The Last of Us Part 2 Had the Biggest First Month of Any 2020 Game in the US

The Last of Us Part 2 was June 2020's best selling game and has now become the 3rd best-selling game of the year, the 8th best-selling game of the twelve month period ending in June, and has the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 release to date in the US. As revealed by The NPD Group's Mat Piscatella, The Last of Us Part 2's first month sales have surpassed other games as Final Fantasy VII Remake, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Doom Eternal to claim the top spot. The Last of Us Part 2, which also became the fastest-selling PS4 exclusive with over 4 million copies sold in its first three days, only trails Marvel's Spider-Man for the biggest launch month for a Sony published game. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/07/02/best-games-of-2020-so-far"] Rounding out the top five for June 2020 are Call of Duty: Modern Wafare, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Grand Theft Auto V, and Mortal Kombat 11. Perhaps the most impressive jump, however, was Ring Fit Adventure, which made it to #7 after ranking #835 last month due to stock shortages. The full list of June 2020's Top 20 Best-Selling Games is as follows;

June 2020's Best-Selling Games

1. The Last of Us Part 2
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Mortal Kombat 11
6. Red Dead Redemption 2
7. Ring Fit Adventure
8. NBA 2K20
9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
10. Minecraft Dungeons
11. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
12. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
13. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
14. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
15. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
16. Borderlands 3
17. Need for Speed: Heat
18. Persona 4 Golden
19. Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
20. Assassin's Creed Odyssey

[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-reviewed-games-of-2020&captions=true"] June 2020's tracked spending across video game hardware, software, accessories, and game cards totaled $1.2 billion, which is a 26% increase from June 2019. Persona 4 Golden, which was re-released on Steam in June 2020, made it up to #18 for June 2020. Nintendo Switch was once again the best selling hardware for June 2020, although hardware spending declined 17% when compared to June 2019. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

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