NPD: Switch Was The Top Selling Console In July 2020, Paper Mario The Origami King Had Strong Debut
NPD Group, the company that tracks video game sales data in the United States, has shared some new information about video game sales for July 2020.
According to their findings, the Switch was once again the best-selling hardware platform “for both the month of July and 2020 year-to-date in unit and dollar sales”, although hardware sales as a whole have declined by 2% compared to the previous years. This can presumably be attributed to the PS4 and XboxOne being on their way out, leading US consumers to either pick up a Switch or hold off until the next-gen consoles release later this year.
In addition, NPD Group also shared some info about how Paper Mario: The Origami King has fared since launch. According to their data, Origami King was the third best selling software in July 2020 after Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Ghost Of Tsushima. Furthermore, it also set a new launch month sales record for the Paper Mario franchise, almost double the physical launch month dollar sales of Thousand Year Door.
You can check out a list of the Top 20 best selling games of July 2020 below, along with a Top 10 list exclusively for Switch titles:
Top 20 software for July 2020
1. Ghost of Tsushima
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
4. The Last of Us: Part II
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
6. Ring Fit Adventure
7. Mortal Kombat 11
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
10. Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris
11. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
13. Rainbow Six: Siege [Tom Clancy’s]
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
15. MLB: The Show 20
16. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
17. Need for Speed: Heat
18. Marvel’s Spider-Man
19. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
20. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIITop 10 Nintendo Switch games for July 2020
1. Paper Mario: The Origami King*
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
3. Ring Fit Adventure
4. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
8. Super Mario Odyssey*
9. Super Mario Party*
10. Pokémon: Sword*
If you would like to find out more, you can read a more complete breakdown of NPD group’s findings on Venturebeat either here or here.
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