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https://www.gamesindustry.biz/gamesindustrybiz-presents-the-year-in-numbers-2022
Lots of stats in this report to go over.
1. 1st, Xbox released the most new IP this year with 4 new IP games released. Nintendo lead with the amount of new games released in general not new Ip, closely followed by Take Two.
2. 94.2% of all games brought in 2022 were digital, that still leaves millions of physical sales but that's a major discrepancy.
3. For Metacritic, Elden Ring was the top new game released this year in regards to rating, Postal 4 was the lowest rated game on MC this year. I also did not know there was a Postal 4 so that's pretty telling in itself.
4. The top 5 best selling games of 2022 in the US were Modern Warfare II, Elden Ring, Madden 23, Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga, and God of War: Ragnarök.
5. Mobile games made up 50% of the gaming industry for 2022, Console games 28%, and PC games 21%.
6. The US leads in mobile game spending in 2022, followed by China for #2, Japan for #3, South Korea in 4th, and coming in 5th Taiwan.
7. The Top 5 most covered companies by media were Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and Epic games.
8. The most discussed games on Twitter this year were, Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy XIV, Elden Ring, Splatoon 3, and COD Modern Warfare II.
What a crazy year indeed.
2022 was filled with things that people weren't expecting to work or take off and they did. Xbox being a major seller this year with no major games the whole year, Call of Duty's comeback less than a full month from launch becoming the best selling game in the US and second best selling game in the UK for 2022, people spending their mortgages on PubG Mobile and Genshin Impact, almost 85% digital gaming sales was also a shocker.
Strangely no VR stuff in that report, but that'll be a separate thing from another company later before the end of the year so no lost. Curious to see where the headset sales are.
2022 has been a busy year for GamesIndustry.biz (and continues to be so. Could the news slow down please? It's nearly Christmas). Brendan has already taken an in-depth look at the biggest stories of the past twelve months in This Year In Business, but it's time to look at good ol' statistics.
Yes, it's our annual Year In Numbers infographic in which we condense everything you need to know about where the global games industry stands into a single (but very long) JPG. In the graphs and tables below you'll find:
So, without any further ado, GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2022:
- The global games market value (courtesy of Newzoo)
- Total boxed vs digital revenues (also via Newzoo)
- The biggest mobile games, publishers and countries, both by revenue and downloads (thank you, Sensor Tower)
- The best-selling games in the UK (from GfK), US (from The NPD Group) and Japan (from Famitsu)
- The most covered games and companies (provided by ICO)
- The biggest influencers, most watched trailers, most tweeted/retweeted games, and the titles with the most retail placements (courtesy of Fancensus)
- Plus, our own tallies of the highest and lowest rated games of the year, and the number of new releases vs new IP from the biggest publishers
Lots of stats in this report to go over.
1. 1st, Xbox released the most new IP this year with 4 new IP games released. Nintendo lead with the amount of new games released in general not new Ip, closely followed by Take Two.
2. 94.2% of all games brought in 2022 were digital, that still leaves millions of physical sales but that's a major discrepancy.
3. For Metacritic, Elden Ring was the top new game released this year in regards to rating, Postal 4 was the lowest rated game on MC this year. I also did not know there was a Postal 4 so that's pretty telling in itself.
4. The top 5 best selling games of 2022 in the US were Modern Warfare II, Elden Ring, Madden 23, Lego Star Wars Skywalker Saga, and God of War: Ragnarök.
- The top 5 best selling games of 2022 in the UK were Fifa 23, Modern warfare II, Pokemon: Arceus, Horizon: Frobidden West, and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet.
- The top 5 best selling games of 2022 in the Japan were Splatoon 3, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Pokemon: Arceus, Kirby and the forgotten land, and Nintendo Switch sports.
5. Mobile games made up 50% of the gaming industry for 2022, Console games 28%, and PC games 21%.
6. The US leads in mobile game spending in 2022, followed by China for #2, Japan for #3, South Korea in 4th, and coming in 5th Taiwan.
- For mobile game DOWNLOADS and not spending, the top countries are lead by India with 8.9 billion downloads with no one else close, followed by the US, Brazil, Indonesia, and Russia.
7. The Top 5 most covered companies by media were Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, and Epic games.
- The Top 5 most covered games by media were Elden Ring, Fortnite, Genshin Impact, COD Modern Warfare II, and TLOU Part II.
8. The most discussed games on Twitter this year were, Genshin Impact, Final Fantasy XIV, Elden Ring, Splatoon 3, and COD Modern Warfare II.
What a crazy year indeed.
2022 was filled with things that people weren't expecting to work or take off and they did. Xbox being a major seller this year with no major games the whole year, Call of Duty's comeback less than a full month from launch becoming the best selling game in the US and second best selling game in the UK for 2022, people spending their mortgages on PubG Mobile and Genshin Impact, almost 85% digital gaming sales was also a shocker.
Strangely no VR stuff in that report, but that'll be a separate thing from another company later before the end of the year so no lost. Curious to see where the headset sales are.