Best-Selling Games And Consoles Of January 2022 Revealed For The US: Pokemon And PS5
The NPD Group has released its latest report, this one showing which games, consoles, and accessories sold the best in January 2022 in the US. The two biggest takeaways were that the Nintendo Switch fell from its top spot on the hardware sales chart and Pokemon Legends: Arceus was January’s best-selling game.
Starting with hardware, the PS5 was the best-seller for January 2022 for both units and dollars. The Xbox Series family of systems ranked second, and there was no mention of Switch, but presumably it finished third. Total spending on hardware rose 22% to $390 million. It was the biggest January since January 2009 ($447 million).
Ran this Twitter poll earlier this week.
PS5 ended up leading in both units and dollars because it had the most product available.
Console hardware remains supply constrained. Results are more reflective of available supply rather than pure demand. pic.twitter.com/Amvul6ZNU6— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) February 11, 2022
Moving to game sales, Pokemon Legends: Arceus was the top-seller for January 2022, despite launching very late in the month (January 28). In fact, NPD’s reporting period ended on January 29, so Legends Arceus was the biggest game of January after only 1-2 days of accounting.
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