NPD Group: Nintendo Switch sets a December sales record and all consoles post annual growth

The NPD Group released console sales for December 2018. The Nintendo Switch broke records, making December 2018 the best month in revenue since the Wii in 2009, counting consoles and handhelds. All consoles grew in annual sales.

Nintendo Switch: 1.77 million
Xbox One: 920K
Playstation 4: 797K

December software ranking, by revenue:

1 – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* (new record – biggest launch of an exclusive in history)
2 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 4**
3 – Red Dead Redemption II
4 – Battlefield V**
5 – NBA 2K19
6 – Mario Kart 8*
7 – Madden NFL 19**
8 – Super Mario Party*
9 – Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!*
10 – Marvel’s Spider-Man
11 – Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
12 – Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!*
13 – Super Mario Odyssey*
14 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
15 – Just Cause 4
16 – FIFA 19
17 – Grand Theft Auto V
18 – Minecraft
19 – Spyro Reignited Trilogy**
20 – Fallout 76*

*Digital sales were not counted.

Annual ranking:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
NBA 2K19
Madden NFL 19
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Far Cry 5
God of War (2018)
Monster Hunter: World
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
Grand Theft Auto V
Mario Kart 8*
FIFA 19**
Battlefield V**
Super Mario Odyssey*
Call of Duty: WWII**
Dragon Ball FighterZ
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Super Mario Party*
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!*