Diablo IV, Final Fantasy XVI, and the PS5 Dominate the Charts in One of the Top Junes Ever

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?

Written by Nathan Birch