JTahti
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Circana toukokuu 2026 (Circana on entinen NPD, mittaa Amerikan myyntejä)
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Hardware - May 2026 hardware spending grew 38% versus a year ago, to $249M. Nintendo Switch 2 offset a 43% drop in PlayStation 5 spending (and a 58% dip in unit sales) driven by recent price increases. Xbox Series hardware spending grew 7% versus a year ago, units fell by 12%.
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Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 was again the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars for May and 2026 year-to-date, with PlayStation 5 placing second across both measures and time periods.
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Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 finished its first twelve months in market with a 5.9M unit US installed base. It is the 2nd fastest selling video game hardware in US tracked history (tracking begins in 1995). Only the Game Boy Advance’s 6.5M units exceeds it.
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Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to their lowest May total since May 2000, while Xbox hardware unit sales were the lowest ever recorded for a May month.
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Hardware - The average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware reached $502 in May, up 14% compared to a year ago ($440). May 2026 PlayStation 5 average pricing increased by 33% versus a year ago to $672, with Xbox Series up 22%, to $524.
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Hardware - June data will include the Nintendo Switch 2 launch month comparable.
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Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - May 2026 hardware spending grew 38% versus a year ago, to $249M. Nintendo Switch 2 offset a 43% drop in PlayStation 5 spending (and a 58% dip in unit sales) driven by recent price increases. Xbox Series hardware spending grew 7% versus a year ago, units fell by 12%.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 was again the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars for May and 2026 year-to-date, with PlayStation 5 placing second across both measures and time periods.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - Nintendo Switch 2 finished its first twelve months in market with a 5.9M unit US installed base. It is the 2nd fastest selling video game hardware in US tracked history (tracking begins in 1995). Only the Game Boy Advance’s 6.5M units exceeds it.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to their lowest May total since May 2000, while Xbox hardware unit sales were the lowest ever recorded for a May month.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - The average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware reached $502 in May, up 14% compared to a year ago ($440). May 2026 PlayStation 5 average pricing increased by 33% versus a year ago to $672, with Xbox Series up 22%, to $524.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky
Hardware - June data will include the Nintendo Switch 2 launch month comparable.
Mat Piscatella Bluesky