Madden NFL 20 takes the lead as the best-selling game on PS4 and overall platforms for July 2019
What you need to know
- The July 2019 NPD data has been released.
- For this month, Madden NFL 20 was the best-selling game on PlayStation 4 and overall.
- The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console overall.
- Madden NFL 20 is $51 on Amazon.
Every month, the NPD Group releases information on the top-selling games across all video game platforms in the United States. While it doesn’t account for worldwide sales, it does provide a good snapshot of one the largest video game markets. Mat Piscatella, an analyst for NPD, has shared the results for July 2019. For this month, data was tracked from July 7 through August 3, 2019.
For the month of July, Madden NFL 20 was the best-selling game on PlayStation 4 and for the month overall. Sony had two exclusives in the top 20 for the month: Marvel’s Spider-Man at the #11 spot and MLB 19: The Show at #17. The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of the month. Mortal Kombat 11 was at the #8 spot for the month overall and is still the best-selling game of 2019 so far.
Here are the numbers for the July 2019 NPD results:
- Total: $762 million, very slightly up year-over-year
- Video games hardware: $169 million, down 22% year-over-year
- PC & video games software: $340 million, up 34% year-over-year
- Accessories and game cards: $254 million, down 12% year-over-year
Here are the July 2019 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):
Madden NFL 20**
Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
Super Mario Maker 2*
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
Minecraft***
Grand Theft Auto V
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Mortal Kombat 11
Mario Kart 8*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
Red Dead Redemption II
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
MLB 19: The Show
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
NBA 2K19
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- *Does not include digital sales
- **Does not include PC digital sales
- ***Minecraft digital sales include Xbox One and PlayStation 4
Here are the best-selling games of July 2019 by platform:
PlayStation 4:
Madden NFL 20
Minecraft
Grand Theft Auto V
Marvel’s Spider-Man
MLB 19: The Show
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Mortal Kombat 11
Days Gone
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
Red Dead Redemption II
Xbox One:
Madden NFL 20
Grand Theft Auto V
Minecraft
Forza Horizon 4
Red Dead Redemption II
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Mortal Kombat 11
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Nintendo Switch:
Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
Super Mario Maker 2*
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Mario Kart 8*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Super Mario Party*
Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
Super Mario Odyssey*
Here are the best-selling games of 2019 year-to-date:
Mortal Kombat 11
Kingdom Hearts III
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
Anthem**
Resident Evil 2 2019
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Red Dead Redemption II
Madden NFL 20**
Days Gone
MLB 19: The Show
That’s all for the breakdown of this month’s numbers. For more information, you can consult Mat Piscatella’s thread right here.
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