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NPD says Nintendo is likely to end the year as the best-selling publisher
NPD's Mat Piscatella has put out a blog detailing predictions for game industry heavy-hitters for the rest of the year, and he sees Nintendo coming out on top. Check out a summary of details from Piscatella's blog below.
- Nintendo will be the best-selling publisher of the year
- Piscatella says "Switch is the most important piece of video game hardware in the market right now."
- expects hardware sales to continue in strength
- sales driven largely by Pokemon Sword & Shield
Piscatella also shared predictions for the top ten software titles for 2019, which you can find below.
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare^
2. NBA 2K20
3. Madden NFL 20^
4. Borderlands 3^
5. Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order^
6. Mortal Kombat 11
7. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint^
8. Death Stranding
9. Kingdom Hearts III
10. Super Mario Maker 2*