The latest videogame console and hardware results have arrived courtesy of NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella.
For the month of August, the Nintendo Switch was again the best selling console for the month. While Madden NFL 20 was once again the best selling software title of August.
Overall sales growth breakdown per August NPD results:
- Total: $666 million (Down from August 2018)
- Hardware: $167 million (Down from $214 million August 2018)
- Software: $257 million (Down from $341 million August 2018)
- Accessories and Game Cards: $242 million (Down from $256 million August 2018)
August NPD Top 20 games sales rankings (ranked on dollar sales)
- Madden NFL 20
- Minecraft
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Super Mario Maker 2*
- Mario Kart 8*
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- Astral Chain*
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Super Mario Party*
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
- The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
* Nintendo does not provide NPD with digital sales figures. Physical Sales represented only.
Top 10 selling games of August 2019 by individual platform: (Ranked on dollar sales)
PlayStation 4
- Madden NFL 20
- Minecraft
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Days Gone
- MLB 19: The Show
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Xbox One
- Madden NFL 20
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Minecraft
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Forza Horizon 4
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- Overwatch
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Nintendo Switch
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Super Mario Maker 2*
- Mario Kart 8*
- Astral Chain*
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Super Mario Party*
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
- Minecraft*
* Nintendo does not provide NPD with digital sales figures. Physical Sales represented only.
Best selling games of 2019 Year-To-Date: (All Platforms)
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Madden NFL 20
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
- Anthem
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Resident Evil 2 2019
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Days Gone
* Nintendo does not provide NPD with digital sales figures. Physical Sales represented only.
For more information on this month’s NPD results, please check out Mat Piscatella’s NPD thread here.
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