The former NPD Group (now named “Circana”) has released its full North American sales data for June, and it was a very healthy month for the industry – the 2nd biggest June ever in fact. Players spent $4.7 billion on games, additional content, and hardware in June, a 9 percent year-on-year increase. After the Switch surged back to #1 in May due to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, PS5 was back on top last month – this was PlayStation’s biggest June in terms of hardware sales since 2008.

　　On the software front, the much-anticipated Diablo IV was #1, followed by Final Fantasy XVI at #2 and Street Fighter 6 at #3.  Other new additions include F1 23 at #15 and Story of Season: A Wonderful Life at #17. Meanwhile, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom held onto the #4 spot and both Marvel’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Miles Morales leapt back into the top 10 due to some sales last month.

　　Here are June’s top 20 games according to Circana:

　　1 - Diablo IV

　　2 - Final Fantasy XVI

　　3 - Street Fighter 6

　　4 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

　　5 - Hogwarts Legacy

　　6 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

　　7 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

　　8 - MLB The Show 23

　　9 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales

　　10 - Spider-Man

　　11 - FIFA 23

　　12 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

　　13 - Dead Island 2

　　14 - Minecraft

　　15 - F1 23

　　16 - Elden Ring

　　17 - Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

　　18 - God of War Ragnarok

　　19 - Resident Evil 4

　　20 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

　　And here are the top games of 2023 to date:

　　1 - Hogwarts Legacy

　　2 - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

　　3 - Diablo IV

　　4 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

　　5 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

　　6 - Resident Evil 4

　　7 - MLB The Show 23

　　8 - Dead Island 2

　　9 - Final Fantasy XVI

　　10 - Street Fighter 6

　　What are your thoughts on the June NPD/Circana charts? Any big surprises or things you’re happy to see?