US: NPD Group Says Nintendo Switch Was Best-Selling System In January 2019

The latest sales figures have come in from the United States courtesy of the NPD Group for the month of January 2019. It was a good month for the Nintendo Switch despite two big titles, Kingdom Hearts 3 and Resident Evil 2 Remake, skipping the platform. Nintendo’s latest system was the best-selling. Here’s the best-sellers in the United States during January:

“Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of January 2019. Both in dollar and unit sales,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Switch was the only console platform to show year-on-year sales growth.”

But the Switch couldn’t buoy the entire market. Sales were still down overall — although that doesn’t necessarily mean they were disappointing. This is part of the naturally ebb-and-flow of hardware trends.

The best-selling games of January 2019 in the U.S.

1. Kingdom Hearts III
2. Resident Evil 2 2019
3. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. Red Dead Redemption II
7. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
8. NBA 2K19
9. Mario Kart 8*
10. Grand Theft Auto V
11. Madden NFL 19**
12. Tales Of Vesperia
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
14. Battlefield V^
15. Super Mario Party*
16. Minecraft***
17. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
18. Marvel’s Spider-Man
19. FIFA 19**
20. Super Mario Odyssey*

The best-selling games of the last 12 months

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
3. NBA 2K19
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
5. Madden NFL 19**
6. Marvel’s Spider-Man
7. Far Cry 5
8. God of War 2018
9. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
10. Mario Kart 8*

Nintendo Switch’s best-selling games of January 2019

1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3. Mario Kart 8
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
5. Super Mario Party
6. Super Mario Odyssey
7. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu
8. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee
9. Splatoon 2
10. Tales of Vesperia

Nintendo 3DS’s best-selling games of January 2019

1. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey
2. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
3. Mario Kart 7
4. Luigi’s Mansion
5. Super Smash Bros.
6. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
7. Super Mario 3D Land
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2
10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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