Now that 2022 is over (thankfully), the NPD Group has done its part by collecting and processing all the resulting sales data.You can look back over the last 12 months and see which games and consoles sold the best and how much money people spent on these things. had another successful year elden ring almost topped the chartsbeat both god of war When Madden.
Yes, it’s that time of year again. NPD Group— A decades-old retail tracking and market research company —Released data on what people bought last yearThe group tracks and monitors a variety of industries, but has been monitoring video game and console sales in the United States since 1995, We typically publish a portion of this data monthly.
Nintendo will be happy to see the Nintendo Switch as the best-selling video game console in the US in 2022. NPD doesn’t disclose specific sales figures, so we don’t know how many Switch consoles were sold this year, but But Nintendo’s aging console was better than the PlayStation 5was the second best-selling platform last year, with the Xbox Series X/S in third.The Switch was also his best-selling console in December 2022, so we suspect the Switch will still be a hot item to spend Christmas with. Pokemon Games of the Year 2022 (even if there is a bug) was also probably helpful.
Last weekend, the NPD Group also released a list of the 20 best-selling games of 2022. Before we get into the list, remember that Nintendo doesn’t share digital numbers with NPD. Anyway, here are NPD’s top 10:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- elden ring
- Madden NFL 23
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga
- Pokemon Scarlet Violet
- FIFA23
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Horizon Forbidden West
- MLB The Show 22
in the meantime elden ring did well this year, becoming the second best-selling game in 2022. call of dutyThere’s a reason Activision is keeping an eye on almost any resource When studio above call of duty: because it makes a lot of money. And as usual, some well-known sports games and console exclusives fill the rest of the list. This data is a reminder that most people other than those reading this or commenting below don’t care about bugs. Madden NFL 23 and new Pokemon The game launched in pretty rough shape, but still ranks in the top 10.
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2022 is over and it’s time to bet on the best-selling games of 2023! The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Sounds like a solid bet…Assuming release this year.
