Thanks to The NPD Group and
Venturebeat for the breakdown.
Here are the numbers for February 2018:
- Total: $995 million (up 23 percent from $811 million in February 2017)
- Hardware: $316 million (up 55 percent from $204 million)
- PC and console software: $397 million (flat from $397 million)
- Accessories: $282 million (up 35 percent from $210 million)
Software
After leading the market in January, Monster Hunter: World repeated as the month's top-selling title overall, once again leading on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms. Unsurprisingly, Monster Hunter: World is currently 2018's best-selling game.
Call of Duty: WWII was February's second best-selling title, and remains the best-selling title for the 12-month period ending February 2018.
Mario Kart 8 returned to the top of the Nintendo Switch chart for the first time since May 2017. Nintendo was February's leading publisher in software dollar sales, while Capcom remains the top-selling publisher of 2018.
Hardware
Total hardware unit sales, dollar sales and average pricing were all up by double-digit percentages in February 2018 when compared to a year ago. Console hardware spending reached the highest total for a February since 2014.
Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console in February, and remains the best-selling console year to date. Nintendo Switch remains on a record-setting sales pace.
Over the first twelve months in market, Nintendo Switch has achieved the highest installed base for a console platform in history.