold 1.6M units in June, the highest launch month unit sales for video game hardware in US history. The previous high was the 1.1M units of PlayStation 4 sold during November 2013.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-07-23T13:00:26.048Z

Alongside the Switch 2’s launch, launch title Mario Kart World managed to make it into the Top 3 highest selling videogames of the month, coming behind Elden Ring: Nightreign and Death Stranding 2.

June 2025 Top 20 Best-Selling Premium Games – U.S. (Dollar Sales, Physical and Digital from digital data sharing publishers, excludes add-on content)

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-07-23T13:00:26.045Z

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