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May 2017 NPD - Top 20 software, info on total hardware/software/accessories sold and more
Top 20
1. Injustice 2
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
5. Prey*
6. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
7. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia*
8. NBA 2K17
9. MLB 17: The Show
10. Overwatch**
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. Horizon Zero Dawn
13. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
15. Mass Effect Andromeda
16. Farpoint
17. Battlefield 1
18. Nier: Automata
19. Minecraft
20. FIFA 17
Total: $542 million (down 11 percent from $610 million in May 2017)
Hardware: $147 million (up 7 percent from $138 million)
Console software: $271 million (down 20 percent from $339 million)
PC software: $12 million (down 48 percent from $23 million)
Accessories: $112 million (up 1 percent from $111 million)
Switch Pro Controller was the best-selling controller of the month
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia pushed May portable software spending up 10 percent versus year ago
Switch was not the number one hardware platform, as PS4 managed to outsell. We don't have specific numbers on hardware sales data, but it seems the strained supply of Switch is the culprit.
Best selling Nintendo Switch games ($) for May 2017 in the U.S.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 19, 2017
*** = Digital sales not included. pic.twitter.com/jA7G6bVaNa
Ubisoft continues to lead the way.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 19, 2017
Ghost Recon and For Honor are the two best selling games of the year in the U.S. for 2017 so far. pic.twitter.com/oMXQP2Nz5x