![]() ![]() “Monster Hunter: Rise debuted as March’s second best-seller, while also ranking first on Switch,” said Piscatella. It outsold everything except for Call of Duty. In terms of new games, Monster Hunter: Rise was the big one for the month. “Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War was also the best-selling title of both the first quarter as well as the 12-month period ending March.” Monster Hunter: Rise “Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War returned to the top of the monthly best-sellers chart in March,” said Piscatella. Call of DutyĬall of Duty maintained its evergreen status in March. Let’s see what Piscatella has to say about the games. While PlayStation 5 and Xbox are building up an audience, Nintendo is cashing in on a very successful generation. ![]() But Monster Hunter: Rise is a Switch exclusive, and Crash Bandicoot 4 is back in the top 20 thanks to its Switch version. Nintendo published seven of the top 20 highest-selling games in March. When it comes to software, Switch is still one of the biggest stories. March 2021 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. These charts are sorted by dollar sales - not number of units sold. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its sales. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. March 2021 NPD: The top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. This year also has new hardware from Sony and Microsoft. That makes sense considering the pandemic, which boosted spending on video games, didn’t get started in earnest until late March. “First quarter consumer spending totaled $14.9 billion, 30% higher than 2020’s first quarter,” said Piscatella. * Mobile spending provided by Sensor TowerĪnd through the first three months of 2021, the industry is tracking well ahead of 2020. Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak will release sometime in Summer 2022.Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) Additionally, several monsters from previous Monster Hunter titles will appear in the expansion. The expansion will have a new player hub, along with entirely new monsters. The developer also announced plans to release paid DLC for Monster Hunter Rise, titled Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak, during a September 2021 Nintendo Direct. It surpassed Street Fighter II as Capcom’s best selling single platform title. Monster Hunter Rise has proven to be a highly successful title for Capcom. ![]() Additionally, outside of Monster Hunter Rise being the best selling title for the Nintendo Switch in Japan, it was also the most downloaded. These numbers only includes sales from within Japan and do not account for total worldwide sales, as Monster Hunter Rise surpassed 7.5 million units sold worldwide in October 2021. The title has sold an estimated 2,350,693 units from its initial release on Mato December 26, 2021. In a report from Famitsu, the publication revealed that Monster Hunter Rise was the best selling Nintendo Switch title in Japan in 2021. ![]()
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