US hardware sales rose 69% in March 2026 following strong Switch 2 performance | US Monthly Charts

Key Points:

• US consumer spending on video games surged 12% in March 2026 to $5.3 billion, with first-quarter spending up 5% year-on-year to $14.6 billion, driven primarily by hardware sales.
• Hardware revenue rose 69% to $500 million, led by the strong performance of the Nintendo Switch 2, which outpaced the original Switch in unit sales by 12% in its first 10 months and remains the fastest-selling console in Circana's records.
• Video game content spending increased 8% to $4.5 billion, with console content growing 22%, fueled by a 40% rise in digital premium downloads and new releases like Crimson Desert, MLB The Show 26, and Pokémon Pokopia.
• Resident Evil: Requiem became one of the top five best-selling Resident Evil titles in US dollar sales within two months, while Monopoly Go remained the top mobile game despite a revenue decline of over 10% quarter-on-quarter.
• The top-selling games from March 1 to April 4, 2026, included MLB The Show 26, Resident Evil: Requiem, WWE 2K26, Marathon (2026), and Pokémon: Pokopia, with several new titles entering the top 20 list.