December 2020 NPD — Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is followed by Cyberpunk 2077

Publish date: 2022-12-21

What you need to know

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:

December 2020 NPD Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Cyberpunk 2077*
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Madden NFL 21
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
  • NBA 2K21
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising
  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars*
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  • Just Dance 2021
  • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity*
  • FIFA 21
  • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe*
  • Super Mario Odyssey*
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
  • Super Mario Party*
  • Ring Fit Adventure
  • Mortal Kombat 11
  • December 2020 NPD Here are the best-selling games of August 2020 by platform:

    December 2020 NPD PlayStation platforms

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Madden NFL 21
  • NBA 2K21
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • FIFA 21
  • Immortals Fenyx Immortals
  • Demon's Souls
  • December 2020 NPD Xbox platforms

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Madden NFL 21
  • NBA 2K21
  • Immortals Fenyx Rising
  • FIFA 21
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • December 2020 NPD Nintendo Switch

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
  • Just Dance 2021
  • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
  • Super Mario Odyssey
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Super Mario Party
  • Here are the top 20 best-selling games of 2020 in the U.S:

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
  • Madden NFL 21
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • The Last of Us Part 2
  • Ghost of Tsushima
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
  • Super Mario 3D All-Stars*
  • Final Fantasy 7 Remake
  • Marvel's Avengers
  • Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • NBA 2K21
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  • FIFA 21
  • Mortal Kombat 11
  • Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
  • MLB: The Show 20
  • Cyberpunk 2077*
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
  • 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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