June 2022 NPD: Overwatch and Final Fantasy VII return to the top 20

Consumer spending in games continues to trend down year-over-year, according to industry tracker NPD Group. While subscription spending is showing signs of growth, it’s not enough to make up for the 11% drop in hardware, content and accessories spending.

“Consumer spending in June 2022 on video game hardware, content and accessories fell 11% from a year ago, to 4.3,” said NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. billion dollars”. “Growth in subscription spending failed to offset declines in other areas of content spending, while spending on hardware and accessories also declined.” PlayStation 5 generated the highest dollar sales of all platforms, both in June and the first half of 2022. Nintendo Switch leads both in unit sales.

According to data provided by Sensor Tower, the mobile market is also contracting slightly, although less than in May – it fell 10.7% in June, compared with 12.6% in May. guesses that the slower drop could be due to the launch of Diablo Immortal, which is in the top 10 of sales charts across both stores. Google Play showed the biggest decline, while the App Store showed a small positive year-over-year growth.

Piscatella added, “Total spending in the first half of the year was $26.3 billion, 10% short of the same period in 2021. Subscription content was the only major spending category showing spending growth. “

June 2022 NPD: Top 20 best-selling games of the month in the US

NPD tracks physical sales at retailers, but it also pulls digital data directly from publishers. Not all companies participate. For example, Nintendo doesn’t share first-party sales, and Activision Blizzard doesn’t provide their Battle.net sales.

These charts are sorted by dollar sales – not units sold. And this is for full game sales and does not include in-game spending.

It’s no surprise that Elden Ring and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga continue to dominate the charts. According to Piscatella, “Elden Ring ranks in the top 10 best-selling premium games in the US market of all time (dollar sales).”

New game on leaderboard

One of the interesting things about this month, in contrast to previous months, is how many new games made it into the top 20 this month. While the rankings for April and May were mainly composed of previously released titles, five new games entered June, the highest since March. This is likely due to the number of copies. Exciting new releases, arguably higher this month than last month. The best-selling new release is Mario Strikers: Battle League, followed by F1 22, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Sonic Origins and The Quarry.

Increased interest in older titles

The other interesting thing about June’s rankings is the number of games in the top 20 that previously ranked much lower. For example, Final Fantasy VII: Remake was previously ranked 159th, but rose to 9th this month. This could be due to the announcement of the sequel, among other promotional events in June to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original game. According to Piscatella, Final Fantasy VII: Remake finished last in the top 20 as of May 2020. Other games that have recently re-entered the rankings include Overwatch (from 59th to 5th place), following the ranks. new details about the sequel; Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (No. 56 to 14), received a release on the Switch, and Monster Hunter: Rise (No. 30 to 13), following the launch of the opener. wide Sunbreak.

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