The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for November 2021, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The full results in each relevant category are as follows:
The top 20 best-selling games of the month in the U.S.
| Rank | Last Month Rank | November 2021 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 | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | NEW | Battlefield 2042 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | NEW | Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* | Nintendo |
| 4 | NEW | Forza Horizon 5 | Microsoft (Corp) |
| 5 | 4 | Madden NFL 22 | Electronic Arts |
| 6 | 8 | Mario Party Superstars* | Nintendo |
| 7 | 7 | Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Square Enix Inc (Corp) |
| 8 | 6 | FIFA 22 | Electronic Arts |
| 9 | 1 | Far Cry 6 | Ubisoft |
| 10 | 10 | NBA 2K22* | Take 2 Interactive (Corp) |
| 11 | NEW | Just Dance 2022 | Ubisoft |
| 12 | 11 | Mario Kart 8* | Nintendo |
| 13 | 17 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 14 | 15 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 15 | 2 | Back 4 Blood | Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 16 | NEW | Shin Megami Tensei V | Atlus |
| 17 | 16 | Minecraft | Multiple Video Game Manufacturers |
| 18 | 20 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 19 | 14 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 20 | 13 | Ghost of Tsushima | Sony (Corp) |
| * Digital sales not included |
Top 10 best-selling games of the year so far
| Rank | Last Month Rank | Year-to-Date Ending November 2021 Top 10 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 | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | NEW | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 3 | 2 | Madden NFL 22 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 3 | MLB: The Show 21^ | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 4 | Resident Evil: Village | Capcom USA |
| 6 | NEW | Battlefield 2042 | Electronic Arts |
| 7 | 5 | Super Mario 3D World* | Nintendo |
| 8 | NEW | Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 6 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 10 | 8 | Far Cry 6 | Ubisoft |
| * Digital sales not included | |||
| ^ Xbox Digital sales not included |
Top 10 best-selling games of the last 12 months
| Rank | Last Month Rank | 12 Months Ending November 2021 Top 10 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 | Publisher |
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 | NEW | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 3 | 4 | Madden NFL 22 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 3 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Sony (Corp) |
| 5 | 5 | Mario Kart 8* | Nintendo |
| 6 | 2 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Ubisoft |
| 7 | 6 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 9 | MLB: The Show 21^ | Sony (Corp) |
| 9 | 10 | Resident Evil: Village | Capcom USA |
| 10 | NEW | Battlefield 2042 | Electronic Arts |
| * Digital sales not included | |||
| ^ Xbox Digital sales not included |
Top 10 Nintendo games for the month
| Rank | Last Month Rank | November 2021 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales | Publisher |
| 1 | NEW | Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* | Nintendo |
| 2 | 2 | Mario Party Superstars* | Nintendo |
| 3 | 3 | Mario Kart 8* | Nintendo |
| 4 | NEW | Just Dance 2022 | Ubisoft |
| 5 | 5 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* | Nintendo |
| 6 | NEW | Shin Megami Tensei V* | Atlus |
| 7 | 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* | Nintendo |
| 8 | 4 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* | Nintendo |
| 9 | 10 | New Super Mario Bros.* | Nintendo |
| 10 | 22 | Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit* | Nintendo |
| * Digital sales not included |
“November 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 10% when compared to a year ago, to $6.3 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Year-to-date consumer spending totaled $52.9 billion, an increase of 9% when compared to the same period in 2020.”
Source: VentureBeat.com
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