Madden NFL 20 kept its #1 spot and Minecraft showed up for #2, while Control didn’t crack the top 20 games for the month.
What you need to know
- The August 2019 NPD data has been released.
- For this month, Madden NFL 20 retained the #1 spot on PlayStation 4 and for the month overall.
- The Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console overall.
- Madden NFL 20 is $51 on Amazon for PlayStation 4.
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 August 2019. For this month, data was tracked from August 4 through August 31, 2019.
This month is interesting, to say the least. It wasn’t particularly strong in sales, as Piscatella notes that it is the lowest sales for the month of August since 1998. Madden NFL 20 again took the #1 spot, while Minecraft had a very strong month and made the #position. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan made it to #19, while Control did not make the top 20 in its debut month. For PlayStation 4 exclusives, Marvel’s Spider-Man did well and made the #11 spot. The Nintendo Switch was (again) the bestselling console for the month, as well as naturally being the bestselling console of the year so far.
Here are the numbers for the August 2019 NPD results:
- Total: $666 million, down 18% year-over-year
- Video games hardware: $167 million, down 22% year-over-year
- PC & video games software: $257 million, down 24% year-over-year
- Accessories and game cards: $242 million, down 6% year-over-year
Here are the August 2019 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):
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.
Here are the best-selling games of August 2019 by platform:
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
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
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*
Here are the best-selling games of 2019 year-to-date:
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
That’s all for the breakdown of this month’s numbers. For more information, you can consult Mat Piscatella’s thread right here. If you’d like details on last month’s NPD breakdown, you can find that right here.
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