March 2019 NPD: The Division 2 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Show Strong Results

The March 2019 NPD results have been released and we have a fair bit to go over. According to NPD analyst Mat Piscatella and VentureBeat, The Division 2 took the top spot as bestselling game of the month, while Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice took second place. FromSoftware had previously announced that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice had sold 2 million copies in its first week. MLB: The Show 19 took the third spot while Devil May Cry 5 made the fourth.

As for hardware, the Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console of March 2019. With the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One both having released in 2013, the sales of those platforms are slowing down.

Here are the numbers for March 2019 NPD:

• Total Video Game Sales: $1.179 billion, down 11% from $1.325 billion in March 2018
• Video Games Hardware: $282 million, down 15% from $331 million in March 2018
• PC & Video Games Software: $547 billion, down 11% from $617 billion in March 2018
• Video Games Accessories & Game Cards: $349 million, down 7% from $377 million in February 2018

Here’s the March 2019 game sales rankings (based on dollar sales, not units):

1. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice**
3. MLB 19: The Show
4. Devil May Cry 5
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
6. Red Dead Redemption II
7. NBA 2K19
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Yoshi’s Crafted World*
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
11. Anthem**
12. Mario Kart 8*
13. Jump Force
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
15. Far Cry New Dawn
16. Minecraft***
17. Battlefield V**
18. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
19. Borderlands
20. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

* Digital sales not included
** PC digital sales not included
***Minecraft digital sales on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One included

Here’s the bestselling games of March 2019 by platform:

PlayStation 4

1. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
2. MLB 19: The Show
3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
4. Devil May Cry 5
5. Red Dead Redemption II
6. NBA 2K19
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
8. Jump Force
9. Marvel’s Spider-Man
10. Grand Theft Auto V

Xbox One

1. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
2. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
3. Devil May Cry 5
4. Anthem
5. Red Dead Redemption II
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. NBA 2K19
9. Battlefield V
10. Far Cry New Dawn

Nintendo Switch

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
2. Yoshi’s Crafted World*
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
6. Super Mario Party*
7. Super Mario Odyssey*
8. Pokemon: Lets Go Pikachu*
9. Pokemon: Lets Go Eevee*
10. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Here’s the bestselling games of 2019 year-to-date:

1. Kingdom Hearts III
2. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2**
3. Anthem**
4. Resident Evil 2 2019
5. Red Dead Redemption II
6. Jump Force
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
8. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice**
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII**
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*

For more information, please consult Mat Piscatella’s thread here and VentureBeat here. If you’d like to see the results for the February 2019 NPD charts, check here.