While the beginning of the year is typically known for being a slower time of the year for new game releases, this January proved to be one to remember with the release of high-profile hits like Resident Evil VIITales of Berseria, and more, with the results officially in from the NPD Group's report for last month's sales.

The NPD Group has revealed its statistics on retail hardware and software sales for January 2017, with Resident Evil VII: Biohazard coming out on top at #1 for software sales last month, with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue being the only other new release in January to crack the top ten, at #6.

In terms of hardware, the PS4 once again claimed the top spot for console sales at #1, while the NPD also revealed that the most popular console SKU was the PS4 Slim bundle with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which has held on to that spot for its fourth consecutive month, in terms of units sold. Xbox One, meanwhile, had its "best January ever" for unit sales, while Nintendo's NES Classic Edition took the third spot for console sales, despite its continuing rarity in the market.

Overall, NPD reported that consumers spent $610.7 million on new hardware, software, and accessories across gaming products in January, marking a 4% decline from the same period last year. Largely, the NPD Group attributed the decreased to softer hardware sales, with the strength of software titles from last month (largely) making up for the difference, with software seeing an increase by 14% compared to last year, versus a 19% decline in hardware.

The full breakdown of top 10 best-selling games for January 2017 can be found below from the NPD Group for overall sales, and then by platform: (* = asterisks marking retail, non-digital sales)

Overall Top 10 for January 2017:

  1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
  3. Grand Theft Auto V
  4. Battlefield 1
  5. NBA 2K17
  6. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
  7. Madden NFL 17
  8. Watch Dogs 2
  9. Overwatch*
  10. FIFA 17

 Top 10 PS4 Games:

  1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  2. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
  3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
  4. Grand Theft Auto V
  5. Battlefield 1
  6. NBA 2K17
  7. Madden NFL 17
  8. Watch Dogs 2
  9. Tales of Berseria
  10. Final Fantasy XV

Top 10 Xbox One Games:

  1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
  2. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
  3. Battlefield 1
  4. Grand Theft Auto V
  5. NBA 2K17
  6. Madden NFL 17
  7. Overwatch
  8. Watch Dogs 2
  9. Titanfall 2
  10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege

Top 10 Wii U Games:

  1. Minecraft*
  2. Paper Mario: Color Splash*
  3. Super Smash Bros.*
  4. Pokken Tournament*
  5. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U*
  6. Super Mario Maker*
  7. Super Mario 3D World*
  8. Splatoon*
  9. Yoshi's Wooly World*
  10. Just Dance 2017*

Top 10 Portable Games:

  1. Pokemon: Sun*
  2. Pokemon: Moon*
  3. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King*
  4. Super Mario Maker*
  5. Super Smash Bros.*
  6. Mario Kart 7*
  7. Mario Party: Star Rush*
  8. Kirby: Planet Robobot*
  9. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon*
  10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf*