The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for August 2020, including Pokémon Sword and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The full results in each relevant category are as follows:
The top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S.
| All Platforms | |||
| Rank | Last Month Rank | August 2020 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | NEW | UFC 4 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 4 | 1 | Ghost of Tsushima | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 6 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
| 7 | 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 3 | Paper Mario: The Origami King* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 7 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 11 | 12 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 12 | 4 | The Last of Us: Part II | Sony (Corp) |
| 13 | 11 | Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 14 | NEW | PGA Tour 2K21* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 15 | 14 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 16 | 27 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 17 | 13 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege | Ubisoft |
| 18 | 26 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
| 19 | 41 | Final Fantasy VII: Remake | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 20 | 34 | Luigi’s Mansion 3* | Nintendo |
*Does not include Nintendo eShop digital sales
Top 10 best-selling games so far this year
| All Platforms | |||
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Year-to-Date Ending August 2020 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | 2 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 3 | The Last of Us: Part II | Sony (Corp) |
| 4 | 4 | Final Fantasy VII: Remake | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 5 | 5 | Ghost of Tsushima | Sony (Corp) |
| 6 | NEW | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | 6 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 8 | 7 | MLB: The Show 20 | Sony (Corp) |
| 9 | 9 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 10 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months
| All Platforms | |||
| Rank | Last Month Rank | 12 Months Ending August 2020 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | 3 | Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 2 | Madden NFL 20 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 4 | NBA 2K20* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 5 | 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 6 | The Last of Us: Part II | Sony (Corp) |
| 7 | 7 | FIFA 20 | Electronic Arts |
| 8 | 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 9 | Pokemon: Sword* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 10 | Luigi’s Mansion 3* | Nintendo |
Top 10 Nintendo Switch games for the month
| Nintendo Switch | |||
| Rank | Last Month Rank | August 2020 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | 2 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 2 | 3 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
| 3 | 4 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 4 | 5 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 5 | 1 | Paper Mario: The Origami King* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 7 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 8 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 12 | Luigi’s Mansion 3* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
“Digital content on console platforms, mobile content, and subscription spending were among the largest growth segments,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Year-to-date spending reached $29.4 billion, 23% higher than the same period in 2019. Content, hardware, and accessory spending each increased by more than 20% when compared to the same period a year ago.”
“Video game content spending reached $2.9 billion in August 2020, increasing 37% when compared to a year ago,” Piscatella said. “Year-to-date content spending now exceeds $25.9 billion, a 22% increase compared to the same period last year.”
Source: VentureBeat.com
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