Best-Selling Games And Consoles Of January 2022 Revealed For The US: Pokemon And PS5

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The NPD Group has released its latest report, this one showing which games, consoles, and accessories sold the best in January 2022 in the US. The two biggest takeaways were that the Nintendo Switch fell from its top spot on the hardware sales chart and Pokemon Legends: Arceus was January's best-selling game.

Starting with hardware, the PS5 was the best-seller for January 2022 for both units and dollars. The Xbox Series family of systems ranked second, and there was no mention of Switch, but presumably it finished third. Total spending on hardware rose 22% to $390 million. It was the biggest January since January 2009 ($447 million).

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Moving to game sales, Pokemon Legends: Arceus was the top-seller for January 2022, despite launching very late in the month (January 28). In fact, NPD's reporting period ended on January 29, so Legends Arceus was the biggest game of January after only 1-2 days of accounting.

Call of Duty: Vanguard finished second in January, followed by Monster Hunter Rise, Madden NFL 22, and God of War to round out the top five. The NPD noted that Monster Hunter Rise and God of War surged up the charts thanks to launching on Steam.

For mobile games, spending dropped 6.8%