According to the NPD Group's August 2017 analysis for video game sales in North America, Grand Theft Auto V is now the region's best selling game of all time. Today's accomplishment for Rockstar comes nearly four years after the game first released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What's more is that Grand Theft Auto V was the second best-selling title last month, just behind Madden NFL 18. Indeed, the game continues to be popular with gamers everywhere and Rockstar has shown no signs of slowing down with its support of GTA Online.
"Grand Theft Auto V has now been on the market 49 months and has achieved 41 Top 10 chart appearances, 16 more times than any other single title in reported history," stated NPD's Mat Piscatella. "In addition, Grand Theft Auto V is the all-time best-selling game by both revenue and units in tracked sales across PC, console, and portable with digital and packaged combined."
The full list of August 2017's best selling games can be found in order below:
- Madden NFL 18
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Splatoon 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Mario Kart 8
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
- Overwatch
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