The NPD group shared the data about some of the most successful video games of last year.
Gamespot has recently published a list of the best selling games of 2016, courtesy of The NPD group. The research is based on both online and retail sales for physical video game products and full-game digital downloads from participating publishers (Blizzard is not participating). This list does not cover the whole market (no Steam) so treat these with a grain of salt.
Probably the most surprising thing in the list is the dominance of 1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. We actually though the game was going to show mediocre results in sales, but the market proved us wrong. The design work in this project is amazing. The other odd thing is that we have Grand Theft Auto V on the 6th position. That’s an incredible achievement for a game, which was released back in 2013.
Best-selling Games of 2016
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Battlefield 1
- The Division
- NBA 2K17
- Madden NFL 17
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Overwatch (no Battle.net sales)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- FIFA 17
- Final Fantasy XV