January 2018 NPD Thread! Switch #1

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Slarvax said: 

Software:

PC and console software generated $517 million, up 51% year-on-year

Overall

1. Monster Hunter: World (All time launch-month high)
2. Dragon Ball: Fighterz (Highest DB release since DBZ: Budokai)
3. Call of Duty: WWII
4. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds*
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. NBA 2K18
7. Super Mario Odyssey**
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
9. Mario Kart 8**
10. Madden NFL 18
11. Star Wars: Battlefront II*
12. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
13. UFC 3
14. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
15. FIFA 18*
16. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
17. The Sims 4*
18. Splatoon 2**
19. Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT
20. Need for Speed: Payback*

 

How the fuck did that happen? It aint even Xenoverse 2 but Xenoverse 1. 

Was hype for FighterZ so strong that it caused Xenoverse 1 to have a spike in sales?