Tomodachi Life Tops US April Sales as Switch 2 Sparks Hardware Surge

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream led April US sales with over $41M in combined physical and projected digital sales, fueling a 44% YoY rise in new physical software spending; Capcom's Pragmata debuted second, while total US video game spending reached $4.3B and hardware revenue rose 34% to $261M on the Switch 2’s momentum, with Nintendo's hardware share at a high for the period. Circana also notes a new Top 10 methodology and provides projected top titles for April 5–May 2, 2026.
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