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February 2022 NPD: Pokémon Legends Arceus was the third best-selling game of the month, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were 18th on the best-selling titles chart for the month
The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for last month including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The full results in each relevant category are as follows:
February 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the United States
Rank
Last Month Rank
February 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
Publisher
1
NEW
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
2
NEW
Horizon II: Forbidden West
Sony (Corp)
3
1
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
4
NEW
Dying Light 2: Stay Human*
Square Enix Inc (Corp)
5
NEW
Total War: Warhammer III
Sega
6
2
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
7
4
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
8
8
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
9
7
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
10
13
Minecraft
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
11
6
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Sony (Corp)
12
15
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
13
16
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
14
19
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
15
20
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
16
57
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition*
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
17
14
NBA 2K22*
Take-Two Interactive
18
11
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
Nintendo
19
12
Far Cry 6
Ubisoft
20
27
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Nintendo
* Digital sales not included
February 2022 NPD: 20 best-selling games of 2022 so far
Rank
Last Month Rank
YTD 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
Publisher
1
NEW
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
2
1
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
3
NEW
Horizon II: Forbidden West
Sony (Corp)
4
2
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
5
4
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
6
NEW
Dying Light 2: Stay Human*
Square Enix Inc (Corp)
7
3
Monster Hunter: Rise
Capcom USA
8
NEW
Total War: Warhammer III
Sega
9
5
God of War (2018)
Sony (Corp)
10
6
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Sony (Corp)
11
8
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
12
7
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
13
13
Minecraft
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
14
15
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
15
16
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
16
11
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
Nintendo
17
12
Far Cry 6
Ubisoft
18
14
NBA 2K22*
Take-Two Interactive
19
19
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
20
10
Battlefield 2042
Electronic Arts
* Digital sales not included
February 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games of the last year
Rank
Last Month Rank
12 Months Ending February 2022 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: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
2
2
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
3
3
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
4
4
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
Nintendo
5
NEW
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
6
5
Battlefield 2042
Electronic Arts
7
8
Far Cry 6
Ubisoft
8
7
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
9
10
Resident Evil: Village
Capcom USA
10
12
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
* Digital sales not included
February 2022 NPD: Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S.
Rank
Last Month Rank
February 2022 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales
Publisher
1
1
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
2
2
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
3
4
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
4
5
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
5
6
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
6
3
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
Nintendo
7
8
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Nintendo
8
9
Super Mario 3D World*
Nintendo
9
7
Just Dance 2022
Ubisoft
10
10
New Super Mario Bros.*
Nintendo
* Digital sales not included
“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. “Declines were experienced across all major categories of spend, with hardware showing the largest year-on-year percentage decline. Year-to-date spending reached $9.1 billion, a 4% decrease when compared to the same time period last year.”
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