The top 3 bestselling games on Amazon for 2017 were all Nintendo titles, which just goes to show how much of a turnaround the Japanese gaming company has made with the Switch after the Wii U flopped.
According to Amazon, the bestselling game of 2017 on their marketplace was Super Mario Odyssey, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Pretty wild considering the fact this edition of Mario Kart is a re-release of a game originally dropped on the Wii U back in 2014.
Here are the top 10 games on Amazon for 2017:
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Call of Duty: WWII (PS4)
- Call of Duty: WWII (Xbox One)
- Splatoon 2
- Pokémon Ultra Sun
- Pokémon Ultra Moon
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U)
Now, if you include all video game consoles accessories in the list, it ends up looking a little different – with $10 and $20 PlayStation Store credit taking the top two spots. Considering the fact that many people no longer purchase physical copies of games, this changes things somewhat – though you can also purchase Switch games digitally too.
But the Switch was also the number one console on Amazon for 2017, hitting #8 on the list of gaming purchases. Here’s the top ten including accessories and consoles:
- $20 PlayStation Store gift card
- $10 PlayStation Store gift card
- Super Mario Odyssey
- 1-year Playstation Plus membership
- $50 PlayStation Store gift card
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
- Nintendo Switch (Gray Joy-Cons)
- DualShock 4 wireless controller
- Xbox One wireless controller
Let’s see if Nintendo can keep it up going through 2018.