Jan 2026 USA Sales: 5-Year-Old PS5 Nudges Nintendo’s New Switch 2 Aside

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Although the Switch 2 outsold the PS5 in December 2025, the PS5 regained the top spot in the US console market this January, leading in both the number of consoles sold and overall revenue.

Although the console is over five years old and benefited from some remaining holiday deals, it’s still remarkable that Sony’s system performed better than Nintendo’s brand new one, even if the difference wasn’t massive.

Overall sales in the industry increased by 3% compared to last year. While not a huge jump, this is a positive sign, especially considering the current economic difficulties.

Things have been pretty quiet lately – January is usually a slow month for games anyway. But I’m still seeing a ton of people playing Ghost of Yotei, which some folks online aren’t too happy about, honestly. The only brand new game that actually made the charts this week was Code Vein 2, which is cool to see.

Here’s the top 20 software sales for the month:

USA Software Sales Top 20: January 2026

  1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
  2. NBA 2K26
  3. Madden NFL 26
  4. Minecraft^
  5. Battlefield 6
  6. EA Sports FC 26
  7. GTA 5
  8. Red Dead Redemption 2
  9. Final Fantasy 7 Remake
  10. Forza Horizon 5
  11. Code Vein 2
  12. Ghost of Yotei
  13. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
  14. EA Sports College Football 26
  15. Helldivers 2
  16. Pokemon Legends Z-A*
  17. Split Fiction
  18. Elden Ring
  19. Microsoft Flight Simulator 24
  20. Fallout 4

* Digital sales excluded
^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms excluded

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2026-02-21 15:36