February 2022 NPD: Elden Ring is the bestselling game of the year so far

What you need to know

• Every month, the NPD group shares data of games sold in the U.S.
• Elden Ring is the bestselling game of February 2022, per NPD.
• Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console of the month in units and dollar sales.

Elden Ring's meteoric praise is paired with commerical success, as Elden Ring is leading the February 2022 NPD charts.

As shared by senior NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco's fantasy epic Elden Ring claimed the top spot on the charts. Elden Ring was followed by Guerrilla Games' Horizon Forbidden West, with Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Total War: Warhammer 3 in third, fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Notably, Pokemon Legends: Arceus only dropped two places from its January 2022 NPD placement, while Total War: Warhammer 3 achieved fifth place while launching into PC Game Pass. Moving into hardware, the Nintendo Switch was the bestselling console of the month in both units sold and dollar sales. Xbox Series X|S consoles took second place in both measurements.

Below, you can see the top 20 games sold in the U.S. in February 2022. Remember that for NPD, games are ranked by dollar sales, not units sold.

February 2022 NPD: Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S.

1. Elden Ring
2. Horizon Forbidden West
3. Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
4. Dying Light 2 Stay Human
5. Total War: Warhammer 3
6. Call of Duty: Vanguard
7. Madden NFL 22
8. Mario Kart 8*
9. FIFA 22
10. Minecraft
11. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
12. Mario Party Superstars*
13. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
14. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
15. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16. Grand Theft Auto: Definitive Edition Trilogy*
17. NBA 2K22*
18. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl*
19. Far Cry 6*
20. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*

Additionally, we've got a look at the bestselling games of 2022 so far.

2022 NPD: Here are the top 20 games sold in the U.S. so far

1. Elden Ring
2. Pokémon Legends: Arceus
3. Horizon Forbidden West
4. Call of Duty: Vanguard
5. Madden NFL 22
6. Dying Light 2 Stay Human
7. Monster Hunter: Rise
8. Total War: Warhammer 3
9. God of War (2018)
10. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
11. Mario Kart 8*
12. FIFA 22
13. Minecraft
14. Mario Party Superstars*
15. Animal Crossing: New Horizons*
16. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl*
17. Far Cry 6
18. NBA 2K22*
19. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate*
20. Battlefield 2042

• *Digital sales not included

That's all for this month's report!