NPD’s monthly report for November is here, which means we now know which games sold the best last month. While the data doesn’t have many surprises, there’s one name in the top 5 that might get you thinking: Sonic Frontiers.
Yes, while everyone’s favorite hedgehog hasn’t starred in many acclaimed games lately, the “open area” Sonic Frontiers has sold many copies, and it’s also received pretty critical acclaim. positive. However, number one is certainly no surprise – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become one of the franchise’s best-selling games, which is no small feat. It even overtook Elden Ring to become the best-selling paid game of 2022 in the US, despite only being out for a little over a month.
God of War Ragnarok comes in at number two, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet at number three, Sonic Frontiers at number four, and Madden NFL 23 at number five. Rounding out the top 10 are FIFA 23, NBA 2K23, Gotham Knights, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Mario Party Superstars, in that order. The only other new game on the list is Tactics Ogre Reborn, which comes in at number 17. Elden Ring is number 11. It’s worth noting that Pokemon only includes physical sales, as well as Mario Party.
Given that NPD predicted Elden Ring as the best-selling premium game of 2022, Modern Warfare 2’s emergence as the new number one is quite an achievement. Year number three is Madden NFL 23, four is Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and God of War: Ragnarok is five.
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