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Ryng on 15 January 2020
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Leaks:

NSW = 2.036 million (+15% YOY)
XB1 = 856K (-7% YOY)
PS4 = 646K (-19% YOY)

OFFICIAL NPD:

State of the Market

December 2019 tracked spending across video game hardware, software, accessories, and game cards totaled $3.0 billion, falling 15 percent when compared to a year ago

Full year tracked spending declined 13 percent when compared to 2018, to $14.6 billion.

Software

Dollar sales of tracked video game software declined 13% in December compared to a year ago, to $1.1 billion, while annual sales dropped 9 percent to $6.6 billions
Declines were experienced across all platforms in December, while Switch was the only platform with gains for the year

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the best-selling game in the U.S. for the third consecutive month since its October launch. It finishes 2019 as the best-selling game of the year. This is the 11th consecutive year that Call of Duty has been the best-selling franchise. Call of Duty franchise releases account for 10 of the top 15 best-selling games of the decade.

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order repeats as the second best-selling game of the month. It finishes 2019 as the year’s sixth best-selling title. With only two months in market, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order becomes Respawn Entertainment’s best-selling game of all-time in terms of dollar sales.

MLB The Show 19 is now the best-selling baseball genre game in U.S. history. Lifetime full-game dollar sales of MLB The Show 19 have now surpassed those of MVP Baseball 2004, which originally released in March 2004.

Half of December’s top 20 best-selling games were published by Nintendo. Luigi’s Mansion 3 finished as December’s fifth best-selling title overall, while ending 2019 as the fourth best-selling title of the year on Nintendo Switch.”

Hardware

Hardware spending in December 2019 declined 17 percent when compared to a year ago, to $973 million. Annual hardware spending fell 22 percent, to $3.9 billion. Nintendo Switch gains could not offset declines across other platforms.

Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both December and 2019, while Sony's PlayStation 4 finished as the best-selling hardware of the decade.

Accessories

Total December 2019 spending on accessories and game cards fell 14% when compared to a year ago, to $869m. Annual sales of accessories and game cards declined 7%, to $4.1B. Spending declines were experienced across both accessories and game cards.

The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 repeated as the best-selling accessory of the month. The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller finished as 2019's best-selling accessory, while the PS4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black was the best-seller of the decade.

Software Charts

December 2019

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
  2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. NBA 2K20
  5. Luigi’s Mansion 3*
  6. Pokemon Sword*
  7. Mario Kart 8*
  8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  9. Pokemon Shield*
  10. Minecraft#
  11. Grand Theft Auto V
  12. Red Dead Redemption II
  13. FIFA 20
  14. Just Dance 2020
  15. Need for Speed: Heat
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  17. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening*
  18. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  19. Super Mario Party*
  20. Ring Fit Adventure

2019 YTD

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
  2. NBA 2K20
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. Borderlands 3
  5. Mortal Kombat 11
  6. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  8. Kingdom Hearts III
  9. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
  10. Mario Kart 8
  11. Grand Theft Auto V
  12. Red Dead Redemption II
  13. Minecraft
  14. FIFA 20
  15. Anthem
  16. Pokemon Sword
  17. Resident Evil 2 2019
  18. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  19. Days Gone
  20. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Xbox One 2019 YTD

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
  2. Madden NFL 20
  3. NBA 2K20
  4. Borderlands 3
  5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  6. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
  7. Mortal Kombat 11
  8. Anthem
  9. Red Dead Redemption II
  10. Grand Theft Auto V

PlayStation 4 2019 YTD

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
  2. NBA 2K20
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. Mortal Kombat 11
  5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  6. Borderlands 3
  7. Kingdom Hearts III
  8. Days Gone
  9. MLB 19: The Show
  10. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

NPD Nintendo Switch 2019 YTD

  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  2. Mario Kart 8*
  3. Pokemon Sword*
  4. Luigi’s Mansion 3*
  5. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  7. Pokemon Shield*
  8. Super Mario Maker 2*
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening*
  10. Super Mario Party*

archivie

2019: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, 
2018: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2017: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2016: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2015: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2014: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2013: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2012: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2011: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2010: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2009: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2008: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
2007: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Last edited by Ryng - on 28 January 2020