High 20 best-selling video video games in Europe – December 2022

December 2022 noticed a big lower in general gross sales from final yr, introduced down by a poor exhibiting of latest titles. Total, 27.4 million video games have been bought, a lower of 13% from 2021, with a breakdown of 11.4 digital gross sales and 16 million bodily gross sales, representing a 17% and 10% lower respectively.

FIFA 23 was the clear prime vendor for the month with Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2 in second place, although once more, if Pokemon Scarlet and Violet have been mixed, the title could be quantity two, as an alternative of 4 and eight. God of Warfare: Ragnarok is the best-selling console unique and solely one in every of two Sony titles to put within the prime 20, the opposite being Gran Turismo 7, again in 18th place.

In comparison with final yr, FIFA 23 is up 5% whereas the newest Name of Obligation is up 6%, regardless of releasing a month sooner than Vanguard. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are additionally 5% increased than Diamond and Shining Pearl from final yr. That’s the tip of the excellent news for December, as the remainder of the chart noticed huge drops from 2021 numbers.

Grand Theft Auto 5 and Mario Kart 8, inserting fifth and seventh, noticed enormous drops from final yr. Simply Dance, a historically sturdy annual launch, carried out poorly this yr in comparison with previous installments. New releases for December have been equally disappointing, with Want for Velocity: Unbound inserting at quantity 12, Disaster Core: Last Fantasy VII Reunion at 21, and The Calisto Protocol in twenty second place.

Console gross sales have been additionally down a tremendous 19% from final yr regardless of the elevated availability of the Xbox Sequence X and PlayStation 5. This quantity doesn’t embody the UK or Germany, with the Xbox consoles and Nintendo Change experiencing a big drop in gross sales. Although Change gross sales have been weak, Nintendo’s console was the highest vendor for the month.

3.66 million equipment have been bought throughout Europe, a 9% lower from final yr, buoyed by the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller which gained floor, with a 5% enhance in gross sales.