June 2019 NPD Sales Results

The NPD tracks video game sales in the U.S. and has just released the numbers for June of 2019 and they’re not as great as we’d like them to be. Total video game sales came in at $959 million, down from $1.1 billion a year ago (13% decline). Making up those sales were: hardware ($235 million – down 33%), software ($386 million – down 1%), and accessories and game cards ($338 million – down 7%). It could be a long road ahead for Microsoft and Sony since their next generation systems aren’t scheduled to hit for over a year from now.

The software side of things is a bit better, with only a slight decrease from last year. Thanks to huge hits like Super Mario Maker 2 and Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, gamers are spending a lot on new games. According to Mat Piscatella, NPD analyst, the former set a new record high for launch month sales of a Mario Maker title. The latter represents the highest launch month total in Crash Bandicoot history.

Top 20 best selling titles (June 2019) – Includes Physical and Digital sales

1. Super Mario Maker 2*
2. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
3. Mortal Kombat 11
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Minecraft***
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Marvel’s Spider-Man
8. NBA 2K19
9. Mario Kart 8*
10. Days Gone
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. Red Dead Redemption II
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
14. MLB 19: The Show
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
16. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
17. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
18. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
19. Super Mario Party*
20. God of War 2018

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales
***Minecraft does not include digital sales on PS4 and Xbox One

Top 10 best selling titles (Year to Date 2019)

1. Mortal Kombat 11
2. Kingdom Hearts III
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
4. Anthem^
5. Resident Evil 2 2019
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Days Gone
8. Red Dead Redemption II
9. MLB 19: The Show
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**

Top 10 best selling games (Last 12 months)

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
3. NBA 2K19
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man
6. Madden NFL 19**
7. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
8. Mortal Kombat 11
9. FIFA 19**
10. Battlefield V**

Top 10 Xbox One (June 2019)

1. Mortal Kombat 11
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
4. Red Dead Redemption II
5. Minecraft
6. Forza Horizon 4
7. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
8. NBA 2K19
9. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
10. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Top 10 PlayStation 4 (June 2019)

1. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
2. Marvel’s Spider-Man
3. Mortal Kombat 11
4. Days Gone
5. MLB 19: The Show
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Minecraft
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
9. NBA 2K19
10. Red Dead Redemption II

Top 10 Nintendo Switch (June 2019)

1. Super Mario Maker 2*
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
5. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
6. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
7. Super Mario Party*
8. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
9. Super Mario Odyssey*
10. Yoshi’s Crafted World*

[Sources: VentureBeat & ResetEra]

Craig Majaski

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.