Smash Bros. Ultimate Dominates Amazon

Having been out since December 7th, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is among the best-selling games at Amazon US in 2018. The game sold over three million copies in only 11 days in the US. Additionally, it’s the highest selling game in the franchise’s history. Over the holiday season, it beat out PlayStation Store gift cards and screen protectors for the Nintendo Switch.

Overall, it was a strong holiday season for the Nintendo Switch. It came in at number six as the highest selling video game item. Another notable Switch game on the list is Super Mario Party at number 15. Additionally, the Pro Controller was at number eight. Besides the Switch, the NES Classic came in at number 17.

Top 20 Video Games on Amazon US

  1. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
  2. $10 PlayStation Store Gift Card
  3. $20 PlayStation Store Gift Card
  4. Nintendo Switch Screen Protector
  5. PlayStation Plus 12 Month Membership
  6. Nintendo Switch Console (Neon)
  7. $50 PlayStation Store Gift Card
  8. Nintendo Switch Pro Controller
  9. $10 Xbox Gift Card
  10. $25 Xbox Gift Card
  11. $60 PlayStation Store Gift Card
  12. Dualshock 4 Wireless Controller
  13. $25 PlayStation Store Gift Card
  14. Red Dead Redemption II
  15. Super Mario Party
  16. PlayStation Plus One Month Membership
  17. NES Classic Edition
  18. Xbox Wireless Controller (White)
  19. Marvel’s Spider-Man
  20. Xbox Wireless Controller (Black)

Alongside Nintendo, PlayStation came out on top. What’s notable is the only PlayStation exclusive on the list is Marvel’s Spider-Man. On top of that, no Xbox One exclusives are mentioned. Other popular games such as Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and God of War are nowhere to be seen in the top 20. Overall, it was a successful holiday season for PlayStation and Nintendo and it’ll only keep getting better. Let’s see where gaming takes us in 2019.

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