The NPD report for April 2019 is in, and Mortal Kombat 11 and Days Gone were the month’s best-selling games in the United States.

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The report, with analysis from Mat Piscatella, notes that Mortal Kombat 11 instantly became the second best-selling game of 2019 year-to-date, and was the best-selling game on every platform it was released on: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. This is the first time a third-party published game has been Nintendo Switch’s best-selling title since Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle was released in 2017.Days Gone’s debut month sales rank as the seventh highest in history for a Sony-published game, and in the time since its release has already become the best-selling game developed by Sony Bend in lifetime revenue.Coming in at third place is MLB 19: The Show, which is the best-selling sports game of 2019 year-to-date. Following this are The Division 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Grand Theft Auto V. Kingdom Hearts III remains the best-selling game of 2019 year-to-date.The top ten best-selling games for April 2019 are as follows:Dollar sales of video game software is up 15 percent when compared to April 2018, while hardware spending decreased by 29 percent. Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform of both April 2019 and the year to date.In our Mortal Kombat 11 review , we called the game “Amazing” saying "Mortal Kombat 11 is the best game in the 27-year-old series thanks to deep, methodical new mechanics and fun story."In our Days Gone review , we called the game “Okay” saying "Fun in small bursts, but Days Gone's repetition, bland world, and meandering story make for an unremarkable ride.” The Division 2 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice were the best-selling games of March 2019

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