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    NPD May 2018 - Try and guess the #1 selling game

    Thanks to the NPD Group for the breakdown-

    Here are the numbers for May 2018:
    Total: $685 million (up 13% from $607 million in May 2017)
    Hardware: $186 million (up 26% from $147 million)
    PC and console software: $274 million (down 4% from $285 million)
    Accessories: $225 million (up 30% from $174 million)
    May 2018 spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards grew 13 percent when compared to a year ago, to $685 million. Growth in Hardware and Accessories & Game Cards offset a slight decline in Software.

    Year-to-date spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards is up 15 percent when compared to the same period a year ago, to $4.9 billion. Growth has occurred across all categories of spending.

    SOFTWARE

    Best Sellers drive growth: Year to date, software spending is up 7 percent versus year ago, to $2.2 billion. Far Cry 5, God of War, and Monster Hunter: World are the year's best-selling titles.

    State of Decay 2 tops the chart: State of Decay 2 was May's best-selling game, as launch month sales nearly doubled that of the previous entry in the franchise, State of Decay.

    God of War holds strong: God of War was May's second best-selling title, and now ranks in the same position in year to date sales, trailing only Ubisoft's Far Cry 5.

    Detroit opens higher than Heavy Rain: Detroit: Become Human was the third best-selling game of the month. Launch month sales of Detroit: Become Human represent a record high for developer Quantic Dream, with sales growth of over 20 percent when compared to its previous launch month best-seller, Heavy Rain.

    Switch Software sees strong growth: Nintendo Switch software sales in May generated growth of 90 percent when compared to a year ago, delivering the highest software revenues for any Nintendo platform in May since the Nintendo Wii in May 2011. Please note that The NPD Group does not currently track digital sales on Nintendo platforms.

    Sony was the months top publisher: Sony was May's top-selling software publisher, driven by God of War and Detroit: Become Human. Ubisoft remains the top revenue generating publisher year to date, while Activision Blizzard holds the lead revenue position over the 12 month period ending May.

    HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES

    Hardware spending up for the year: For the 2018 year-to-date period, hardware spending has increased 15 percent to $1.3 billion. Spending gains for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic have driven growth.

    Best May since 2011: Hardware unit sales in May 2018 reached the highest total for a May since May 2011, while May 2018 dollar sales reached the highest May total since May 2014.

    Big 3 break records: Sony's PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo Switch all achieved all-time unit sales highs for a May month. Previous highs were May 2016 for PlayStation 4, May 2015 for Xbox One, and May 2017 for Switch.

    PS4 is the months best seller: Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in May, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date.

    Switch has a top selling SKU: The Nintendo Switch 32GB w/Neon Red/Blue JoyCon was the month's best-selling hardware SKU in both unit and dollar sales.

    Accessories Roundup: Sales of Headsets/Headphones more than doubled in May 2018 when compared to a year ago. Year to date, Headsets/Headphones spending has increased 83 percent. The Xbox One Ear Force Recon 50x Gaming Headset from Turtle Beach was the best-selling Headset/Headphone in May, while the company's Xbox One Ear Force Stealth 600 Wireless Headset is the best-selling Headset/Headphone for 2018 year to date.

    Gamepad spending grew 16 percent in May versus a year ago, with year to date spending growth of 22 percent. The PS4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black is the best-selling Gamepad in both May and 2018 year to date.

    RANKINGS
    Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel, ranked on dollar sales

    State of Decay 2
    God of War 2018
    Detroit: Become Human
    Far Cry 5
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed*
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
    Mario Kart 8*
    NBA 2K18
    MLB 18: The Show
    Call of Duty: WWII
    Super Mario Odyssey*
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
    FIFA 18^
    Overwatch^
    Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
    Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
    Assassin's Creed: Origins
    Monster Hunter: World
    * Digital sales not included
    ^ PC digital sales not included

    Xbox One
    State of Decay 2
    Far Cry 5
    Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
    Grand Theft Auto V
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
    Call of Duty: WWII
    Overwatch
    Sea Of Thieves
    NBA 2K18
    FIFA 18

    PS4
    God of War 2018
    Detroit: Become Human
    Far Cry 5
    MLB 18: The Show
    Grand Theft Auto V
    FIFA 18
    NBA 2K18
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
    Call of Duty: WWII
    Overwatch

    Switch
    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed
    Mario Kart 8
    Super Mario Odyssey
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    Splatoon 2
    Kirby Star Allies
    Labo Toy-Con 01 Variety Kit
    Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Year to Date
    Far Cry 5
    God of War 2018
    Monster Hunter: World
    Call of Duty: WWII
    Dragon Ball: Fighterz
    Grand Theft Auto V
    NBA 2K18
    MLB 18: The Show
    Mario Kart 8*
    Playerunknown's Battlegrounds^

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    https://www.resetera.com/threads/npd...-charts.50571/





    Probably worth noting that the numbers in the OP don't include game pass downloads. These are full game sales. The total would be higher if you include Game Pass players.
    Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel, ranked on dollar sales
    Dollar sales from a budget, non-AAA title.




    Nice job Undead Labs, now get back to fixing stuff.
    Last edited by bdoughty; 06-21-2018 at 08:39 AM.

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    Seriously, that's amazing they had the best selling game in May, especially considering it didn't officially release until May 22nd. They only had a little over a week to rack up that amount of sales vs games that had all month.

    Between the # of sales numbers needed to top the list of best selling in May, plus joining Microsoft Game Studios, the future of State of Decay is looking bright. Get the bugs fixed up in this one, plus some quality of life additions, and whatever DLC they have planned, and it should be golden. Then start working on State of Decay 3. Make it even bigger and even better. Hell, instead of having three maps, have all three maps combined. Dear god, something like State of Decay on a map like GTA V's. I'm drooling. Hell, even half the size of GTA V. Fuck, even just a quarter. That would be a massive map to explore and do shit in. Could easily have dozens of base options.

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    Exactly, this game has nowhere to go but up. MS knows this and will make sure that it becomes a staple in it's First Party Lineup. Now just waiting on a Forza Horizon/State of Decay crossover.

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