Dear Reader:

You are viewing a story from GN Version 5.0. Time may not have been kind to formatting, integrity of links, images, information, etc.

July 2020 NPD: Paper Mario sets a record, Switch the #1 hardware, and more

Another great month for Nintendo
by rawmeatcowboy
14 August 2020
GN Version 5.0

The NPD breakdown for game and hardware sales in July 2020 has been released. Check out the full recap below.

Top 20 software for July 2020

1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
4. The Last of Us: Part II
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
6. Ring Fit Adventure
7. Mortal Kombat 11
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
10. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris
11. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
13. Rainbow Six: Siege [Tom Clancy’s]
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
15. MLB: The Show 20
16. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
17. Need for Speed: Heat
18. Marvel’s Spider-Man
19. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
20. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Industry-wide data

- total spending hit $3.6 billion during July, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group.
- double-digit spending gains in accessories, subscription, mobile, and both digital full game and post-launch spending
- hardware fell slightly
- year-to-date spending reached $26 billion, 21% higher than the same period in 2019
- digital content spending increased 41%
- year-to-date 2020 content spending reached $23 billion, a 21 percent increase when compared to the same period a year ago

Various tidbits

- Paper Mario: The Origami King set a new launch month sales record for a Paper Mario title
- physical launch month dollar sales for Paper Mario more than doubled those of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
- Switch was once again the best-selling hardware platform of both July and 2020 year-to-date in unit and dollar sales

Top 10 best-selling games so far this year

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
3. The Last of Us: Part II
4. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
5. Ghost of Tsushima
6. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
7. MLB: The Show 20
8. Resident Evil 3
9. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
10. Mortal Kombat 11

Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
2. Madden NFL 20
3. Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order
4. NBA 2K20^
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
6. The Last of Us: Part II
7. FIFA 20
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
9. Pokémon: Sword*
10. Luigi’s Mansion 3*

Top 10 Nintendo Switch games for July 2020

1. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
3. Ring Fit Adventure
4. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
8. Super Mario Odyssey*
9. Super Mario Party*
10. Pokémon: Sword*

[Link, Link]