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October 2019 NPD results see Call of Duty: Modern Warfare at #1

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October sees a couple of strong debut titles.

What you need to know

  • The October 2019 NPD data has been released
  • For this month, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare took the top spot on PlayStation and overall.
  • The Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console overall.
  • You can grab Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for $60 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 October 2019. For this month, data was tracked from October 6 through November 2, 2019.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had a massive launch, taking the #1 spot for the month overall. Obsidian Entertainment’s RPG The Outer Worlds also did well, grabbing the #2 spot for the month, while Nintendo exclusive Luigi’s Mansion 3 grabbed the #3 spot. Grand Theft Auto V, the game that just won’t stop selling, snagged an impressive spot at #14. The smaller PlayStation exclusives Concrete Genie and the MediEvil remake did not sell enough to be on the chart. The Nintendo Switch was, yet again, the bestselling console of the month.

Here are the numbers for the October 2019 NPD results:

  • Total: $1.03 billion, down 34% year-over-year from $1.57 billion
  • Video games hardware: $182 million, down 41% year-over-year from $307 million
  • PC and video games software: $620 million, down 22% year-over-year from $983 million
  • Accessories and game cards: $231 million, down 4% year-over-year from $277 million

Here are the October 2019 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
The Outer Worlds
Luigi’s Mansion 3*
Madden NFL 20
NBA 2K20
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
WWE 2K20
FIFA 20
Borderlands 3
Ring Fit Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening*
Mario Kart 8*
Minecraft***
Grand Theft Auto V
Mortal Kombat 11
Overwatch
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Code Vein
Red Dead Redemption II
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

  • *Does not include digital sales
  • **Does not include Steam sales
  • ***Minecraft digital sales include Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but not other digital sales.

Here are the best-selling games of October 2019 by platform:

PlayStation 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
The Outer Worlds
NBA 2K20
Madden NFL 20
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
WWE 2K20
FIFA 20
Borderlands 3
Mortal Kombat 11
Grand Theft Auto V

Xbox One

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
Madden NFL 20
The Outer Worlds
NBA 2K20
Borderlands 3
WWE 2K20
FIFA 20
Grand Theft Auto V
Gears 5

Nintendo Switch

Luigi’s Mansion 3*
Ring Fit Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening*
Mario Kart 8*
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Overwatch
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt*
Super Mario Maker 2*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*

Here are the best-selling games of 2019 year-to-date:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
NBA 2K20
Madden NFL 20
Borderlands 3
Mortal Kombat 11
Kingdom Hearts III
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Anthem
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Grand Theft Auto V

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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