Thanks to the NPD Group and Mat Piscatella for the breakdown. Note. This NPD report only covers the U.S. Video Games Market.
Here is the breakdown for April 2019:
Year-to-date spending across tracked video game hardware, software, accessories & game cards is down 2 percent when compared to 2018, to $4.0 billion. Declines in hardware spending have offset growth in sales of accessories & game cards.
Software (All notes refer to dollar sales)
Dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software reached $427 million in April 2019, gaining 15 percent when compared to a year ago.
Year-to-date dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software totaled $1.9 billion, 4 percent higher when compared to a year ago.
Mortal Kombat 11 was the best-selling game of April and instantly becomes the 2nd best-selling game of 2019 year-to-date. Mortal Kombat 11 was the best-selling game of the month on all platforms on which it released: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One.
Mortal Kombat 11 represents the first time a third-party published Nintendo Switch game was the platform's top seller in a month since Ubisoft's Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle topped the Nintendo Switch chart in September 2017.
Days Gone was the 2nd best-selling game of April, with debut month sales that rank as the 7th highest in history for a Sony-published title. After just one month in market, Days Gone is the best-selling game produced by Sony Bend Studio in lifetime revenues.
MLB The Show 19 ranks as the third best-selling game of April and is now the 10th best-selling game of 2019. It is also the best-selling sports title of 2019 year-to-date. MLB The Show 19 remains the best-selling game in franchise history on a time-aligned basis.
Hardware & Accessories
Hardware spending in April 2019 fell 29 percent when compared to a year ago, to $160 million. Nintendo Switch sales growth was offset by declines across all other hardware platforms. Total spending on accessories & game cards grew 5 percent in April 2019 when compared to a year ago, to $256 million. Gains for both game card and gamepad spending drove overall performance.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both April as well as year-to-date across both unit and dollar sales. The Nintendo Switch 32GB with neon red and blue joy cons is the best-selling individual hardware item of 2019.
Amiibo Super Smash Bros Series 1 Character Packs were the best-selling video game accessory of April, while the PS4 DualShock 4 Black Wireless Controller remains the best-selling accessory year-to-date.
Software Rankings
Top 20 best selling titles (April 2019) - Includes Physical and Digital sales
^ PC digital sales not included
# Minecraft digital sales on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One included
Top 10 best selling titles (Year to Date 2019)
Here is the breakdown for April 2019:
- Total: $842 million (Up 1% from $838 million in April 2018)
- Hardware: $160 million (Down 29% from $225 million)
- PC and console software: $427 million (Up 15% from $370 million)
- Accessories: $256 million (Up 5% from $243 million)
Year-to-date spending across tracked video game hardware, software, accessories & game cards is down 2 percent when compared to 2018, to $4.0 billion. Declines in hardware spending have offset growth in sales of accessories & game cards.
Software (All notes refer to dollar sales)
Dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software reached $427 million in April 2019, gaining 15 percent when compared to a year ago.
Year-to-date dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software totaled $1.9 billion, 4 percent higher when compared to a year ago.
Mortal Kombat 11 was the best-selling game of April and instantly becomes the 2nd best-selling game of 2019 year-to-date. Mortal Kombat 11 was the best-selling game of the month on all platforms on which it released: PC, PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One.
Mortal Kombat 11 represents the first time a third-party published Nintendo Switch game was the platform's top seller in a month since Ubisoft's Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle topped the Nintendo Switch chart in September 2017.
Days Gone was the 2nd best-selling game of April, with debut month sales that rank as the 7th highest in history for a Sony-published title. After just one month in market, Days Gone is the best-selling game produced by Sony Bend Studio in lifetime revenues.
MLB The Show 19 ranks as the third best-selling game of April and is now the 10th best-selling game of 2019. It is also the best-selling sports title of 2019 year-to-date. MLB The Show 19 remains the best-selling game in franchise history on a time-aligned basis.
Hardware & Accessories
Hardware spending in April 2019 fell 29 percent when compared to a year ago, to $160 million. Nintendo Switch sales growth was offset by declines across all other hardware platforms. Total spending on accessories & game cards grew 5 percent in April 2019 when compared to a year ago, to $256 million. Gains for both game card and gamepad spending drove overall performance.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both April as well as year-to-date across both unit and dollar sales. The Nintendo Switch 32GB with neon red and blue joy cons is the best-selling individual hardware item of 2019.
Amiibo Super Smash Bros Series 1 Character Packs were the best-selling video game accessory of April, while the PS4 DualShock 4 Black Wireless Controller remains the best-selling accessory year-to-date.
Software Rankings
Top 20 best selling titles (April 2019) - Includes Physical and Digital sales
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Days Gone
- MLB 19: The Show
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
- NBA 2K19
- Yoshi's Crafted World*
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Mario Kart 8*
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Minecraft#
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Jump Force
- Battlefield V*
- Borderlands
^ 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
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
- Anthem^
- Resident Evil 2 2019
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
- Jump Force
- MLB 19: The Show
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Days Gone
- MLB 19: The Show
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- NBA 2K19
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Tom Clancy's The Division 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption II
- NBA 2K19
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Forza Horizon 4
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Mortal Kombat 11
- 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*
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
- Super Mario Odyssey*
- Labo Toy-Con 04 VR Kit
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