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This the NPD data for August 2020, which covers the sales for United States. The gaming industry generated $3.33 billion[1].

Overall[]

A total of $229 million for Hardware. This is up 37% from 2019. For video game content, there was a total of $2.935 billion, up 37% from from 2019. For Accessories, there was a total of $166 million, up 42% from 2019.

In terms of software, Madden takes the lead this year again, achieving double digit growth over last year's entry. The franchise is the best-selling sports series and the third overall in the United States. UFC 4 took second place and set a franchise launch month sales record for the series under EA. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is notable in being in the Switch's top 10 best seller for the Switch since the platform's launch and is the 10th best-selling game on Nintendo platforms for the tracked history.

In terms of hardware, the Nintendo Switch set a new August hardware sales record, beating the previous record by 2008 Wii. It also doubled unit sales over from last August.

Lists[]

*means no Digital Data

** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net

Overall Top 20[]

  1. Madden NFL 21
  2. UFC 4
  3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  4. Ghost of Tsushima
  5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  6. Ring Fit Adventure
  7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
  8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  9. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
  10. Mortal Kombat 11
  11. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  12. The Last of Us: Part II
  13. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
  14. PGA Tour 2K21*
  15. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  16. Super Mario Party*
  17. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
  18. Super Mario Odyssey*
  19. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  20. Luigi’s Mansion 3*

Best Selling Games of 2020 so Far[]

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  3. The Last of Us: Part II
  4. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  5. Ghost of Tsushima
  6. Madden NFL 21
  7. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
  8. MLB: The Show 20
  9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
  10. Mortal Kombat 11

Best Selling Games over the Past 12 Months[]

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  2. Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. NBA 2K20*
  5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  6. The Last of Us: Part II
  7. FIFA 20
  8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
  9. Pokémon: Sword*
  10. Luigi’s Mansion 3*

Switch[]

There is no digital data for Nintendo-published games

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  2. Ring Fit Adventure
  3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
  4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  5. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
  6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  8. Super Mario Party*
  9. Super Mario Odyssey*
  10. Luigi’s Mansion 3*

Playstation[]

  1. Madden NFL 21
  2. Ghost of Tsushima
  3. UFC 4
  4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  5. The Last of Us: Part II
  6. Minecraft
  7. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  8. MLB: The Show 20
  9. Marvel’s Spider-Man
  10. PGA Tour 2K21*

Xbox[]

  1. Madden NFL 21
  2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  3. UFC 4
  4. Forza Horizon 4
  5. Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
  6. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
  7. Grounded
  8. PGA Tour 2K21
  9. Rainbow Six: Siege [Tom Clancy’s]
  10. Mortal Kombat 11


References[]



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