Nintendo Has a Few Titles in NPD’s Top-Selling Games List

Yesterday I finally got a Switch, just to let you know. Let's hope it continues to sell so maybe we'll also see some non-Nintendo exclusives in the charts.

And there's GTA V, selling millions upon millions of copies seemingly in perpetuity.

Nice to see Zelda selling so well this year, though. Almost every other game on the list is a multiplat, and the one other exclusive (Horizon) was highly marketed on a console with 60+ million owners, yet Zelda is beating almost all of them.

@Ralizah
Mario + Rabbids launched at the very end of August, which means it's launch will be accounted for in the September NPD.

Let's do the Odyssey

@westman98 Yep. Realized that right after posting. And it was at that exact moment that my Internet flaked out, making me wait a few minutes before I could edit my post.

Of course most games are sold between October and December, so I'll be curious to see how this list is at the end of the year. Plus you have to think like most Nintendo titles MK8, BOTW, and Splatoon 2 are going to be evergreen titles and continue to sell for the life of the system, where the Sports titles and the sequelitis games will be made obsolete by their follow ups.

7 months in and Not a 3rd party in sight for nintendo. Same old story. Why I wouldn't have a Switch if I didn't have a PS4.

Lets hope there is a 3rd party win in the next 7 months.

Uncharted didn't come out till the 22nd and still charted well.. I'll heve to get to it after Xenoblade 2.

@Agramonte I would have been surprised if it it was "Uncharted".........sorry!

@Agramonte Indies aren't third party? Also, ubisoft made Mario + Rabbids.

@Kalmaro he meant in the Charts.

@Agramonte there was no 3rd party game that could have been in the Charts for August. Mario + Rabbids will probably be counted for September.

@blockfight I smiled

Most interesting thing in there for me is seeing that Andromeda is the 7th highest earner this year to date. I've not played it but obviously heard the fan response and assumed it had not done very well, since the series is now on ice.

Am I right that the (***) on Nintendo titles is to indicate that digital sales are not included?

@In_Ex_Fan @Agramonte Minecraft is available on the Switch.

@NinNin yeah, and it is in the Charts.

What the hell is Ghost Recon Wildlands? I'm convinced it's a fake game.

Zelda wont top the chart

@Agramonte So did you not see that Direct this week or.

@chardir you are right indeed

So the Nintendo game that made it to the top 10 this year so far is Breath of the Wild.

@amiiboacid I know right? I was vaguely aware of the series. Had no idea it was this popular.

Lets hope the good sales continue.

No ARMS to be seen anywhere...

But, but, but....buhahahahahaha!!!

Nintendo is killing it. Out of 6 months Switch has been number 1 in 4 of those and the 2 ones it wasn't was because of AVAILABILITY.

I don't understand how Wildlands sold so well.

@Obito_Sigma yeah thats sad. But to be fair no other fighting games are there either. Fighters are a niche genre.

@Obito_Sigma ARMs will never chart again. It's a fighting game. We all should just be happy it will likely break 2 or 3 million lifetime sales.

@SCAssassin Win, as in sales on this list... Like all those other ones you see there on other platforms.

I also said hope a few in the next months... So yes, that is hoping the games from the direct do well - and whatever else we have no idea of.

Releasing three major system-selling evergreen titles within the first 5 months of the system has done them well. Zelda, Mario Kart, and Splatoon 2 should continue to sell very well throughout the system's lifespan. They're about to add a fourth with Super Mario Odyssey!

So many games, so little time.