The month of August was fairly light on new releases, so naturally, it looks like the game industry went through a lighter period on the business side of things as well.
According to The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella (via Twitter), EA Sports’s Madden NFL 20 topped the list the best-selling titles for the month, repeating its victory from July (I guess you could say the developer went for two). The rest of the Top 20 was littered with repeat entries, but most surprisingly of all is that Minecraft earned the #2 spot, more than seven years after its retail debut.
The other big story to come out of the Top 20 was Nintendo’s continued dominance of the Summer. The consolemaker placed nine Switch games in the Top 20, including Platinum’s latest project, Astral Chain, at #10. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (#4), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (#5), Super Mario Maker 2 (#6), Mario Kart 8 (#7), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#12), Super Mario Party (#16), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (#17), and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (#18) were the other Nintendo titles to crack the list.
However, the overall industry felt a bit of a dip in August 2019, totaling $666 million in sales, an 18% drop versus August 2018.
You can find a full list of best-selling games from last month after the break.
Best-Selling Games in August 2019
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. Spider-Man
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild**
13. Red Dead Redemption 2
14. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4****
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 Anthology: Man of Medan
20. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey** All Digital Sales Not Included
**** PC Digital Sales Not Included
