Cyberpunk 2077launch of the It was a disaster, and for sure console sales now seem to reflect this, with the game dropping off last month’s bestseller list, according to the latest report by market research group NPD. Even the almost four-year-old exclusive Switch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold better.
Cyberpunk 2077 dropped to 18th on the NPD list of best selling games in January 2021, dropped from second place in December, the month it was launched. That puts you right below Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition, which was number 17 and just above Super Mario Party for Switch, which was number 19. Here is the complete list:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
2. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
3. Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
4. Madden NFL 21
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons *
6. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe *
7. Ring Fit Adventure
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
10. NBA 2K21 *
11. Super Mario 3D All-Stars *
12. FIFA 21
13. Immortals: Fenyx Rising
14. Mortal Kombat 11
15. Just Dance 2021
16. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *
17. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
18. Cyberpunk 2077 *
19. Super Mario Party *
20. UFC 4
Notably, CD Projekt Red does not share digital sales data with NPD, so it may still be selling better than the list reflects, especially on Steam. At the same time, Nintendo also does not share digital sales data. Also note that Cyberpunk 2077 is not yet available for purchase on the PlayStation Store after Sony withdrew the game after promises of refunds just a week after the game was released.
Meanwhile, the Switch continues to sell like hotcakes. “Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold in January,” analyst at NPD Mat Piscatella writes. This may be due to the constant supply restrictions of next-generation consoles or just the fact that the Switch is excellent, already has an established library and is much cheaper. It doesn’t seem like people are going to give up on buying all annualized Call of Duty anytime soon, but it’s amazing to see an exclusive console like Animal Crossing: New Horizons continue near the top of the list almost a year after the original release.