'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare' (Image: Activision)
The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella took to Twitter to reveal the best-selling games and hardware of August 2020. Taking the top spot as the best seller of August was Madden 2021, despite receiving backlash from fans for missing features. Following Madden were UFC 4, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Ghost of Tsushima and Animal Crossing: New Horizon. The full list of the 20 best selling games of August are listed below:
- Madden NFL 21
- UFC 4
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Paper Mario: The Origami King
- Mortal Kombat 11
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- The Last of Us Part 2
- Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
- PGA Tour 2K21
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Super Mario Party
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
On the game hardware side of things, Nintendo took the top spot with the Switch as the best-selling system of August 2020. The success for last month also resulted in Nintendo breaking records as the Switch having the “highest August dollar sales” for a hardware platform in U.S. history. This milestone surpassed the August 2008 sales of the Nintendo Wii. In addition to these record-breaking sales, half of the games featured here are all on the Nintendo Switch.
US NPD SW – UFC 4 was the second best-selling game of the month, setting a new franchise launch month sales record for an Electronic Arts published UFC title. UFC 4 ranked as the third best-selling game of August on both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) September 14, 2020
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