Year-to-Date Ending March 2021 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales Top 20 best-selling games of 2021 so far Rank 15 on the March best-sellers chart after placing 65th in February,” said Piscatella. ![]() “The March launch of the Switch version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time helped the title rise to No. Crash found his way back into the top 20 thanks to the Switch. history.” Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About TimeĪctivision didn’t only have Call of Duty in the top 20. “Mario Kart 8 is the best-selling racing-genre video game in U.S. “Mario Kart 8 placed sixth on the March 2021 best-sellers chart,” said Piscatella. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, meanwhile, is the Call of Duty of mascot racers. 3 best-selling game on both Xbox and PlayStation platforms.” Mario Kart 8 “Outriders launched as the third best-selling game of March,” said Piscatella. “With just one month on the market, lifetime dollar sales of Monster Hunter: Rise rank second among all Monster Hunter franchise releases, trailing only Monster Hunter: World.” Outridersĭespite also launching at no extra cost for Xbox Game Pass subscribers on Xbox, the online cooperative shooter Outriders also had a strong debut. “Monster Hunter: Rise debuted as March’s second best-seller, while also ranking first on Switch,” said Piscatella. It outsold everything except for Call of Duty. In terms of new games, Monster Hunter: Rise was the big one for the month. “Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War was also the best-selling title of both the first quarter as well as the 12-month period ending March.” Monster Hunter: Rise “Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War returned to the top of the monthly best-sellers chart in March,” said Piscatella. Call of DutyĬall of Duty maintained its evergreen status in March. Let’s see what Piscatella has to say about the games. While PlayStation 5 and Xbox are building up an audience, Nintendo is cashing in on a very successful generation. But Monster Hunter: Rise is a Switch exclusive, and Crash Bandicoot 4 is back in the top 20 thanks to its Switch version. Nintendo published seven of the top 20 highest-selling games in March. When it comes to software, Switch is still one of the biggest stories. March 2021 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales ![]() And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. These charts are sorted by dollar sales - not number of units sold. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its sales. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. ![]() March 2021 NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. This year also has new hardware from Sony and Microsoft. That makes sense considering the pandemic, which boosted spending on video games, didn’t get started in earnest until late March. “First quarter consumer spending totaled $14.9 billion, 30% higher than 2020’s first quarter,” said Piscatella. * Mobile spending provided by Sensor TowerĪnd through the first three months of 2021, the industry is tracking well ahead of 2020. ![]() Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms)
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