Switch was top selling console for the month and Madden was top selling game for the minth. Normally I’d just shorten down everything but I’m on my phone so I’m gonna copy pasta from resetera.
HARDWARE
Switch kept its youthful momentum in August as the aging PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems continue to wither. Nintendo’s hybrid console was the top-selling hardware in the United States in August, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Check out the NPD software results for August right here.
“Nintendo Switch was again the best-selling hardware platform of August and remains the best-selling platform of 2019,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Nintendo Switch is the only platform with sales gains both in August as well as year to date.”
SOFTWARE
Madden NFL 20**
Minecraft***
Grand Theft Auto V
Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Super Mario Maker 2*
Mario Kart 8*
Mortal Kombat 11
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Astral Chain*
Marvel’s Spider-Man
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Super Mario Party*
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales
***Minecraft digital sales include Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but not other digital sales.
The rest of the software charts
The 10 best-selling games of 2019 so far
Mortal Kombat 11
Kingdom Hearts III
Madden NFL 20**
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
Anthem**
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Resident Evil 2 2019
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption II
Days Gone
Top 10 best-selling games over the last 12 months
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
NBA 2K19
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Mortal Kombat 11
FIFA 19**
Madden NFL 19**
Battlefield V**
Xbox One
Madden NFL 20
Grand Theft Auto V
Minecraft
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Red Dead Redemption II
Mortal Kombat 11
Forza Horizon 4
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Overwatch
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
PlayStation 4
Madden NFL 20
Minecraft
Grand Theft Auto V
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Mortal Kombat 11
Red Dead Redemption II
Days Gone
MLB 19: The Show
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Nintendo Switch
Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Super Mario Maker 2*
Mario Kart 8*
Astral Chain*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Super Mario Party*
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Minecraft*
Nintendo 3DS
Pokemon: Ultra Sun*
Pokemon: Ultra Moon*
Super Mario Maker*
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D*
Super Mario 3D Land*
Super Smash Bros.*
Mario Kart 7*
Detective Pikachu*
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth*
Animal Crossing: New Leaf*
NPD confirmed that this was the worst August in terms of software sales in more than 20 years.
“Dollar sales of tracked video game software fell 22 percent in August versus a year ago, to $257 million,” said Piscatella. “This represents the lowest total software sales in an August month since August 1998, which was $234 million.”
Overall, 2019 is still on par with last year’s software sales, but that is due primarily to the newer of the three major console platforms.
“Year-to-date dollar sales of tracked video game software increased 1 percent, to $3.1 billion,” said Piscatella. “Nintendo Switch performance has driven the growth.”
Five of the top 10 best-selling video games of August 2019 are Nintendo platform exclusives. Astral Chain launched as the 10th best-selling game of August, the only new release to place amongst the top 10 sellers of the month.
