No one is surprised, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is officially the best-selling game of 2022

The year is over and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is officially the best-selling game of 2022. With plenty of serious competition, you’d think this would be a close fight. However, most of us knew that Modern Warfare 2 would win this battle. With the hype surrounding the release of this remake and also the arrival of Warzone 2.0, no one is surprised by these results.

The NPD Group just released a list of all the best selling video games of 2022 as they track the stats for each month of the year. Not only was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 crowned the best-selling game of 2022, it also dominated December, beating out newer games like Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and God of War: Ragnarok.

After showing incredible numbers during the game’s beta phases and achieving high player count on the PlayStation, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been dubbed “the biggest PlayStation Store launch ever for a Call of Duty game” and makes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 proud to its fans.

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Second on the list of best selling games of 2022 is Elden Ring, another ranking that most wouldn’t be surprised by. After winning Game of the Year at the Game Awards, Elden Ring has managed to climb the rankings in recent months, going from the 11th best-selling game in November to the 7th place in December.

In third place we have Madden NFL 23, proving that EA’s strategy of releasing a new sports game every year is extremely successful. Despite terrible reviews for the game’s PC port and constant problems, Madden 23 manages to climb to the top of the best-selling video games of 2022.