August 2026 Circana (NPD) Thread + Predictions

[CosmicSex]

trunkswd said:

CosmicSex said:

Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell 11% during August when compared to a year ago (to the lowest August total since 2013), while Xbox hardware unit sales declined by 31% (lowest August since 2020). Nintendo hardware unit sales dipped by 15% vs YA.

1. NS2 - 262K
2. PS5 - 152K
3. NS - unknowable
4. XS - 34K

That 15% drop is for Switch 2 and Switch 1 combined and not just Switch 2. Also looks like we are too low for August 2025 given Mat says 559,000 consoles were sold for the month.

Okay got it... how do you suppose we extract the Switch 2 sales from this? 

Last edited by CosmicSex - on 08 October 2026