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June 2019 NPD results - Super Mario Maker 2 the top game, Switch the top hardware

A great month for Nintendo
by rawmeatcowboy
18 July 2019
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Once again, it's a huge month for Nintendo. Check out the full rundown for June 2019 sales below.

Top 20 software sales for June 2019

1. Super Mario Maker 2*
2. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
3. Mortal Kombat 11
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Minecraft***
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Marvel’s Spider-Man
8. NBA 2K19
9. Mario Kart 8*
10. Days Gone
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. Red Dead Redemption II
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
14. MLB 19: The Show
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
16. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
17. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
18. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
19. Super Mario Party*
20. God of War 2018

- spending across video game hardware, software, accessories and game cards reached $959 million
- this is 13 percent lower than a year ago, with all categories declining
- year-to-date spending across tracked video game hardware, software, accessories, and game cards has fallen 4 percent
- declines in hardware spending have offset growth in sales of accessories & game cards
- dollar sales of tracked video game software totaled $386 million in June 2019, declining 1 percent
- year-to-date dollar sales of tracked video game software have increased 2 percent
- Super Mario Maker 2 was June’s best-selling game
- Super Mario Maker 2 surpassed launch sales for Super Mario Maker and Super Mario Maker 3DS
- Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled ranked as the second best-selling game of June
- sales of Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled represent the highest launch month total in Crash Bandicoot franchise history
- Mortal Kombat 11 was the third best-selling game of June and remains the best-selling game of 2019 to date
- lifetime sales of Mortal Kombat 11 have now surpassed those of Mortal Kombat (2011)
- this puts Mortal Kombat 11 third in franchise history
- Switch was the best-selling hardware in terms of both dollar and unit sales in the United States for the month of June
- Switch is also the best-selling console through the first half of 2019
- Switch is the only platform showing year-on-year growth

Top 10 best-selling games so far this year

1. Mortal Kombat 11
2. Kingdom Hearts III
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
4. Anthem^
5. Resident Evil 2 2019
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Days Gone
8. Red Dead Redemption II
9. MLB 19: The Show
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**

Top 10 best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
3. NBA 2K19
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
5. Marvel’s Spider-Man
6. Madden NFL 19**
7. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
8. Mortal Kombat 11
9. FIFA 19**
10. Battlefield V**

Nintendo Switch June 2019

1. Super Mario Maker 2*
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
5. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
6. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled
7. Super Mario Party*
8. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
9. Super Mario Odyssey*
10. Yoshi’s Crafted World*

Nintendo 3DS June 2019

1. Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
2. Pokemon: Ultra Sun*
3. Pokemon: Ultra Moon*
4. Super Mario Maker*
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D*
6. Luigi’s Mansion*
7. Super Smash Bros.*
8. Detective Pikachu*
9. Super Mario 3D Land*
10. Mario Kart 7*

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