Half Of The Top 20 Best-Selling Video Games Of December Were Nintendo Titles – Forbes

Nintendo didn’t have the best-selling video game of December, 2019. According to the NPD group, last month’s best-selling game was Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Actually, it isn’t until the fifth spot that you’ll find Nintendo’s best-selling game of the month: Luigi’s Mansion 3. And that’s when things start to get interesting. The next four spots are all Nintendo Switch games. Half of the top 10 games of December were Nintendo’s.

In fact, half of the top 20 were also Nintendo Switch titles, with the 16th – 20th place spots all Switch games. No other publisher comes close. Rockstar has two of the top spots with GTA V (#11) and Red Dead Redemption 2 (12). EA has several, with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (#2), Madden NFL 20 (#3), FIFA 20 (#13) and Need for Speed: Heat (#15). Every other publisher nabs just one.

Here’s the full list of best-selling games for December 2019:

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
2. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
3. Madden NFL 20
4. NBA 2K20
5. Luigi’s Mansion 3
6. Pokemon Sword
7. Mario Kart 8
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9. Pokemon Shield
10. Minecraft
11. Grand Theft Auto V
12. Red Dead Redemption II
13. FIFA 20
14. Just Dance 2020
15. Need for Speed: Heat
16. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
17. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
18. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
19. Super Mario Party
20. Ring Fit Adventure

If this doesn’t paint a picture of the Nintendo Switch’s breakout success, I don’t know what will. It’s an incredible feat. And while this is only reflective of game sales in the US, it’s most likely mirrored in other regions as well—and is likely even more pronounced in Japan.

You can see the 20 best-selling games of 2019 here. Here are the 20 best-selling games of the decade.