This the NPD data for February 2021, which covers the sales for United States. The gaming industry generated $4.599 billion[1].
Overall[]
A total of $405 million for Hardware. This is up 121% from 2020. For video game content, there was a total of $3.998 billion, up 30% from from 2020. For Accessories, there was a total of $195 million, up 41% from 2020.
In terms of hardware, the Nintendo Switch maintains the lead position as the best-selling platform of the month, now exceeding the Nintendo DS's lifetime revenue. The Playstation 5 is in second place and continuing its record pace of fastest selling console since launch.
The biggest game of the month was Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, ranking as the second best-selling of the year despite no digital sales tracked. Besides this rerelease, the only new titles were the Persona action spinoff Persona 5 Strikers and the horror platformer Little Nightmares II.
Lists[]
*means no Digital Data
** means no data from certain storefronts such as Battle.net
Overall Top 20[]
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Persona 5 Strikers
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Madden NFL 21
- Little Nightmares II
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- FIFA 21
- NBA 2K21*
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars*
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Just Dance 2021
- Minecraft
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Immortals: Fenyx Rising
Best Selling Games of 2021 so Far[]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
- Madden NFL 21
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Persona 5 Strikers
- Ring Fit Adventure
Best Selling Games over the Past 12 Months[]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
- Madden NFL 21
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- The Last of Us: Part II
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars*
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
Switch[]
There is no digital data for Nintendo-published games
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury*
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars*
- Ring Fit Adventure
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Just Dance 2021
- Super Mario Party*
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Playstation[]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Persona 5 Strikers
- Madden NFL 21
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- Minecraft
- NBA 2K21
- FIFA 21
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Little Nightmares II
Xbox[]
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Madden NFL 21
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Little Nightmares II
- Forza Horizon 4
- NBA 2K21*
- Minecraft
- Mortal Kombat 11
- UFC 4
References[]
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