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April 2018 NPD - Nintendo Labo, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey make Top 10

by rawmeatcowboy
22 May 2018
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April 2018

Total: $823 million (up 18% from $699 million in April 2017)
Hardware: $225 million (up 15% from $195 million)
PC and console software: $359 million (up 13% from $317 million)
Accessories: $241 million (up 28% from $187 million)
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Year-to-date spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards is up 15% when compared to the same period a year ago, to $4.2 billion. Growth has occurred across all categories of spending.

SOFTWARE

Nintendo Labo debuts on the charts: Nintendo Labo Variety Kit debuts as the fourth best-selling game of April in dollar sales, while the Robot Kit came in at number 21 on the charts.

HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES

PlayStation 4 hardware breaks a record: Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in April, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date. PlayStation 4 generated the highest April unit sales for a Console since Nintendo Wii in April 2009, and the highest April dollar sales for a Console since Nintendo Wii in April 2008.

Year to date spending grows: For the 2018 year to date period, hardware spending has increased 14% to $1.2 billion. Spending gains for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic have driven growth.

The PS4 Pro 1TB Limited Edition God of War bundle was the month's best-selling hardware item in dollar sales, while the Switch 32GB with Neon Red/Blue Joy Con was the leading hardware item in unit sales.

Gamepad Sales are up: Gamepad spending increased 7% in April 2018 compared to a year ago and is up 23% year to date.

Top 20 software

1. God of War 2018
2. Far Cry 5
3. MLB 18: The Show
4. Labo Variety Kit
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
6. Mario Kart 8*
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Call of Duty: WWII
9. Super Mario Odyssey*
10. NBA 2K18
11. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds^
12. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
14. Monster Hunter: World
15. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
16. A Way Out^
17. Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life*
18. Sea Of Thieves
19. Kirby Star Allies*
20. FIFA 18^

* Digital sales not included

Nintendo Switch Top 10

1. Labo Toy-Con 01 Variety Kit
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
3. Mario Kart 8
4. Super Mario Odyssey
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Kirby Star Allies
7. Labo Toy-Con 02 Robot Kit
8. Splatoon 2
9. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
10. Pokken Tournament DX

3DS

1. Pokémon: Ultra Sun
2. Pokémon: Ultra Moon
3. Detective Pikachu
4. Super Smash Bros.
5. Mario Kart 7
6. Super Mario 3D Land
7. Minecraft
8. Super Mario Maker
9. Mario Party: The Top 100
10. Kirby: Battle Royale

Best-selling games of the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. NBA 2K18
3. Destiny 2**
4. Madden NFL 18
5. Super Mario Odyssey*
6. Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017**
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. Far Cry 5
9. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
10. Mario Kart 8*

Year to Date

1. Far Cry 5
2. Monster Hunter: World
3. God of War 2018
4. Call of Duty: WWII
5. Dragon Ball: Fighterz
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. NBA 2K18
8. MLB 18: The Show
9. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds^
10. Mario Kart 8*

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