June 2021 NPD: Xbox Series X, S consoles led in dollar sales, Nintendo Switch sold the most units

Fluctuations due to supply contraints remain a key factor.

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What you need to know

What you need to know

Mat Piscatella, an analyst for the NPD group who focuses on the gaming industry, breaks down the results for the U.S. market every month. For the month of June 2021, Piscatella’sTwitter threadrevealed the top selling consoles and games, including the news thatXbox Series XandXbox Series Sconsoles were the best sellers for the month in dollar sales, setting a new record for Xbox sales in June. TheNintendo Switchretained its streak as the best-selling console in units sold.

Supply continues to be far below overall demand for both the Xbox Series consoles and Sony’sPS5, the latter of which is currently the fastest-selling console in U.S. history. In addition to chip shortages, Microsoft has been upgrading itsXbox Cloud Gamingservers with Xbox Series X hardware, enabling 1080p 60 FPS streaming and the ability to stream some Xbox Series Optimized games.

For games, the PS5 exclusiveRatchet and Clank: Rift Apartwas the best-selling game of June 2021.Resident Evil Villagefell to the sixth spot, while Sea of Thieves rose back into the top 20 games, seeing growth thanks to the recent expansion, A Pirate’s Life.

June 2021 NPD Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.

June 2021 NPD Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.