NPD December 2017 Sales Results
The NPD Group tracks video game sales in the U.S. and we now know which games sold the best during the crucial month of December. Total video game spending was up for December versus the prior year by 10% for a total consumer spend of $3.29 billion. Comprising that number was hardware with $1.27 billion (up 27%), console software with $1.24 billion (up 2%), PC software with $40 million (down 17%), and accessories with $735 million (flat). The Switch was the number one selling system for December. In fact, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella adds, “On a time-aligned basis through the first 10 months on the market, Nintendo Switch has sold more consoles than any other platform in history.” Nice!
Overall
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
- Super Mario Odyssey**
- NBA 2K18
- Mario Kart 8**
- Madden NFL 18
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds*
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
- Grand Theft Auto V
- FIFA 18*
- Destiny 2*
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
- Splatoon 2**
- Need for Speed: Payback*
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2**
- Just Dance 2018
- The Sims 4*
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun**
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon**
* No PC Digital sales
** No Digital sales
Xbox One
- Call of Duty: WWII
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017
- NBA 2K18
- Madden NFL 18
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- Grand Theft Auto V
- FIFA 18
- Destiny 2
- Forza Motorsport 7
PlayStation 4
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017
- NBA 2K18
- Madden NFL 18
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- Grand Theft Auto V
- FIFA 18
- Need for Speed: Payback
- Destiny 2
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Nintendo Switch**
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Kart 8
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Splatoon 2
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Pokken Tournament DX
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- ARMS
- Just Dance 2018
Nintendo 3DS**
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon
- Minecraft
- Mario Kart 7
- Mario Party: The Top 100
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions
- Super Smash Bros.
- Super Mario Maker
- Miitopia
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
The best selling games of 2017:
Overall
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Destiny 2*
- Madden NFL 18
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
- Super Mario Odyssey**
- Mario Kart 8**
Xbox One
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Destiny 2*
- NBA 2K18
- Madden NFL 18
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- For Honor
- Injustice 2
PlayStation 4
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Destiny 2*
- Madden NFL 18
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017*
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
- FIFA 18*
- MLB 17: The Show
Nintendo Switch**
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Kart 8
- Splatoon 2
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- ARMS
- Pokken Tournament DX
- 1-2 Switch
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Nintendo 3DS**
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon
- Pokemon: Sun
- Pokemon: Moon
- Super Mario Maker
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
- Super Smash Bros.
- Mario Kart 7
- Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World
[Sources: NPD Group via ResetEra & Venture Beat]
Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.
