Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game in April in the U.S.

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The NPD Group has revealed that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game in the U.S. in April 2022. While it was a bumper month for the latest Lego game, gaming spending was down 8% in April 2022 compared to April 2021, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year decline.

Thanks to Mat Piscatella on Twitter, we know that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game of April 2022 in the U.S. It sold so well, in fact, that it has become the second-best-selling game of 2022 to date, behind Elden Ring. The Skywalker Saga also became the first third-party game on Nintendo Switch since Monster Hunter Rise back in March 2021 “to rank as the best-selling title on Nintendo platforms.”

The sales success of The Skywalker Saga doesn’t stop there. After its first month on sale, it now “ranks among the top 6 best-selling Lego games life-to-date.” This was thanks to the game achieving “the highest launch month dollar sales for any Lego title in history.” As you can see in the tweet above, Elden Ring, MLB: The Show 22, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Nintendo Switch Sports round out the top five best-sellers in April.

Despite the success of The Skywalker Saga and the continued success of Elden Ring, spending on gaming has reduced 8% year-on-year as of April. The current spend for 2022 in the U.S. on games, consoles, and accessories stands at $18.3 billion. By the end of April 2021, the year-to-date gaming spending total was $19.9 billion. Surprisingly, hardware sales have risen by 16%.

While official reasons for the six consecutive months of year-to-date decline haven’t been given, the pandemic petering out in the U.S. with fewer rules on what you can and cannot do outside is probably to