February 2019 NDP: Anthem and Jump Force lead software sales

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In the US, consumers spent $ 1.05 billion worth of gaming products in February, according to industry monitoring firm The NPD Group. This represents an increase of 4% from $ 1.01 billion in February 2018.

The increase in sales is mainly due to the launch of big games like Anthem and Jump Force. But the industry also experienced growth in props and gaming cards as people rushed to buy new joysticks. That was enough to redistribute the material space, which begins to retract after years of growth.

"Gains in software, accessories and gaming card expenses have offset hardware declines," said Piscatella. "Since the beginning of the year, spending on hardware, software, accessories and video game cards has increased by 3% over 2018 to $ 2 billion."

Here are the results for February 2019

February 2019 sales in dollars February 18 February 19th Change
Total video game sales $ 1.007 billion $ 1.047 billion 4%
Video game equipment $ 316 million $ 277 million -12%
PC and video game software (PCs, consoles and notebooks, physical formats and complete digital games from STEAM, PlayStation and Xbox platforms) $ 397 million $ 457 million 15%
Video game accessories and game cards $ 294 million $ 313 million 6%

Software

The best-selling games of January 2018 in the United States

NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but also obtains digital data directly from publishers. But not all companies participate. For example, Nintendo does not share its sales with third parties and Activision Blizzard does not provide its sales on Battle.net.

These charts are sorted by sales dollar and not by number of units sold.

  1. Anthem**
  2. Jump force
  3. Kingdom Hearts III
  4. Far Cry New Dawn
  5. Red Dead Redemption II
  6. Resident Evil 2 2019
  7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
  8. Metro: Exodus **
  9. NBA 2K19
  10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII **
  11. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *
  12. Mario Kart 8 *
  13. Grand Theft Auto V
  14. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  15. The legend of Zelda: the breath of nature *
  16. Minecraft ***
  17. Super Mario evening *
  18. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
  19. Madden NFL 19 **
  20. Marvel's Spider-Man

* Digital sales not included
** PC digital sales not included
** Xbox One and PlayStation 4 digital sales not included for Minecraft

Software sales increased in February compared to the same period in 2018.

"Dollar sales of console, notebook and PC video games software totaled $ 457 million in February 2019, a 15% increase over last year," said Piscatella.

This is impressive in part because of the massive launch of Monster Hunter: World last February. Anthem and Jump Force have both performed well and the other games continue to sell well.

"Since the beginning of the year, dollar sales of console, laptop and computer video game software have reached $ 896 million," said Piscatella. "It's 10% higher than a year ago."

Anthem

"Anthem was the best selling game of February 2019 and it is now the second best-selling game of 2019," said Piscatella. "Anthem represents the second-biggest month of sales ever recorded for a game developed by BioWare, following the March 2012 release of Mass Effect 3."

And that does not even include Anthem's digital sales. Most importantly, people who have subscribed to EA's Access Origin Premier service do not count for $ 15 per month. This figure is probably significant since this membership now gives players access to a library of older games, as well as Battlefield V and Madden NFL 19.

Jump force

"Jump Force made its debut as the second best-selling game of February," said Piscatella. "Jump Force sales volume for the launch month is the third highest ever for a title released by Bandai Namco Games. Jump Force is currently the fourth best selling game of 2019 since the beginning of the year. "

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Kingdom hearts 3

"Kingdom Hearts III is ranked as the third best-selling game in February and has maintained its number one position in sales since the beginning of the year," said Piscatella. , exceeding Kingdom Hearts II's time-lined sales by more than 80%. "

Metro Exodus

"Metro Exodus was the eighth best-selling game of February," said Piscatella. "Metro Exodus sales during the launch month set a new franchise record, surpassing Metro's first month sales by almost 50%: Last Light."

Hardware and accessories

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of the month. It has also generated the most hardware money for Nintendo since February 2011. You can read more about the results here.

For accessories and game cards, sales are up again. This sector generated $ 313 million, which represents an increase of 6% over the previous year.

"The joystick's spending gains have been the main driver of this increase," said Piscatella. "Nintendo's gamepad sales increased nearly 80% in February and are now about 90% in one year."

"Since the beginning of the year, spending on props and gaming cards has increased by 8% over last year, reaching $ 580 million," said Piscatella. "As in February, joysticks are the biggest contributor to spending gains.

The rest of the graphics of the software

The best-selling games from 2019 to date

  1. Kingdom Hearts III
  2. Anthem**
  3. Resident Evil 2 2019
  4. Jump force
  5. Red Dead Redemption II
  6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
  7. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII ^
  8. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe *
  9. NBA 2K19
  10. Ace Combat 7: Unknown Sky

The most sold games of the last 12 months

  1. Red Dead Redemption II
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII **
  3. NBA 2K19
  4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
  5. Madden NFL 19 **
  6. Marvel's Spider-Man
  7. Far Cry 5
  8. God of War 2018
  9. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  10. Mario Kart 8 *

The best selling games on Xbox One in January 2019

  1. Anthem
  2. Jump force
  3. Far Cry New Dawn
  4. Red Dead Redemption II
  5. Kingdom Hearts III
  6. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
  7. NBA 2K19
  8. Resident Evil 2 2019
  9. Metro: Exodus
  10. Grand Theft Auto V

The best-selling games of PlayStation 4 from January 2019

  1. Anthem
  2. Jump force
  3. Kingdom Hearts III
  4. Red Dead Redemption II
  5. Resident Evil 2 2019
  6. Metro: Exodus
  7. Far Cry New Dawn
  8. NBA 2K19
  9. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
  10. Marvel's Spider-Man

The best-selling Nintendo Switch games in January 2019

  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  2. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
  3. Mario Kart 8
  4. The legend of Zelda: the breath of nature
  5. Super Mario Party
  6. Super Mario Odyssey
  7. Pokemon: let go Pikachu
  8. Pokemon: Let Eevee go
  9. Splatoon 2
  10. Minecraft

The best-selling games of Nintendo 3DS from January 2019

  1. Yo-Kai Watch 3
  2. Etrian Odyssey: Nexus
  3. Mario & Luigi: The Story of Bowser Inside + The Journey of Bowser Jr
  4. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
  5. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
  6. The legend of Zelda: the Majora 3D mask
  7. Super Smash Bros.
  8. Super Mario Maker
  9. Mario Kart 7
  10. Super Mario 3D Land

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