The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for January 2021, 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 | January 2021 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 | 3 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft |
| 3 | 4 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 4 | 5 | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 6 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 7 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 19 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
| 8 | 26 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 9 | 11 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 8 | NBA 2K21* | Take-Two Interactive (Corp) |
| 11 | 10 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 12 | 14 | FIFA 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 13 | 9 | Immortals: Fenyx Rising | Ubisoft |
| 14 | 20 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 15 | 12 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 16 | 17 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 17 | 31 | Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 18 | 2 | Cyberpunk 2077* | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 19 | 18 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 20 | 40 | UFC 4 | Electronic Arts |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 10 Nintendo Switch games for the month
| Rank | Last Month Rank | January 2021 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 2 | 2 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 11 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
| 4 | 4 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 5 | 3 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 9 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 6 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 8 | 10 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 7 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 8 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
“January 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content,and accessories reached a January record $4.7 billion,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “[That’s] 42% higher when compared to a year ago.”
Source: VentureBeat.com
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