What were the top-selling games of 2019?

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Most people have turned the page on 2019, but we’re looking back thanks to a new report from NPD detailing the top-selling games of the year.

In the United States, video game hardware, software, and accessories managed $14.581 billion in sales for the year, which is down from $16.695 billion in 2018. That’s not terribly surprising, considering the games that came out. Games like God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were released in 2018.

The bottom line is that gamers are starting to turn their attention to the next generation. The market-leading PS4 has seen hardware sales slump, barely topping 3 million units sold globally in the last three months of 2019 compared to 8.1 million units sold during the same period the year prior.

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As you can see, the charts have a ton of sports games and games from previous years. Surprisingly, a couple of major releases didn’t even crack the top 20: Death Stranding and The Outer Worlds.

Overall best-selling games of 2019

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  2. NBA 2K20
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. Borderlands 3
  5. Mortal Kombat 11
  6. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  8. Kingdom Hearts III
  9. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
  10. Mario Kart 8
  11. Grand Theft Auto V
  12. Red Dead Redemption II
  13. Minecraft
  14. FIFA 20
  15. Anthem
  16. Pokemon Sword
  17. Resident Evil 2
  18. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  19. Days Gone
  20. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

Best-selling Xbox One games of 2019

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  2. Madden NFL 20
  3. NBA 2K20
  4. Borderlands 3
  5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  6. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
  7. Mortal Kombat 11
  8. Anthem
  9. Red Dead Redemption II
  10. Grand Theft Auto V

Best-selling PS4 games of 2019

  1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  2. NBA 2K20
  3. Madden NFL 20
  4. Mortal Kombat 11
  5. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
  6. Borderlands 3
  7. Kingdom Hearts III
  8. Days Gone
  9. MLB 19: The Show
  10. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Best-selling Switch games of 2019

  1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  2. Mario Kart 8
  3. Pokemon Sword
  4. Luigi’s Mansion 3
  5. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
  6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  7. Pokemon Shield
  8. Super Mario Maker 2
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
  10. Super Mario Party

Best-selling 3DS games of 2019

  1. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
  2. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
  3. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
  4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey
  5. Super Mario Maker
  6. Super Smash Bros.
  7. Mario Kart 7
  8. Super Mario 3D Land
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
  10. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon

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