Dying Light Tops United States sales charts
The NPD Group revealed the top 10 best-selling games in the US this week for the month of January, which includes only retails sales, not digital.
The NPD Group revealed the top 10 best-selling games in the US this week for the month of January, which includes only retails sales, not digital.
The top 10 are as follows:
- 1.) Dying Light (PS4, XBO, PC)
- 2.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (XBO PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
- 3.) Grand Theft Auto V (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
- 4.) Minecraft (360, PS3, XBO, PS4)
- 5.) NBA 2K15 (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
- 6.) Super Smash Bros. (NWU, 3DS)
- 7.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, PC)
- 8.) Madden NFL 15 (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
- 9.) Destiny (XBO, PS4, 360, PS3)
- 10.) FIFA 15 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3, WII, PSV, 3DS)
According to the NPD Group, “Software spending rose 5 percent from January 2014 as eighth generation console spending outpaced seventh generation console software sales. Eighth generation software increased by 74 percent, seventh generation decreased by 36 percent and dedicated portable software sales dropped by 12 percent.”
The NPD Group added that “The sales of January 2015 launch titles were up over 200 percent versus January 2014, with Dying Light being the major new release of the month. If January 2015 releases performed in line with January 2014 releases, overall software sales would have decreased by 4 percent.”