Circana's March U.S. sales report confirms MLB: The Show 26 as the top-selling retail title for the month, while Nintendo claimed the top hardware position.
The sales tracker’s monthly charts — which cover U.S. physical and certain retail digital sales reported to the firm — list the Nintendo Switch 2 as the best-selling platform for March, followed by Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S.
According to Circana’s March rankings, MLB: The Show 26 debuted at number one after launching across multiple platforms.
Circana’s retail breakdown places several high-profile releases in the top ten, with long-running franchises and multisystem titles represented alongside Nintendo-first and platform-agnostic entries.
Circana additionally notes that it does not receive Nintendo’s complete digital sales data, which can affect absolute digital tallies.
Rewritten for clarity, Circana’s release states that Nintendo led hardware sales for the period, and that MLB: The Show 26 was the month's highest-selling game in U.S. retail channels.
The tracker also listed Resident Evil: Requiem and WWE 2K26 among the top sellers, and included new entries such as Marathon (2026) and Pokemon: Pokopia in the top ten.
Full top-10 retail chart highlights (as reported by Circana for March):
- #1 MLB: The Show 26 (Multiple publishers)
- #2 Resident Evil: Requiem (Capcom)
- #3 WWE 2K26 (Take-Two Interactive)
- #4 Marathon (2026) (Sony)
- #5 Pokemon: Pokopia (Nintendo)
- Additional entries included Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, NBA 2K26, Minecraft, EA Sports FC 26, and Grand Theft Auto V.
Circana’s monthly reports are widely used by industry observers to gauge retail demand and launch performance in the U.S. market.
Because some publishers and platform holders provide differing levels of retail and digital data, Circana’s charts are a snapshot of reported sales rather than a single, consolidated global figure.
For Nintendo-specific digital sales figures and eShop performance, publishers and platform statements remain the primary sources.
Publishers, developers, and analysts will be watching subsequent Circana releases to track momentum across consoles and third-party franchises as the year proceeds.
The March snapshot highlights the continued commercial strength of sports and long-running franchise releases in U.S. retail channels.
The sales tracker’s monthly charts — which cover U.S. physical and certain retail digital sales reported to the firm — list the Nintendo Switch 2 as the best-selling platform for March, followed by Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X|S.
According to Circana’s March rankings, MLB: The Show 26 debuted at number one after launching across multiple platforms.
Circana’s retail breakdown places several high-profile releases in the top ten, with long-running franchises and multisystem titles represented alongside Nintendo-first and platform-agnostic entries.
Circana additionally notes that it does not receive Nintendo’s complete digital sales data, which can affect absolute digital tallies.
Rewritten for clarity, Circana’s release states that Nintendo led hardware sales for the period, and that MLB: The Show 26 was the month's highest-selling game in U.S. retail channels.
The tracker also listed Resident Evil: Requiem and WWE 2K26 among the top sellers, and included new entries such as Marathon (2026) and Pokemon: Pokopia in the top ten.
Full top-10 retail chart highlights (as reported by Circana for March):
- #1 MLB: The Show 26 (Multiple publishers)
- #2 Resident Evil: Requiem (Capcom)
- #3 WWE 2K26 (Take-Two Interactive)
- #4 Marathon (2026) (Sony)
- #5 Pokemon: Pokopia (Nintendo)
- Additional entries included Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, NBA 2K26, Minecraft, EA Sports FC 26, and Grand Theft Auto V.
Circana’s monthly reports are widely used by industry observers to gauge retail demand and launch performance in the U.S. market.
Because some publishers and platform holders provide differing levels of retail and digital data, Circana’s charts are a snapshot of reported sales rather than a single, consolidated global figure.
For Nintendo-specific digital sales figures and eShop performance, publishers and platform statements remain the primary sources.
Publishers, developers, and analysts will be watching subsequent Circana releases to track momentum across consoles and third-party franchises as the year proceeds.
The March snapshot highlights the continued commercial strength of sports and long-running franchise releases in U.S. retail channels.