Amazon UK and US Best Selling Games of 2018 Include Red Dead Redemption 2 and Spider-Man on PS4

A good year for Sony

by Robert Ramsey Wed 2nd Jan 2019

2018 was big 12 months for PlayStation 4 software with several blockbusters breaking all kinds of records. And Amazon's video game bestsellers lists for the year, which have just been published, certainly paint a pretty picture as far as Sony's system is concerned.

On Amazon UK, PS4 titles claimed the top three spots, with Red Dead Redemption 2, FIFA 19, and Marvel's Spider-Man settling in that order. Things weren't quite so clear cut in the US, where several Nintendo games and various gaming accessories broke up the top 20, but Red Dead Redemption 2 and Marvel's Spider-Man still made it into the top five for software.

We've compiled the top ten games for both regions below.

Amazon UK

Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)
FIFA 19 (PS4)
Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
FIFA 19 (Xbox One)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Xbox One)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy (PS4)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PS4)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Xbox One)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)

Amazon US

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo Switch)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)
Super Mario Party (Nintendo Switch)
Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo Switch)
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch)
Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! (Nintendo Switch)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (PS4)
God of War (PS4)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)

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Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

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naruball
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

Wait. COD did worse than Spyro? Didn't we get several reports about how well it was selling?

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RogerRoger
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

So the American console is nowhere to be seen on the American list, yet appears on the UK list and beats Nintendo three to two.

Ah, the Special Relationship at work.

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ShogunRok
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

@naruball Well we need to remember that this is just Amazon. Fair indication of what was popular but not definitive by any means.

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Ralizah
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

6/10 of the best-selling games on the NA Amazon site were Nintendo exclusives, and Smash claimed the top spot. Impressive.

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naruball
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

@ShogunRok You're right. Guess it makes sense for families to use it more. Happy for Spyro, though.

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Circasurviver
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

I wonder why the Brits don’t fancy Nintendo nearly as much as the Yanks?

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ShogunRok
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

@Circasurviver For whatever reason Nintendo's never done well in the UK — it's always been far more popular in America even during the earliest console generations.

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eltomo
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

UK was Sega territory back in the day, I guess when Sega was gone from consoles, Playstation took its place.

Sega was more affordable and did what Nintendon't.

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Matroska
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

@Circasurviver Probably similar to why McDonald's there is represented by a host of cartoon characters still but here they dropped that about 20 years ago as it was damaging their image. Also combined with the massive cultural assault Nintendo undertook there in the late 80s and 90s. They even ended up buying an American football team.

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Ryall
Wed 2nd Jan 2019

@RogerRoger Remember that both Sony and Microsoft operate large UK based developers. But Nintendo hasn’t developed anything in the UK since the time of the N64.