Cyberpunk 2077‘s console launch was a disaster, and sure enough sales on console now seem to reflect that, with the game tumbling off last month’s bestseller list according to the latest report from the NPD market research group. Even the almost four-year-old exclusive Switch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold better.
Cyberpunk 2077 dropped to 18th place on NPD’s list of the best-selling games of January 2021, lower than number two in December, the month it was released. That puts it right at the bottom Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition, that was number 17, and right above it Super Mario party for Switch, which was number 19. Here’s the full list:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
2. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
3. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
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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
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16. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *
17. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
18. Cyberpunk 2077 *
19. Super Mario Party *
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Notably, CD Projekt Red doesn’t share digital sales data with NPD, so it can still sell better than the listing suggests, especially on Steam. At the same time, Nintendo also does not share digital sales data. Also note that Cyberpunk 2077 is still not for sale on the PlayStation Store after Sony withdrawn the game following promises of refunds just a week after the game came out.
Meanwhile, the Switch continues to sell like hot cakes. “Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold for the month of January,” says NPD analyst Mat Piscatella writes. That could be due to persistent delivery restrictions for next-gen consoles or simply the fact that the Switch is great, already has an established library, and is much cheaper. It doesn’t look like people will be buying every Call of Duty on an annual basis anytime soon, but it’s impressive to see a console-exclusive like Animal Crossing: New Horizons stay at the top of the list almost a year after it originally came out.