November 2018 NPD: Red Dead Redemption 2 Takes the Top Spot, Strong Console Sales

The November 2018 NPD results are in, thanks to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella and VentureBeat. This month saw some extremely strong performance from both software and hardware. Red Dead Redemption 2 was the bestselling game of the month, with Fallout 76 and both Pokémon titles making a strong debut on the charts despite a lack of digital sales.

The Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console of November 2018 in dollar sales, while the PlayStation 4 was the bestselling console in regards to unit sales. Console sales were strong for everybody though, as history was made: for the first time, three different home consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) all sold over 1.3 million units in November.

Here’s the numbers for November 2018

• Total: $2.693 billion (flat from $2.706 billion in November 2017)
• Hardware: $1.182 billion (up 3 percent from $1.147 billion)
• PC and console software: $1.008 billion (down 15 percent from $1.188 billion)
• Accessories and game cards: $503 million (up 35 percent from $371 million)

The numbers compared to 2017:

• Total: $13.214 billion (up 16 percent from $11.378 billion in 2017 year to date)
• Hardware: $3.905 billion (up 14 percent from $3.441 billion)
• PC and console software: $5.849 billion (up 9 percent from $5.369 billion)
• Accessories: $3.46 billion (up 35 percent from $2.568 billion)

Here’s the November 2018 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):

• Red Dead Redemption II
• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
• Battlefield V**
• Fallout 76*
• Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
• Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
• NBA 2K19
• Madden NFL 19^
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• FIFA 19**
• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
• Super Mario Party*
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Mario Kart 8*
• WWE 2K19
• God of War 2018
• Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
• Just Dance 2019
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Forza Horizon 4

*Does not include digital sales
**Does not include PC digital sales

Here’s the bestselling games of 2018 so far:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII*
• Red Dead Redemption II
• NBA 2K19
• Far Cry 5
• Madden NFL 19**
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• God of War 2018
• Monster Hunter: World
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Here’s the bestselling games of the last 12 months: 

• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII*
• Red Dead Redemption II
• Call of Duty: WWII**
• NBA 2K19
• Far Cry 5
• Madden NFL 19**
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• God of War 2018
• Monster Hunter: World
• Super Mario Odyssey*

Here’s the bestselling games of November 2018 by platform:

PS4

• Red Dead Redemption II
• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
• Fallout 76*
• Battlefield V
• NBA 2K19
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• Madden NFL 19
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• FIFA 19
• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Xbox One

• Red Dead Redemption II
• Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
• Battlefield V
• Fallout 76*
• Madden NFL 19
• NBA 2K19
• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
• FIFA 19
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• Forza Horizon 4

Nintendo Switch

• Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu
• Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee
• Super Mario Party
• Mario Kart 8
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Just Dance 2019
• Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
• Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

For more information, please consult Mat Piscatella’s thread here and VentureBeat here. If you’d like to see the results for the October 2018 NPD charts, check here.