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We can start by highlighting the new level the Switch has reached. If it takes another quarter or two for Nintendo’s consoles to surpass the total number of PS4s sold worldwide, that small feat has already been proven in the US. Without knowing the exact number of these consoles in the U.S., Nintendo has announced that as of March 31, 2022, it has distributed 42 million Switch units across the continent. In front of the PS4, the Switch is closing in on the top 5 consoles – selling across the Atlantic in history. It is still surpassed by the DS, Game Boy, PS2, Xbox 360 and Wii.
As the best-selling console in April, the Switch remains No. 1 in 2022 despite one big thing: the PlayStation 5’s return to business. For the first time since January, it topped the Xbox Series and Switch in dollar terms. As a result, the improvement in Sony’s console inventory was well validated globally last month, in line with the manufacturer’s goal this week: to sell 18 million PS5s worldwide by March 2023 (up from just 18 million in the last fiscal year). 11.5 million units) year).
Of the 3.2 million LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga sold globally in just two weeks, a significant portion of it has dropped in the US, as evidenced by the game’s TT Games ranking of the month, especially year-to-date. The Lego game has been a success on all platforms, including Switch, and unsurprisingly had the best start in the franchise’s history, with total sales since January second only to the Elden Ring phenomenon.
Elden Ring madness continues
We need to mention the Elden Ring case again, as it’s now the top-selling game in the US for the past 12 months, which means it’s already surpassed Call of Duty: Pioneer at the same time it was released later. The exploit is historic for FromSoftware and Bandai Namco, a place usually reserved for big rockstar games like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The rest of the ranking highlights the solidity of PlayStation Studios titles such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Gran Turismo 7, and of course local favorite MLB The Show 22, now also available on Xbox and Switch (no longer MLB’s Will, but of course Sony). Of course, it’s still Nintendo with the most releases right now, with a good start to the Nintendo Switch campaign being added to a very good second month of Kirby and the Forgotten World. Likewise, Nintendo representatives (7 out of 20 games) are still penalized for no sales on the eShop.