The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella has revealed the top 20 best-selling games for November 2020. The list includes a wide range of titles, with the top five spots dominated by familiar franchises. As expected,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris the best-selling game for November 2020, followed byAssassin’s Creed Valhalla,Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales,Madden NFL 21, andNBA 2K21.
Piscatella noted that aCall of Dutygame has been the best-selling game for its launch month every year since 2007. The last timeCall of Dutywasn’t the best-selling game in its launch month, it was beaten by anotherActivisionproduct in the form ofGuitar Hero 3: Legends of Rockin 2007. Needless to say, Activision has been hugely dominant in the video game industry for well over a decade now, and is showing no signs of slowing down.
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The rest of the top 10 includeHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity,Watch Dogs: Legion,Animal Crossing: New Horizons,FIFA 21, andDemon’s Souls. Out of the top 10 best-selling games for November 2020, only three titles are pure exclusives for their platforms, those beingHyrule Warriors,Animal Crossing, andDemon’s Souls, with the latter having to contend with the PS5’s limited availability.
Meanwhile, the bottom 10 games on Piscatella’s list is largely dominated by Nintendo products, includingMario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has proven that it has some incredible staying power. It’s joined bySuper Mario 3D All-Stars,New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe,Luigi’s Mansion 3,Mario Kart Live; Home Circuit, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.Super Smash Bros. Ultimatehas similar staying power asMario Kart 8 Deluxe, and with new content still being released for the game, it may keep making sales chart appearances for some time to come. Just recently, it was confirmed thatFinal Fantasy 7’s Sephirothis coming to the game as its next DLC fighter at some point later this month.
Non-Nintendo games on the list includeJust Dance 2021,Marvel’s Avengers,Mortal Kombat 11, andGhost of Tsushima, which took the 13th, 18th, 19th, and 20th spots, respectively. Out of those, one of the most interesting titles to see make an appearance isMarvel’s Avengers, as the game’s sales struggles have been well-documented. While it’s sold millions of copies,Marvel’s Avengershas not made back the money Square Enix spent to develop it yet, and has had problems keeping its playerbase engaged. Perhaps thenew Kate Bishop DLCwill get some lapsed players to return to the co-op brawler, but that remains to be seen.
December 2020 had significantly less new releases than November did, but the list should consist of many familiar faces. One game that could very well top the list of best-selling games, though, isCD Projekt Red’sCyberpunk 2077, which managed to turn a profit on its very first day of release.
