The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for February 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 | February 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 | NEW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury* | Nintendo |
| 2 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 3 | NEW | Persona 5: Strikers | Sega/Atlus |
| 4 | 3 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 4 | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | NEW | Little Nightmares II | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 7 | 2 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft |
| 8 | 6 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 8 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 11 | 12 | FIFA 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 12 | 10 | NBA 2K21* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 13 | 9 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 14 | 14 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 15 | 11 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 16 | 7 | Ring Fit Adventure* | Nintendo |
| 17 | 15 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 18 | 17 | Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 19 | 16 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 20 | 13 | Immortals: Fenyx Rising | Ubisoft |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 20 best-selling games of the year so far
| Rank | Year-to-Date Ending February 2021 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 | Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) | |
| 2 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury* | Nintendo | |
| 3 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) | |
| 4 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft | |
| 5 | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts | |
| 6 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo | |
| 7 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo | |
| 8 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) | |
| 9 | Persona 5: Strikers | Sega/Atlus | |
| 10 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo | |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months
| Rank | Last Month Rank | 12 Months Ending February 2021 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: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 3 | 3 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 4 | 4 | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
| 5 | 5 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft |
| 6 | 6 | The Last of Us: Part II | Sony (Corp) |
| 7 | 7 | Ghost of Tsushima | Sony (Corp) |
| 8 | 10 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 9 | 9 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 10 Nintendo Switch games for the month
| Rank | Last Month Rank | February 2021 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury* | Nintendo |
| 2 | 2 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 4 | 4 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 5 | 5 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 3 | Ring Fit Adventure* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 7 | Just Dance 2021 | Ubisoft |
| 9 | 8 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 9 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
“February 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content, and accessories reached a February record $4.6 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “[That is] 35% higher when compared to a year ago.”
Source: VentureBeat.com
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