It’s been two weeks since the end of January and The NDP group has just released the list of the best-selling video games in North America that month, with four new releases in its top 10. These new releases son of Dead Space Remake, Fire Emblem Engage, Forspoken and One Piece Odyssey.
According to the list of top-selling video games in North America in January 2023 shared by Mat Piscatella, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 was the top seller for the fourth month in a row, a testament to huge success for the latest installment in the Activision Blizzard franchise. In second place we have the first of dead space Remake, which should please EA.
The third best-selling game of the month in the region was Madden NFL 23 followed by FIFA 23but in fifth position we see Fire Emblem Engage It just arrived on the Nintendo Switch. elderberry ring follows him in sixth position and the prophesied It came in seventh, despite being one of the most anticipated PlayStation 5 exclusives of the year, which is also available on PC via Steam.
God of War: Ragnarok was the eighth best-selling game of the week followed by the premiere of One Piece Odyssey, which in my review I called a fanboy game that doesn’t reach its full potential as an RPG. The Top 10 is closed by Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, which during the month of December were in second position.
During January, we saw the long-awaited premiere of The Last of Us series on HBO, which has helped the video game increase in sales, since the remake of The Last of Us Part I for PS5, it went from position #36 to #11. So, many new players are discovering the gem of Naughty Dog in its final version.