EA Sports UFC 6 has claimed the top spot in U.S. video game sales for June, a month that saw overall consumer spending fall by 21% compared to the previous year. This decline is attributed in part to an exceptionally strong June 2025, which benefited from the record-breaking launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.
According to data from Circana, EA Sports UFC 6 led U.S. dollar sales across both physical and digital full game purchases. Meccha Chameleon secured the second position, followed by 007 First Light and the Nintendo Switch 2 remake of Star Fox 64, titled Star Fox. The top ten best-selling games for June were EA Sports UFC 6, Meccha Chameleon, 007 First Light, Star Fox, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Forza Horizon 6, MLB: The Show 26, Minecraft, and NBA 2K26.
Total U.S. video game spending for June reached $4.5 billion. The first half of the year concluded with spending at $27.5 billion, a 1% decrease from the same period in 2025. Hardware spending experienced a sharp 62% year-on-year drop in June, totaling $383 million. This significant decrease is largely due to the Nintendo Switch 2's launch in the prior year, which saw an 79% drop in its hardware spending this June. Despite this, the Nintendo Switch 2 remained the best-selling hardware platform in terms of both units sold and dollars for June 2026 and the year-to-date. The PlayStation 5 ranked second across these same metrics. Spending on PlayStation 5 hardware fell 19% year-on-year, while Xbox Series hardware spending saw a decline of more than double that percentage.
Content spending, which includes games, decreased by 12% in June compared to last year, amounting to $3.9 billion. However, year-to-date content dollars remained flat at $24.3 billion when compared to 2025. Subscription service spending was the only segment within content to show growth, increasing by 7% in June compared to the previous year, an unusual trend even for mobile spending which typically sees increases.
Spending on accessories also declined by 21% in June from the previous year, reaching $232 million. Controller spending, in particular, dropped by 31%.