NPD: Nintendo Switch once again the best-selling hardware platform of July

The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for July 2019, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee, Pokémon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Detective Pikachu and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The full results in each relevant category are as follows:

Software

The best-selling games of July 2019 in the U.S.

1. Madden NFL 20^**
2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
3. Super Mario Maker 2*
4. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
5. Minecraft***
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
8. Mortal Kombat 11
9. Mario Kart 8*
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
11. Marvel’s Spider-Man
12. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
13. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
14. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
15. Red Dead Redemption II
16. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
17. MLB 19: The Show
18. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
19. NBA 2K19
20. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

* Digital sales not included
^ PC digital sales not included
# Minecraft digital sales on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One included

The best-selling games of 2019 so far

1. Mortal Kombat 11
2. Kingdom Hearts III
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
4. Anthem**
5. Resident Evil 2 2019
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Red Dead Redemption II
8. Madden NFL 20**
9. Days Gone
10. MLB 19: The Show

The best-selling games of the last 12 months

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
3. NBA 2K19
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man
6. Madden NFL 19**
7. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
8. Mortal Kombat 11
9. FIFA 19**
10. Battlefield V**

Nintendo Switch’s best-selling games of July 2019

1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
2. Super Mario Maker 2*
3. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
5. Mario Kart 8*
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
8. Super Mario Party*
9. Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee*
10. Super Mario Odyssey*

Nintendo 3DS’s best-selling games of July 2019

1. Pokemon: Ultra Sun*
2. Pokemon: Ultra Moon*
3. Super Mario Maker*
4. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D*
5. Detective Pikachu*
6. Super Mario 3D Land*
7. Super Smash Bros.*
8. Luigi’s Mansion*
9. Mario Kart 7*
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D*

“Hardware spending in July 2019 fell 22 percent when compared to a year ago, to $169 million,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Year-to-date hardware spending has declined 21 percent versus year ago, to $1.5 billion. Spending declined across all in-market console platforms in July, while only Nintendo Switch has experienced sales gains year to date.”

“Nintendo Switch was once again the best-selling hardware platform of July and remains 2019’s hardware sales leader,” said Piscatella.

“Total July 2019 spending on accessories and game cards declined 12% when compared to a year ago, to $254 million,” said Piscatella. “Year-to-date sales of accessories and game cards have fallen 1 percent when compared to a year ago, to $2.0 billion. Growth in gamepad spending has not been able to offset declines across other segments.”

Source: VentureBeat.com