Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2 had such a historic launch, that releasing in October as a substitute of November is the first purpose final month was down 7.3% from the earlier November. Launched on October twenty eighth this 12 months, Trendy Warfare 2 set a document for the fastest-selling and most worthwhile Name of Obligation in franchise historical past. The momentum from the primary weekend carried over into the remainder of the month, simply incomes Trendy Warfare 2 the highest spot for November.
Second place went to God of Warfare Ragnarok, additionally setting a franchise document, with gross sales in the course of the first three weeks up 44% from the 2018 recreation. Third, if the video games have been mixed, would have been Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, however as a substitute, it went to FIFA 23. A high vendor since its launch in September, EA’s soccer title is the best-selling in years for the venerable franchise, boosted this month by the Qatar World Cup.
In complete, 2.5 million video games have been bought by means of retail, solely a 4% drop from final 12 months. Digital downloads fell slightly extra, 10%, with 1.82 million video games bought. If Trendy Warfare 2 was launched in November, this previous month would have seen an total achieve from final 12 months.
Console gross sales loved the very best month of the 12 months, nonetheless down from final 12 months, however 372,000 consoles have been bought by means of retail, representing a 113% achieve from October. The most effective-seller for the month was the Nintendo Swap, beforehand in third place all 12 months, a 175% soar in gross sales introduced Nintendo’s console into first place. A particular OLED Swap with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet paintings was chargeable for 8% of the full gross sales, with Black Friday reductions additionally contributing to the numerous enhance.
Xbox Sequence S was the best-selling particular person console, boosted by a £60 Black Friday low cost, which helped Microsoft’s console promote over 105% in comparison with October. The PlayStation 5, with a brand new God of Warfare Ragnarok PlayStation 5 bundle chargeable for virtually 40% of all PlayStation 5’s bought. In complete, Sony’s console gross sales have been additionally up in November, 71% over the earlier month.
Over 1.29 million equipment have been bought throughout November, a 93% enhance over October and a 9.3% achieve from final November. The highest 9 equipment have been all controllers for both the Xbox or PlayStation consoles. PlayStation 5’s white Dualsense was the highest vendor, simply forward of the black variant. Behind the Dualsense controllers have been 5 totally different Xbox controllers (Carbon Black, Shock Blue, Pulse Purple, Robotic White, and Electrical Jolt). Black Friday noticed many important gross sales for controllers, strongly contributing to the general good points for the month.
1. Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2
2. God of Warfare Ragnarok
3. FIFA 23
4. Pokémon Violet*
5. Pokémon Scarlet*
6. Soccer Supervisor 2023
7. Sonic Frontiers
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe*
9. Grand Theft Auto 5
10. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
11. Nintendo Swap Sports activities*
12. Gotham Knights
13. Purple Useless Redemption 2
14. Horizon: Forbidden West
15. The Final of Us: Half 2
16. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
17. NBA 2K23
18. LEGO Harry Potter Assortment
19. Minecraft: Nintendo Swap Version*
20. Splatoon 3*