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NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella has revealed (via Venture Beat) that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold three times as many copies in the US during its launch month as the original Red Dead Redemption.
While Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 took the crown as the best-selling game in the US last month, Rockstar Games' cowboy opus chalked up the milestone in just nine days on sale, making it the second best-selling game of the year so far.
'With just nine days of reported sales, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the second best-selling game of October 2018 and is now also the second best-selling game year to date,' he said. 'Red Dead Redemption 2 launch month sales more than tripled those of the previous title in the series, Red Dead Redemption, which launched May 2010.'
As previously reported, Red Dead Redemption 2 has shipped over 17 million copies worldwide to date, and generated a massive $750 million in its opening weekend.
