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NPD March 2019: The Division 2 #1, Sekiro #2, MLB 19 #3, DMC5 #4. Switch #1 Hardware

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Thanks to the NPD Group and Mat Piscatella for the breakdown. Note. This NPD report only covers the U.S. Video Games Market.

Here are the numbers for March 2019:
  • Total: $1.179 billion (Down 11% from $1.325 billion in March 2018)
  • Hardware: $282 million (Down 15% from $331 million)
  • PC and console software: $547 million (Down 11% compared to 617 million)
  • Accessories: $349 million (Down 7% from $377 million)

March 2019 tracked spending across video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards totaled $1.2 billion, declining 11 percent when compared to a year ago. Declines were experienced across all segments.


Software (All notes refer to dollar sales)

First quarter dollar sales of tracked console, portable and PC video game software totaled $1.5 billion, 2 percent higher when compared to a year ago.

Tom Clancy's The Division 2 was the best-selling game of March 2019 and is now the second best-selling game of 2019. Launch month sales of Tom Clancy's The Division 2 are the sixth highest in history for an Ubisoft-published game.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the second best-selling game of March, and now ranks as the eigth best-selling game of the year. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice represents the second highest launch month sales for a FromSoftware game, trailing only Dark Souls III which released in the April 2016 tracking period.

MLB 19: The Show debuts as the third best-selling game of March. Launch month sales of MLB 19: The Show are the highest in franchise history, and also set a new all-time high for a baseball genre game.

Devil May Cry 5 ranks fourth on the March best-sellers list, with the second highest launch month sales in franchise history, trailing only the February 2008 debut of Devil May Cry 4.

Kingdom Hearts III is now the best-selling game in franchise history with lifetime sales now exceeding those of the previous best in the franchise, Kingdom Hearts, which was released in the September 2002 tracking period.


Hardware & Accessories

Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both March as well as the first quarter across both unit and dollar sales.

Gamepads were the best-selling accessory type for the month, with single-digit percentage growth when compared to a year ago.

First quarter spending on accessories and game cards increased 2 percent when compared to a year ago, to $929 million. As with March, gamepads represent the best-selling accessory type.

The PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black is the best-selling gamepad of 2019 in both unit and dollar sales.

Software Rankings

Top 20 best selling titles (March 2019) - Includes Physical and Digital sales
  1. Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
  2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
  3. MLB 19: The Show
  4. Devil May Cry 5
  5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  6. Red Dead Redemption II
  7. NBA 2K19
  8. Grand Theft Auto V
  9. Yoshi's Crafted World*
  10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
  11. Anthem^
  12. Mario Kart 8*
  13. Jump Force
  14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  15. Far Cry New Dawn
  16. Minecraft#
  17. Battlefield V^
  18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  19. Borderlands
  20. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
* Digital sales not included
^ PC digital sales not included
# Minecraft digital sales on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One included

Top 10 best selling titles (Year to Date 2019)
  1. Kingdom Hearts III
  2. Tom Clancy's The Division 2^
  3. Anthem^
  4. Resident Evil 2 2019
  5. Red Dead Redemption II
  6. Jump Force
  7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  8. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice^
  9. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII^
  10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
Top 10 PS4 titles (March 2019)
  1. Tom Clancy's The Division 2
  2. MLB 19: The Show
  3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  4. Devil May Cry 5
  5. Red Dead Redemption II
  6. NBA 2K19
  7. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
  8. Jump Force
  9. Marvel's Spider-Man
  10. Grand Theft Auto V
Top 10 Xbox One titles (March 2019)
  1. Tom Clancy's The Division 2
  2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  3. Devil May Cry 5
  4. Anthem
  5. Red Dead Redemption II
  6. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
  7. Grand Theft Auto V
  8. NBA 2K19
  9. Battlefield V
  10. Far Cry New Dawn
Top 10 Switch titles (March 2019)
  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  2. Yoshi's Crafted World*
  3. Mario Kart 8*
  4. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  6. Super Mario Party*
  7. Super Mario Odyssey*
  8. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
  9. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
  10. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
 
daybreak

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Still sad I missed out on the specific hardware numbers yesterday.

I believe it was stated that the Switch had the best Q1 of any console of this generation?
 
DecoReturns

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Move over Mario.

4 Nintendo titles in the top 20 feature Yoshi.

Yoshi is the true face of Nintendo.
 
sir_crocodile

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All those new switch users buying Smash, BOTW....and MK8 DX/NSMBU DX.

I've said it before, but those Wii U ports were a fantastic idea. It's practically a new audience.
 
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Kingdom Hearts III is now the best-selling game in franchise history with lifetime sales now exceeding those of the previous best in the franchise, Kingdom Hearts, which was released in the September 2002 tracking period.
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MLB 19: The Show debuts as the third best-selling game of March. Launch month sales of MLB 19: The Show are the highest in franchise history, and also set a new all-time high for a baseball genre game.
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MLB 18 was the highest in franchise history last year, another growth for the franchise this year... incredible !
 

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With the exception of November, 2018, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has charted in the NPD Top 20 for two straight years.
 
Toumari

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The Division 2 numbers doesn't include PC, so I'm guessing it would have knocked KH3 off the top as best selling of the year if it had them included.
 
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"MARCH RELEASE NOTE - Nintendo eShop Digital Full Game sales data for participating publishers is now included."

I assume Nintendo is one of those participating publishers?
 
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Division 2 is the real deal, good to see it earning what it deserves. Probably GOTY. An absolute tour-de-force on every level, and didn't ship broken, either.
 

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Smash outselling Yoshi is surprising. Maybe a lot of people bought Smash Ultimate alongside a Switch during the Mar10 promotion.

Edit: Nvm not really, Yoshi launched at the end of the month
 
Mory Dunz

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Mario + Rabbids over splatoon.

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was going to say due to the Mar10 day, but nope, M+R wasn't included in that
 
mas8705

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It's good to see that The Division 2 got a warm reception when it came out. Have been having lots of fun with it and hope for it to keep going.

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Damn at Smash being 5th place...
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In fairness, DMC and Sekiro are pretty good titles (alongside with the aforementioned Division 2). Not sure how The Show is up there, but since I usually skip the sports titles, I'm sure I'm missing a few details.
 
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Smash at 7th place YTD is pretty good, game should have steady sales for a couple years, especially if they nail the Season Pass choices.
 
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stealthyfrog said:
Smash outselling Yoshi is surprising. Maybe a lot of people bought Smash Ultimate alongside a Switch during the Mar10 promotion.
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not too surprising considering yoshi was march 29.

sir_crocodile said:
"MARCH RELEASE NOTE - Nintendo eShop Digital Full Game sales data for participating publishers is now included."

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I assume Nintendo is not one of those
 
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