Some truly wild results await.
What you need to know
- The April 2020 NPD results are in.
- Spending for the month hit a record high.
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake was the best-selling game of the month.
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 look at one of the largest video game markets. Mat Piscatella, an analyst for NPD, has shared the results for April 2020, tracked from April 5 to May 2.
Spending hit a record high in the month of April 2020, with the sales of the Nintendo Switch breaking the record set by the Wii in 2008. Sales of Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were up 160% year-over-year altogether. Final Fantasy 7 Remake makes its debut at #1 on the chart and is instantly the third best-selling game of 2020. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Animal Crossing: New Horizons also keep on going strong at #2 and #3 for the month respectively.
Like always, remember that NPD is based on dollar sales, not units sold.
Here are the April 2020 results:
- Total sales: $1.467 billion, up 73% year-over-year.
- Video games hardware: $420 million, up 163% year-over-year.
- PC and video games software: $662 million, up 55% year-over-year.
April 2020 NPD: Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
NBA 2K20
Grand Theft Auto V
Resident Evil 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
MLB: The Show 20
Madden NFL 20
Red Dead Redemption II
Just Dance 2020
FIFA 20
Mortal Kombat 11
Borderlands 3
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Persona 5: Royal
Need for Speed: Heat
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
- *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 April 2020 by platform:
PlayStation 4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
NBA 2K20
Grand Theft Auto V
MLB: The Show 20
Resident Evil 3
Predator: Hunting Grounds
Madden NFL 20
Persona 5: Royal
Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
Xbox One
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
Grand Theft Auto V
NBA 2K20
Resident Evil 3
Madden NFL 20
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
FIFA 20
Nintendo Switch
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
Just Dance 2020
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Luigi’s Mansion 3*
Pokemon Sword*
Trials of Mana
Super Mario Party*
Here are the top 10 best-selling games of 2020 in the U.S. so far:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
NBA 2K20
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
MLB: The Show 20
Grand Theft Auto V
Resident Evil 3
Madden NFL 20
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
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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