Total US consumer spending on video games jumped 12% to $5.3 billion in March 2026, while first quarter spending rose by 5% year-on-year to $14.6 billion.
Hardware sales drove these gains, rising 69% to $500 million due to strong Nintendo Switch 2 performance.
Circana data shows the Switch 2 led both unit and dollar sales in March and year-to-date 2026, followed by PlayStation 5, which saw a 3% year-on-year sales increase.
Switch 2 unit sales are 12% higher than the original Switch in its first 10 months. It remains the fastest-selling hardware platform in Circana’s records since they began in 1995.
Video game content spending increased 8% to $4.5 billion. Console content grew 22%, driven by a 40% rise in digital premium downloads and new releases such as Crimson Desert, MLB The Show 26, and Pokémon Pokopia.
Pokopia led the Nintendo platform chart, followed by Pokémon Legends: Z-A in second. Pokémon Legends: Z-A ranked No. 18 on Circana’s overall Top 20.
Resident Evil: Requiem is now among the top five best-selling Resident Evil titles in US dollar sales after two months, following only Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 4 (2023), Resident Evil: Village, and the original Resident Evil 4.
On mobile, Monopoly Go retained the top spot despite a revenue decline of over 10% quarter-on-quarter.
Here are the top 20 selling games from the period of March 1, 2026 to April 4, 2026, data courtesy of Circana:
| Rank | Last month rank | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW | MLB: The Show 26^^ |
| 2 | 1 | Resident Evil: Requiem |
| 3 | NEW | WWE 2K26 |
| 4 | NEW | Marathon (2026) |
| 5 | NEW | Pokémon: Pokopia* |
| 6 | 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 |
| 7 | NEW | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections |
| 8 | 2 | NBA 2K26 |
| 9 | 4 | Minecraft^ |
| 10 | 6 | EA Sports FC 26 |
| 11 | 10 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 12 | 7 | Battlefield 6 |
| 13 | 12 | Red Dead Redemption 2 |
| 14 | 15 | Ghost of Yōtei |
| 15 | NEW | Crimson Desert* |
| 16 | 5 | Helldivers 2 |
| 17 | 165 | Death Stranding 2: On the Beach |
| 18 | 19 | Pokémon Legends: Z-A* |
| 19 | 75 | Mario Kart World* |
| 20 | 8 | Madden NFL 26 |
*Digital sales not included, ^Xbox and Switch digital sales not included.
