Octopath Traveler Tops Software Charts in US in July

The NPD Group has released its charts for the top selling software in USA for the month of July, and, much like in the rest of the world, Octopath Traveler managed to top charts, ending up as the #1 selling game across all systems last month.

The most important thing to note here is that its sales do not include digital data- so just at retail alone, Octopath sold more than any other game last month sold at retail and with digital sales thrown in combined. This represents the second month Nintendo exclusive software has topped charts- last month, it was Mario Tennis Aces.

Octopath, Nintendo games, and GTA5 (which was in at #2) continued to push software spending up year over year- spending in July was 5% up compared to this same period last year. Nintendo has been the top publisher of games all year, aided by new Switch hits and legacy Switch software, which continues to leg it out (six games in the top 20 are published by Nintendo), GTA 5, of course, is a monster, and Fortnite is pushing sales of games not rated M higher. Finally, God of War remains in the top 20, even four months after its release, continuing to display its uncharacteristically strong legs.

You can see the full charts, courtesy of VentureBeat, below:

1. Octopath Traveler*
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Mario Kart 8*
4. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
6. Far Cry 5
7. Super Mario Odyssey*
8. The Crew 2
9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
10. Mario Tennis Aces *
11. FIFA 18**
12. Lego Incredibles
13. God of War (2018)
14. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker*
15. NBA 2K18
16. Call of Duty: WWII
17. Detroit: Become Human
18. MLB 18: The Show
19. Minecraft**
20. Destiny 2**

*No digital sales
**No PC digital sales

The best-selling games of 2018 so far

1. Far Cry 5
2. God of War (2018)
3. Monster Hunter: World
4. Call of Duty: WWII
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Dragon Ball Fighterz
7. Mario Kart 8*
8. NBA 2K18
9. MLB 18: The Show
10. Super Mario Odyssey

The best-selling games over the last 12 months

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. NBA 2K18
3. Destiny 2**
4. Madden NFL 18
5. Super Mario Odyssey
6. Far Cry 5
7. Star Wars: Battlefront II**
8. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. God of War 2018

Xbox One

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
3. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
4. Far Cry 5
5. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
6. The Crew 2
7. FIFA 18
8. Call of Duty: WWII
9. NBA 2K18
10. Overwatch

PlayStation 4

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. God of War (2018)
3. Detroit: Become Human
4. MLB 18: The Show
5. The Crew 2
6. Far Cry 5
7. FIFA 18
8. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
9. Horizon Zero Dawn
10. NBA 2K18

Nintendo Switch*

1. Octopath Traveler
2. Mario Kart 8
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Super Mario Odyssey
5. Mario Tennis Aces
6. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
7. Splatoon 2
8. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
10. Lego Incredibles

Nintendo 3DS*

1. Pokemon: Ultra Sun
2. Pokemon: Ultra Moon
3. WarioWare: Gold
4. Mario Kart 7
5. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
6. Super Smash Bros.
7. Super Mario 3D Land
8. Minecraft
9. Super Mario Maker
10. Detective Pikachu