Switch Was the Best-Selling Console in the US in August - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 September 2017 / 5,816 Views
The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in August 2017 in the US, according to NPD.
"The Nintendo Switch was August’s best-selling hardware platform," said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. "The Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling platform in four of the six months since launching in March 2017.
"Sony’s PlayStation 4 was the best-selling platform in both May and June. Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to be the best-selling hardware platform year to date."
While sales for the Switch and PlayStation 4 remain strong, overall hardware sales dropped six percent year-over-year to $168 million. Lower sales of the Xbox One and last generation consoles (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3) dropped down hardware revenue. One of the possible reason for the lower Xbox One sales is that consumers are waiting to purchase the Xbox One X when it releases on November 7.
"Grand Theft Auto V has now been on the market 49 months and has achieved 41 Top 10 chart appearances, 16 more times than any other single title in reported history," said Piscatella. "In addition, Grand Theft Auto V is the all-time best-selling game by both revenue and units in tracked sales across PC, console and portable with digital and packaged combined."
The shooter genre has seen a 30 percent decline in 2017 year-to-date. However, this is after 2016 set a record. Sales in 2017 through August are the third highest ever for the genre.
Here are the top 10 selling games in August 2017:
- Madden NFL 18
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Splatoon 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- Mario Kart 8
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- Overwatch
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Zelda still at a neat 5th place. Good, been a while since a Zelda game was this evergreen.
Might be the first Zelda to reach 1 million in Japan since Ocarina of Time
WW. I am also happy for them. Zelda deserves all the bloody stuff it can get...
Yay ! Switch wins.
WP, Nintendo. If they keep getting the kind of support that was just announced, I might even buy one eventually.
Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!! "Dead on arrival" my ass!
Games sell consoles what a shocker? Microsoft can take notes.
Domination!! Great Switch
Grand Theft Auto V is now the best selling game of all time? Wow.
Kind of skewed due to five versions being released.
Umm ... Wii Sports (80+ million)
That's what the analyst said, not me.
Wii sports was bundled
@rem Not in Japan and other regions. Wasn't always bundled in the west either.
Kristof81 , Take Two reported that GTA 5 sold 80 million in May
GTA 5 was bundled too lol.
