November is a key month in the video game industry for several reasons. One is because some of the biggest releases of the year come around these dates. The other is because it is the stage in which companies hope to sell more consoles thanks to seasons of offers and gifts.
It is for the above that we believe that today you can celebrate at the offices of Sony despite God of War: Ragnarök did not take the GOTY at The Game Awards 2022. We say this since the sales report for the NPD Group in which they report that PlayStation 5 triumphed and became the best-selling console in November in the United States.
According to NPD Group figures, PlayStation 5 was the most successful console in the US market during November. This by dominating metrics such as the largest number of consoles sold and the largest number of dollars generated from sales.
The second console that sold the most units during November in the United States was the Nintendo Switch, a console that has been the most successful of the year in the region. This would also leave the Xbox Series X | S in third position in terms of units sold.
The market research agency believes that the success of the PlayStation 5 is due to an increase in availability of the console compared to last year. In this way, it is clear that little by little Sony has managed to overcome the supply problems that affected the sales rate of the PlayStation 5 for so long.
NPD Group also reported that hardware sales had an annual increase of 45%. Thanks to this, the sale of consoles generated an economic benefit of $1.3 billion last month in the United States.
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Call of Duty it was also a success during november
On the other hand, NPD Group also reported that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II he also had an excellent November. This by becoming the most successful game of the month and also taking the crown from ELDEN RING as the best-selling game so far this year in the United States.
With the above, the new Call of Duty outperformed major releases like God of War: Ragnarök, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet y Sonic Frontiers. The last place in the top 5 is occupied by Madden NFL 23one of the most popular sports games in the United States.
What do you think regarding this new? Did you expect PlayStation 5 to trump Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch in this all-important sales season? Tell us in the comments.
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