Fallout 76 Third Best-Selling Launch in Franchise History

Behind Fallout 4 and Fallout New Vegas.

News by Matt Kim, News Editor

18 December 2018

The report for video game sales for November 2018 is out now and surprise, surprise Red Dead Redemption 2 topped the charts. There are some actual surprises however, namely Fallout 76’s physical sales performance which appear pretty good considering the rather rough launch for the title.

Considering how well Red Dead Redemption 2 sold in just a couple of days, it’s not a huge surprise to learn that Rockstar’s western was the best-selling game of November, becoming the second best-selling game of the year so far. What’s more, Red Dead Redemption 2 already surpassed the lifetime sales for the first Red Dead Redemption by almost half.

Fallout 76 is the fourth best-selling game of November trailing second and third best-selling November titles Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield 5 respectively. That’s also only counting physical sales as digital sales for Bethesda published titles aren’t reported. This makes Fallout 76 the third highest launch month sales in franchise history following only Fallout 4 and Fallout New Vegas.

Without digital sales it’s hard to get the full picture for how well Fallout 76 is doing. There’s also the matter of ongoing issues like bug crashes and criticism for the in-game marketplace. Not to mention outside controversies like the matter of the Power Armor edition’s nylon bag.

Best Selling Games of November 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Battlefield 5
Fallout 76
Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu
Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee
NBA 2K19
Madden NFL 19
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
FIFA 19

Best Selling Games November 2018 for Xbox One

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Battlefield 5
Fallout 76
Madden NFL 19
NBA 2K19
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
FIFA 19
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Forza Horizon 4

Best Selling Games November 2018 for PS4

Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Fallout 76
Battlefield 5
NBA 2K19
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Madden NFL 19
Marvel’s Spider-Man
FIFA 19
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

Best Selling Games November 2018 for Nintendo Switch

Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu
Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee
Super Mario Party
Mario Kart 8
Super Mario Odyssey
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Just Dance 2019
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

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Matt Kim

News Editor

Matt Kim is a former freelance writer who's covered video games and digital media. He likes video games as spectacle and is easily distracted by bright lights or clever bits of dialogue. He also once wrote about personal finance, but that's neither here nor there.