When you think of third-party games on Nintendo systems, LEGO is one of the first things that may come to mind. After all, we’ve seen numerous titles on the Big N’s systems going back to the N64. It also helps that several LEGO games tend to release each generation.

Given all of this information, it shouldn’t be too surprising to hear that LEGO is the best-selling third-party franchise on Nintendo platforms. That’s according to the NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella.

Piscatella shared a couple of other noteworthy tidbits as well. LEGO is the ninth-biggest video game franchise in history in terms of dollar sales. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, LEGO Batman, and LEGO Star Wars II are the best-selling entries.

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October 2020 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months

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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of October 2020, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.

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October 2020 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.

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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of October 2020. The results can be found below.

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NPD: Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009

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Nintendo has had continued success with Switch since the system launched in 2017. The pattern has continued through this year, and 2020 may actually be the platform’s best year yet from a sales perspective.

That’s further backed up by the NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella. In a tweet shared earlier today, Piscatella revealed that in the United States, Switch sold more hardware units in Q3 than any platform since the DS in 2009.

2020 has been a strong year for the gaming industry overall. Total industry consumer spending on video gaming in the U.S. reached $11.2 billion in the third quarter, a 24 percent increase year-over-year.

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Switch sets new record as best-selling console in the U.S. for 22 consecutive months

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We heard earlier today that Switch was again the best-selling console in the United States. That piece of information was more important than initially thought, as the system has set a new record.

Following what took place in September, Switch has been the best-selling console in the U.S. since December 2018. That marks 22 consecutive months that this has happened, and a new record has been set. The Xbox 360 previous held the record with 21 consecutive months, which took place between August 2011 and April 2013.

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Super Mario 3D All-Stars has sixth-biggest launch month physical dollar sales of any Nintendo-published title in U.S. history

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Super Mario 3D All-Stars narrowly missed out on the top spot as the best-selling release of September in the United States. We now have more news from this month’s NPD report that gives an even greater idea of its impressive debut.

The launch month physical dollar sales for Super Mario 3D All-Stars rank as the sixth biggest for a Nintendo-published title in U.S. history. Additionally, it generated the second-highest launch month physical dollar sales of any 2020 release – only Animal Crossing: New Horizons was bigger. We’ll also mention that Super Mario 3D All-Stars is already the tenth best-selling game of 2020 year-to-date.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars launched in mid-September, so NPD’s report doesn’t account for a full month – making the game’s strong start even more meaningful.

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September 2020 NPD: Switch continues run as best-selling console

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In the United States last month, Switch was again the best-selling console. That goes for both dollar and unit sales.

Hardware spending has increased 22 percent year-to-date when compared to a year ago, to $2.3 billion. Thanks to growth in sales of Switch, the system was able to offset declines on other console platforms.

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September 2020 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months

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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of September 2020, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.