It’s The State of Gaming Podcast, Popzara’s in-depth look at what’s shaking up the gaming landscape delivered on a monthly basis. Our hosts Cory Galliher and Nate Evans guide you through the best, worst, and everything else making headlines and headway in the world of interactive entertainment.
The Biggest Games of December 2022
The last month of 2022 goes out with some bangers worth your attention: The Callisto Protocol, Need For Speed Unbound, Dragon Quest Treasures, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, Hello Neighbor 2, Crisis Core – Final Fantasy 7 – Reunion, High On Life, Aka, Samurai Maiden, and even Choo-Choo Charles.
NPD: November 2022
NPD remains the gaming industry’s best snapshot of what’s moving and shaking up both physical and digital retail shelves across the country. All stats and estimates are for entertainment purposes only. Total sales of new gaming hardware and software topped $6.286 billion, up a nice 3 percent from last year ($6.111 billion), buoyed by a huge 45% uptick in sales of new gaming hardware.
On the software charts Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) wins the top spot yet again, with Sony’s God of War Ragnarok debuting high in second and Nintendo’s Pokémon Scarlet/Violet in third. Interestingly, both Sony and Nintendo experienced their best-ever first month sales ever with both titles. Sega’s Sonic Frontiers also debuts high in fourth, with Sony’s Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales rejoining the charts in ninth. The only other new entry is Square-Enix’s Tactics Ogre Reborn remake, debuting in seventeenth.
Everything Else
But there’s more! Did you hear Amazon’s Luna will now play games you’ve already purchased from Ubisoft’s Connect? Will you want to? Speaking of Amazon, they’re set to release the next Tomb Raider game and are working on a live-action God of War series.
Did you watch 2022’s The Game Awards? Did you think Elden Ring and God of War would win nearly everything? There’s a Death Stranding live-action movie in the works – and Hideo Kojima’s involved! Tesla Model X / S cars get Steam support – just don’t game and drive! Happy Holidays everyone!
