General Gaming November 2018 NPD: Best year for software since 2011, RDR2 reigns supreme, God of Legs

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November 2018:

Total: $2,693 million (up 0% percent from $2,706 million in November 2017)
Hardware: $1,182 million (up 3% from $1,147 million)
PC and console software: $1,008 million (down 15% compared to $1,188 million)
Accessories: $503 million (up 35% from $371 million)

 

2018 Year-To-Date:

 

Total: $13.214 billion (up 16 percent from $11.378 billion in 2017 year to date)
Hardware: $3.905 billion (up 14 percent from $3.441 billion)
PC and console software: $5.849 billion (up 9 percent from $5.369 billion)
Accessories: $3.46 billion (up 35 percent from $2.568 billion)

 

RDR2:

 

“Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best-selling game of November 2018 and is the 2nd best-selling game year-to-date,” said Piscatella. “With two months in market, sales of Red Dead Redemption 2 now exceed the lifetime sales of the previous title in the franchise, Red Dead Redemption, by nearly 40 percent.”

 

COD:

 

“Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the second fastest selling game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in history, trailing only 2017’s Call of Duty: WWII,” said Piscatella. “This is the fifth consecutive year, and ninth time in the last 10 years, that a title from the Call of Duty franchise has been the best-selling game over the January through November time period.”

 

Pokemon:

 

“Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee are the No. 5 and No. 6 best-selling games of November, respectively,” said Piscatella. “Launch month sales of Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu are the second highest in franchise history, trailing only Pokéman Stadium, which launched on the Nintendo 64 in the March 2000 tracking period.”

 

Spyro:

 

“Spyro Reignited Trilogy is the No. 9 best-selling game of November,” said Piscatella. “The launch month dollar sales of Spyro Reignited Trilogy are more than 30 percent higher than the combined launch month sales of all other Spyro games in history.”

 

God of War:

 

“God of War returns to the monthly top 20 best-sellers list for the first time since August, ranking as the No. 16 best-selling game of November,” said Piscatella. “It is currently the No. 7 best-selling game year-to-date.”

 

November 2018:

 

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
3. Battlefield V**
4. Fallout 76*
5. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
6. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
7. NBA 2K19
8. Madden NFL 19^
9. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
10. FIFA 19**
11. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
12. Super Mario Party*
13. Marvel’s Spider-Man
14. Mario Kart 8*
15. WWE 2K19
16. God of War 2018
17. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
18. Just Dance 2019
19. Grand Theft Auto V
20. Forza Horizon 4

 

PS4

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
3. Fallout 76*
4. Battlefield V
5. NBA 2K19
6. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
7. Madden NFL 19
8. Marvel's Spider-Man
9. FIFA 19
10. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Xbox One

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
3. Battlefield V
4. Fallout 76*
5. Madden NFL 19
6. NBA 2K19
7. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
8. FIFA 19
9. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
10. Forza Horizon 4

Switch 

1. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu
2. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee
3. Super Mario Part
4. Mario Kart 8
5. Super Mario Odyssey
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7. Just Dance 2019
8. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
9. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
10. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Year to Date

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
2. Red Dead Redemption II
3. NBA 2K19
4. Far Cry 5
5. Madden NFL 19^
6. Marvel's Spider-Man
7. God of War 2018
8. Monster Hunter: World
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

[Zaku3]

Good to see BFV in 3rd. 

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4. Fallout 76*

 

Wow, gamers are gullible.

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[legend]

It's amazing how well CoD still sells, while I've been completely detached from the series since Modern Warfare.