Update: Elden Ring Was Once Again the Best-Selling Game of the Past Month

Update 7/15/2022 12:33pm PT: The NPD Group has reached out to issue a retraction of its prior statement that Elden Ring was one of the top 10 best-selling premium games in US history.

Per the NPD Group, the original statement in its report was based on an “incomplete data set,” which analyst Mat Piscatella elaborated on Twitter as not including the full history for all titles and platforms across physical and digital. As such, the group does not have enough information to conclude that it is indeed among the best-selling games.

However, Elden Ring remains the best-selling game for the month of June, and has been the best-selling game for four of its first five months on the market.

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According to The NPD Group, Elden Ring was not only the best-selling game of June 2022 and the first half of this year, but it has also become one of the top 10 best-selling premium games in terms of dollar sales in U.S. history.

The news was shared by The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella and, while it wasn’t revealed where it places on that list, he did confirm more impressive facts for FromSoftware’s latest game.

Alongside placing first in dollar sales in four of its first five months on the market, it is also the best-selling game in the past 12 months, even surpassing Call of Duty: Vanguard.

The last time Bandai Namco revealed sales figures for Elden Ring was in May 2022, saying that the game sold 13.4 million copies in its first month on sale.

Piscatella revealed much more about video game sales in June and the first half of the year, including that “PlayStation 5 generated the highest dollar sales amongst video game hardware platforms in both June and the first half of the calendar 2022, while Switch led both time periods in unit sales.”

Overwatch impressed this month by placing 5th overall, marking its first return to the top 20 best-selling titles chart since October 2019. This jump is surely in part linked to the release of the Overwatch 2 Beta.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake also impressed by becoming the 9th best-selling game in June 2022 after placing 159th in May. The announcement of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (FF7 Remake Part 2) undoubtedly played a big part in its success. The last time FF7 Remake appeared in the top 20 best-selling games was May 2020.

The release of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak brought the sales of the base game high enough to place 13th, and the Switch launch of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles allowed the title to place 14th.

The full list of June 2022’s best-selling games and 2022 YTD’s best-selling games are as follows;

June 2022’s Best-Selling Games

• Elden Ring
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Mario Strikers: Battle League
• MLB: The Show 22
• Overwatch
• Mario Kart 8
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Minecraft
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• F1 22
• Monster Hunter RIse
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
• Sonic Origins
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• The Quarry
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

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The Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games
Five years later and the Nintendo Switch continues to hold its own against the Xbox and PlayStation. If the little hybrid handheld has proven anything, it’s that a console is truly defined by what you can play on it. From Nintendo exclusives like Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey to Nindies like Chicory and Slay the Spire, choosing only 25 of the best Nintendo Switch games has proven to be difficult.

The list was assembled by the entire IGN content team and represents — after plenty of internal debate — what we think are the best games to enjoy on the Switch right now, whether you’re picking one up for the first time or have been a platform enthusiast since day one.” src=”https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2022/01/31/thumbnail-nintendobest-1643663727060.jpg?width=888&crop=16%3A9&quality=20&dpr=0.05″ class=”jsx-2920405963 progressive-image image jsx-294430442 rounded expand loading”>

2022 YTD Best-Selling Games

• Elden Ring
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Pokemon Legends: Arceus
• Horizon Forbidden West
• MLB: The Show 22
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Gran Turismo 7
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Mario Kart 8
• Madden NFL 22
• Nintendo Switch Sports
• Minecraft
• FIFA 22
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Mario Party Superstars
• Call of Duty: Bllack Ops: Cold War
• Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Consumer spending across video game hardware, content, and accessories was down 11% when compared to a year ago, but it still managed to bring in $4.3 billion in June. As for 2022 year-to-date, spending totaled $26.3 billion, which is a 10% decline from the same period in 2021.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.