Leaks:
[NSW] 383,000
[PS4] 253,000
[XB1] 221,000
official results
Total: $1.179 billion (Down 11% from $1.325 billion in March 2018)
Hardware: $282 million (Down 15% from $331 million)
PC and console software: $547 million (Down 11% compared to 617 million)
Accessories: $349 million (Down 7% from $377 million)
March 2019 tracked spending across video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards totaled $1.2 billion, declining 11 percent when compared to a year ago. Declines were experienced across all segments.
Software (All notes refer to dollar sales)
First quarter dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software totaled $1.5 billion, 2 percent higher when compared to a year ago.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 was the best-selling game of March 2019 and is now the second best-selling game of 2019. Launch month sales of Tom Clancy's The Division 2 are the sixth highest in history for an Ubisoft-published game.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the second best-selling game of March, and now ranks as the eigth best-selling game of the year. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice represents the second highest launch month sales for a FromSoftware game, trailing only Dark Souls III which released in the April 2016 tracking period.
MLB 19: The Show debuts as the third best-selling game of March. Launch month sales of MLB 19: The Show are the highest in franchise history, and also set a new all-time high for a baseball genre game.
Devil May Cry 5 ranks fourth on the March best-sellers list, with the second highest launch month sales in franchise history, trailing only the February 2008 debut of Devil May Cry 4.
Kingdom Hearts III is now the best-selling game in franchise history with lifetime sales now exceeding those of the previous best in the franchise, Kingdom Hearts, which was released in the September 2002 tracking period.
Hardware & Accessories
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both March as well as the first quarter across both unit and dollar sales.
Gamepads were the best-selling accessory type for the month, with single-digit percentage growth when compared to a year ago.
First quarter spending on accessories and game cards increased 2 percent when compared to a year ago, to $929 million. As with March, gamepads represent the best-selling accessory type.
The PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black is the best-selling gamepad of 2019 in both unit and dollar sales.
Software Rankings
Top 20 best selling titles (March 2019) - Includes Physical and Digital sales
Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
MLB 19: The Show
Devil May Cry 5
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Red Dead Redemption II
NBA 2K19
Grand Theft Auto V
Yoshi's Crafted World*
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
Anthem^
Mario Kart 8*
Jump Force
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Far Cry New Dawn
Minecraft#
Battlefield V^
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Borderlands
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
* Digital sales not included
^ PC digital sales not included
# Minecraft digital sales on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One included
Top 10 best selling titles (Year to Date 2019)
Kingdom Hearts III
Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
Anthem^
Resident Evil 2 2019
Red Dead Redemption II
Jump Force
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Top 10 PS4 titles
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
MLB 19: The Show
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Devil May Cry 5
Red Dead Redemption II
NBA 2K19
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Jump Force
Marvel's Spider-Man
Grand Theft Auto V
Top 10 Xbox One titles
Tom Clancy's The Division 2
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Devil May Cry 5
Anthem
Red Dead Redemption II
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Grand Theft Auto V
NBA 2K19
Battlefield V
Far Cry New Dawn
Top 10 Switch titles
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Yoshi's Crafted World*
Mario Kart 8*
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Super Mario Party*
Super Mario Odyssey*
Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
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