Industry-tracking firm The NPD Group has revealed the top 20 best-selling games in the United States for 2021. And this list looks a lot like last year’s. If you were guessing Call of Duty came out on top, you are right twice over. NPD only includes games it actively tracks, so don’t expect to see something like Valheim on here. Take a look at the chart, and then scroll down to see the top 20 best-selling games for each platform.
| Rank |
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2021 Top 20 Games (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales |
Publisher |
| 1 |
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Call of Duty: Vanguard |
Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 2 |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War |
Activision Blizzard (Corp) |
| 3 |
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Madden NFL 22 |
Electronic Arts |
| 4 |
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Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl* |
Nintendo |
| 5 |
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Battlefield 2042 |
Electronic Arts |
| 6 |
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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
Sony (Corp) |
| 7 |
|
Mario Kart 8* |
Nintendo |
| 8 |
|
Resident Evil: Village |
Capcom USA |
| 9 |
|
MLB: The Show 21^ |
Sony (Corp) |
| 10 |
|
Super Mario 3D World* |
Nintendo |
| 11 |
|
Far Cry 6 |
Ubisoft |
| 12 |
|
FIFA 22 |
Electronic Arts |
| 13 |
|
Minecraft |
Multiple Video Game Manufacturers |
| 14 |
|
Animal Crossing: New Horizons* |
Nintendo |
| 15 |
|
NBA 2K22* |
Take-Two Interactive |
| 16 |
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Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla |
Ubisoft |
| 17 |
|
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate* |
Nintendo |
| 18 |
|
Back 4 Blood |
Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 19 |
|
Mortal Kombat 11 |
Warner Bros. Interactive |
| 20 |
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Forza Horizon 5 |
Microsoft (Corp) |
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* Digital sales not included |
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^ Xbox Digital sales not included |
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Call of Duty’s momentum is undeniable even after 13 years of topping the charts in the United States. Other franchises, like Pokémon, Madden, and NBA 2K, follow a similar pattern, and they are also on the list. Pokémon had an especially good year thanks to the success of multiple games.
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