December 2021 NPD: Halo Infinite was the second best-selling game of the month

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Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Vanguard took the leading spot for the month.

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What you need to know

  • The NPD group shares monthly data for the best-selling games of the month in the U.S.
  • According to the December 2021 NPD report, Call of Duty: Vanguard and Halo Infinite were the first and second best-selling games of the month.
  • The Nintendo Switch and PS5 tied in terms of dollar sales for the best-selling console of the month.

The NPD group shared the results for December 2021 and the year of 2021 as a whole, per NPD analyst Mat Piscatella. Much like in November 2021, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in terms of units sold. Amazingly enough, in terms of dollar sales, the Nintendo Switch and PS5 were tied for the month.

As for games, Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling game of the month, followed closely by Halo Infinite at the number two spot.

December 2021 NPD: Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.

  1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
  2. Halo Infinite
  3. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl*
  4. Madden NFL 22
  5. Battlefield 2042
  6. Mario Kart 8
  7. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  8. Mario Party Superstars*
  9. NBA 2K22*
  10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  11. FIFA 22
  12. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
  13. Minecraft
  14. Far Cry 6
  15. Just Dance 2022
  16. Forza Horizon 5
  17. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
  18. Ghost of Tsushima
  19. Super Mario 3D World*
  20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

That's all for this month's results!

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5 Comments
  • With 25 million Game Pass subs, I wonder how much of that ate into the Halo figures?
  • Two Microsoft games 1 and 2!
  • Someone like to explain how two FREE TO PLAY games are #1 and #2 in the Game SALES chart? There is no SALE when people download and play these games, only when they make in-game purchases.
  • Halo Infinite (campaign) costs US$60 (Also available on Game Pass, so it's even more impressive that it's #2)
  • > "The Xbox Series X|S was the second best-selling console, while PS5 came in third. The Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 were essentially tied in terms of dollar sales." That the PS5 and Switch being tied in dollar sales despite the Xbox selling more than PS5 - illustrates how well the Series S is selling (Keeping in mind the Switch has 3 models out there: Switch Lite for US$199, regular Switch for US$299, and the OLED model for US$349. All 3 cost less than the PS5, but the OLED model costs more than the Series S)