My1sttoday Gaming — Elden Ring to become one of the best-selling video games in U.S history.
From Software‘s critically acclaimed action RPG was the best-selling game in June and has placed first in dollar sales in four of its first five months of availability, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said on Friday.
NPD recently tipped Elden Ring to end 2022 as the best-selling title in the US market.
NPD Group has retracted the claim, citing incomplete data.
“This is based on an incomplete data set, so we need to retract the second sentence. It should read as follows:
“Elden Ring repeated as the best-selling game of the month, and it remains the best-selling game of 2022 year to date. Elden Ring has placed first in dollar sales in four of its first five months in market.
“We apologize for the reporting error.”
A mea culpa. Because the ranked charts do not include the full history for all titles and all platforms – across both physical and digital sales – this note was worded too definitively for what is an incomplete comparable universe. I apologize for the lack of clarity in the note. pic.twitter.com/NuSbSmPEam
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 15, 2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was once again the second best-selling title of the month in the US in June.
The highest new entry on the monthly software chart sales was Mario Strikers: Battle League for Switch, which came in at No.3.
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While the new entries included F1 22 at No.12, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes at No.16, Sonic Origins at No.17 and The Quarry at No.19.
June 2022’s Best-Selling Games
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario Strikers: Battle League
- MLB: The Show 22
- Overwatch
- Mario Kart 8
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Minecraft
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- F1 22
- Monster Hunter RIse
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
- Sonic Origins
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- The Quarry
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2022 YTD Best-Selling Games
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Horizon Forbidden West
- MLB: The Show 22
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Gran Turismo 7
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Mario Kart 8
- Madden NFL 22
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Minecraft
- FIFA 22
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Mario Party Superstars
- Call of Duty: Bllack Ops: Cold War
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human
On the hardware front, PS5 generated the highest dollar sales of all consoles in both June and the first half of calendar 2022, while Switch led both time periods based on unit sales.
NPD said total consumer spending on game hardware, content and accessories in June 2022 dropped 11% compared to the same month last year. But it still managed to bring in $4.3 billion in June. As for 2022 year-to-date, spending totaled $26.3 billion, which is a 10% decline from the same period in 2021.