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:
Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the United States
Rank
Last Month Rank
April 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
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Warner Bros. Interactive
2
1
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
3
4
MLB: The Show 22^
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
4
3
Kirby and the Forgotten Land*
Nintendo
5
NEW
Nintendo Switch Sports*
Nintendo
6
9
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
7
5
Horizon II: Forbidden West
Sony (Corp)
8
8
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
9
2
Gran Turismo 7
Sony (Corp)
10
6
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
11
14
Minecraft
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
12
13
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
13
22
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
14
18
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
15
21
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Sony (Corp)
16
19
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
17
7
WWE 2K22*
Take Two Interactive
18
17
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
19
15
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
20
11
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands*
Take Two Interactive
* Digital sales not included
^ Xbox digital sales not included
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
1
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
2
NEW
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Warner Bros. Interactive
3
2
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
4
3
Horizon II: Forbidden West
Sony (Corp)
5
11
MLB: The Show 22^
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
6
4
Gran Turismo 7
Sony (Corp)
7
5
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
8
7
Kirby and the Forgotten Land*
Nintendo
9
6
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
10
8
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
11
10
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
12
13
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Sony (Corp)
13
14
Minecraft
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
14
9
Dying Light 2: Stay Human*
Square Enix Inc (Corp)
15
12
Monster Hunter: Rise
Capcom USA
16
15
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
17
18
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
18
20
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
19
19
WWE 2K22*
Take Two Interactive
20
21
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
* Digital sales not included
^ Xbox digital sales not included
Top 10 best-selling games of the 12 months
Rank
Last Month Rank
12 Months Ending April 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
2
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment
2
1
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Activision Blizzard (Corp)
3
3
Madden NFL 22
Electronic Arts
4
4
Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl*
Nintendo
5
5
Battlefield 2042
Electronic Arts
6
NEW
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Warner Bros. Interactive
7
6
Far Cry 6
Ubisoft
8
8
FIFA 22
Electronic Arts
9
9
Resident Evil: Village
Capcom USA
10
12
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
* Digital sales not included
Top 10 best-selling Nintendo-platform games in the U.S.
Nintendo Platforms
Rank
Last Month Rank
April 2022 Top 10 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales
Publisher
1
NEW
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Warner Bros. Interactive
2
1
Kirby and the Forgotten Land*
Nintendo
3
NEW
Nintendo Switch Sports*
Nintendo
4
3
Mario Kart 8*
Nintendo
5
2
Pokemon Legends: Arceus*
Nintendo
6
6
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
Nintendo
7
7
Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
Nintendo
8
5
Mario Party Superstars*
Nintendo
9
11
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
Nintendo
10
NEW
MLB: The Show 22*
Major League Baseball
* Digital sales not included
“April 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories declined 8% when compared to a year ago, to $4.3 billion,” NPD analyst Mat Piscatella said. “Hardware gains were unable to offset declines in content and accessories spending. Year-to-date 2022 spending was also 8% lower than the same period a year ago, to $18.3 billion.”
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