- How is it a factual one when his proof is from weekly US chart list that is not a credible source? Their data doesn't get shared by anyone on here or Restera, a site that's post sales data weekly.
The actual NPD Results are here.
| | All Platforms | |
Rank | Last Month Rank | August 2020 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
1 | NEW | Madden NFL 21 | Electronic Arts |
2 | NEW | UFC 4 | Electronic Arts |
3 | 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
4 | 1 | Ghost of Tsushima | Sony (Corp) |
5 | 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
6 | 6 | Ring Fit Adventure | Nintendo |
7 | 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* | Nintendo |
8 | 9 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
9 | 3 | Paper Mario: The Origami King* | Nintendo |
10 | 7 | Mortal Kombat 11 | Warner Bros. Interactive |
11 | 12 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
12 | 4 | The Last of Us: Part II | Sony (Corp) |
13 | 11 | Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | Microsoft (Corp) |
14 | NEW | PGA Tour 2K21* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
15 | 14 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe* | Nintendo |
16 | 27 | Super Mario Party* | Nintendo |
17 | 13 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege | Ubisoft |
18 | 26 | Super Mario Odyssey* | Nintendo |
19 | 41 | Final Fantasy VII: Remake | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
20 | 34 | Luigi’s Mansion 3* | Nintendo |
This is his proof.
Lets look at third month sales charts from other games.
God of War - #2
Spider-Man: Miles Morales - #2
Days Gone - #10
The Last of Us Part II - #12
Ghost of Tsushima - #12
Horizon Zero Dawn - #12
Spider-Man 2018 - #13
Final Fantasy 7: Remake - *Not a Sony title but a Sony exclusive title that did not appear in the top 20*
Uncharted 4 - *
Killzone: Shadow Fall - *
Infamous: Second Son - *
The Last of Us - *
*This was before top 20 Results were released. It did not appear in the Top 10 in its third month
ANYONE who actually looked up sales would know that games tend to fall out of the chart after the 3rd or 4th month. Using third month sales in comparison to a 2nd month or popular titles that have been in the sales charts for months is stupid.