A Call of Duty game rose to the top of the charts in the month it was released for the 14th consecutive year.
Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-seller for November in the US, according to data from NPD Group, surpassing Battlefield 2042 to take first place. This marks the 14th year that a Call of Duty game has become the best-selling game in its month of release, and currently Call of Duty: Vanguard is the second best-selling game of the entire year in the US and is dominated by PS5 and PS4 PlayStation Store sales charts.
Battlefield 2042's position on the November charts makes it the sixth best-selling game of the year in the US so far, while the rest of the chart includes Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Madden NFL 22 and Far Cry 6.
It's worth noting that this chart includes digital sales data alongside physical game sales, although this is done at the discretion of the participating publisher, according to the NPD. Nintendo, which has two entries in the top 10, did not include digital sales data.
November 2021 Top 10 Video Game Sales on All Platforms in the US
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Battlefield 2042
- Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining PEARL
- Forza Horizon 5
- Madden NFL 22
- Mario Party superstars
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
- FIFA 22 coins
- Far Cry 6
- NBA 2K22
As for the top-performing games in 2021, that's a punch-two from Activision as it grapples with a toxic workplace environment and allegations of cover-ups. CEO Bobby Kotick has been implicated in some of the worst behavior to emerge this year, despite hundreds of employees calling for their resignations and staying in his position.
Best-Selling Games for 2021 in the USA
- Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Madden NFL 22
- MLB: The Show 21
- Resident Evil Village
- Battlefield 2042
- Super Mario 3D World
- Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Far Cry 6
NPD also announced that Nintendo Switch was the best-selling video game system in the US in November 2021, with 1,13 million console sales.
