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:
- Monster Hunter: World
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
- UFC 3
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Mario Kart 8*
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds**
- Bayonetta 2*
- Madden NFL 18
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- FIFA 18**
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
- The Sims 4**
- 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
- Monster Hunter: World
- Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- UFC 3
- NBA 2K18
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Madden NFL 18
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Xbox One
- Monster Hunter: World
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- NBA 2K18
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- UFC 3
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Nintendo Switch (physical only)
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Bayonetta 2
- Splatoon 2
- Pokken Tournament DX
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Arms
- Dragon Quest Builders
Lastly, here are the best-selling games so of 2018 so far:
- Monster Hunter: World
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Grand Theft Auto V
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- NBA 2K18
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Kart 8
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- UFC 3