Despite being free to play, MultiVersus was the highest-grossing game for July 2022, according to the latest NPD sales report. According to the data, dollar sales were driven by sales of the game’s Founder’s Packs, which give players access to character tickets. , in-game currency and other cosmetic items.
Its success isn’t necessarily a surprise, after the massive beta launch of MultiVersus peaking at over 140,000 concurrent players. In early August, before the game left beta, MultiVersus passed the 10 million player mark.
MultiVersus is a free-to-play crossover platformer in the vein of Super Smash Bros. and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. It features characters from all over Warner Bros. slate of IP, including representatives from DC, Scooby-Doo, Game of Thrones, and more. Season one is now underway and will feature the addition of Morty from Rick and Morty. DC’s Black Adam and Stripe the Gremlin are also apparently on their way to the game.
Elsewhere in the July 2022 NPD report, Switch-exclusive Xenoblade Chronicles 3 debuted as the best-selling game on Nintendo’s hardware for the month. The game came in fourth overall, trailing MultiVersus, Elden Ring, and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Live A Live, Square Enix’s Switch-exclusive remake of the ’90s JRPG, debuted at #8 on the Nintendo Switch sales chart, failing to crack the top 20 overall. As always, though, it’s worth noting that Nintendo eShop’s sales data is not included in NPD’s rankings.
Elden Ring was still the second best-selling game of July. The game continues to be a huge success, having recently passed 16 million sales. The full lists of July 2022’s best-selling games and YTD’s best-selling games in 2022 are listed below.
The best-selling games of July 2022
- MultiVersus
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- MLB: The Show 22
- Mario Kart 8
- Digimon Survival
- Minecraft
- F1 22
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- overwatch
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Far Cry 6
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Monster Hunter: Rise
2022 YTD Best Selling Games
- Elden Ring
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Horizon II: Forbidden West
- MLB: The Show 22
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Gran Turismo 7
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Mario Kart 8
- Madden NFL 22
- Minecraft
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- FIFA 22
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Monster Hunter: Rise
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Mario Party Superstars
- Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Total spending in the video game industry is down 9% compared to July 2021. Spending since the beginning of the year has reached $30.5 billion, down 10% from last year. The PlayStation 5 led the market in hardware spending last month, but the Nintendo Switch sold the most units.
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Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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