Far Cry 5 and Sea of Thieves best-selling video games in US throughout March, in line with NPD

Ubisoft’s newest open-world shooter Far Cry 5 and Rare’s co-op pirate journey Sea of Thieves had been the best-selling video games within the US throughout March in line with retail analysts NPD.

These figures embrace each bodily and full recreation digital gross sales of each video games.

Far Cry 5 was the highest vendor on each PS4 and Xbox One, and stormed to the highest of the gross sales chart to grow to be the best-selling recreation of 2018 up to now – overtaking Monster Hunter: World and Dragon Ball: FighterZ.

While it was the second in March, Sea of Thieves is the eighth best-selling recreation of 2018 to this point. One fascinating truth although, Sea of Thieves generated extra launch month gross sales than any recreation developed by Rare since NPD began monitoring in 1995. Yes, that features Goldeneye. And Banjo-Kazooie.

These figures additionally don’t embrace Xbox Game Pass, which can have had an have an effect on on the sport’s gross sales.

Elsewhere, March was a powerful launch month for MLB 18: The Show, which debuted at a collection excessive. The yr’s effort from Sony San Diego confirmed 40% development from the franchise’s earlier best-selling recreation, MLB 14.

The ten top-selling video games total, and for every platform are as follows:

March 2018:

1. Far Cry 5
2. Sea Of Thieves
3. MLB 18: The Show
4. Kirby Star Allies – doesn’t embrace digital gross sales
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Call of Duty: WWII
7. Mario Kart 8 – doesn’t embrace digital gross sales
8. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
9. NBA 2K18
10. Monster Hunter: World

Xbox One:

1. Far Cry 5
2. Sea Of Thieves
3. Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds
4. Call of Duty: WWII
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Monster Hunter: World
7. NBA 2K18
8. A Way Out
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Assassin’s Creed: Origins

PS4:

1. Far Cry 5
2. MLB 18: The Show
3. Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Monster Hunter: World
6. Call of Duty: WWII
7. NBA 2K18
8. A Way Out
9. Dragon Ball: FighterZ
10. FIFA 18

Switch (excluding digital):

1. Kirby Star Allies
2. Mario Kart 8
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
5. Splatoon 2
6. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
7. Pokken Tournament DX
8. Bayonetta 2
9. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
10. ARMS

3DS (excluding digital):

1. Detective Pikachu
2. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
3. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Super Smash Bros.
6. Minecraft
7. Super Mario Maker
8. Super Mario 3D Land
9. Kirby: Battle Royale
10. Mario Party: The Top 100

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