{"id":17114,"date":"2026-01-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:00:00","slug":"dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record\/","title":{"rendered":"#Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default 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href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record\/#USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_2025_Overall\" >USA Software Sales Top 20: 2025 Overall<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dec_2025_USA_Sales_Industry_Rebounds_from_One_of_the_Worst_Months_on_Record\"><\/span>Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"bf69cf2986738\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/bf69cf2986738\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/bf69cf2986738\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Console sales looked apocalyptic last month, reaching an all-time November low since records began in 1995.<\/p>\n<p>But December 2025 was a much healthier month for the industry overall, with hardware sales increasing six per cent year-over-year \u2013 although this was largely propelled by the Switch 2, which launched earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3mczdup376s2b?ref_src=embed @ 2026-01-23T12:00:43+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mczdup376s2b\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiby3fljyhkdeyeuekowzm76ipvd5ynchi5wlmnu5auqhcoeqze3s4\">\n<p lang=\"en\">December 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana &#8211; Increases in consumer spending on subscription services, hardware and mobile content helped the US video game market reach $60.7 billion in 2025, achieving 1.4% growth when compared to a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x?ref_src=embed\">Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3mczdup376s2b?ref_src=embed\">2026-01-22T14:00:07.503Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>All-in-all, though, the industry rebounded to generate $60.7 billion in 2025 overall \u2013 up 1.4% compared to 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"y-XGB8_bQ3s\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<div class=\"video-stage\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top 10 Best PS5 Games Of 2024 (So Far) | PlayStation 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y-XGB8_bQ3s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">167k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>While it\u2019s certainly not an extraordinary number by any stretch \u2013 especially when you consider the launch of the fastest-selling console on record \u2013 it\u2019s acceptable considering the context of the current economic environment.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the key takeaways we\u2019ve already reported on from this latest Circana report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Call of Duty Sales Hit 17-Year Low with Black Ops 7<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In a Sea of Live Service, Ghost of Yotei Was the Third Best-Selling PS5 Game of 2025 in the US<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Despite Its Price, PS5 Pro Enjoyed a Very Respectable 2025 in USA<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>PS Portal Peaks in USA with Highest PS5 Console Attach Rate Yet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>These PS2, PSP, and PS Vita Games Managed to Sell 1 New Copy in 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And here are the top 20 selling games for both December 2025 \u2013 and the year as a whole:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_December_2025\"><\/span>USA Software Sales Top 20: December 2025<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Battlefield 6<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports FC 26<\/li>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A*<\/li>\n<li>Metroid Prime 4: Beyond*<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft^<\/li>\n<li>Donkey Kong Bananza*<\/li>\n<li>Ghost of Yotei<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/li>\n<li>Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Red Dead Redemption 2<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Come Deliverance 2<\/li>\n<li>Kirby Air Riders*<\/li>\n<li>Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2*<\/li>\n<li>Marvel&#8217;s Spider-Man 2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"USA_Software_Sales_Top_20_2025_Overall\"><\/span>USA Software Sales Top 20: 2025 Overall<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Battlefield 6<\/li>\n<li>NBA 2K26<\/li>\n<li>Borderlands 4<\/li>\n<li>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/li>\n<li>Madden NFL 26<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports College Football 26<\/li>\n<li>EA Sports FC 26<\/li>\n<li>The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered<\/li>\n<li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 6<\/li>\n<li>Ghost of Yotei<\/li>\n<li>MLB The Show 25^^<\/li>\n<li>Minecraft^<\/li>\n<li>Elden Ring: Nightreign<\/li>\n<li>Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2<\/li>\n<li>Forza Horizon 5<\/li>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A*<\/li>\n<li>WWE 2K25<\/li>\n<li>Split Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Grand Theft Auto 5<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>* Digital sales excluded<br \/>\n^ Digital sales on Nintendo platforms excluded<br \/>\n^^ Digital sales on Nintendo and Xbox platforms excluded<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3mczdup376s2b?ref_src=embed\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3mczdup376s2b?ref_src=embed\">bsky.app<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/a6438c5f264fc15b7fc4cc93e5da355a @ 1769273304 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Best PS4 Games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/news\/2026\/01\/dec-2025-usa-sales-industry-rebounds-from-one-of-the-worst-months-on-record\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dec 2025 USA Sales: Industry Rebounds from One of the Worst Months on Record Image: Push Square Console sales looked apocalyptic last month, reaching an all-time November low since records began in 1995. 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