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NPD data - Dec. 2017 Top 20 software sales, full-year top 10, and more info

by rawmeatcowboy
18 January 2018
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December 2017

Total sales: $3.29 billion (up 10 percent from $3 billion in December 2016)
Hardware: $1.27 billion (up 27 percent from $997 million)
Console software: $1.24 billion (up 2 percent from $1.22 billion)
PC software: $40 million (down 17 percent from $48 million)
Accessories: $735 million (flat from $734 million)

- Switch was the best selling hardware
- “On a time-aligned basis through the first 10 months on the market, Nintendo Switch has sold more consoles than any other platform in history.”
- monthly sales of the 3DS and 2DS handheld consoles were the highest they’ve been since December 2014

Dec. 2017 - Top 20 software sales

1. Call of Duty: WWII

2. Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*

3. Super Mario Odyssey**

4. NBA 2K18

5. Mario Kart 8**

6. Madden NFL 18

7. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds*

8. Assassin’s Creed: Origins

9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**

10. Grand Theft Auto V

11. FIFA 18*

12. Destiny 2*

13. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2

14. Splatoon 2**

15. Need for Speed: Payback*

16. Xenoblade Chronicles 2**

17. Just Dance 2018

18. The Sims 4*

19. Pokemon: Ultra Sun**

20. Pokemon: Ultra Moon**

Dec. 2017 - Top 10 games per platform

Nintendo Switch

1. Super Mario Odyssey
2. Mario Kart 8
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Splatoon 2
5. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
6. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
7. Pokken Tournament DX
8. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
9. ARMS
10. Just Dance 2018

Nintendo 3DS

1. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
2. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
3. Minecraft
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Mario Party: The Top 100
6. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
7. Super Smash Bros.
8. Super Mario Maker
9. Miitopia
10. New Super Mario Bros. 2

Top 10 best-selling games of 2017

1. Call of Duty: WWII

2. NBA 2K18

3. Destiny 2**

4. Madden NFL 18

5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

6. Grand Theft Auto V

7. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands

8. Star Wars: Battlefront II**

9. Super Mario Odyssey*

10. Mario Kart 8*

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