Sony maintained its position atop the United States hardware charts with another impressive NPD result, outselling all other consoles in the month of March 2018. The console was buoyed by the release of MLB The Show 18, which set a franchise record during its launch month. However, Far Cry 5 unsurprisingly swept aside all competition, instantly becoming the fastest selling game of the year so far.

Despite all of this positivity, overall industry spend was down 11 per cent year-over-year, with hardware taking the biggest hit. However, it’s worth remembering that the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, which skews the numbers somewhat. We’ve included all of the relevant data below. Next month should be another cracker for the PlayStation 4, with God of War poised to do very well for itself indeed.

NPD Software Top 20: March 2018

Far Cry 5 Sea of Thieves MLB 18 The Show Kirby Star Allies* Grand Theft Auto V Call of Duty: WWII Mario Kart 8* Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom NBA 2K18 Monster Hunter: World Super Mario Odyssey* The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds** Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege A Way Out** Assassin’s Creed: Origins Dragon Ball: FighterZ FIFA 18** Splatoon 2* UFC 3

NPD PS4 Software Top 10: March 2018

Far Cry 5 MLB 18 The Show Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Grand Theft Auto V Monster Hunter: World Call of Duty: WWII NBA 2K18 A Way Out Dragon Ball: FighterZ FIFA 18

NPD Best Selling Games of 2018 So Far

Far Cry 5 Monster Hunter: World Dragon Ball: FighterZ Call of Duty: WWII Grand Theft Auto V NBA 2K18 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds** Sea of Thieves MLB 18 The Show Mario Kart 8*

* No digital sales included

** No PC digital sales included