

After one month on the market, Elden Ring ranked as the 5th best-selling game of the 12-month period ending February 2022. “Launch month sales of Elden Ring were the second highest for any tracked title released in the past 12 months, trailing only Call of Duty: Vanguard, which was released in November 2021. “Elden Ring debuted as both the best-selling game of February 2022 as well as 2022 year to date,” said Piscatella. But with Elden Ring, you can no longer even call it niche. Elden RingįromSoftware, the studio responsible for Elden Ring and Dark Souls, has built its niche audience into something formidable. More than that, it seems like it was potentially not even close (even if you were to add Pokémon’s digital sales for February). And Pokémon is a perennial best-seller.īut with the results in, Elden Ring came out on top. Elden Ring is one of the most anticipated games of all time. Dying Light 2 is also a sequel to a very popular game, but it’s also multiplatform. Horizon is a sequel to a 20-million seller. Dying Light 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Elden Ring all debuted while Pokémon Legends Arceus entered its second month. Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*įebruary featured one heck of a sprint between some of the biggest games of the year so far. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition* Rankįebruary 2022 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales 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. February 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the United States Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry. Year-to-date spending reached $9.1 billion, a 4% decrease when compared to the same time period last year.”



“Declines were experienced across all major categories of spend, with hardware showing the largest year-on-year percentage decline. “February 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 6% when compared to a year ago, to $4.4 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR) platforms) Here are the full results: February 2022 Dollar Sales, Millions While that was down year-over-year, it is still up historically over previous years. And it is also part of a group of games that led the industry to $4.67 billion in total sales. The game is out and is a certified blockbuster success, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Register today.Įlden Ring is not just buzz anymore. Plus, new on-field reactions and player personas add intensity to the drama and affect momentum during pressure moments.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. Experience Home Field Advantage modifiers in NFL stadiums that, when triggered, can swing momentum into (or out of) your favour. Powered by real life data for a more realistic experience, the new AI behaviour in Madden NFL 22 enables seriously smarter gameplay built to emulate varying player and team tendencies.įeel a whole new vibe from the sidelines to the seats in Madden NFL 22 with Gameday Atmosphere. The smartest gameplay ever in Madden NFL 22 is enabled by Next Gen Stats Star-Driven AI. Whether you’re strategizing for a marquee matchup in Franchise mode, going head-to-head with a friend in Play Now, or dominating online in Madden Ultimate Team, you’ll feel Dynamic Gameday impact gameplay everywhere in Madden NFL 22. Whether you’re strategizing for a matchup in the redeveloped Franchise mode, going head-to-head in Play Now or competing online in Madden Ultimate Team, you’ll feel Dynamic Gameday impact gameplay everywhere in Madden NFL 22.ĭynamic Gameday in Madden NFL 22 impacts gameplay across every mode. Madden NFL 22 is everything you love about the NFL injected into every mode via all-new Dynamic Gameday.
