August 2018 Video Game Sales: Spending is Up, PS4 Top Selling Console

The NPD report for August 2018 is now available, giving us a look at some hard data on video game sales numbers. Overall, spending on video games is up 26% year over year, software sales increased by 16% year over over, and the PlayStation 4 retains its top spot as the best selling console year-to-date, both accounting for units sold and dollars spent. The biggest growth driver for video game sales during August 2018 was accessories and game cards, growing 39% to set a record during this particular tracking period. Overall year-to-date video game spending has reached $7.5 billion total, with nothing declining during August 2018.

Madden NFL 19 took home top prize for being the highest selling game in August 2018, but Grand Theft Auto V managed to stay in the top five, despite its latest release having been nearly four years ago. God of War just barely manages to edge out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which returns to the charts thanks to Xbox One backwards compatibility. So far Far Cry 5 leads the pack as the top selling game of 2018 year-to-date.

Check out the full video games sales charts from the NPD:

RANKINGS
Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel, ranked on dollar sales

Madden NFL 19 ^

Monster Hunter: World

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

Grand Theft Auto V

Mario Kart 8*

Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker

God of War

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

Super Mario Odyssey*

Minecraft

Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy

Far Cry 5

Monster Hunter: Generations Ultimate*

Call of Duty: WWII

Mario Tennis Aces*

Overwatch ^

Lego The Incredibles

We Happy Few*

The Crew 2

* Digital sales not included
^ PC digital sales not included

Xbox One

Madden NFL 19

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

Grand Theft Auto V

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds

Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy

Overwatch

Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker

Far Cry 5

Call of Duty: WWII

Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017

PS4

Madden NFL 19

God of War

Naruto To Boruto: Shinobi Striker

Grand Theft Auto V

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege

Horizon Zero Dawn

Detroit: Become Human

Far Cry 5

MLB 18: The Show

We Happy Few*

Switch

Mario Kart 8

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Mario Odyssey

Monster Hunter: Generations Ultimate*

Mario Tennis Aces

Octopath Traveler

Splatoon 2

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Minecraft

Year To Date

Far Cry 5

God of War

Monster Hunter: World

Madden NFL 19^

Grand Theft Auto V

Call of Duty: WWII

Dragon Ball: Fighterz

Mario Kart 8*

NBA 2K18

Super Mario Odyssey*

Are you surprised by any of the NPD charts for August 2018? Did you think Madden NFL 19 would be the best selling title for the month? Can Marvel’s Spider-Man dethrone it in September? Perhaps the most important question of all: When will Grand Theft Auto V stop selling so well? Let us know your thoughts on the NPD sales data in the comments below.

[Source: ResetEra]