FromSoftware’s latest shows little sign of slowing down
[Update:The NPD Group has issued an update, retracting the statement thatElden Ringis one of the all-time top 10 best-selling premium games in the U.S. market.
“Because the ranked charts do not include the full history for all titles and all platforms—across both physical and digital sales—this note was worded too definitively for what is an incomplete comparable universe,” wrote NPD’s Mat Piscatella onTwitter. “I apologize for the lack of clarity on the note.”Elden Ringhas, however, still been the best-selling game for four of its five months on the market.
We’ve since updated the headline.Our original story follows below.]
Elden Ringcontinues to move copies, and has now hit a new sales milestone. The NPD Group reports thatElden Ringis now among the best-selling premium games of all time in the U.S., in terms of dollar sales.
NPD’s report for June included sales updates on many games, thoughElden Ringretained the top spot. It’s placed first in dollar sales in four of the last five months it’s been on the market, and remains the best-selling game of 2022.
According toNPD’s numbers,Elden Ringnow also ranks among the top 10 best-selling premium games in the U.S. of all time, in dollar sales.
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Premium games, NPD’s Mat Piscatella elaborates, are defined as games with an upfront price tag and exclude DLC, microtransactions, and recurrent post-launch purchases. “Premium includes whatever upfront price a player must pay before being able to play the game,”Piscatella says. Piscatella predictedin a recent blogthatElden Ringwill be 2022’s best-selling premium game in the U.S.
This year’sCall of Dutymay still be able to giveElden Ringa challenge, but right nowElden Ringis leader of the pack for 2022 sales. It’s receivednigh-on universal praiseand seems like a presumptive favorite for this year’s GOTY talks, too. Seems like the sales will just keep on rolling in.
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June in terms of other games
For other games, June 2022 was an interesting month.Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagacame in secondfor dollar sales, whileMario Strikers: Battle Leagueclosed in at third with its launch.
Interestingly enough,Overwatchpoppedback onto the top 20at fifth overall. This is the first time it’s top-20 charted since October 2019, likely due to theOverwatch 2Beta.Sunbreakalso pushedMonster Hunter Riseback into the top 20, landing ita spotat number 13.
