NPD July 2022: #1 MultiVersus #4 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 #8 Digimon Survive; NSW #1 Units (PS5 #2) / PS5 #1 Revenue (XBS #2)
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July 2022 NPD: Switch on top for console sales again
July 2022 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months
July 2022 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories fell 9% when compared to a year ago, to $4.18 billion. The total is just slightly lower than the $4.19 billion generated in July 2020.US NPD HW - Video game hardware dollar sales increased by 12% when compared to a year ago, to $362 million. Year to date spending on video game hardware has fallen 7%, to $2.5 billion.HardwarePlayStation 5 led the market in hardware spending during both July and 2022 year to date, while Switch sold the most units in both time periods.PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series dollar sales each experienced double-digit percentage growth when compared to a year ago.SoftwareMultiVersus was July's best-selling video game, driven by sales of MultiVersus Founder's Packs. Warner Bros. published two of the top 3 best-selling games of July, with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga also ranking 3rd.Xenoblade Chronicles 3 debuted as the #4 best-selling game of July despite digital sales not being included in the ranked reporting. It also ranked as the best-selling game of July on Nintendo Switch.Digimon Survive was July's other new release placing among the top 20 best-sellers, ranking 8th overall, despite only having 2 days in market during the tracking period.MobileSensor Tower US Mobile - The summer months have traditionally been some of the hottest for mobile game spending in the U.S. This year, however, the category is in more heated competition for players' hours than at any time in recent memory. As a result, YoY spending showed its largest decline so far in 2022 last month. That said, if seasonal trends persist, the category should see spending increase heading into the remainder of the year.July's top 10 mobile games by U.S. consumer spending were: Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, Coin Master, Pokémon GO, Evony: The King's Return, Royal Match, Bingo Blitz, Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle, Jackpot Party, and Homescapes.