#TOP VIDEO GAMES OF 2015 IN SALES SOFTWARE#

In other NPD news, the PS4 once again came out on top as the best-selling console for the month. Showing the staying power of the Minecraft franchise, the top-selling games one year ago (August 2014) were Madden 15, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, and Minecraft. The gaming field will likely be much more competitive as the winter release calendar opens up and the returning franchises like Call of Duty, Fallout, Halo, and Star Fox go head to head. Last month's best-selling games were led by Lego: Jurassic World, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Minecraft. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC).Call of Duty: Black Ops Combo Pack (360, PS3).Lego: Jurassic World (360, 3DS, Wii U, PS3, Xbox One, PS4, Vita).Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC).Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (Xbox One).Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3).For NPD Charts, go to the bottom of this page. NPD does 4-4-5 (weeks/month) quarters, so that year on year quarterly comparisons are valid. Note: March, June, September, and December are always five weeks of tracking, while the rest are 4 weeks. This may be related to the Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer beta that occurred in late August across PS4, Xbox One, and PC.'Īugust 2015 Top 10 Games (New physical retail only across all platforms including PC) See also: Seventh generation of video games and NPD Seventh generation NPD sales figures for the United States in the video game industry. 'Call of Duty has two games within the top 10 this month, with Call of Duty: Black Ops Combo Pack performing favorably with increased sales versus prior months. While titles that launched in June trended favorably compared to the performance of June 2014 launches, July launches also declined by 42 percent.' Callahan adds, 'New launches collectively declined by 16 percent compared to August 2014 launches.

#TOP VIDEO GAMES OF 2015 IN SALES SOFTWARE#

However, previous generation software sales saw a 51 percent decline for the month.

Overall, new physical software sales are up by 34 percent for Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

Top video games of 2015 in sales