August 2026 Circana (NPD) Thread + Predictions

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August 2025 Circana (NPD) covers the four-week period from August 2 to 29 and will be released on October 8 around 6:00 am PT / 9:00 am ET / 2:00 pm UK.

Since Circana (NPD) leaks don't happen nearly as often as it used to and hardware revenue is something we do get, be sure to include revenue in your predictions.

Feel free to also predict what you think the top software games will be for the month.

Example prediction:

[Total Hardware Revenue]

1. [#1 selling console] XXX,000
2. [#2 selling console] XXX,000
3. [#3 selling console] XXX,000
4. [#4 selling console] XXX,000

VGChartz US estimates for August 2025:

1. NS2 - 309K
2. PS5 - 171K
3. NS - 75K
4. XS - 49K

VGChartz US estimates for July 2026:

1. NS2 - 227K
2. PS5 - 168K
3. XS - 53K
4. NS - 30K

Possible impact on hardware sales:

• XS - $100 to $150 price hike on August 1
• NS2 - $50 price hike on September 1 (People buying before increase)
• PS5+XS - GTA6 pre-orders / gameplay reveal

Upcoming release dates for Circana reports:

• August - Oct 8
• September - Oct 22
• October - Nov 19
• November - Dec 17
• December - Jan 21, 2027