The games industry in the United States generated $749 million in revenue in July, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. That's up 14 percent from $655 million during the same period in 2017. Hardware and accessories drove most of that growth, although a big new Nintendo release and Grand Theft Auto V were able to help save the software sales.
Software
The best-selling games of 2018 so far
**No PC digital sales
The persistent narrative around Nintendo right now is that its Switch doesn't have any games, and yet it is having a dominant summer 2018. After coming out on top with Mario Tennis Aces in June, Octopath Traveler took the No. 1 spot in July. That classic-style role-playing game blew up on the console and was able to have an impressive debut.
"Octopath Traveler was the best-selling game of July 2018," said Piscatella. "Half of July's top 10 best-sellers are Nintendo platform exclusives."
"Nintendo is the top-selling full game software publisher for both July and year to date," said Piscatella. "Nintendo Switch is the only platform showing year-on-year growth in full-game dollar sales with gains of nearly 70 percent when compared to a year ago, despite digital sales on Nintendo platforms not currently being tracked by The NPD Group. Year-to-date sales of full-game software on Nintendo Switch have more than doubled when compared to a year ago."
Hardware
But it was the Switch that took July.
"Nintendo Switch was July's best-selling hardware platform in both dollars and units sold," said Piscatella. "This is the seventh month that Switch has led in hardware dollar sales since launching in March 2017, and the first since December 2017. Unit sales of Nintendo hardware in July 2018 reached its highest point for a July month since 2009."
Microsoft and Sony are both doing just fine, though. Xbox One hardware sales are trending up. In terms of dollar sales, the Xbox One platform grew by 50 percent year-over-year in July. Year-to-date, it's up more than 60 percent.
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Software
- Octopath Traveler*
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mario Kart 8*
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- Far Cry 5
- Super Mario Odyssey*
- The Crew 2
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Mario Tennis Aces *
- FIFA 18**
- Lego Incredibles
- God of War (2018)
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker*
- NBA 2K18
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Detroit: Become Human
- MLB 18: The Show
- Minecraft**
- Destiny 2**
The best-selling games of 2018 so far
- Far Cry 5
- God of War (2018)
- Monster Hunter: World
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Dragon Ball Fighterz
- Mario Kart 8*
- NBA 2K18
- MLB 18: The Show
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Destiny 2**
- Madden NFL 18
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Far Cry 5
- Star Wars: Battlefront II**
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Grand Theft Auto V
- God of War 2018
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
- Far Cry 5
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- The Crew 2
- FIFA 18
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Overwatch
- Grand Theft Auto V
- God of War (2018)
- Detroit: Become Human
- MLB 18: The Show
- The Crew 2
- Far Cry 5
- FIFA 18
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- NBA 2K18
- Octopath Traveler
- Mario Kart 8
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- Splatoon 2
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Lego Incredibles
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon
- WarioWare: Gold
- Mario Kart 7
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- Super Smash Bros.
- Super Mario 3D Land
- Minecraft
- Super Mario Maker
- Detective Pikachu
**No PC digital sales
The persistent narrative around Nintendo right now is that its Switch doesn't have any games, and yet it is having a dominant summer 2018. After coming out on top with Mario Tennis Aces in June, Octopath Traveler took the No. 1 spot in July. That classic-style role-playing game blew up on the console and was able to have an impressive debut.
"Octopath Traveler was the best-selling game of July 2018," said Piscatella. "Half of July's top 10 best-sellers are Nintendo platform exclusives."
"Nintendo is the top-selling full game software publisher for both July and year to date," said Piscatella. "Nintendo Switch is the only platform showing year-on-year growth in full-game dollar sales with gains of nearly 70 percent when compared to a year ago, despite digital sales on Nintendo platforms not currently being tracked by The NPD Group. Year-to-date sales of full-game software on Nintendo Switch have more than doubled when compared to a year ago."
Hardware
But it was the Switch that took July.
"Nintendo Switch was July's best-selling hardware platform in both dollars and units sold," said Piscatella. "This is the seventh month that Switch has led in hardware dollar sales since launching in March 2017, and the first since December 2017. Unit sales of Nintendo hardware in July 2018 reached its highest point for a July month since 2009."
Microsoft and Sony are both doing just fine, though. Xbox One hardware sales are trending up. In terms of dollar sales, the Xbox One platform grew by 50 percent year-over-year in July. Year-to-date, it's up more than 60 percent.
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