The NPD Group’s report for video game spending in the United States for April 2022 is in and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has struck big. It was the best-selling title for the month and debuted as the second best-selling title of the year to date. On top of this, the action-adventure title was the best-selling game for the month across Nintendo, Xbox, Steam and PlayStation platforms.
The NPD Group’s executive director and game industry advisor Mat Piscatella revealed (via VentureBeat) that, “LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga achieved the highest launch-month dollar sales for any LEGO title in history, and after one month ranks among the top 6 best-selling LEGO games life to date.” It’s also the first third-party title since Monster Hunter Rise released in March 2021 to become the best-selling game on Nintendo platforms.
As for Elden Ring, it was the second best-selling title of the month and is still the best-selling game of the year to date. In fact, it’s already surpassed Call of Duty: Vanguard as the best-selling premium title for the 12 month period ending April 2022.
Consumer spending as a whole declined by eight percent compared to the same period last year with $4.3 earned. Year-to-date 2022 spending came in at $18.3 billion which is also eight percent lower compared to last year. Check out The NPD Group’s top 20 best-selling games of April 2022 based on dollar sales below.
| Game Name | Ranking |
|---|---|
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | 1 |
| Elden Ring | 2 |
| MLB: The Show 22 | 3 |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 4 |
| Nintendo Switch Sports | 5 |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | 6 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 7 |
| Mario Kart 8 | 8 |
| Gran Turismo 7 | 9 |
| Pokemon Legends: Arceus | 10 |
| Minecraft | 11 |
| FIFA 22 | 12 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War | 13 |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 14 |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | 15 |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 16 |
| WWE 2K22 | 17 |
| Mario Party Superstars | 18 |
| Madden NFL 22 | 19 |
| Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands | 20 |
