It was only available on store shelves for a handful days during the month, but Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker 2 has been crowned the best-selling game of June 2019 by The NPD Group.
According to the analyst firm’s rankings (as posted by NPD’s Mat Piscatella on Twitter), Super Mario Maker 2 fended off a challenge by fellow new release Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled (which took the #2 spot) to come out on top, as well as surging sales from Mortal Kombat 11 (#3), Grand Theft Auto V (#4), and Minecraft (#5). No other new release managed to break into the Top 20, but more mainstays filled out the rest of the list, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (#6), Mario Kart 8 (#9), Red Dead Redemption 2 (#12), and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#13).
However, without a robust new release slate, overall sales for the gaming industry dropped slightly in June 2019 versus a year ago. According to NPD, total sales of hardware, software, and accessories reached $959 million last month, a 13% decline from June 2018.
Unsurprisingly, the Switch was the best-selling hardware platform last month, and that’s unlikely to change throughout the year as the launch of the Switch Lite approaches and as gamers continue to save their pennies for the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett.
You can find a full list of best-selling games from June 2019 after the break.
Best-Selling Games in 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. Spider-Man
8. NBA 2K19
9. Mario Kart 8**
10. Days Gone
11. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
12. Red Dead Redemption 2
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
14. MLB 19: The Show
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4****
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** All Digital Sales Not Included
**** PC Digital Sales Not Included
