Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game in April within the U.S.

The NPD Group has revealed that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game within the U.S. in April 2022. While it was a bumper month for the newest Lego game, gaming spending was down 8% in April 2022 in comparison with April 2021, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year decline.

Thanks to Mat Piscatella on Twitter, we all know that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was the best-selling game of April 2022 within the U.S. It offered so effectively, in reality, that it has develop into the second-best-selling game of 2022 so far, behind Elden Ring. The Skywalker Saga additionally turned the primary third-party game on Nintendo Switch since Monster Hunter Rise again in March 2021 “to rank as the best-selling title on Nintendo platforms.”

The gross sales success of The Skywalker Saga doesn’t cease there. After its first month on sale, it now “ranks among the top 6 best-selling Lego games life-to-date.” This was due to the game attaining “the highest launch month dollar sales for any Lego title in history.” As you’ll be able to see within the tweet above, Elden Ring, MLB: The Show 22, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Nintendo Switch Sports spherical out the highest 5 best-sellers in April.

Despite the success of The Skywalker Saga and the continued success of Elden Ring, spending on gaming has diminished 8% year-on-year as of April. The present spend for 2022 within the U.S. on video games, consoles, and equipment stands at $18.3 billion. By the tip of April 2021, the year-to-date gaming spending whole was $19.9 billion. Surprisingly, {hardware} gross sales have risen by 16%.

While official causes for the six consecutive months of year-to-date decline haven’t been given, the pandemic really fizzling out within the U.S. with fewer guidelines on what you’ll be able to and can’t do outdoors might be in charge for a number of the discount in gaming shopper spending. Another issue is probably going the latest price of dwelling rises. It wouldn’t come as a shock to be taught that individuals are spending much less on gaming when gas prices and invoice costs rise.