NPD top ten software for December 2016:
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Pokemon Sun/Moon ranking did not include digital sales.
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console for December.
Top ten software for the full year 2016:
People love shooting and sports.
NPD noted that the Number 7 position for the year “Overwatch” did not include Blizzard’s store digital sales. So I suspect Overwatch was higher up that list for the year.
Also they revealed games by platform:
December 2016 Top 10 Xbox One Games
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Battlefield 1
Final Fantasy XV
Madden NFL 17
NBA 2K17
Watch Dogs 2
Titanfall 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Forza Horizon 3
FIFA 17
December 2016 Top 10 PS4 Games
Final Fantasy XV
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Battlefield 1
Watch Dogs 2
NBA 2K17
Madden NFL 17
Grand Theft Auto V
FIFA 17
The Last Guardian*
Titanfall 2
December 2016 Top 10 Wii U Games
Paper Mario: Color Splash*
Pokken Tournament*
Minecraft*
Just Dance 2017
Skylanders Imaginators
Super Smash Bros.*
Super Mario Maker*
Lego Dimensions
Splatoon*
New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U*
December 2016 Top 10 Portable Games
Pokemon: Sun*
Pokemon: Moon*
Super Mario Maker*
Pokemon: Sun & Moon dual pack*
Mario Party: Star Rush*
Super Smash Bros.*
Mario Kart 7*
Kirby: Planet Robobot*
Pokemon Omega Ruby*
Pokemon X*
Nintendo also mentioned that Pokemon Sun and Moon sales combined, including digital sales are at 4.5 million. And Nintendo sold 7.3 million units of 3DS games over the last three months of 2016, so mostly Pokemon.
I’m a bit surprised at the popularity of Final Fantasy XV, especially on PS4. It even beat out Infinite Warfare. And it sold enough in December to become one of the top selling games of the year. And that’s despite mediocre reviews, and a very poor word-of-mouth reception as far as I can tell here at Qt3.
Word of mouth wasn’t that bad in other corners of the world.
Pretty sure it was.
It is a final fantasy game though. People buy anything with that name even when the game is extremely mediocre (which it is).
We’re talking about a final fantasy that is even worse than 13.
Pretty sure that’s just your opinion. I for one like it much more than 13. Also the Reddit boards are filled with people enjoying the game. Sure there are plenty of people who don’t like the game but I think there’s enough who do to explain those sales numbers.