The 10 most played video games of the first quarter of 2022 have been revealed, and the best-selling game of the year 2022 so far in the US, Elden Ring, was not included in the list.
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella shared a list of the most played games in the U.S. during the January-March period, sorted by year of initial release and from the NPD PlayerPulse survey. As you can see in the chart below, half of the top 10 games were not released this decade. As for Elden Ring, it ranked 20th overall during the first quarter of 2022, surpassed by titles such as Skyrim (originally released in 2011), the World of Warcraft and Rocket League MMO.
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As for the games that entered the top 10, Minecraft, GTA V, The Sims 4, Fortnite, Among Us, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Call of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Madden NFL 22 and NBA 2K22 all graphics. Again, the chart below ranks by year of initial release, not by general popularity. And the games were decided by the percentage of panelists in the NPD poll they played last month. The list does not include mobile games, which are more popular than console and PC games.
While Elden Ring is not among the top 10 most played games in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2022, it is not only the best-selling game of 2022 to date, but the best-selling game of last year, even overcoming Call of Duty: Vanguard. .
NPD PlayerPulse US Top 10 Most Played * 122 2022 Console / PC Games Sorted by Year of Initial Release
- Minecraft – 2009
- GTA V – 2013
- The Sims 4 – 2014
- Fortnite – 2017
- Between us – 2018
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 2020
- Call of Duty: Warzone – 2020
- Madden NFL 22 – 2021
- Call of Duty: Vanguard – 2021
- NBA 2K22 – 2021
Source: PlayerPulse of the NPD group
* Percentage of panelists who have played in the last month
Piscatella shared this list and a broader commentary following the renewed online discussion and debate in some circles about the popularity and viability of subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and others.
“The big perennial games and the huge live service games with deeply integrated social hooks, are gravity pits for the attention, time and expense of the players,” Piscatella said. “The new games, big and small, are facing a daunting challenge that they are trying to overcome.”
Piscatella went on to say that Game Pass and the new version of PS Plus should help the games find an audience. “Why don’t more AAA games be launched on day 1 in secondary services? They should be. But the high development costs and marketing budgets needed to try to break this evergreen wall require aggressive sales targets to get the green light. Goals that are often too aggressive, or too aggressive, “he said. “So people are forced into“ what we have to believe ”scenarios for the AAA publication, betting that sales performance will be at the highest end of the spectrum possible, or even more atypical. This would require that these targets be met for the inclusion of subservices. “
In this context, the choice is obvious, Piscatella said. “Do the traditional launch, see if the game is a lightning in the proverbial sales bottle. If so, great. If not, research ancillary revenue streams such as the inclusion of more traditional subservices or discounts, among other means. “, explained. “Including a game in a secondary service is something that not everyone can or wants to do. There are thousands of games released each year and only a select handful reach those services. So the general statements of good or bad secondary services are losing the point “.
Piscatella added: “These services are another tool in the belt to try to fund, launch games and help them break down the barriers of big perennial titles. And new games coming to this market need all the help they can get. try to do that “.