The US Suffered Its Worst November Since 1995 In Phrases Of {Hardware} Gross sales

The US has suffered its worst November since 1995 by way of {hardware} gross sales, in accordance with Circana’s Mat Piscatella.

In his month-to-month thread detailing gross sales figures and retail highlights, Piscatella confirms {that a} whole of 1.6 million {hardware} models have been bought throughout all platforms within the US throughout November. That is the bottom whole since 1995, throughout which a complete of 1.4 million models have been bought.

To probably clarify this determine, Piscatella additionally notes that the typical value paid for a brand new piece of {hardware} was “an all-time November excessive of $439”, which is up 11% in comparison with a 12 months in the past.

{Hardware} – 1.6 million models of online game {hardware} throughout all platforms bought within the US throughout November, the bottom whole for a November month since 1995 (1.4 million).

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-12-17T14:00:40.416Z

Wanting on the information a bit nearer, the PS5 managed to beat the Swap 2 to be the highest-selling platform throughout November, which is the primary time Sony has managed such a feat for the reason that launch of Nintendo’s new console. In the meantime, the NEX Playground got here in third place in models bought, although the Xbox managed to bag third in {dollars}.

By way of software program, the highest-selling sport of the month was, relatively predictably, Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 7. Nintendo’s highest-charting title was Pokémon Legends: Z-A.