June 2018 NPD - Mario Tennis Aces debuts at #1, NES Classic the #1 hardware, Switch sees software/hardware sales boost

Top 20 Software for June 2018

1. Mario Tennis Aces*
2. God of War 2018
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. The Crew 2
5. Far Cry 5
6. Mario Kart 8*
7. LEGO Incredibles
8. FIFA 18**
9. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
10. Detroit: Become Human
11. Super Mario Odyssey*
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
13. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
14. NBA 2K18
15. Call of Duty: WWII
16. MLB 18: The Show
17. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
18. Vampyr*
19. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
20. State of Decay 2

*No digital sales included

Industry-wide figures

Total: $1.08 billion (up 25 percent from $864 million in June 2017)
Hardware: $350 million (up 52 percent from $231 million)
PC and console software: $374 million (down 1 percent from $379 million)
Accessories: $353 million (up 38 percent from $255 million)

Nintendo Switch (physical only)

1. Mario Tennis Aces 2. Mario Kart 8 3. Super Mario Odyssey 4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 6. Lego Incredibles 7. Splatoon 2 8. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy 9. Kirby Star Allies 10. Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed

Nintendo 3DS

1. Pokémon: Ultra Sun 2. Pokémon: Ultra Moon 3. Mario Kart 7 4. Super Smash Bros. 5. Super Mario 3D Land 6. Detective Pikachu 7. Minecraft 8. Mario Party: The Top 100 9. Super Mario Maker 10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The best-selling games of 2018 so far

1. Far Cry 5 2. God of War 2018 3. Monster Hunter: World 4. Call of Duty: WWII 5. Dragon Ball: Fighterz 6. Grand Theft Auto V 7. Mario Kart 8* 8. NBA 2K18 9. MLB 18: The Show 10. Super Mario Odyssey*

The best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: WWII 2. NBA 2K18 3. Destiny 2** 4. Madden NFL 18 5. Super Mario Odyssey* 6. Far Cry 5 7. Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017** 8. Grand Theft Auto V 9. Assassin’s Creed: Origins 10. God of War 2018

Various details

- Nintendo was the month’s top publisher, even without The NPD Group tracking digital sales
- Mario Tennis Aces set a record as Nintendo’s best-selling tennis game in terms of first-month sales
- Switch was the only platform that produced software sales growth in June
- Switch dollar sales more than doubled those of June 2017
- year-to-date software sales on Switch are also more than double those of a year ago
- PS4 was the best-selling console, but Switch saw a sales increase over last year
- Switch sold more than 50 percent over what they did last year
- the best-selling piece of hardware overall was the NES Classic
- this is the first time a Nintendo Entertainment System console has led in monthly unit sales since NPD tracking began
- accessories and game card category grew 31 percent year-over-year, hitting $1.8 billion
- game cards hit all-time high sales, and accessories generated the most revenue since 2011
- headset sales were twice as high as June 2017 and up 86 percent year-to-date