NPD: In January, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot outperformed everyone in sales, but did not change the market trend

The next generation of consoles is getting closer, and therefore gamers in the United States of America are buying fewer games and devices for them monitored by the NPD Group analytics company. In January, even Nintendo Switch sales dropped. However, the month was not without major releases.

In January 2020, spending on consoles, accessories, game cards and games was $678 million, down 26% year-over-year, according to the NPD Group. But January 2019 was hard to beat when they released Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2New Super Mario Bros. U deluxe and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate continued to fly apart.

NPD tracks physical sales in retail stores, but also receives digital data directly from publishers. However, the statistics are not comprehensive, as Nintendo does not share digital sales of its games, and Activision Blizzard does not provide data from Battle.net.

You can see the top 20 best-selling games of the month in the US below. The charts are sorted by dollar sales, not copies sold.

1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot;
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
3. Madden NFL 20;
4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
5. Grand Theft Auto V;
6. NBA 2K20;
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*;
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*;
9. Ring Fit Adventure;
10. Red Dead Redemption 2;
11. Minecraft**;
12. Pokemon Sword*;
13. Luigi's Mansion 3*;
14. Star Wars Battlefront II;
15. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*;
16. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
17. FIFA 20;
18. JustDance 2020;
19. Mortal Kombat 11;
20. pokemon shield*.

Dollar sales of tracked video games fell 31% in January year-over-year to $311 million. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot was not only the top-selling game of January, but also the third-best-selling launch in franchise history, behind only Dragon Ball: Fighter Z and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare continues to show strong sales. The game took the second position and remains the best-selling game in the last 12 months. Grand Theft Auto V returned to the top five best-selling titles for the first time since August 2019. It remains the best-selling video game in US history. Nintendo had no major releases in January, but word of mouth is helping Ring Fit Adventure climb the charts. The game was in ninth place, and this is the highest ranking of the project to date.

Top selling games in the last 12 months in the US:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
2. NBA 2K20;
3. Madden NFL 20;
4. Borderlands 3;
5. Mortal Kombat 11;
6. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
7. Tom Clancy's The Division 2;
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*;
9. Grand Theft Auto V;
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*.

Top selling Xbox One games in January 2020 in the US:

1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
3. Madden NFL 20;
4. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
5. NBA 2K20;
6. Grand Theft Auto V;
7. Star Wars: Battlefront II;
8. Red Dead Redemption 2;
9. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
10. FIFA 20.

Top selling PlayStation 4 games in January 2020 in the US:

1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
3. Madden NFL 20;
4. Grand Theft Auto V;
5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order;
6. NBA 2K20;
7. Need for Speed ​​Heat;
8. Minecraft
9. FIFA 20;
10. Red Dead Redemption 2.

Top selling Nintendo Switch games in January 2020 in the US:

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*;
2. Mario Kart 8*;
3. Ring Fit Adventure;
4. Pokémon Sword*;
5. Luigi's Mansion 3*;
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*;
7. Pokémon Shield*;
8. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*;
9. Super Mario Party*;
10. Just Dance 2020.

*Digital sales not included
**Digital sales on Xbox and PlayStation included

Source: 3dnews.ru