The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for December 2020, including 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.
| Rank | Last Month Rank | December 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 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | NEW | Cyberpunk 2077* | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 3 | 2 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft |
| 4 | 3 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 4 | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 8 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 11 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 5 | NBA 2K21* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 9 | NEW | Immortals: Fenyx Rising | Ubisoft |
| 10 | 12 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 11 | 17 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 12 | 13 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 13 | 6 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity* | Nintendo |
| 14 | 9 | FIFA 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 15 | 14 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 16 | 34 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
| 17 | 23 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 18 | 35 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 19 | 26 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
| 20 | 19 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 10 Nintendo Switch games for the month
| Rank | Last Month Rank | December 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 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 4 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 4 | 9 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 5 | 1 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 6 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 7 | 5 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 14 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 15 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
“December 2020 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories reached a December record $7.7 billion, 25% higher when compared to a year ago,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Full-year spending also set a new record, totaling $56.9 billion, 27% higher than 2019.”
Source: VentureBeat.com
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