20 Best-Selling Games of 2022 So Far Revealed by NPD Group
The first half of 2022 has already seen a plethora of high-profile game releases throughout the year. The long-awaited Elden Ring took the gaming world by storm when it finally released at the end of February with Sony launching Horizon Forbidden West just a week earlier. Nintendo has also released new entries in many of its major series with Pokemon Legends: Arceus in January and Kirby and the Forgotten Land in March. Now, a new report from the NPD Group has revealed 2022's top sellers so far.
The NPD Group has become one of the gaming industry's most trusted sources for sales statistics with the market research company regularly posting monthly statistics. Previous monthly rankings have seen expected games like Pokemon Legends: Arceus and Elden Ring frequently topping the charts with games like LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga also performing well. Now, the newest report from the NPD Group's Mat Piscatella gives a look at the first six months of 2022 with a mix of old and new games dominating the charts.
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The report posted Friday by Piscatella shows Elden Ring unsurprisingly taking the title of best-selling game throughout the first half of 2022 after leading several months since its release. Following Elden Ring are LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Pokemon Legends: Arceus with the Top 5 rounded out by Horizon Forbidden West and MLB The Show 22. MLB's high finish is particularly impressive due to the ranking not including digital sales of the baseball game on Xbox or Switch.
Past the Top 5, the remainder of the list serves as a mix of both new games released this year and older games that continue to boast impressive sales. Mario Kart 8 and
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