The NPD has released numbers for February 2018, which places Capcom's Monster Hunter: World on top of the software charts. Hardware made a strong showing all around, with the PS4 coming out on top.
Overall, February spending on video game hardware, software and accessories grew 23 percent when compared to last year, to $995 million.
Monster Hunter: World is currently the best-selling game of 2018. Here's the rundown on software for February 2018 (check asterisks for important clarification):
- Monster Hunter: World
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- Grand Theft Auto V
- UFC 3
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Mario Kart 8*
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds**
- Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
- Bayonetta 2*
- Madden NFL 18
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- FIFA 18**
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
- The Sims 4**
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
*Does not count digital sales
**Does not count PC digital sales
[Source: THE NPD GROUP]
Our Take
Personally, it's fantastic to see Monster Hunter: World do so well - the once niche "hardcore" title making what amounts to a mainstream debut on the core consoles once more after being relegated to the handheld space for so long. It's a bid that I'm super happy paid off for Capcom. I hope the PC version is great when it lands later this year. Check out my review for the title here.
from www.GameInformer.com - The Feed http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/03/20/february-2018-npd-here-there-be-monsters.aspx
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