Elden Ring has made a blockbuster start at US retail, according to market research firm NPD Group.
From Software’s game, which was only released on February 25, debuted as both the best-selling title of the month as well as 2022 year to date, ranked on dollar sales.
Based on its launch month sales,Elden Ringis also already the fifth best-selling title of the 12-month period ending February 2022, NPD analyst Mat Piscatellasaidon Friday.
The game’s launch month sales were only bettered by those of one other game released in the last year, November 2021’sCall of Duty: Vanguard.
Elden Ring appears set to be From Software’s most successful game to date. ItsUK release was the biggest launch for a gameother than FIFA or Call of Duty sinceRockstar‘sRed Dead Redemption 2in 2018.
And it’sSteam‘s sixth biggest game everin terms of concurrent players, with a peak of over 950,000 – more than seven times that ofDark SoulsIII.
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While Elden Ring was February’s top-selling game onSteamandXboxplatforms in the US, it placed second toHorizon Forbidden WestonPlayStationconsoles.
Dollar sales of thePS5version ofSony‘s game set a new launch month record for the console.
Horizon Forbidden West, which released one week earlier than Elden Ring, was the second best-selling game in the US overall last month.
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January’s top-selling game,Pokémon Legends: Arceus, charted third, ahead of new releasesDying Light 2and Total War: Warhammer III.
On the hardware front,Switchwas the best-selling console of February 2022 in both units and dollars, withXbox Series X/Splacing second on both accounts.
Following a strong January showing, PS5 tops video game hardware dollar sales year-to-date, with Switch the highest unit seller so far in 2022.
