Nintendo Switch and Mario Maker 2 top US sales in June

Nintendo Switch continued to lead US hardware sales in June, while the console’s latest exclusive Super Mario Maker 2 took the top spot on the monthly software chart, according to data from market research firm the NPD Group.

According to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, Super Mario Maker 2 set a new record high for launch month sales of a Mario Maker title, surpassing both the September 2015 release of Super Mario Maker and the December 2016 release of Super Mario Maker 3DS.

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled was the US’s second best-selling game in June, with launch sales topping the franchise’s previous record debut set by Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy in June 2017 (although that title initially launched only on PS4).

Mortal Kombat 11 was the third best-selling game of June and remains the best-selling game of 2019 to date in the US. Kingdom Hearts III was the second best-selling game of 2019’s first half.

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According to NPD, overall sales of tracked video game software totalled $386 million in June 2019, down 1 percent when compared to a year ago.

Year-to-date dollar sales of tracked video game software have increased 2 percent, to $2.6 billion.

Hardware spending in June 2019 totalled $235 million, down 33% from the same period in 2018, with Nintendo Switch the only platform showing year-on-year growth.

Year-to-date hardware spending has declined 20 percent versus year ago, to $1.3 billion.

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