The Last Of Us: Part 2 Tops The U.S. NPD Games Chart

The U.S. NPD Group has released its chart for June regarding video games and sales (although there’s more to the “sales” story). With that said, Sony and Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Part 2 may have topped said chart, but it did not break Marvel’s Spider-Man September 2018 launch month record when it comes to a Sony-published game.

Firstly, and this is important to note, The following chart is sorted by DOLLAR SALES and not NUMBER OF UNITS SOLD. Also, the U.S. NPD Group only tracks physical sales at retailers, where at times the firm receives digital data from publishers/developers, but this isn’t always the case with other companies.

For instance, Nintendo and Activision Blizzard do not provide digital numbers for all their stuff (this includes first-party digital sales and Battle.net). Additionally, microtransactions, subscriptions, or things not related to actual game sales are not counted.

Anyway, the new list via npd.com sits below:

As always, the first number represents last week’s placement. The second number serves as this week’s placement, while “New” stands for a new entry on the above list. Although it’s not here, “Re-entry” means a title that has returned on the top ten list, and the asterisk (*) means digital sales on the Nintendo eShop are not included.

Furthermore, social justice advocate Mat Piscatella notes for the U.S. NPD Group that The Last of Us: Part 2 “achieved the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 release to date.” However, the same game did not beat out Marvel’s Spider-Man debut month record — which means The Last of Us: Part 2 holds second place for the highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony published game in history:

US NPD SW – The Last of Us: Part II achieved the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 release to date. The Last of Us: Part II reached the 2nd highest launch month dollar sales for a Sony published game in history. Only Marvel’s Spider-Man achieved a larger debut month.

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 17, 2020

On the top ten best-selling games for 2020 (year-to-date), The Last of Us: Part 2 takes third place, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons takes second, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare snags the top spot:

US NPD SW – YTD 2020 Top 10 Sellers – The Last of Us: Part II jumps to #3 on the chart after only one month in market. pic.twitter.com/O4bVhTBmcZ

— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 17, 2020

Moreover, you can get a better view of the top ten best selling games of the last 12 months right here:

If you are interested, the U.S. NPD Group will go live with its next sales data report on August 14th, 2020, which will cover data from July 5th to August 1st, 2020.