The NPD Group has released their full North American sales data for December 2020, and the industry ended the year on a high note. Numbers were up year-on-year with players spending $7.7 billion on games, additional content, and hardware. That’s up 25 percent compared to December 2019. With supply of the new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S severely constrained, the Nintendo Switch won December, coming out on top in terms of both dollars and units sold. Overall, the Switch had the second-best year of any console in history in 2020, trailing only the Wii in 2008.

　　On the software front, the big news was Cyberpunk 2077, which debuted at #2 on the charts (behind Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War) despite the months and years of hype. Now, NPD wasn’t able to take into account all digital sales for Cyberpunk 2077, perhaps those would change the game’s placing on the December list, but it does seem like Cyberpunk’s messy launch did affect its sales. The only other new game on the charts was Immortals Fenyx Rising at #9 – seems Ubisoft’s attempt to take on Zelda BOTW didn’t go as well as they likely hoped.

　　Here are December’s top 20 games according to NPD:

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarCyberpunk 2077Assassin’s Creed ValhallaSpider-Man Miles MoralesMadden NFL 21Animal Crossing: New HorizonsMario Kart 8 DeluxeNBA 2K21Immortals Fenyx RisingSuper Mario 3D All-StarsSuper Smash Bros. UltimateJust Dance 2021Hyrule Warriors: Age of CalamityFIFA 21New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeSuper Mario OdysseyThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildSuper Mario PartyRing Fit AdventureMortal Kombat 11And here are the top-10 best-selling games of 2020:

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarCall of Duty: Modern WarfareAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsMadden NFL 21Assassin's Creed ValhallaThe Last of Us Part IIGhost of TsushimaMario Kart 8 DeluxeSuper Mario 3D All-StarsFinal Fantasy VII RemakeThere you go, an interesting capper to one of the most unique years in gaming history. Looking ahead, what do you think the top sellers of 2021 will be?