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Switch Tops US Charts in November in Terms of Dollars, Red Dead Redemption 2 Tops Software Charts

Switch Tops US Charts in November in Terms of Dollars, Red Dead Redemption 2 Tops Software Charts - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 December 2018 / 4,680 Views

The Nintendo was the best-selling console in the US in terms of dollars for the month of November, according to NPD. All three consoles had strong sales for the month with over 1.3 million units sold each. 

"For the first time in history, three console platforms achieved more than 1 million units sold in a November month, as the Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One each generated over 1.3 million unit sales," said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. "It is only the second time in history any three platforms achieved more than 1 million units sold in a November period. The first occurred in November 2010, when the Nintendo DS, Wii, and Xbox 360 achieved the feat."

 

Only Nintendo saw growth year-over-year in terms of dollars. "Hardware spending in November 2018 grew 3 percent when compared to a year ago, to $3.9 billion," said Piscatella. "Significant growth in Nintendo Switch spending offset declines in spending experienced across all other platforms."

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is the second fastest selling game on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in history, trailing only 2017’s Call of Duty: WWII," added Piscattela. "This is the fifth consecutive year, and ninth time in the last 10 years, that a title from the Call of Duty franchise has been the best-selling game over the January through November time period."

The overall market was basically flat year-over-year with $2.693 billion spent on hardware, software and accessories in November 2018, while in November 2017 $2.706 billion was spent.

Here are the overall results in terms of dollars:

Here are results from November 2018:

  • Total: $2.693 billion (flat from $2.706 billion in November 2017)
  • Hardware: $1.182 billion (up 3 percent from $1.147 billion)
  • PC and console software: $1.008 billion (down 15 percent from $1.188 billion)
  • Accessories and game cards: $503 million (up 35 percent from $371 million)

Results for 2018 year-to-date:

  • Total: $13.214 billion (up 16 percent from $11.378 billion in 2017 year to date)
  • Hardware: $3.905 billion (up 14 percent from $3.441 billion)
  • PC and console software: $5.849 billion (up 9 percent from $5.369 billion)
  • Accessories: $3.46 billion (up 35 percent from $2.568 billion)


Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling games for the month and is currently the second best-selling game ion 2018, only behind Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII.

"Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best-selling game of November 2018 and is the 2nd best-selling game year-to-date," said Piscatella. "With two months in market, sales of Red Dead Redemption 2 now exceed the lifetime sales of the previous title in the franchise, Red Dead Redemption, by nearly 40 percent."

Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon: Let’s Go Eevee debut in fifth and sixth, respectively. "Launch month sales of Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu are the second highest in franchise history, trailing only Pokémon Stadium, which launched on the Nintendo 64 in the March 2000 tracking period," said Piscatella.

Here are the top 20 best-selling games in November in terms of dollars:

  1. Red Dead Redemption II
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
  3. Battlefield V**
  4. Fallout 76*
  5. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
  6. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
  7. NBA 2K19
  8. Madden NFL 19^
  9. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
  10. FIFA 19**
  11. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
  12. Super Mario Party*
  13. Marvel’s Spider-Man
  14. Mario Kart 8*
  15. WWE 2K19
  16. God of War 2018
  17. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
  18. Just Dance 2019
  19. Grand Theft Auto V
  20. Forza Horizon 4

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales

Thanks Venture Beat.


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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20 Comments
Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

This is Microsofts fishy stats going on here, changing the way we give information to favour our objective. I don't recall this 'in terms of dollars' tracking before.

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gemini_d@rk Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

For Nintendo, guys build any narrative.

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KLAMarine Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

It seems to make more sense: one might be able to sell a billion consoles if they priced each at a dollar but of course, I imagine the console seller would be plunged deep into the red as a result.

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Rafie Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

I was thinking the exact same thing. Why did they announce "dollars" sold?! Why not just who won. I'm all for Nintendo. I really am. However, it sounds like a bit of cheer leading for Nintendo here.

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zorg1000 Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

This is from NPD themselves and they have ranked things by revenue for quite some time.

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gemini_d@rk Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

@CGI-Quality: It seems that since sony do not comment npd, the guys responsible for it always evidence Nintendo, in one way or another, precisely because they use the data.

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Errorist76 Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

Especially when revenue and earnings are two different things.

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Dravenet7 Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

I just typed in NPD in terms of dollars and the first article I found was of NPD saying Switch won an earlier month in sales while PS4 won in terms of revenue.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/21/switch-ps4-xbox-one-are-selling-baby/

This isn't new rhetoric, and it happened earlier this year.
They even did it with Spider-Man. I don't understand the shock or the implications of bias

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Dravenet7 Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

I googled, "Npd in terms of dollars" and the first result I got was an npd earlier this year stating Switch sold the most with PS4 having the most in terms of dollars. This rhetoric isn't new. It happened just this year. The same was done with Spider-Man. I don't understand the shock or implication of bias

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KLAMarine Jabba89 (on 19 December 2018)

"Unsurprisingly, PlayStation 4 was the best-selling device in terms of both unit sales and dollars generated, and the leader for the year so far"

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-24-npd-marvels-spider-man-was-the-biggest-playstation-exclusive-launch-ever

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KLAMarine (on 19 December 2018)

$witch

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Errorist76 (on 19 December 2018)

To see FO76 so high in this list makes me sad.

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aris4me (on 19 December 2018)

Switch <3

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KazumaKiryu (on 19 December 2018)

November Leak:

  1. PS4 = 1478K
  2. NSW = 1356K
  3. XB1 = 1342K
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gemini_d@rk (on 19 December 2018)

Which console was the best seller?

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KazumaKiryu gemini_d@rk (on 19 December 2018)
  1. PS4 2. switch 3. xboxone
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Evilms gemini_d@rk (on 19 December 2018)

By units sold the PS4 is on top, by revenue the Switch is on top.

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Mordred11 (on 19 December 2018)

Pretty good for FO76 considering it's an online game and this doesn't include digital sales.

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