Ghost of Tsushima took the top spot on the US software sales chart in May, while PS5 was once again the leading console platform.
Sony’s game was last month’s best-selling title based on tracked dollar sales following the release of thePCversion, according to research firm Circana, which published its latest US games industry sales report on Monday.
The top-performing brand-new release was Switch exclusivePaper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorfromNintendo, which doesn’t share digital sales data.
“[Ghost of Tsushima] generated a slightly higher consumer spending total across physical and digital game sales than did physical-only sales of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door,” said Mat Piscatella, executive director, video games at Circana.
Other new releases that made May’s top 20 chart included Homeworld 3 at No.14 and F1 24 at No.18.
On the hardware front, PS5 remained the month’s top-selling console in both unit and dollar sales.
Nintendo Switchonce again placed second in unit sales, whileXbox Series X/Sranked second in dollars.
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“Through each console’s first 43 months in market,PlayStation 5unit sales lead those ofPlayStation 4by 8%, whileXboxSeries trailsXbox Oneby 13% and remains slightly behindXbox 360,” Piscatella said.
Total US consumer spending on game hardware, content and accessories in May fell 6% year-over-year to $3.975 billion. Year to date consumer spending remains up 2% at $22.751 billion.
