This 12 months’s November gross sales within the U.S. was over $6 billion, a 3% improve from 2021, pushed principally by {hardware} gross sales totaling $1.3 billion for the month. The 45% improve in November {hardware} gross sales was powered by the elevated PlayStation 5 availability, and Black Friday/Cyber Monday reductions. Yr-to-date gross sales, after November, are solely $5 billion, highlighting simply how good the month was for {hardware}. With the gross sales enhance, PlayStation 5 is now the best-selling console of the 12 months, although the Nintendo Swap has it beat when it comes to complete items.
The massive leap in {hardware} gross sales offset a decline in software program, with complete gross sales of $4.7 billion, however that’s 5% lower in comparison with final November. Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2, in contrast to the earlier titles within the franchise, went on sale in October as an alternative of November. Activision’s newest set a report for fastest-selling Name of Obligation and was the highest vendor of October, all of which mixed to weaken gross sales in November. Trendy Warfare 2 is once more, the bestselling sport of the month, beating out God of Warfare Ragnarok, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and Sonic Frontiers.
These three titles all seem on the gross sales chart straight below Trendy Warfare 2, although they managed to beat out each sports activities title, historically huge sellers across the Holidays. Madden NFL 23 and FIFA 23 led the sports activities pack, with NBA 2k23 and Gotham Knights following behind. The one different new launch to interrupt into the highest 20 for the month was Sq. Enix’s Ways Ogre: Reborn, coming in at quantity 17.
The NPD reported accent spending was up this 12 months, primarily with controllers for the Xbox Sequence and PlayStation 5. A ten% improve over final 12 months coincides with the extra {hardware} spending, as most console bundles solely include one controller. $289 million was spent on equipment, whereas non-mobile subscriptions and downloads have been additionally up this 12 months on house consoles.
Yr-to-date spending is down 6% in comparison with 2021, although it has nonetheless handed $49 billion. Sensor Tower stories on cell video games, exhibiting a 5% lower on Black Friday in comparison with final 12 months, adopted by a 1% distinction on Cyber Monday. Because it stands now, cell sport spending will possible be 1% much less this 12 months in comparison with 2021.
Under are the highest 20 best-selling video video games within the U.S. in November 2022:
