NPD: Nintendo Switch and Game Sales Performance for July

Nintendo’s sales have been greatly attributed due to key releases such as Splatoon 2, ARMS and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Last month in July, Nintendo outsold more Nintendo Switch systems than its competitors, the PS4 and Xbox One.

“Nintendo Switch was July’s best-selling hardware platform”, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said and is contributing great value to the gaming industry as a whole. In addition to the superb performance in sales for the Switch, Splatoon 2 was the top-selling game in July.

“Year to date, hardware spending has grown 20 percent versus 2016 to $1.6 billion,” Mat Piscatella said. “Performance of the Nintendo Switch continues to be the primary cause of the year-on-year gains.”

NPD has also released a report featuring the best-selling games for of 2017 so far:

Nintendo Switch

1. Splatoon 2*
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. ARMS*
5. 1-2 Switch*
6. Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers*
7. Lego City Undercover*
8. Cars 3: Driven to Win*
9. Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star*
10. Just Dance 2017*

Nintendo 3DS

1. Pokemon: Sun*
2. Miitopia*
3. Super Smash Bros.*
4. Pokemon: Moon*
5. Super Mario Maker*
6. Hey! Pikmin*
7. Mario Kart 7*
8. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia*
9. Ever Oasis*
10. Mario Sports Superstars*

The best-selling games of 2017 so far

1. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
3. For Honor
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Horizon Zero Dawn
6. Injustice 2
7. Mass Effect: Andromeda
8. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
9. NBA 2K17
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

The best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. NBA 2K17
4. Madden NFL 17
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
7. FIFA 17
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
9. Final Fantasy XV
10. For Honor

* No digital sales

Source: VentureBeat (Sales) | VentureBeat (Nintendo)