Elsewhere on the list, Forza Horizon 5 and Shin Megami Tensei 5 both had record-breaking months of their own. Forza Horizon 5 took the #4 spot for the month, making it the best launch month for the franchise. Shin Megami Tensei 5 also achieved the highest debut sales for the franchise, debuting at #16. Battlefield 2042 took the #2 slot for the month as well. With hardware sales, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console of the month and year-to-date, with overall hardware sales slumping 38% largely due to hardware shortages. Mobile games, meanwhile, have been thriving during the pandemic, with spending growing year-over-year by 11%, propelled by titles such as Candy Crush Saga, Roblox, Genshin Impact, Pokémon GO, and Call of Duty: Mobile. Call of Duty still being a record-breaking success comes amid continued allegations of workplace abuse and sexism, not to mention union busting. And they’re not the only company that’s needed to face its demons recently, either, with Bungie being the latest facing toxic workplace allegations that’s been brought to light publicly. The Top 10 list of November 2021 titles is as follows:
