Although it released all the way back in September 2019 (seven months ago), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the best-selling game of the year. That's going based on both January 2020 to March 2020 as well as March 2019 to March 2020. Truly, the first-person shooter franchise is back on top and dominating.
What's more, it's said that this past March was the best month of March in the long-running franchise's history as far as sales go. Previously, the best March for Call of Duty was all the way back in 2010! For sure, the sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have been positively affected by the recent release of Call of Duty: Warzone — which itself holds more than fifty-million players.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sits as the second best-selling game of the year thus far. Similar to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone, the latest instalment in the Animal Crossing franchise had an astonishingly successful launch. What makes this even more impressive is that Animal Crossing: New Horizons only released on March 20th.
What's more, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and almost every other title on the Top 10 list is available on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is exclusively available for the Nintendo Switch. It's also said that Animal Crossing: New Horizons was actually the best-selling game of last month — in just ten days!
Below you can check out the NPD's full list of the Top 10 best-selling games of 2020 (thus far):
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone are both out now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.