While other console makers might have started struggling with console sales last year, Nintendo has been doing quite well with the release of the Switch 2. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the Switch 2 ended up being the best-selling console of the year in the US, with the country accounting for 4.4 million units. Along with this, the new console is also noted as selling faster than the original Switch from back in 2017.
As Piscatella has noted, the Switch 2’s hardware sales single-handedly managed to offset industry-wide downward trends in console hardware sales. Sony’s PS5 ranked second for the period. The Switch 2 has also been described by Piscatella as being the “fastest selling video game console hardware platform” in history so far.
On the software side of things, Battlefield 6 ended up being the best-selling game throughout 2025 in the US. The multiplayer shooter was followed by NBA 2K26 in second place, Borderlands 4 in third place, and Monster Hunter Wilds in fourth place. Among the older titles in the best-sellers list were Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 at tenth place, Minecraft at 13th place, Forza Horizon 5 at 16, and Grand Theft Auto 5 at 20.
Piscatella has also revealed some sales figures for the month of December. While the Switch 2 still took the crown in terms of hardware sales, on the software side of things, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was in the lead for the US market. Battlefield 6, in contrast, was ranked third in December sales.
While things might be going well for Nintendo for the time being, research firm Niko Partners has predicted that the company will end up raising the price of the Switch 2 thanks to the worldwide memory shortages affecting manufacturing. The firm noted that, while the Switch 2 is priced competitively when compared to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo might have to bring its latest console in line with its competitors to maintain profitability.
Check out the full top 20 best-selling games list for the year of 2025 below:
- Battlefield 6
- NBA 2K26
- Borderlands 4
- Monster Hunter: Wilds
- Call of Duty Black Ops 7
- Madden NFL 26
- EA Sports College Football 26
- EA Sports FC 26
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Ghost of Yotei
- MLB: The Show 25*
- Minecraft*
- Elden Ring: Nightreign
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Forza Horizon 5
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A*
- WWE 2K25
- Split Fiction
- Grand Theft Auto V
And here’s the top-20 best-sellers ranking for the month of December:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
- NBA 2K26
- Battlefield 6
- Madden NFL 26
- EA Sports FC 26
- Pokemon Legends: Z-A*
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond*
- Minecraft*
- Donkey Kong Bananza*
- Ghost of Yotei
- EA Sports College Football 26
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
- Forza Horizon 5
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Flight Simulator 2024
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
- Kirby Air Riders*
- Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2*
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
* Details of digital sales were either incomplete or missing.
Hardware – Nintendo Switch 2 finished its 7th month in market with a life-to-date US installed base of 4.4M units, nearly double the installed base of the original Nintendo Switch on a time-aligned basis.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2026-01-22T14:00:07.509Z
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) 2026-01-22T14:00:07.506Z
December 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) 2026-01-22T14:00:07.505Z
