Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII and Red Dead Redemption 2 have become drivers of record sales in the US gaming market

Red Dead Redemption 2General market figures

The total October turnover of the gaming market is the largest in the entire history of observations of the analytical firm NPD Group (i.e. since 1995).

• Total turnover — $1.545 billion (increased by 73%).
• Sales of iron — $300 million (increased by 26%).
• Video game sales — $965 million (increased by 104%).
• Accessory sales — $280 million (increased by 54%).

The rise in indicators this month is explained by the October releases of Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII and Red Dead Redemption 2. Both new items have surpassed all other titles in sales not only this month, but in the year. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII is in the lead, and it has also become the best-selling game in the last 12 months, second only to its predecessor, Call of Duty: WWII.

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIITop best-selling games in October

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII;
2. Red Dead Redemption 2;
3. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey;
4. NBA 2K19;
5. Super Mario Party;
6. Soul Calibur VI;
7. FIFA 19;
8. Spider-Man;
9. Madden NFL 19;
10. WWE 2K19.

Console Sales

Separate records this month are set by PlayStation 4. Sales of this console reached the highest in its history, and it also became the best-selling among all consoles released by Sony. The last sales record was set by PlayStation 2 in October 2002.

So, PS4 was able to beat both Xbox One and Nintendo Switch in sales. At the same time, NPD notes that sales of the Microsoft console are still growing, but sales of the Nintendo Switch have slowed due to the lack of major releases.

Also on the topic:

• Red Dead Redemption 2 in its debut weekend collected more than “Infinity War” — in the cinemaNPD has adjusted the top of the highest-grossing games in August in the United States
• Sources: Gamesindustry.

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