DisturbedSwan Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending July 23rd 2022 (Week 29) Quote The PS5 bundle has pushed Horizon Forbidden West back to the top of the UK boxed game charts this week, with last weeks' top spot Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker saga down to number three. The top five also includes Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and F1 22 at number two, four and five respectively. The highest ranking new release this week was Live A Live, a remake of the 1994 RPG for the Nintendo Switch weighing in at number 6. 01 (07) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 02 (04) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 03 (01) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 04 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 05 (02) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 06 (NE) LIVE A LIVE (SQUARE ENIX) 07 (10) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 08 (08) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 09 (09) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 10 (13) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 11 (05) FIFA 22 (EA SPORTS) 12 (12) MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL (NINTENDO) 13 (15) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 14 (18) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 15 (26) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 16 (RE) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 17 (24) POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND (NINTENDO) 18 (17) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 19 (23) WWE 2K22 (2K) 20 (35) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 21 (22) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 22 (30) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 23 (06) FAR CRY 6 (UBISOFT) 24 (27) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 25 (21) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 26 (33) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 27 (RE) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 28 (11) ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA (UBISOFT) 29 (25) RING FIT ADVENTURE (NINTENDO) 30 (37) MINECRAFT DUNGEONS (MOJANG) 31 (29) MARVEL'S AVENGERS (SQUARE ENIX) 32 (32) CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (ACTIVISION) 33 (39) LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (NINTENDO) 34 (RE) SONIC MANIA PLUS (SEGA) 35 (38) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 36 (RE) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO) 37 (RE) SNIPER ELITE 5 (SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING) 38 (RE) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 39 (RE) POKEMON SWORD (NINTENDO) 40 (RE) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 UK Chart Roundup and UK Chart Top-10, week ending July 30th 2022 (Week 30) Quote Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was the best-selling boxed video game in the UK last week, according to charts company GfK. The game very narrowly beat Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to become the biggest launch in the Xeno series so far, according to data shared by GfK boss Dorian Bloch to GamesIndustry.biz. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 beat its predecessor by just a handful of units in terms of week one physical sales. In fact, all three Xenoblade games on the Nintendo Switch sold roughly the same amount of units at launch, with Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition the No.3 biggest launch. This is in terms of units. In terms of revenue, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 generated more money during their first weeks than Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The new game's special edition was unfortunately not ready for launch, which would have carried a higher price point. The Xeno series is well regarded globally, but it remains a niche franchise in the UK. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the fifth biggest Switch game launch of the year in the UK, behind Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Nintendo Switch Sports, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Kirby and The Forgotten Land. But it sold more in its first week than Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. Falling to second place this week is Horizon: Forbidden West, but sales for the PlayStation game still rose 118% week-on-week, again driven by a hardware bundle featuring the game. Also new in the charts this week is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge at No.8. Published by Merge Games, the boxed version sold best on Nintendo Switch, representing 67% of sales. Finally, Digimon Survive comes in at No.10. Last week's new release, Live A Live for Nintendo Switch, falls from No.6 to No.23 after a 64% drop in sales week-on-week. 01 (NE) XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3 (NINTENDO) 02 (01) HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 03 (03) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 04 (02) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 05 (04) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 06 (05) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 07 (07) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 08 (NE) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHREDDER'S REVENGE (MERGE GAMES) 09 (08) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 10 (NE) DIGIMON SURVIVE (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted August 10, 2022 Author Share Posted August 10, 2022 UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending August 6th 2022 (Week 31) Quote Horizon Forbidden West has clambered back onto the top of the UK Entertainment Software charts after being briefly dethroned by Xenoblade Chronicles 3. It climbed one place to reclaim the number one spot on this week's charts, with last week's chart topper slipping to 10th after an initial glut of sales. Overall, it was a strong week for titles with PlayStation links. Demon Souls returned to the chart at number 20, suggesting PS5 restocks have helped boost sales, while the PlayStation Summer Sale appears to have boosted the prospects of games such as The Quarry and Gran Turismo 7. However, the Switch continues to generate strong physical sales in the UK overall. Six of this week's top ten were Switch titles, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe receiving a minor upwards bump following the release of the new DLC tracks on Thursday 4th August. Check out the chart in full below for more information about this week's best sellers. 01 (02) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 02 (04) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 03 (03) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 04 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 05 (13) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 06 (07) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 07 (06) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 08 (11) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 09 (09) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 10 (01) XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3 (NINTENDO) 11 (12) FIFA 22 (EA SPORTS) 12 (14) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 13 (24) BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES) 14 (16) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 15 (25) WWE 2K22 (2K) 16 (15) MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL (NINTENDO) 17 (17) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 18 (22) THE QUARRY (2K) 19 (21) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 20 (RE) DEMON'S SOULS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 21 (19) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 22 (27) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 23 (RE) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 24 (18) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 25 (20) FAR CRY 6 (UBISOFT) 26 (26) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 27 (28) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 28 (08) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: SHREDDER'S REVENGE (MERGE GAMES) 29 (RE) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 30 (34) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 31 (30) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 32 (33) RING FIT ADVENTURE (NINTENDO) 33 (35) MINECRAFT DUNGEONS (MOJANG) 34 (29) POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND (NINTENDO) 35 (10) DIGIMON SURVIVE (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 36 (31) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 37 (37) LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (NINTENDO) 38 (32) ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA (UBISOFT) 39 (39) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO) 40 (38) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 I know Horizon has had a slight price drop , but I wonder how much the console bundle makes up its sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 NPD (US) July 2022 Sales Data Quote July 2022 NPD: MultiVersus shoots past Elden Ring to the top Wonder Woman in MultiVersus. Image Credit: Warner Bros Interactive Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Consumer spending on video games, while still low compared with previous years, is close to what it was in July 2020. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, hardware sales are also increasing, possibly thanks to supplies increasing. In a major coup, Warner Bros.’ free-to-play fighting game MultiVersus has overtaken both Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as the top-selling game. July 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions July 2021 July 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $4,573 $4,177 -9% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $4,060 $3,668 -10% Video Game Hardware $323 $362 12% Video Game Accessories $190 $148 -22% “July 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 9% when compared to a year ago, to $4.18 billion,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “The total is slightly lower than the $4.19 billion generated in July 2020.” Harnessing Data & AI to drive action in your organization It’s not huge upswing in numbers by any means. The gaming market has been trickling down slowly for the last several months, with May 2022 having the lowest spend of the pandemic period. According to data provided by Sensor Tower, even the mobile market is on a decline. However, the increased console sales indicate that, at least for the time being, some of the supply chain problems have been ameliorated. Year-to-Date 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions YTD 2021 YTD 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $33,860 $30,458 -10% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $29,780 $26,761 -10% Video Game Hardware $2,669 $2,494 -7% Video Game Accessories $1,411 $1,203 -15% July 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Not every company participates. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its Battle.net sales. These charts are sorted by dollar sales — not number of units sold. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 2 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 3 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 4 NEW Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 5 11 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 6 4 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 7 6 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 8 NEW Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 9 10 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 10 12 F1 22 Electronic Arts 11 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 12 15 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 13 22 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 14 5 Overwatch Activision Blizzard (Corp) 15 18 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 16 7 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 17 25 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 18 24 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 19 37 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Activision Blizzard (Corp) 20 13 Monster Hunter Rise Capcom USA *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included The charts show a combination of old familiars and some new titles. Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars remain in the high ranks, as does Mario Kart 8. Some of last month’s dark horses, such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, have fallen back out of favor, though Monster Hunter Rise is still holding on. Some games that were just off the list last month have shuffled back on, including two Call of Duty titles. In addition to the returns, three new games have jumped onto the list. Besides MultiVersus and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, tactical RPG-meets-dark visual novel Digimon Survive has also made it. Famitsu reported (via Nintendo Life) the game took second place on the Japanese charts for the final week of July. MultiVersus takes gold Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga have topped the NPD charts since they released, with both swapping off the top spot. MultiVersus is the first game to launch since to upset that balance. According to Piscatella, these sales were driven by sales of the game’s Founders Packs. MultiVersus has accrued over ten million players since launch across all platforms. Warner Bros and Player First recently rolled out the game’s first season, promising several new characters. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 jumps ranks Another new game that has made a splash on the top ranks is hefty RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3. While it didn’t dethrone either Elden Ring or Lego Star Wars from the bronze and silver, it did manage to get fourth. It was also the best-selling game of July on the Switch. Fellow RPG Live A Live only made it to rank 8 on that list, though it is worth noting that NPD doesn’t track digital sales of any Nintendo games. July 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022 so far Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 3 3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 4 4 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 5 5 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 6 6 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 7 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 8 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 9 9 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 10 10 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 11 12 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 12 11 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 13 13 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 14 14 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 15 15 Monster Hunter: Rise Capcom USA 16 17 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 16 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 18 19 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 19 18 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo 20 20 Dying Light 2: Stay Human* Square Enix Inc (Corp) *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publishers 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 3 3 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 4 4 Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* Nintendo 5 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 6 6 Battlefield 2042 Electronic Arts 7 7 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 8 8 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 9 9 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 10 10 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank Nintendo Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Xenoblade Chronicles* Nintendo 2 2 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 3 4 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 4 5 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 5 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 6 7 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 7 3 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 8 NEW Live A Live* Nintendo 9 NEW Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 10 11 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling PlayStation-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank PlayStation Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 MLB: The Show 22 Sony (Corp) 3 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 4 9 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 5 12 Minecraft Microsoft (Corp) 6 5 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 7 11 F1 22 Electronic Arts 8 10 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 9 3 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 10 4 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Xbox-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank Xbox Platforms Publisher 1 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 2 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 3 5 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 4 9 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Activision Blizzard (Corp) 5 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 6 3 Overwatch Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 7 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 9 4 F1 22 Electronic Arts 10 10 Forza Horizon 5 Microsoft (Corp) *Digital sales not included 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested in learning what's next for the gaming industry? Join gaming executives to discuss emerging parts of the industry this October at GamesBeat Summit Next. Register today. Consumer spending on video games, while still low compared with previous years, is close to what it was in July 2020. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, hardware sales are also increasing, possibly thanks to supplies increasing. In a major coup, Warner Bros.’ free-to-play fighting game MultiVersus has overtaken both Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga as the top-selling game. July 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions July 2021 July 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $4,573 $4,177 -9% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $4,060 $3,668 -10% Video Game Hardware $323 $362 12% Video Game Accessories $190 $148 -22% “July 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 9% when compared to a year ago, to $4.18 billion,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “The total is slightly lower than the $4.19 billion generated in July 2020.” Harnessing Data & AI to drive action in your organization It’s not huge upswing in numbers by any means. The gaming market has been trickling down slowly for the last several months, with May 2022 having the lowest spend of the pandemic period. According to data provided by Sensor Tower, even the mobile market is on a decline. However, the increased console sales indicate that, at least for the time being, some of the supply chain problems have been ameliorated. Year-to-Date 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions YTD 2021 YTD 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $33,860 $30,458 -10% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $29,780 $26,761 -10% Video Game Hardware $2,669 $2,494 -7% Video Game Accessories $1,411 $1,203 -15% July 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Not every company participates. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its Battle.net sales. These charts are sorted by dollar sales — not number of units sold. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 2 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 3 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 4 NEW Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 5 11 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 6 4 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 7 6 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 8 NEW Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 9 10 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 10 12 F1 22 Electronic Arts 11 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 12 15 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 13 22 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 14 5 Overwatch Activision Blizzard (Corp) 15 18 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 16 7 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 17 25 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 18 24 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 19 37 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Activision Blizzard (Corp) 20 13 Monster Hunter Rise Capcom USA *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included The charts show a combination of old familiars and some new titles. Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars remain in the high ranks, as does Mario Kart 8. Some of last month’s dark horses, such as Final Fantasy VII Remake, have fallen back out of favor, though Monster Hunter Rise is still holding on. Some games that were just off the list last month have shuffled back on, including two Call of Duty titles. In addition to the returns, three new games have jumped onto the list. Besides MultiVersus and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, tactical RPG-meets-dark visual novel Digimon Survive has also made it. Famitsu reported (via Nintendo Life) the game took second place on the Japanese charts for the final week of July. MultiVersus takes gold Elden Ring and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga have topped the NPD charts since they released, with both swapping off the top spot. MultiVersus is the first game to launch since to upset that balance. According to Piscatella, these sales were driven by sales of the game’s Founders Packs. MultiVersus has accrued over ten million players since launch across all platforms. Warner Bros and Player First recently rolled out the game’s first season, promising several new characters. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 jumps ranks Another new game that has made a splash on the top ranks is hefty RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3. While it didn’t dethrone either Elden Ring or Lego Star Wars from the bronze and silver, it did manage to get fourth. It was also the best-selling game of July on the Switch. Fellow RPG Live A Live only made it to rank 8 on that list, though it is worth noting that NPD doesn’t track digital sales of any Nintendo games. July 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022 so far Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 3 3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 4 4 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 5 5 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 6 6 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 7 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 8 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 9 9 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 10 10 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 11 12 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 12 11 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 13 13 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 14 14 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 15 15 Monster Hunter: Rise Capcom USA 16 17 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 16 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 18 19 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 19 18 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo 20 20 Dying Light 2: Stay Human* Square Enix Inc (Corp) *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months Rank Last Month Rank All Platforms Publishers 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 3 3 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 4 4 Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* Nintendo 5 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 6 6 Battlefield 2042 Electronic Arts 7 7 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 8 8 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 9 9 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 10 10 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank Nintendo Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Xenoblade Chronicles* Nintendo 2 2 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 3 4 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 4 5 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 5 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 6 7 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 7 3 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 8 NEW Live A Live* Nintendo 9 NEW Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 10 11 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling PlayStation-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank PlayStation Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 MLB: The Show 22 Sony (Corp) 3 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 4 9 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 5 12 Minecraft Microsoft (Corp) 6 5 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 7 11 F1 22 Electronic Arts 8 10 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 9 3 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 10 4 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included July 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Xbox-platform games in the U.S. Rank Last Month Rank Xbox Platforms Publisher 1 NEW MultiVersus Warner Bros. Interactive 2 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 3 5 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 4 9 Call of Duty: Black Ops III Activision Blizzard (Corp) 5 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 6 3 Overwatch Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 7 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 9 4 F1 22 Electronic Arts 10 10 Forza Horizon 5 Microsoft (Corp) *Digital sales not included
DisturbedSwan Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 UK Chart Roundup and UK Chart, week ending August 27th 2022 (Week 34) Quote Saints Row, created by Volition and published by THQ and Deep Silver, has overtaken the PS5 bundle-bolstered Horizon Forbidden West in the UK boxed game charts. Familiar favourites Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons came in third, fourth and fifth respectively. The second highest ranked new release this week was Soul Hackers 2 from Atlus, which came in at number 11. 01 (NE) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER) 02 (01) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 03 (02) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 04 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 05 (08) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 06 (04) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 07 (09) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 08 (06) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 09 (07) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 10 (05) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (NE) SOUL HACKERS 2 (ATLUS) 12 (12) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 13 (10) FIFA 22 (EA SPORTS) 14 (13) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 15 (31) BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES) 16 (RE) SUPER MARIO PARTY (NINTENDO) 17 (19) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 18 (16) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 19 (25) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 20 (17) MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL (NINTENDO) 21 (21) CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (ACTIVISION) 22 (37) POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND (NINTENDO) 23 (36) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 24 (40) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 25 (30) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 26 (22) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 27 (23) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 28 (32) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 29 (15) PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 30 (33) THE QUARRY (2K) 31 (RE) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO) 32 (34) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 33 (35) WWE 2K22 (2K) 34 (RE) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR) 35 (39) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 36 (20) XENOBLADE CHRONICLES 3 (NINTENDO) 37 (RE) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 38 (14) TWO POINT CAMPUS (SEGA) 39 (RE) AMONG US (MAXIMUM GAMES) 40 (RE) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending September 3rd 2022 (Week 35) Quote The Last of Us Part I, the remake of the 2013 game The Last of Us, tops the boxed game charts this week, as last week's contender Saints Row drops to number 6. Compilation release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection appeared at number three, whilst this year's official racing management simulation game of the 2022 Formula One, F1 Manager 2022 appeared at number four. Meanwhile familiar favourites Horizon Forbidden West and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe appeared in the top five at positions two and five respectively. 01 (NE) THE LAST OF US PART I (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 02 (02) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 03 (NE) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COWABUNGA COLLECTION (KONAMI) 04 (NE) F1 MANAGER 2022 (FIRESHINE GAMES) 05 (04) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 06 (01) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER) 07 (03) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 08 (10) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 09 (06) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 10 (05) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 11 (07) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 12 (08) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 13 (15) BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES) 14 (12) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 15 (09) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 16 (NE) DESTROY ALL HUMANS! 2 - REPROBED (THQ NORDIC) 17 (14) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 18 (13) FIFA 22 (EA SPORTS) 19 (19) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 20 (17) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 21 (27) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 22 (23) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 23 (25) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 24 (18) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 25 (20) MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL (NINTENDO) 26 (22) POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND (NINTENDO) 27 (21) CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (ACTIVISION) 28 (28) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 29 (24) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 30 (NE) LEGO BRAWLS (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 31 (32) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 32 (29) PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 33 (33) WWE 2K22 (2K) 34 (30) THE QUARRY (2K) 35 (RE) MINECRAFT DUNGEONS (MOJANG) 36 (37) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 37 (26) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 38 (16) SUPER MARIO PARTY (NINTENDO) 39 (RE) SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY (ACTIVISION) 40 (34) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 NPD (US) August 2022 Sales Data Quote August 2022 NPD: Madden NFL 23 tops charts as hardware sales rise Consumer spending on video games reached $4.1 billion in August. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, spending is comparable to 2020 levels, and hardware sales are also on the rise. As for games, Madden 23 and Saints Row have both topped the charts in their debut month, while Marvel’s Spider-Man has gotten a boost thanks to its PC launch. August 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions August 2021 August 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $4,307 $4,104 -5% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $3,812 $3,591 -6% Video Game Hardware $329 $375 14% Video Game Accessories $167 $138 -18% *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower “August 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories declined 5% when compared to a year ago, to $4.10 billion,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “This total is slightly higher than the $4.07 billion total reached during the August 2020 tracking period.” While 2022 continues to be a less spendy year than 2021, figures are comparable to spending in 2020. In fact, they’re slightly higher. They’re not good, however: Most sales are down, including mobile sales. Hardware sales, on the other hand, have gone up by 14%. This is likely because of improved console availability. Year-to-Date 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions YTD 2021 YTD 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $38,196 $34,601 -9% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $33,592 $30,353 -10% Video Game Hardware $2,997 $2,869 -4% Video Game Accessories $1,607 $1,379 -14% *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower Piscatella added: “Year-to-date spending through August 2022 totaled $34.6 billion, a 9% drop when compared to the same period in 2021, but 3% higher than the $33.5 billion achieved during the 2020 comparable period.” August 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Not every company participates. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its Battle.net sales. These charts are sorted by dollar sales — not number of units sold. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. Rank Last Month’s Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 84 Marvel’s Spider-Man Sony (Corp) 4 2 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 5 1 MultiVersus# Warner Bros. Interactive 6 7 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 7 9 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 8 3 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 9 6 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 10 4 Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 11 8 Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 12 28 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 13 5 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 14 18 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 15 NEW Soul Hackers 2 Atlus 16 12 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 31 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 18 11 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 19 24 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 20 15 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included #Founder’s Pack Edition sales only The charts in August show the biggest shake-up in months. Elden Ring and LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga have been holding strong at the top of the charts since their respective releases, but now they’ve ceded the top to multiple games. One of those is the new Saints Row reboot, which is putting in a good showing on its debut month. Another new game that managed to chart is Soul Hackers 2, Atlus’s latest RPG. In addition to the new games, several other older games have made a comeback on the charts in recent months. These include Skyrim and Gran Turismo 7. Horizon II: Forbidden West also made the charts, likely due to summer sales discounts. Last month’s new releases, including Digimon Survive, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and MultiVersus have managed to remain on the charts. Madden NFL 23 comes in hot The latest game in the Madden NFL series has snagged the top spot, to the surprise of no one. According to Piscatella, this is the 23rd consecutive year that a Madden NFL title topped the charts in its launch month. Madden NFL 22 is still charting on the best-selling games lists of the year, so it’s not a surprise its successor is also putting in a good showing. Chances are good this title will become a fixture on the charts for the rest of the year. Marvel’s Spider-Man swings back with a PC launch Another game that’s made a major comeback is Marvel’s Spider-Man — which went from 84th place to 3rd. No mystery is behind this; the game launched on Steam and the Epic Games Store in August. Piscatella also noted that it was August’s best-seller across Steam’s tracked titles. August 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022 so far Rank LastMonth’sRank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 3 3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 4 4 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 5 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 6 5 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 7 6 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 7 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 9 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 10 9 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 11 11 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 12 10 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 13 12 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 14 13 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 15 14 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 16 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 15 Monster Hunter: Rise Capcom USA 18 17 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 19 18 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 20 19 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months Rank LastMonth’sRank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 3 3 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 4 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 5 4 Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* Nintnedo 6 6 Battlefield 2042 Electronic Arts 7 8 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 8 7 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 9 9 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 10 10 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank Nintendo Platforms Publisher 1 2 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 2 1 Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 3 4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 4 3 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 5 6 Pokemon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 6 5 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 7 7 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 8 9 Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 9 14 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* Nintendo 10 12 Minecraft* Nintendo *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling PlayStation-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank PlayStation Platform Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 6 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 4 2 MLB: The Show 22 Sony (Corp) 5 8 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 6 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 7 10 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 8 5 Minecraft Microsoft (Corp) 9 4 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 10 NEW Soul Hackers 2 Atlus *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Xbox-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank Xbox Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 11 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 4 2 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 5 1 Multiversus# Warner Bros. Interactive 6 3 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 8 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 10 Forza Horizon 5 Microsoft (Corp) 9 7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Activision Blizzard (Corp) 10 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive *Digital sales not included #Founder’s Pack Edition sales only 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consumer spending on video games reached $4.1 billion in August. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, spending is comparable to 2020 levels, and hardware sales are also on the rise. As for games, Madden 23 and Saints Row have both topped the charts in their debut month, while Marvel’s Spider-Man has gotten a boost thanks to its PC launch. August 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions August 2021 August 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $4,307 $4,104 -5% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $3,812 $3,591 -6% Video Game Hardware $329 $375 14% Video Game Accessories $167 $138 -18% *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower “August 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories declined 5% when compared to a year ago, to $4.10 billion,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. “This total is slightly higher than the $4.07 billion total reached during the August 2020 tracking period.” While 2022 continues to be a less spendy year than 2021, figures are comparable to spending in 2020. In fact, they’re slightly higher. They’re not good, however: Most sales are down, including mobile sales. Hardware sales, on the other hand, have gone up by 14%. This is likely because of improved console availability. Year-to-Date 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions YTD 2021 YTD 2022 Change Total Video Game Sales $38,196 $34,601 -9% Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) $33,592 $30,353 -10% Video Game Hardware $2,997 $2,869 -4% Video Game Accessories $1,607 $1,379 -14% *Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower Piscatella added: “Year-to-date spending through August 2022 totaled $34.6 billion, a 9% drop when compared to the same period in 2021, but 3% higher than the $33.5 billion achieved during the 2020 comparable period.” August 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S. NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Not every company participates. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share its first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard does not provide its Battle.net sales. These charts are sorted by dollar sales — not number of units sold. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending. Rank Last Month’s Rank All Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 84 Marvel’s Spider-Man Sony (Corp) 4 2 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 5 1 MultiVersus# Warner Bros. Interactive 6 7 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 7 9 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 8 3 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 9 6 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 10 4 Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 11 8 Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 12 28 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 13 5 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 14 18 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 15 NEW Soul Hackers 2 Atlus 16 12 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 31 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 18 11 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 19 24 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 20 15 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included #Founder’s Pack Edition sales only The charts in August show the biggest shake-up in months. Elden Ring and LEGO Star Wars: Skywalker Saga have been holding strong at the top of the charts since their respective releases, but now they’ve ceded the top to multiple games. One of those is the new Saints Row reboot, which is putting in a good showing on its debut month. Another new game that managed to chart is Soul Hackers 2, Atlus’s latest RPG. In addition to the new games, several other older games have made a comeback on the charts in recent months. These include Skyrim and Gran Turismo 7. Horizon II: Forbidden West also made the charts, likely due to summer sales discounts. Last month’s new releases, including Digimon Survive, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and MultiVersus have managed to remain on the charts. Madden NFL 23 comes in hot The latest game in the Madden NFL series has snagged the top spot, to the surprise of no one. According to Piscatella, this is the 23rd consecutive year that a Madden NFL title topped the charts in its launch month. Madden NFL 22 is still charting on the best-selling games lists of the year, so it’s not a surprise its successor is also putting in a good showing. Chances are good this title will become a fixture on the charts for the rest of the year. Marvel’s Spider-Man swings back with a PC launch Another game that’s made a major comeback is Marvel’s Spider-Man — which went from 84th place to 3rd. No mystery is behind this; the game launched on Steam and the Epic Games Store in August. Piscatella also noted that it was August’s best-seller across Steam’s tracked titles. August 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022 so far Rank LastMonth’sRank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 3 3 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 4 4 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 5 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 6 5 MLB: The Show 22^ Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 7 6 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 7 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 9 8 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 10 9 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 11 11 Minecraft Multiple Video Game Manufacturers 12 10 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 13 12 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 14 13 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 15 14 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 16 16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 17 15 Monster Hunter: Rise Capcom USA 18 17 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 19 18 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 20 19 Mario Party Superstars* Nintendo *Digital sales not included ^Xbox & Switch digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months Rank LastMonth’sRank All Platforms Publisher 1 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 2 2 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 3 3 Madden NFL 22 Electronic Arts 4 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive 5 4 Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* Nintnedo 6 6 Battlefield 2042 Electronic Arts 7 8 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 8 7 FIFA 22 Electronic Arts 9 9 Pokémon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 10 10 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank Nintendo Platforms Publisher 1 2 Mario Kart 8* Nintendo 2 1 Xenoblade Chronicles 3* Nintendo 3 4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* Nintendo 4 3 Kirby and the Forgotten Land* Nintendo 5 6 Pokemon Legends: Arceus* Nintendo 6 5 Animal Crossing: New Horizons* Nintendo 7 7 Nintendo Switch Sports* Nintendo 8 9 Digimon Survive Bandai Namco Entertainment 9 14 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* Nintendo 10 12 Minecraft* Nintendo *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling PlayStation-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank PlayStation Platform Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 6 Horizon II: Forbidden West Sony (Corp) 4 2 MLB: The Show 22 Sony (Corp) 5 8 Gran Turismo 7 Sony (Corp) 6 1 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 7 10 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Sony (Corp) 8 5 Minecraft Microsoft (Corp) 9 4 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 10 NEW Soul Hackers 2 Atlus *Digital sales not included August 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Xbox-platform games in the U.S. Rank LastMonth’sRank Xbox Platforms Publisher 1 NEW Madden NFL 23 Electronic Arts 2 NEW Saints Row (2022) Plaion 3 11 Far Cry 6 Ubisoft 4 2 Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment 5 1 Multiversus# Warner Bros. Interactive 6 3 Call of Duty: Vanguard Activision Blizzard (Corp) 7 8 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Activision Blizzard (Corp) 8 10 Forza Horizon 5 Microsoft (Corp) 9 7 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) Activision Blizzard (Corp) 10 5 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Warner Bros. Interactive *Digital sales not included #Founder’s Pack Edition sales only
DisturbedSwan Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 UK Chart Roundup (Week 38 2022) Quote Stray was the highest selling new release of the past week, landing at No.3 in its debut week. While the feline adventure was released digitally for PS5, PS4 and PC in July, Annapurna Interactive published a physical edition for PS5 last week. The game is also available to PlayStation Plus Extra subscribers at no additional cost. The only other new release to enter the charts this week was Square Enix's fantasy strategy game The DioField Chronicle, which launched at No.17. Splatoon remains the biggest selling boxed game of the week, racking up a third consecutive No.1 despite a 44% drop in sales. Nintendo also took No.2 with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rising one place, although sales were down 5% compared to last week. Two games actually saw healthy rises in sales this week. Grand Theft Auto 5 sold 21% more units and rose from No.9 to No.5, and a retailer promotion boosted Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga by 43%, up from No.18 to No.10. UK Chart, week ending September 24th 2022 (Week 38) 01 (01) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO) 02 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 03 (NE) STRAY (ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE) 04 (04) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 05 (09) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 06 (05) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 07 (07) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 08 (02) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 09 (08) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 10 (18) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (06) NBA 2K23 (2K) 12 (10) THE LAST OF US PART I (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 13 (27) CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD (ACTIVISION) 14 (11) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER) 15 (19) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 16 (21) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 17 (NE) THE DIOFIELD CHRONICLE (SQUARE ENIX) 18 (16) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 19 (15) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 20 (30) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 21 (40) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION) 22 (29) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 23 (26) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR) 24 (20) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 25 (22) FIFA 22 (EA SPORTS) 26 (12) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 27 (14) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 28 (RE) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 29 (25) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 30 (13) F1 MANAGER 2022 (FIRESHINE GAMES) 31 (RE) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 32 (17) BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES) 33 (28) IMMORTALS FENYX RISING (UBISOFT) 34 (34) PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 35 (26) POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND (NINTENDO) 36 (32) MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL (NINTENDO) 37 (RE) SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY (ACTIVISION) 38 (23) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 39 (RE) FORTNITE MINTY LEGENDS PACK (EPIC GAMES) 40 (RE) NICKELODEON KART RACERS (MAXIMUM GAMES) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Splatoon 3 is not only the fastest-selling Switch game ever in Japan, but the fastest-selling game overall in Nintendo's home country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 This is an interesting read. I’d thought ps5 was way ahead in sales and doing gangbusters but xsx and ps5 are pretty much level with the ps5 sales down 18% this year and Xbox up 30%. Also the PlayStation 5 is currently 511,029 units behind what the PlayStation 4 was after 21 months despite outselling the ps4 in the first 12 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 it's stock issues as much as anything. Last I heard, PS5 was selling out, Series X was selling out. Series S was a little more abundant, but none of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo are able to produce enough atm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 I wouldn't really pay much attention to VGChartz @mmmark, a wholly unreliable source. So yeah, bit of an odd take there. As Ben says though, I do still think all consoles are doing well at the moment. PS5 is doing gangbusters but stock issues have affected its momentum, I think this Xmas you will finally see it begin to stretch its legs, especially when that Ragnarok bundle hits. XSX has done well, particularly in North America, as is par for the course, XSS seems to be selling really well as well (again especially in NA) at its low price point and doesn't suffer the same level of stock issues as XSX and PS5. The lack of a big AAA blockbuster will effect Xbox over the Xmas period. So whilst the source is unreliable, the sentiment can largely be agreed with and stock issues are largely at blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 3 hours ago, DisturbedSwan said: The lack of a big AAA blockbuster will effect Xbox over the Xmas period. Can't see why, it'll be just the same as this entire year.🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, Nag said: Can't see why, it'll be just the same as this entire year.🤣 Ha true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 For some reason UKIE isn't putting these charts out weekly anymore, no idea why, but here's the latest. UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending October 15th 2022 (Week 41) Quote FIFA 23 tops the boxed charts for the third week running, with favourites Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Horizon Forbidden West, Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Switch Sports in second, third, fourth and fifth respectively. The highest ranking new release this week was PGA Tour 2K32, which entered the charts at number 7. 01 (01) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS) 02 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 03 (28) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 04 (02) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO) 05 (05) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 06 (21) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 07 (NE) PGA TOUR 2K23 (2K) 08 (10) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 09 (04) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 10 (11) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 11 (39) JUST DANCE 2022 (UBISOFT) 12 (NE) FORTNITE ANIME LEGENDS (EPIC GAMES) 13 (07) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 14 (08) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 15 (32) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 16 (12) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 17 (25) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER) 18 (RE) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 19 (13) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 20 (18) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 21 (RE) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COWABUNGA COLLECTION (KONAMI) 22 (09) NO MAN'S SKY (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 23 (RE) HALO INFINITE (MICROSOFT) 24 (16) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 25 (20) NICKELODEON KART RACERS (MAXIMUM GAMES) 26 (22) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 27 (19) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 28 (RE) MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (SQUARE ENIX) 29 (15) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 30 (27) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 31 (23) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 32 (29) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 33 (RE) DISNEY CLASSIC GAMES: JUNGLE BOOK, ALADDIN & THE LION KING (NIGHTHAWK INTERACTIVE) 34 (34) THE LAST OF US PART I (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 35 (24) NBA 2K23 (2K) 36 (RE) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 37 (RE) SONIC MANIA PLUS (SEGA) 38 (RE) RABBIDS: PARTY OF LEGENDS (UBISOFT) 39 (38) ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA (UBISOFT) 40 (30) LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (NINTENDO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 NPD (US) September 2022 Sales Data Quote State of the Market U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories reached $4.1 billion during the month of September 2022, a decline of 4% when compared to the same month a year ago. Hardware was the best performing segment during September, led by double-digit percentage growth for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles. Year-to-date total video game spending across content, hardware and accessories is now 8% lower than 2021, at $38.4 billion. Video game content spending fell 7% in the month of September vs YA, to $3.4 billion. Content performance was driven by a double-digit percentage gain in non-mobile video game subscription spending, which was offset by declines across other content segments. Six new video game releases ranked among the top 8 best-selling titles of the month in tracked spending. Hardware Hardware sales in September increased 19% when compared to a year ago, the third consecutive month of double-digit % growth. Improved supply of PlayStation 5 was a primary driver of the increase, with PlayStation 5 ranking first in both unit and dollar sales. Nintendo Switch ranked 2nd in unit sales among hardware platforms in the month, while Xbox Series placed 2nd in dollar sales. Software Charts Xbox Spoiler PlayStation Spoiler Nintendo Switch Spoiler Accessories Accessories spending in September was flat when compared to a year ago, at $174 million. This is the first month since October 2021 in which Accessories spending did not experience a year-on-year decline. An increase in spending on Gamepads in September offset a decline in Headsets/Headphones. The best-selling accessory of September in both unit and dollar sales was the Xbox Wireless Controller Carbon Black. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending October 29th 2022 (Week 43) Quote The sequel to the 2019 reboot of Modern Warfare has shot to the top of the UK boxed game charts after its release on 28th October, knocking FIFA 23 off its month long stint at the top of the charts. But it's a big week for new triple A titles. Bayonetta 3, released the same day, appears at number three in the chart ranking whilst Gotham Knights, in turn, appears at number five. A familiar name in the weekly charts, meanwhile, PS5 bundle bestseller Horizon Forbidden West shows up at number four. 01 (NE) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION) 02 (01) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS) 03 (NE) BAYONETTA 3 (NINTENDO) 04 (08) HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 05 (02) GOTHAM KNIGHTS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 06 (04) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 07 (03) MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE (UBISOFT) 08 (09) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 09 (07) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO) 10 (14) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (10) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 12 (11) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 13 (13) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 14 (12) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO) 15 (06) PERSONA 5 ROYAL (ATLUS) 16 (26) NBA 2K23 (2K) 17 (20) NICKELODEON KART RACERS (MAXIMUM GAMES) 18 (NE) STAR OCEAN: THE DIVINE FORCE (SQUARE ENIX) 19 (22) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 20 (17) POKEMON SHINING PEARL (NINTENDO) 21 (NE) MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD (PRIME MATTER) 22 (16) FORTNITE ANIME LEGENDS (EPIC GAMES) 23 (23) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO) 24 (NE) RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE: GOLD EDITION (CAPCOM) 25 (24) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO) 26 (31) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO) 27 (29) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO) 28 (27) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO) 29 (39) THE QUARRY (2K) 30 (33) JUST DANCE 2022 (UBISOFT) 31 (21) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (NINTENDO) 32 (34) LEGO JURASSIC WORLD (WARNER(NINTENDO) BROS. INTERACTIVE) 33 (32) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO) 34 (28) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR) 35 (18) PGA TOUR 2K23 (2K) 36 (30) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 37 (RE) DYING LIGHT 2 STAY HUMAN (TECHLAND) 38 (RE) F1 22 (EA SPORTS) 39 (35) LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (NINTENDO) 40 (RE) WWE 2K22 (2K) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Sympathy for the people still buying that GTA collection without knowing what it's like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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