The number of high-profile new releases has slowed to a trickle in April, and that’s probably because game publishers threw open the tap in March. Not surprisingly, gamer scooped up these new titles by the armful, with Ubisoft’s Far Cry 5, Microsoft’s Sea of Thieves, Sony’s MLB The Show 18, and Nintendo’s Kirby Star Allies taking the top four spots in The NPD Group’s monthly tally of best-selling games.
The venerable Grand Theft Auto V remains in the top five, but other new releases, including Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (#8) and A Way Out (#15), managed to break into the NPD’s top twenty.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, overall sales for the industry were down by 11% in March, however, “first quarter 2018 spending across the four categories [software, hardware, game cards, and accessories] was up by 15% year-on-year to $3.4 billion with growth in all areas.”
You can find the full list of The NPD Group’s best-selling titles for March 2018 after the break.
Best-Selling Games in March 2018
1. Far Cry 5
2. Sea of Thieves
3. MLB The Show 18
4. Kirby Star Allies
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Call of Duty: WWII
7. Mario Kart 8
8. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
9. NBA 2K18
10. Monster Hunter: World
11. Super Mario Odyssey
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
14. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
15. A Way Out
16. Assassin’s Creed Origins
17. Dragon Ball: Fighter Z
18. FIFA 18
19. Splatoon 2
20. EA Sports UFC 3
