Another year, another Call of Duty game. And another round of articles from a surprisingly handsome hack claiming that this will be the year that Call of Duty finally falls beneath the feet of another competitor. And every year, Activision’s premiere military shooter franchise/Michael Bay movie simulator manages to prove everyone wrong.
2016 was no exception to the rule, as Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare came out on top yet again. There’s a caveat to all of this of course, as the NPD sales figures via VG247 only track physical US sales. But considering the size of that market, it’s still a good indicator to go by. Anyway, the NPD numbers point to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare topping the charts in December and 2016, with EA’s Battlefield 1 hot on its heels. Here’s the top ten list for December:
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- Final Fantasy 15 (PS4, Xbox One)
- Battlefield 1 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- Madden NFL 17 (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- NBA 2K17 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Watch Dogs 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Pokémon Sun (3DS)
- FIFA 17 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Pokémon Moon (3DS)
And for 2016 itself:
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- Battlefield 1 (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- The Division (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- NBA 2K17 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Madden NFL 17 (PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Overwatch (PC, PS4, Xbox One)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- FIFA 17 (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)
- Final Fantasy 15 (PS4, Xbox One)
As mentioned above, these are only physical US sales. So who knows how many copies Blizzard’s Overwatch really shifted then. But for what it’s worth, Call of Duty isn’t going anywhere anytime soon with positions on the charts like that. Meanwhile, GTA V continues to be a best-seller thanks to GTA Online – and Nintendo still has that Pokémon magic.
Some things never change.
Last Updated: January 20, 2017
Kromas Ryder
January 20, 2017 at 13:04
These lists I think are getting pretty pointless as digital sales are fast taking over the majority of sales if it hasn’t already.
PurplePariah
January 20, 2017 at 13:09
It’s not pointless to the guys working at the retail gaming stores. 🙂
Raptor Rants
January 20, 2017 at 13:05
lol
PurplePariah
January 20, 2017 at 13:06
So like 2015’s list, but with incremental numbers.
And a Final Fantasy. Finally.
Neji
January 20, 2017 at 13:14
And yet the peak player count for IW on the PC platform was somewhere along the lines of 15K
PurplePariah
January 20, 2017 at 13:18
CoD is far more competitive on consoles though. PC is dominated by MOBAs and CS:GO.
Viper_ZA
January 20, 2017 at 13:19
CoD = PoS
Ottokie
January 20, 2017 at 13:19
Well there is a reason why we don’t call people from the US “smart”
Magoo
January 20, 2017 at 13:38
The absolute best known proof of the fact that “popular” != “good”
Banana Jim's Final Form!
January 20, 2017 at 14:13
After all these years, Grand Theft Auto 5 is still up there, kicking down doors, taking names, and stealing cars….
Unavengedavo
January 20, 2017 at 14:21
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Craig "CrAiGiSh" Dodd
January 20, 2017 at 14:27
Its 2017 … your Infinite Warfare will soon be obsolete.