NPD February 2018: Monster Hunter: World Dominates The Software Charts

Industry-tracking firm NPD Group shared the latest video game sales in the United States for the month of February 2018, where we saw Monster Hunter: World dominate the charts. [Thanks, VentureBeat.]

First, we got a look at some key sales figures for February 2018, where we saw a big increase of plus 23-percent from the same period in 2017 that saw $811 million:

• Total: $995 million (up 23 percent from $811 million in February 2017)
• Hardware: $316 million (up 55 percent from $204 million)
• PC and console software: $397 million (flat from $397 million)
• Accessories: $282 million (up 35 percent from $210 million)

Here’s a quote from NPD analyst Mat Piscatella:

“Year to date, 2018 spending across video game hardware, software and accessories is up 39 percent when compared to the same period a year ago, to $2.1 billion. Growth has occurred across all categories, with hardware being the primary sales performance driver.”

Next, we got a look at the list of top-selling software of February 2018:

1. Monster Hunter: World
2. Call of Duty: WWII
3. NBA 2K18
4. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
7. UFC 3
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
9. Mario Kart 8*
10. Super Mario Odyssey
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
13. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds**
14. Bayonetta 2*
15. Madden NFL 18
16. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
17. FIFA 18**
18. Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
19. The Sims 4**
20. Star Wars: Battlefront II

*No digital sales included
**No PC digital sales included

Here are some more specific charts for the three major console platforms:

PlayStation 4

1. Monster Hunter: World
2. Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
3. Call of Duty: WWII
4. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
5. UFC 3
6. NBA 2K18
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
9. Madden NFL 18
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

Xbox One

1. Monster Hunter: World
2. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
3. Call of Duty: WWII
4. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
5. NBA 2K18
6. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
7. UFC 3
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Assassin’s Creed: Origins

Nintendo Switch (physical only)

1. Mario Kart 8
2. Super Mario Odyssey
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Bayonetta 2
5. Splatoon 2
6. Pokken Tournament DX
7. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
8. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
9. Arms
10. Dragon Quest Builders

Lastly, here are the best-selling games so of 2018 so far:

1. Monster Hunter: World
2. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
3. Call of Duty: WWII
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
6. NBA 2K18
7. Super Mario Odyssey
8. Mario Kart 8
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
10. UFC 3