Submit a news tip



sales

NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of December 2022.

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet had another strong month, coming in at #2 after debuting at #3 in November. Other notable appearances include Sonic Frontiers at #6, Mario Kart 8 and #9, and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion at #10.

The results can be found below.

More: , ,

Switch best-selling home console 2022

A new round of data has been revealed for France, and it includes a significant tidbit: Switch is now the best-selling home console ever in the country.

Switch sold another 987,000 units in France during 2022. To date, the system’s total sales are at 7.09 million in the region. In comparison, the Wii sold 6.3 million units in its lifetime while the PS4 sits at six million. The DS still tops everything (handhelds and consoles) at 10.6 million.

More:

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

12/26/22 – 1/1/23

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 155,695 / 4,496,626
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 51,121 / 3,738,935
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 31,470 / 5,045,845
4. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 31,047 / 918,769
5. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasurs – 27,562 / 225,965
6. [PS5] Gran Turismo 7 – 24,963 / 242,976
7. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 20,156 / 2,803,089
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 15,887 / 2,975,893
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 15,750 / 1,129,882
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 10,946 / 5,076,137

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows*:

Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope sales underperformed

Ubisoft hasn’t given a clear indication as to how much Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope has sold, but it seems that the game hasn’t lived up to the company’s expectations. As part of a January financial update today, co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot mentioned how “surprised” they were by its “underperformance in the final weeks of 2022 and early January.” Just Dance 2023 Edition was another game Ubisoft called out as an underperformer.

Ubisoft appears to be facing some tough times on the whole for the time being. Guillemot stated in the same report: “We are clearly disappointed by our recent performance. We are facing contrasted market dynamics as the industry continues to shift towards mega-brands and everlasting live games, in the context of worsening economic conditions affecting consumer spending.”

Japan best selling games 2022

Famitsu revealed new data today that goes over the top ten best-selling games in Japan for 2022. We also have a look at hardware sales for the year.

In terms of software, it was a good year for Switch with the console nearly taking up all ten slots. Pokemon had two releases last year, and are naturally at the top of the list. Despite launching at the end of 2022, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet took the #1 slot with over four million copies sold. Splatoon 3 had a great performance of its own with over 3.5 million units sold. Also worth noting is that Kirby and the Forgotten Land nearly hit one million.

More: ,

Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for December 2022.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were both part of the top ten. Had their sales been combined, they would have placed at #3.

Other than that, there’s not much that’s overly exciting. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion saw its debut at #3. Mario Kart 8 and Nintendo Switch Sports had a strong month, coming in at #7 and #8 respectively.

More: ,

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending January 7, 2023 is as follows:

More: ,

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending December 31, 2022 is as follows:

More: ,

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 375,665 / 4,338,931
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 121,173 / 3,687,814
3. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 44,465 / 887,722
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 41,887 / 5,014,375
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 37,935 / 2,960,006
6. [NSW] Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – 25,727 / 71,900
7. [NSW] Dragon Quest Treasures – 23,097 / 198,403
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 22,148 / 5,065,191
9. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 22,001 / 1,114,132
10. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 20,426 / 2,782,933


Manage Cookie Settings