According to Piscatella, sales of the Xbox consoles were the best in a decade: “June dollar sales of Xbox consoles set a new record for the Xbox platform, besting the previous high set in June 2011.” The Switch is no slouch, either: it’s leading both in dollar and unit sales for the year so far. The Xbox consoles led in dollar sales in June, while the Nintendo Switch led in unit sales. Both are nominated for Game of the Year alongside It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, and Resident Evil Village. It wasn’t just the games that had a good month. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart follows behind with six nominations.

The previous high was set by Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, which launched for the Nintendo GameCube in July 2003.” For those unfamiliar with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the game is the latest entry in the beloved series.Developed by Insomniac Games, the title takes full advantage of the PlayStation 5 hardware. According to Mat Piscatella, the NPD Group’s video game industry advisor, the game set a series record: “Launch month dollar sales were the highest ever achieved by a Mario Golf game. Even the most loyal Xbox fan would have to. Another game to rocket into the list is Mario Golf: Super Rush. While the entertaining Ratchet and Clank series is not available on Xbox, there are fantastic platforming titles to be found on Microsoft's console. Given that it’s touted as being the first true test of the PS5’s internal hardware, it’s probably not a surprise. While the NPD Group’s findings are sometimes based on supposition rather than hard numbers, we can get a good picture for where the gaming industry is based on these findings.Īccording to the report, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is the top-selling game of June, which is impressive considering the relative scarcity of the PlayStation 5.

Gaming sales as a whole have risen considerably in the last year, and multiple new games have cracked the best-seller list. The NPD Group has announced the official stats on the state of gaming for June 2021.

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