December 2020 NPD — Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is followed by Cyberpunk 2077
What you need to know
- December 2020 NPD results are in.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the best-selling game of December 2020, followed by Cyberpunk 2077.
- The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of December 2020 and the year overall.
Every month, NPD Group releases information on the best-selling games, game consoles and accessories across all video game platforms in the United States. While it doesn't account for total worldwide sales, it does provide a nice look at one of the largest video game markets. Mat Piscatella, a fantastic analyst for NPD, has shared the results for December 2020.
December 2020 saw a total of $7.7 billion in sales, with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War retaining its spot at #1. Cyberpunk 2077, despite its launch woes and lack of digital tracking, debuted at the #2 spot, while Assassin's Creed Valhalla falls into third place.
Here are the December 2020 results:
- Total sales: $7.7 billion, up 25% year-over-year.
- Video game accessories: $546 million, up 15% year-over-year.
- Video game hardware: $1.35 billion, up 38% year-over-year.
December 2020 NPD Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.
- *Digital sales not included
December 2020 NPD Here are the best-selling games of August 2020 by platform:
December 2020 NPD PlayStation platforms
December 2020 NPD Xbox platforms
December 2020 NPD Nintendo Switch
Here are the top 20 best-selling games of 2020 in the U.S:
That's all we've got for this month's report. For more information, be sure to check Piscatella's thread here. You can also check out last month's NPD report.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War shakes things up with a campaign that delivers solid mechanical improvements. The multiplayer leaves a lot to be desired but things are improving with patches and now the big Season One content update.
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