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Replicant on 01 January 2019
Marth said:

amazon lists single SKUs while NPD combines multiplats.

Of course

But if you look at the exclusives (single SKUs), you'll also notice some big differences. Nintendo's huge sales in December are part of the explanation but I still think NPD's final list of best-selling 2018 games will still differ greatly from Amazon's. That's quite surprising that both PS4 and XB1 may be underrepresented on the Amazon rankings.

Amazon
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)
3. Super Mario Party (NS)
4. Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6. Super Mario Odyssey (NS)
7. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (NS)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (PS4)
9. God of War (PS4)
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS)

NPD
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (PS4, XB1)
2. Red Dead Redemption II (PS4, XB1)
3. Far Cry 5 (PS4, XB1, PC)
4. Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
5. NBA 2K19 (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
6. God of War (PS4)
7. Monster Hunter: World (PS4, XB1, PC)
8. Madden NFL 19 (PS4, XB1)
9. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XB1, PC)
10. Call of Duty: WWII (PS4, XB1)



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Clank on 01 January 2019
Marth said:
YEARLY CHART UPDATE
Hardware 2018:
Last Update: 6 days ago
6. ( 0) Nintendo Switch – Neon Red and Neon Blue Joy-Con
17. ( -1) Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition - 3rd party only
22. ( 0) Nintendo Switch - Gray Joy-Con
26. ( -1) Super NES Classic - 3rd party only
52. ( -1) PlayStation 4 Slim 1TB Console
74. ( +1) Xbox One S 1TB Console - Minecraft Creators Bundle
90. ( -1) Oculus Go Standalone Virtual Reality Headset - 64GB
91. ( -4) Xbox One S 1TB Console - Starter Bundle

Cards 2018:
Last Update: 6 days ago
2. ( 0) $10 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
3. ( 0) $20 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
7. ( 0) $50 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
9. ( 0) $10 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
10. ( +1) $25 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
11. ( -1) $60 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
13. ( +1) $25 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
29. ( 0) $100 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
31. ( +2) $50 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
32. ( 0) $20 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
40. ( +2) $20 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code]
43. ( 0) $15 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
44. ( 0) $30 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
53. ( +6) $10 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code]
57. ( -2) $75 PlayStation Store Gift Card [Digital Code]
68. ( +2) $60 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
76. ( +5) $50 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code]
82. ( 0) $100 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
86. ( +6) $40 Xbox Gift Card [Digital Code]
89. ( +6) $5 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code]

Software 2018:
Last Update: 6 days ago
1. ( 0) Super Smash Bros Ultimate
14. ( -1) Red Dead Redemption 2 - PlayStation 4
15. ( 0) Super Mario Party
19. ( 0) Marvel’s Spider-Man - PlayStation 4 - 3rd party only
23. ( -2) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Nintendo Switch - 3rd party only
24. ( 0) Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo Switch - 3rd party only
25. ( +1) Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu!
27. ( 0) Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - PlayStation 4 Standard Edition - 3rd party only
28. ( 0) God of War - Playstation 4
30. ( 0) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch - 3rd party only
34. ( 0) Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Xbox One Standard Edition
37. ( 0) Red Dead Redemption 2 - Xbox One
39. ( 0) Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee!
47. ( -1) Mario Tennis Aces - Nintendo Switch - 3rd party only
48. ( +2) Minecraft - Nintendo Switch
49. ( 0) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Nintendo Switch
50. ( -3) Spyro Reignited Trilogy - PlayStation 4 - 3rd party only
51. ( +1) Assassin's Creed Odyssey - PlayStation 4 Standard Edition - 3rd party only
54. ( 0) Octopath Traveler
55. ( +1) Just Dance 2019 - Nintendo Switch Standard Edition
58. ( -1) NBA 2K19 - PlayStation 4
59. ( -1) Fallout 76 - Xbox One
61. ( -1) Monster Hunter: World - PlayStation 4 Standard Edition
62. ( -1) Kirby Star Allies - Nintendo Switch
63. ( -1) Fallout 76 - PlayStation 4
65. ( -1) NBA 2K19 - Xbox One
67. ( -2) Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee! + Poké Ball Plus Pack - 3rd party only
69. ( -2) Nintendo Labo - Variety Kit
70. ( -1) LEGO Disney Pixar's The Incredibles - Nintendo Switch
72. ( -1) Xbox One X 1TB Console (Discontinued)
75. ( -2) Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! + Poké Ball Plus Pack
78. ( -2) Far Cry 5 - PlayStation 4 Standard Edition
79. ( -2) Splatoon 2 - Nintendo Switch - 3rd party only
81. (+10) Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Nintendo Switch [Digital Code]
84. ( -1) Assassin's Creed Odyssey Standard Edition - Xbox One
87. ( -1) Nintendo Switch Console w/ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 3rd party only
92. ( -4) Shadow of the Colossus - PlayStation 4
93. ( -3) Madden NFL 19 - PlayStation 4
95. ( -1) Mario Kart Wii

Biggest Winner: Super Smash Bros Ultimate - Nintendo Switch [Digital Code] (+10)
Biggest Loser: Shadow of the Colossus - PlayStation 4 (-4)

And with that amazon 2018 comes to a close. Not that much happening in the last week of the year.
Smash making history by beating the PSN cards.
This pretty much concludes my updates in this thread. January 2019 will be up in the next 24 hours.
Thanks for everyone who was part of this thread. Hopfully I see you in the next one.

Thanks for the effort!



LGBTDBZBBQ on 01 January 2019
Replicant said:
Marth said:

amazon lists single SKUs while NPD combines multiplats.

Of course

But if you look at the exclusives (single SKUs), you'll also notice some big differences. Nintendo's huge sales in December are part of the explanation but I still think NPD's final list of best-selling 2018 games will still differ greatly from Amazon's. That's quite surprising that both PS4 and XB1 may be underrepresented on the Amazon rankings.

Amazon
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)
3. Super Mario Party (NS)
4. Marvel’s Spider-Man (PS4)
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6. Super Mario Odyssey (NS)
7. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (NS)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (PS4)
9. God of War (PS4)
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS)

NPD
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII (PS4, XB1)
2. Red Dead Redemption II (PS4, XB1)
3. Far Cry 5 (PS4, XB1, PC)
4. Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
5. NBA 2K19 (PS4, XB1, Switch, PC)
6. God of War (PS4)
7. Monster Hunter: World (PS4, XB1, PC)
8. Madden NFL 19 (PS4, XB1)
9. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, XB1, PC)
10. Call of Duty: WWII (PS4, XB1)

Combined with 0 digital data from Nintendo.



Replicant on 01 January 2019
LGBTDBZBBQ said:

Combined with 0 digital data from Nintendo.

Of course

Though accounting for digital data from Nintendo, I still think NPD's final list of best-selling 2018 games would differ greatly from Amazon's.

But we may know for certain soon enough. If NPD/publishers share 2018 numbers for the games, we can compare those to official 2018 numbers from Nintendo.



nero on 01 January 2019
   AU  CA FR   DE IT  JP  MX  ES   UK  US
NSMBUD  17  14    1  40  15  11  39  4  19
SSBU  3  4  1  43  3  1  1  1  1  5
PLGP  21  30  8  20  13  28  23  9  10  38
PLGE  35  71  23  4  29  30  64  16  7  44
SMP  13  16  167  22  14  7  7  103  48  30
Neon  7  8  5  29  35  4  3  20  133  11
Grey  12  15  304  10  109  11  6  154  569  20
PS4  126  55  42  47  115  17  213  6  620  60

NSMBUD is off to a great 2019. In Germany holds the #1 spot while in the UK it enters the top 5 territory at #4. Smash is just a force of nature being in the top 5 in every country except Germany



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Rob5VGC on 01 January 2019
Marth said:
MONTHLY CHART UPDATE

Software Month 12:
Last Update: 6 days ago
75. (+18) Kingdom Hearts III - PlayStation 4 - Preorder (January 29 2019)
78. (+11) Kingdom Hearts III - PlayStation 4 Deluxe Edition - Preorder (January 29 2019)

Biggest Dreamer: Kingdom Hearts III - PlayStation 4 (+18)

Final update of the month.

And that was end. :)