A little late with this one, completely missed the reveal last week.
The games industry brought in $1.08 billion in June, up 25 percent year-over-year, according to the industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Nintendo’s Mario Tennis Aces made quite a racket when it debuted on June 22, shooting up to become the best-selling title of the month. The popularity of multiplayer games like Epic’s Fortnite continued to contribute to high sales in the accessories category, which was up 38 percent.
“Year-to-date sales of both headsets and gamepads have achieved all-time record highs for a June tracking period,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “The previous year-to-date high spending for headsets occurred in 2010, and for gamepads in 2016.”
Software
Mario Tennis Aces*
God of War 2018
Grand Theft Auto V
The Crew 2
Far Cry 5
Mario Kart 8*
LEGO Incredibles
FIFA 18**
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Detroit: Become Human
Super Mario Odyssey*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
NBA 2K18
Call of Duty: WWII
MLB 18: The Show
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Vampyr*
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
State of Decay 2
*No digital sales included
**No PC digital sales included
Nintendo won big as the month’s top publisher, even without The NPD Group tracking digital sales from its eShop. When Mario Tennis Aces debuted on June 22, it instantly set a record as Nintendo’s best-selling tennis game in terms of first-month sales and climbed to No. 1 on June’s best-sellers chart.
“Nintendo Switch was the only platform that produced software sales growth in June, with dollar sales more than doubling those of June 2017,” said Piscatella. “Year-to-date software sales on Nintendo Switch are also more than double those of a year ago.”
Santa Monica Studio’s God of War 2018 continues its reign at the top of the charts, sitting at No. 2 of June’s best-sellers as well as 2018’s top games overall. Action games have had a good year so far, and sales for titles in that category are up 30 percent year-to-date.
Folks spent $350 million on hardware in June, thanks mainly to the battle royale sensation Fortnite. Sony’s PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console and remains the top platform year-to-date, but Microsoft and Nintendo also saw their sales increase. Year-over-year, Xbox One made almost twice and the Switch sold more than 50 percent. Nintendo also sold the most consoles with its NES Classic.
“This is the first time a Nintendo Entertainment System console has led in monthly unit sales since NPD tracking began in 1995,” said Piscatella.
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INDIVIDUAL CHARTS
Xbox One
The Crew 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Far Cry 5
State of Decay 2
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
FIFA 18
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Call of Duty: WWII
Lego Incredibles
PlayStation 4
God of War 2018
Detroit: Become Human
Grand Theft Auto V
FIFA 18
The Crew 2
MLB 18: The Show
Far Cry 5
Vampyr*
Lego Incredibles
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Nintendo Switch (physical only)
Mario Tennis Aces
Mario Kart 8
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Lego Incredibles
Splatoon 2
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Kirby Star Allies
Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed
Nintendo 3DS
Pokémon: Ultra Sun
Pokémon: Ultra Moon
Mario Kart 7
Super Smash Bros.
Super Mario 3D Land
Detective Pikachu
Minecraft
Mario Party: The Top 100
Super Mario Maker
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The best-selling games of 2018 so far
Far Cry 5
God of War 2018
Monster Hunter: World
Call of Duty: WWII
Dragon Ball: Fighterz
Grand Theft Auto V
Mario Kart 8*
NBA 2K18
MLB 18: The Show
Super Mario Odyssey*
The best-selling games over the last 12 months
Call of Duty: WWII
NBA 2K18
Destiny 2**
Madden NFL 18
Super Mario Odyssey*
Far Cry 5
Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017**
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
God of War 2018
