Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II Was, Unsurprisingly, The Best Selling Game Of October In US

Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II was Infinity Ward’s latest installment in the series. It was also the most-sold game of October in America. It was followed by Warner Bros Montreal’s Gotham Knights, EA’s FIFA 23, Madden NFL 23, and NHL 23. 

This is the source of this news Mat PiscatellaThe NPD Group’s executive director is,. This company, which tracks spending trends and analyzes the videogame market, is led by. Piscatella releases a best-sellers list (baesd on dollar sales) for each month of the year and the latest list is for October 2022. The complete top 20 is available here: 

Modern Warfare II topped the list with 8 of 20 titles. It is the 15th Call of Duty video game that has been the highest-selling title of any month. Modern Warfare II was launched in October, putting it at the 2nd spot on the Top 20 Best-Sellers Games of all Time. This is second to Elden Ring by From Software. Below are the Top 10 Best-Sellers of 2022 in the U.S. 

1. Elden Ring
2. Modern Warfare II – Call of Duty
3. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
4. Madden NFL 23
5. Pokemon Legends: Arceus
6. Horizon Forbidden West
7. The Show 23
8. Fifa 23
9. Vanguard: The Call of Duty 
10. Gran Turismo 7

Check out all 20 top picks from that list here. Check out our top 10 most-sold books. Nintendo, PlayStationAnd XboxYou can also see the full thread on Twitter by Piscatella 

In The NPD Group’s October 2022 Report, the NPD Group reports that players spent $4.3 Billion on video games, accessories, and hardware last month. This is roughly what they did last year. Overall, year-to date spending on videogames has decreased 7% to $42.7billion compared to the point in 2021. Last month’s video game hardware sales were also down 10% compared with October 2021 at $424 million. Piscatella saysThe declines in sales on the other platforms offset double-digit percent dollar growth of both Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 consoles. 

The October best-selling hardware was the PlayStation 5, both in units sold and in total dollars. Xbox came in second. Finaly, the video game accessory market has fallen 8% to $148 million compared to last year. It was the most popular accessory, the PS5 Midnight Black DualSense control. 

You can find more information at check out Piscatella’s full thread on Twitter. 

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