Madden NFL 19 Tops August Sales Chart, FIFA 18 & Madden 18 On Year’s Bestsellers
Once again, EA Sports has proven themselves the best when it comes to releasing an annual football game that the fans want. The Madden NFL 19 title was recently noted as the top-selling game for all of the month of August. In addition, last year’s Madden game, as well as EA’s hit soccer (football) game are part of a special top 20 list.
Madden NFL 19 rules NPD’s August chart
The NPD Group, Inc. conducts American market research. Since 1966, the company has measured consumer purchasing as they take in date from retailers as well as customers. The company started to track toys back in 1984 and in 2001 acquired PC Data, a consumer electronics and tech tracking firm. Now they provide monthly, annual, and other sales research with video games among their topics of focus.
A report from WCCF Tech shows the latest software sales charts from the NPD Group. It’s no surprise that for the month of August 2018, the Madden NFL 19 game was the top of the list. That’s because EA’s popular football title has been an annual chart-topper when it comes to the list. On this year’s list it sits at No. 1 above other popular non-sports games including Monster Hunter: World and Rainbow Six Siege. Surprisingly, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V was No. 4 on the top 10 list (bel0w).
- Madden NFL 19
- Monster Hunter: World
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mario Kart 8
- Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
- God of War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Will
- Super Mario Odyssey
The Madden NFL 19 title is the only sports game on the top 10 for the month but has once again shown how dominant it is. Fans rush out to get this title year in and year out, so EA Sports is likely to continue that trend. Per Twinfinite’s report, NPD video game analyst Mat Piscatela said this has been the fast-selling Madden game in the history of the title. In addition, it achieved the highest sales since Madden 2013.
Madden 18, FIFA 18 Bestsellers for Year
For the past 12 months, NPD’s data indicates that EA’s Madden 18 and FIFA 18 titles are bestsellers. The two games placed in the group’s Top 10 with Madden ranking at No. 7 and FIFA 18 the final entry on the top 10. EA’s competitor 2K Sports was able to grab the No. 2 spot on the list with the NBA 2K18 title.
- Call of Duty: WWII
- NBA 2K18
- Destiny 2
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Far Cry 5
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Madden NFL 18
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- God of War
- FIFA 18
EA’s planning to launch their FIFA 19 game in just over a week. Once that arrives, fans are likely to scoop up their copies to begin playing. It offers new gameplay and exciting features including the addition of UEFA Champions League for the first time in 10 years.
The all-important holiday season is coming up fast. @MatPiscatella forecasts what’s ahead for video games during Holiday 2018. Here's a quick look at his predictions. https://t.co/joKy9UftJd
— The NPD Group (@npdgroup) September 18, 2018
The next few months will be the biggest of the year for video game companies as the holiday shopping season starts to get underway. That means it will be an interesting battle between sports and other titles. EA will have its newest NHL 19, FIFA 19, Madden 19, and UFC 3 among the titles fighting for customer’s hard-earned money