Aug. 2019 NPD - Switch #1 hardware, Astral Chain makes top 10 with just 2 days of sales

Aug. 2019 was yet another stellar month for Nintendo. The Switch was the #1 hardware yet again, and even better, Astral Chain managed to make the top 10 after just 2 days of sales! Check out the complete rundown of the month below.

Top 20 software overall

1. Madden NFL 20**
2. Minecraft***
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. Super Mario Maker 2*
7. Mario Kart 8*
8. Mortal Kombat 11
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Astral Chain*
11. Marvel’s Spider-Man
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
13. Red Dead Redemption II
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
15. Age of Wonders: Planetfall
16. Super Mario Party*
17. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
18. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
19. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan
20. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales
***Minecraft digital sales include Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but not other digital sales.

The 10 best-selling games of 2019 so far

1. Mortal Kombat 11
2. Kingdom Hearts III
3. Madden NFL 20**
4. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
5. Anthem**
6. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
7. Resident Evil 2 2019
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Red Dead Redemption II
10. Days Gone

Top 10 best-selling games over the last 12 months

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

Nintendo Switch Top 10

1. Fire Emblem: Three Houses*
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
3. Super Mario Maker 2*
4. Mario Kart 8*
5. Astral Chain*
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
7. Super Mario Party*
8. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order*
9. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
10. Minecraft*

Nintendo 3DS Top 10

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

- Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of August and remains the best-selling platform of 2019
- Switch is the only platform with sales gains both in August as well as year to date
- dollar sales of tracked video game software fell 22 percent in August versus a year ago to $257 million
- this represents the lowest total software sales in an August month since August 1998, which was $234 million
- year-to-date dollar sales of tracked video game software increased 1 percent, to $3.1 billion
- Switch performance has driven the growth
- five of the top 10 best-selling video games of August 2019 are Nintendo platform exclusives
- Astral Chain launched as the 10th best-selling game of August, the only new release to place amongst the top 10