Call of Duty has been king of the perch for quite some time now, but Dying Light may be a perfect example of how a hungry, young upstart can come along and dethrone even the biggest hit.
After receiving rave reviews over the last few weeks , it would appear our latest zombie/shooter epic has made a serious impact with consumers. The NPD Group reports that Dying Light topped the list as the best-selling title of January, beating out mega-hits like Advanced Warfare , GTA V , and Minecraft .
GameSpot recently provided a rundown of the top ten rankings (pulled from the NPD’s official press release), where spokesman Liam Callahan points out “…neither Microsoft nor Sony’s consoles had an overwhelming majority of top-selling titles. The first console listed below represents the platform that had the highest number of sales for each game.”
Here is the complete list from January:
- Dying Light — PS4, Xbox One, PC — Warner Bros.
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — Xbox One ,PS4, 360, PS3, PC –Activision Blizzard
- Grand Theft Auto V — Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3 — Take-Two Interactive
- Minecraft — 360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4 — Microsoft
- NBA 2K15 — Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC — Take-Two Interactive
- Super Smash Bros. — Wii U, 3DS — Nintendo
- Far Cry 4 — PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC — Ubisoft
- Madden NFL 15 — Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3 — Electronic Arts
- Destiny — Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3 — Activision Blizzard
- FIFA 15 — PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, Wii, Vita, 3DS — Electronic Arts