US: NPD May 2020 – Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform

The official NPD charts are now in for the month of May 2020 in the United States. It was once again the Nintendo Switch which cemented itself as the best-selling hardware platform. On the software side of things the highest new release during the month was the engrossing Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition for Switch which entered the US top 20 at No.14.

Here’s the US Top 20 (based on dollar sales) for the period between May 3 and May 30, 2020, courtesy of The NPD Group:

• 1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 
• 2. Grand Theft Auto V 
• 3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons* 
• 4. NBA 2K20 
• 5. Mortal Kombat 11 
• 6. Red Dead Redemption II 
• 7. Minecraft* 
• 8. Final Fantasy VII Remake
• 9. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• 10. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 
• 11. Madden NFL 20
• 12. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe* 
• 13. Need for Speed Heat 
• 14. Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
• 15. Minecraft Dungeons*
• 16. Saints Row: The Third Remastered
• 17. MLB: The Show 20 
• 18. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* 
• 19. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
• 20. FIFA 20

*Digital sales on Nintendo eShop not included

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