It is that time again, for some sweet data in regards to the overall health and success in the United States video game market. That’s right, July 2022 NPD data is here, and there is a lot of positive and interesting data to comb through in both software and hardware. As always a big thanks to Mat Piscatella from the NPD group for sharing all of this data.
July NPD 2022: Hardware Is Through Ups And Downs
PlayStation 5 supply has been getting somewhat better, as the console led the month of July in terms of overall hardware spending. It also leads all of 2022 in terms of overall spending, while the Nintendo Switch has sold more units overall both in 2022 and July overall. Sales however are continuing to climb up as overall video game hardware sales are up 12% in comparison to this time in 2021. It is worth noting as well that both PlayStation and Xbox Series consoles are up double-digit percentages in terms of dollar sales when compared to last year. As both companies are managing to get more consoles onto retail shelves than last year.
The Dualsense controller is the best-selling controller in the US in units for the month of July while the Xbox Elite V2 controller is the best-selling accessory in terms of dollar sales. Overall accessory spending dropped by 22% in comparison to last year
July NPD 2022: Multiversus Fights Its Way To The Front
Perhaps one of the biggest surprises is Multiversus, the free-to-play Warner Bros fighting game that took the number one spot in software for the month of July. This is thanks primarily to the titles Founders Pack, which allowed players early beta access and a variety of rewards. The top three were rounded out by Elden Ring which fell to the number two spot after taking the top of the charts last month. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga managed to hang on to the number three spot.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 had a strong debut charting in the number four spot, this is impressive as well because Nintendo doesn’t share digital sales data. It is worth noting that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 topped the top 10 Nintendo software charts ahead of Mario Kart 8 and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It will be interesting to see how the title does in the long run.
July 2022 NPD U.S Top 10 Video Games by Dollar Sales
- Multiversus
- Elden Ring
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3*
- Call Of Duty: Vanguard
- MLB: The Show 22
- Mario Kart 8*
- Digimon Survive
- Minecraft
- F1 22
*Digital sales are not included in data.
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