June saw a 5% decline in game spending within the United States, as reported by the US Monthly Charts
Elden Ring claimed the top spot in Circana's US rankings for June, with the surge in sales attributed to the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC launch.
From Software’s game dominated the sales charts on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. This marks its first time at number one in the US since May 2022, right after its debut.
Additionally, Circana reported that Elden Ring was the most-played game on Steam in June, while Fortnite led on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts Integrum Masterpiece saw a dramatic rise from No.399 to No.3 after its Steam release, having been available only on Nintendo Switch as a cloud version previously.
Two new entrants made the list in June: Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance at No.4 and Luigi's Mansion 2 at No.8.
The Elder Scrolls: Online re-entered the list, leaping from No.198 to No.18 following the launch of its Gold Road expansion. Street Fighter 6 also reappeared, climbing from No.72 to No.20 due to special pricing promotions.
On the mobile front, the top five titles remained consistent, but Roblox experienced a 15% month-over-month revenue growth. Pokémon Go saw a significant 22% increase in revenue and a 32% spike in downloads thanks to its eighth anniversary event.
Consumer spending in June decreased by 5% year-over-year to $4.6 billion, with content spending down 2% to $4.1 billion.
Circana reported a 12% year-over-year rise in mobile spending and a 4% uptick in non-mobile subscription content. However, this was negated by a 26% drop in spending on console content.
Hardware expenditures fell by 37% to $287 million, while accessory spending decreased 7% to $204 million.
For hardware sales, the PlayStation 5 led the market, trailed by the Switch and Xbox Series X|S.
Top 20 best-selling games from June 2 to July 7, according to Circana:
Rank | Last month rank | Title |
---|---|---|
1 | 8 | Elden Ring |
2 | 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
3 | 399 | Kingdom Hearts: Integrum Masterpiece |
4 | NEW | Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance |
5 | 9 | Hogwarts Legacy |
6 | 7 | Minecraft |
7 | 5 | MLB: The Show 24^ |
8 | NEW | Luigi's Mansion 2 HD* |
9 | 12 | EA Sports FC 24 |
10 | 6 | Sea of Thieves |
11 | 4 | Helldivers 2 |
12 | 1 | Ghost of Tsushima |
13 | 13 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 |
14 | 2 | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door* |
15 | 19 | Mortal Kombat 1 |
16 | 21 | UFC 5 |
17 | 15 | Mario Kart 8* |
18 | 198 | The Elder Scrolls: Online |
19 | 20 | Dragon's Dogma 2 |
20 | 72 | Street Fighter 6 |
*Digital sales not included, ^Xbox and Switch digital sales not included.