{"id":135246,"date":"2025-12-17T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195481"},"modified":"2025-12-17T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:50:00","slug":"the-us-suffered-its-worst-november-since-1995-in-terms-of-hardware-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/17\/the-us-suffered-its-worst-november-since-1995-in-terms-of-hardware-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Suffered Its Worst November Since 1995 In Terms Of Hardware Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec0d6a139fcf0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec0d6a139fcf0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ec0d6a139fcf0\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Switch 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec0d6a139fcf0\/switch-2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ec0d6a139fcf0\/switch-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"Switch 2\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The US has suffered its worst November since 1995 in terms of hardware sales, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3ma6t4rmv4s2w\">Circana&#8217;s Mat Piscatella<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his monthly thread detailing sales figures and retail highlights, Piscatella confirms that a total of 1.6 million hardware units were sold across all platforms in the US during November. This is the lowest total since 1995, during which a total of 1.4 million units were sold.<\/p>\n<p>To potentially explain this figure, Piscatella also notes that the average price paid for a new piece of hardware was &#8220;an all-time November high of $439&#8221;, which is up 11% compared to a year ago.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-bsky-post\" readability=\"19.4625\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matpiscatella.bsky.social\/post\/3ma6t4rmv4s2w @ 2025-12-17T15:46:14+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ma6t4rmv4s2w\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibipn27vwwd5ojeratxgfruob6ojtwwdishhlop6m5zcpmw4untw4\" readability=\"5.0458333333333\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Hardware &#8211; 1.6 million units of video game hardware across all platforms sold in the US during November, the lowest total for a November month since 1995 (1.4 million).<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x?ref_src=embed\">Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:bhqrrxt7yyfpwguioa7rwa7x\/post\/3ma6t4rmv4s2w?ref_src=embed\">2025-12-17T14:00:40.416Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Looking at the data a bit closer, the PS5 managed to beat the Switch 2 to be the highest-selling platform during November, which is the first time Sony has managed such a feat since the launch of Nintendo&#8217;s new console. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2025\/12\/xbox-series-xs-had-no-black-friday-deals-so-they-lost-to-a-console-weve-never-heard-of-us\" class=\"external\">the NEX Playground came in third place<\/a> in units sold, though the Xbox managed to bag third in dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of software, the highest-selling game of the month was, rather predictably, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/call_of_duty_black_ops_7\" class=\"external\">Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/a>. Nintendo&#8217;s highest-charting title was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_legends_z-a\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:192339,194909 @ 1766022932 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts on the sales figures for November in the US? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life The US has suffered its worst November since 1995 in terms of hardware sales, according to Circana&#8217;s Mat Piscatella. In his monthly thread detailing sales figures and retail highlights, Piscatella confirms that a total of 1.6 million hardware units were sold across all platforms in the US during November. 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