Now that 2022 is over (thank goodness) the NPD group has been doing their thing and collecting and processing all the sales data that comes up. Now we can look back over the last 12 months and see which games and consoles have sold the best and how much money people have spent on them. No one was shocked, Nintendo had another successful year meanwhile Elder Ring right at the top of the chartsknocked out both God of War and Driving me crazy.
Yes, it’s that time of the year again when the NPD faction
Nintendo is probably pleased to see that in 2022, the best-selling video game console in the United States was the Nintendo Switch. The NPD doesn’t publicly announce specific sales figures, so we don’t know how many Switch consoles were sold this year. but Nintendo’s aging console outperformed the PlayStation 5, which was the second-best platform last year, and Xbox Series X/S, which took third place. It should also be noted that the Switch was the best-selling console in December 2022, so the Switch still seems to be the hottest product to get around Christmas. And two new ones Pokemon Games in 2022 (even if they were buggy) probably helped too.
Late last week, the NPD group also released their list of the 20 best-selling games of 2022. Before we dive into the list, keep in mind that Nintendo doesn’t share its digital numbers with the NPD, potentially hurting its own games’ rankings. Anyway, here are the NPD’s top 10:
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Elder Ring
- Madden NFL 23
- God of War: Ragnarok
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Pokemon Scarlet/Purple
- FIFA 23
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Horizon forbidden west
- MLB The Show 22
During Elder Ring So while this year was at full steam and it still ends up as the second best-selling game of 2022, it couldn’t defeat the juggernaut call of Duty. There’s a reason Activision remains focused almost all of its resources and studios call of Duty: Because it makes a lot of money. And as always, some notable sports games and console exclusives fill out the rest of the list. This data is also a great reminder that most people outside of the folks reading this or commenting below don’t care about bugs since Madden NFL 23 and the new Pokemon Games that hit the market in pretty rough states but still cracked the top 10.
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Now that 2022 is over, it’s time to place your bets on the best selling game of 2023! The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom seems like a solid bet…Assuming it comes out this year.