{"id":598663,"date":"2023-01-18T06:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/december-2022-npd-holiday-sales-boost-otherwise-slow-year\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T06:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:50:04","slug":"december-2022-npd-holiday-sales-boost-otherwise-slow-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/18\/december-2022-npd-holiday-sales-boost-otherwise-slow-year\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2022 NPD: Holiday sales boost otherwise slow year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p><time title=\"2023-01-18T01:58:34+00:00\" datetime=\"2023-01-18T01:58:34+00:00\">January 17, 2023 5:58 PM<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Crisis-Core-FFVII-Reunion.jpg?fit=750%2C422&#038;strip=all\" alt><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Square Enix<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"primary\" role=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-2851616\">\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. gaming industry finished strong in 2022 despite it being an otherwise slow year, according to industry-tracking firm <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/november-2022-npd-god-of-war-sonic-and-pokemon-chart-high\/\">The NPD Group<\/a>. While the year overall was down slightly \u2014 in line with the common view that 2022 is a \u201cbust\u201d corrective year following the pandemic boom \u2014 spending on hardware and subscriptions boosted sales to a slight year-over-year increase for December.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>December 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dec<br \/>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Dec<br \/>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Video Game Sales<\/td>\n<td>$7,428<\/td>\n<td>$7,583<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Content (Physical &#038; Digital Full Game, DLC\/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)<\/td>\n<td>$5,597<\/td>\n<td>$5,547<\/td>\n<td>-1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Hardware<\/td>\n<td>$1,319<\/td>\n<td>$1,533<\/td>\n<td>16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Accessories<\/td>\n<td>$512<\/td>\n<td>$503<\/td>\n<td>-2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cU.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories totaled $7.6 billion in December 2022, an increase of 2% when compared to a year ago,\u201d said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. \u201cVideo game hardware spending grew 16%, offsetting declines in both content (-1%) and accessories (-2%).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the monthly sales, NPD also provided its year-end statistics, including sales figures for individual games in 2022. Total game sales for 2022 were down 5% from 2021, a smaller difference than the company has recorded in previous months. Hardware sales actually improved in 2022, which suggests that the supply chain issues from earlier in the year have eased.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>2022 Dollar Sales, Millions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Change<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Video Game Sales<\/td>\n<td>$59,620<\/td>\n<td>$56,556<\/td>\n<td>-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Content (Physical &#038; Digital Full Game, DLC\/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)<\/td>\n<td>$50,833<\/td>\n<td>$47,475<\/td>\n<td>-7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Hardware<\/td>\n<td>$6,060<\/td>\n<td>$6,570<\/td>\n<td>8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Video Game Accessories<\/td>\n<td>$2,726<\/td>\n<td>$2,511<\/td>\n<td>-8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Piscatella added, \u201cThe December growth brought full year 2022 spending to $56.6 billion, 5% below 2021 levels. Gains in spending in hardware and subscription content were offset by declines across other areas of spending. Factors impacting 2022 spending included continued supply constraints of console hardware, a relatively light slate of new premium releases, and macroeconomic conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-december-2022-npd-top-20-best-selling-games-of-the-month-in-the-u-s\">December 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<p><em>NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also gets digital data directly from publishers. Not every company participates. For example, Nintendo doesn\u2019t share its first-party sales and Activision Blizzard does not provide its Battle.net sales.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>These charts are sorted by dollar sales \u2014 not number of units sold. And this is for full-game sales and does not include in-game spending.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Last<\/strong><br \/><strong>Month<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>All Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon: Scarlet\/Violet*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>God of War: Ragnar\u00f6k<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Frontiers<\/td>\n<td>Sega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>Need for Speed: Unbound<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion<\/td>\n<td>Square Enix Inc (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>NBA 2K23*<\/td>\n<td>Take 2 Interactive (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>Just Dance 2023 Edition<\/td>\n<td>Ubisoft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope<\/td>\n<td>Ubisoft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Minecraft<\/td>\n<td>Multiple Video Game Manufacturers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> Sports*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>The Callisto Protocol*<\/td>\n<td>Krafton Games Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Animal Crossing: New Horizons*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Splatoon 3*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Gotham Knights<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The list of best-selling games \u2014 both for the month and the year (see below) \u2014 don\u2019t really contain any great surprises this month. Several games have jumped back onto the list thanks in part to holiday sales and heavy-hitting franchises like Pok\u00e9mon and Call of Duty continue to top the list. November releases, Sonic Frontiers and God of War Ragnar\u00f6k, both continue to chart well.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the new games released in December, Need for Speed Unbound has charted the highest, beating out Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion likely due to the latter\u2019s console exclusivity. <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/callisto-protocol-review-action-heavy-horror-light\/\">The Callisto Protocol<\/a> also managed to make the charts. Despite releasing during the tail end of the year, the title launched without much competition.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/games\/ubisoft-delays-skull-and-bones-slashes-sales-targets\/\">Ubisoft announced<\/a> that it was cutting back on game development, canceling three unannounced titles. One of the factors it cited in these measures was the under performance of its late 2022 titles, namely Just Dance 2023 and Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope. Both titles managed to make the best-sellers list for December, likely in part thanks to holiday sales.<\/p>\n<h2>December 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Last<\/strong><br \/><strong>Month<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nintendo Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon: Scarlet\/Violet*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Mario+Rabbids: Sparks of Hope<\/td>\n<td>Ubisoft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Just Dance 2023 Edition<\/td>\n<td>Ubisoft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Frontiers<\/td>\n<td>Sega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> Sports*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Animal Crossing: New Horizons*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Splatoon 3*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Kirby and the Forgotten Land*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>December 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling PlayStation-platform games in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Last<\/strong><br \/><strong>Month<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PlayStation Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>God of War: Ragnar\u00f6k<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>Need for Speed: Unbound<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion<\/td>\n<td>Square Enix Inc (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>NBA 2K23*<\/td>\n<td>Take 2 Interactive (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Frontiers<\/td>\n<td>Sega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>The Callisto Protocol*<\/td>\n<td>Krafton Games Union<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>December 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Xbox-platform games in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Last<\/strong><br \/><strong>Month<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Xbox Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>NEW<\/td>\n<td>Need for Speed: Unbound<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>NBA 2K23*<\/td>\n<td>Take 2 Interactive (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Frontiers<\/td>\n<td>Sega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Gotham Knights<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>NHL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Forza Horizon 5<\/td>\n<td>Microsoft (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Full-year 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Last<\/strong><br \/><strong>Month<\/strong><br \/><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>All Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>God of War: Ragnar\u00f6k<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon: Scarlet\/Violet*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Horizon II: Forbidden West<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>MLB: The Show 22^<\/td>\n<td>Multiple Video Game Manufacturers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Vanguard<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Gran Turismo 7<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Kirby and the Forgotten Land*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>NBA 2K23*<\/td>\n<td>Take 2 Interactive (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Frontiers<\/td>\n<td>Sega<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>Gotham Knights<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>Minecraft<\/td>\n<td>Multiple Video Game Manufacturers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> Sports*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<br \/>^Xbox &#038; Switch digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Full-year 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games on Nintendo platforms<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Nintendo Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon: Scarlet\/Violet*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Kirby and the Forgotten Land*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/38Bmhf2\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> Sports*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Animal Crossing: New Horizons*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Mario Party Superstars*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Splatoon 3*<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Full-year 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games on PlayStation platforms<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>PlayStation Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>God of War: Ragnar\u00f6k<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Horizon II: Forbidden West<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>MLB: The Show 22<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Gran Turismo 7<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man: Miles Morales<\/td>\n<td>Sony (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Full-year 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games on Xbox platforms<\/h2>\n<figure>\n<table readabilityDataTable=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Xbox Platforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Publisher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Elden Ring<\/td>\n<td>Bandai Namco Entertainment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Madden NFL 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>FIFA 23<\/td>\n<td>Electronic Arts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Vanguard<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War<\/td>\n<td>Activision Blizzard (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Gotham Knights<\/td>\n<td>Warner Bros. Interactive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Forza Horizon 5<\/td>\n<td>Microsoft (Corp)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Saints Row (2022)<\/td>\n<td>Plaion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><figcaption>*Digital sales not included<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>GamesBeat&#8217;s creed<\/strong> when covering the game industry is &#8220;where passion meets business.&#8221; What does this mean? We want to tell you how the news matters to you &#8212; not just as a decision-maker at a game studio, but also as a fan of games. 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