#Circana
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Black Ops 2 dominates July on PS5 as Microsoft cuts data flow
Black Ops 2's PS5 port topped US sales charts in July according to Circana, during a traditionally slow month. But the real shock came from elsewhere: Microsoft decided to stop sharing download sales data with tracking firms like Circana and GSD. A move that will blind much of the industry and make PC and Xbox market trends unreadable for months to come.
Switch 2: 5.9 Million Units in a Year, Second Only to the GBA
Circana data for the Nintendo Switch 2's first twelve months in the US market is in: 5.9 million consoles sold, making it the second fastest-adopted console in US market history as tracked since 1995. Only the Game Boy Advance, with 6.5 million units over the same period, still edges out Nintendo's machine. This result reshapes the competitive landscape in premium hardware and validates a strategy many considered risky.