July 2018 NPD - Octopath Traveler #1 software, Switch #1 hardware, Nintendo hardware sees highest point in July since 2009

The following are the NPD results for July 2018.

1. Octopath Traveler*
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
6. Far Cry 5
7. Super Mario Odyssey*
8. The Crew 2
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Mario Tennis Aces *
11. FIFA 18**
12. Lego Incredibles
13. God of War (2018)
14. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker*
15. NBA 2K18
16. Call of Duty: WWII
17. Detroit: Become Human
18. MLB 18: The Show
19. Minecraft**
20. Destiny 2**

July 2018 totals

Total Industry: $749 million (up 14 percent from $655 million in July 2017)
Hardware: $217 million (up 19 percent from $182 million)
PC and console software: $246 million (down 12 percent from $280 million)
Accessories: $286 million (up 49 percent from $193 million)

Total: $6.769 billion (up 17 percent from $5.807 billion in 2017 year to date)
Hardware: $1.902 billion (up 21 percent from $1.572 billion)
PC and console software: $2.807 billion (up 5 percent from $2.687 billion)
Accessories: $2.060 billion (up 33 percent from $1.548 billion)

- half of July’s top 10 best-sellers are Nintendo platform exclusives
- Nintendo is the top-selling full game software publisher for both July and year to date
- Switch is the only platform showing year-on-year growth in full-game dollar sales with gains of nearly 70 percent
- year-to-date sales of full-game software on Switch have more than doubled when compared to a year ago
- overall hardware spending in July 2018 grew 19 percent when compared to a year ago, to $217 million
- this was due to Xbox One, Switch, and the NES Classic Edition
- spending on hardware is up 21 percent to $1.9 billion year-to-date
- Xbox One, PlayStation 4, NES Classic Edition, and Super Nintendo Classic are the primary drivers
- Switch was July’s best-selling hardware platform in both dollars and units sold
- this is the seventh month that Switch has led in hardware dollar sales since launching in March 2017
- unit sales of Nintendo hardware in July 2018 reached its highest point for a July month since 2009

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

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**
8. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. God of War 2018

1. Octopath Traveler
2. Mario Kart 8
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Super Mario Odyssey
5. Mario Tennis Aces
6. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
7. Splatoon 2
8. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy 9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
10. Lego Incredibles

1. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
2. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
3. WarioWare: Gold
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
6. Super Smash Bros.
7. Super Mario 3D Land
8. Minecraft
9. Super Mario Maker
10. Detective Pikachu