![]() Sonic Frontiers, however, is doing almost as well as the other two at rank 4. Considering both Legends: Arceus and Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl have both remained on at least one of these charts all year, this is also not surprising. The other major franchise release this month was Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, which also made it onto the best-seller list at rank 3. It’s also charting in the year’s top-selling games, and tops PlayStation’s own charts (see below). Considering it was ones Sony’s most successful first-party launches to date, it’s not a shock. God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring’s primary competitor at The Game Awards, immediately jumped to 2nd place. November saw the release of several popular franchise games. Our first mid-season content refresh is only days away, and there’s so much more to come in 2023.” November releases shoot up the charts We know our players always have many entertainment choices in front of them, which our teams recognize and are constantly driving to create exciting, new experiences. We’re grateful to our fans, who have come together in record numbers. In response to the NPD report, Activision president Rob Kostich said in a statement, “From the start, the excitement for Modern Warfare II has been incredible. ![]() It also now outranks Bandai Namco’s hit as the best-selling game of the year and the last 12 months. In fact, in terms of year-to-date sales, MWII has officially dethroned Elden Ring - which just won Game of the Year at the Game Awards - as the best-seller. While several new releases are jockeying for 2nd place on the charts, they haven’t toppled Modern Warfare II. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. These charts are sorted by dollar sales - not number of units sold. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales and Activision Blizzard does not provide its sales. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Piscatella added, “November’s strong performance brings year-to-date spending to $49.0 billion, a 6% decline when compared to the same period in 2021.” November 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. An increase in available units to purchase also likely helped move the needle. Piscatella noted in a LinkedIn post that sales of hardware bundles (which can be slightly more expensive than the consoles alone) are counted towards hardware sales, not software. The increase in hardware sales is likely driven in part by holiday sales. PlayStation 5 remains the best-selling hardware platform of 2022 in year-to-date dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch leads in units.” “PlayStation 5 was November’s best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales, while Nintendo Switch ranked 2nd across both measures. year ago to $1.3 billion) was due primarily to a significant increase in PlayStation 5 volume when compared to a year ago,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “Strong hardware performance in the month of November (45% increase vs. *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms) Overall spending for the year is still down slightly compared with 2021. is also slightly higher than it was last year, thanks in part to a surge in hardware sales. Several of November’s game releases have shot to the top - well, close to the top - of the charts, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here.
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