Prime 20 best-selling video video games in Europe – February 2023

Hogwarts Legacy has made historical past. With the most recent February gross sales numbers, the best-selling Harry Potter sport now has the best-selling non-FIFA title launch in European historical past. This places it forward of Name of Responsibility, Crimson Useless Redemption 2, and Elden Ring. As well as, the sport is now the fifth-best-selling title of the previous 12 months, behind solely FIFA, Name of Responsibility, Elden Ring, and Grand Theft Auto 5.

This success comes with out a model obtainable for earlier generations. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Change will get their very own Hogwarts Legacy launch later this yr, which with the huge set up base of these consoles, will possible lengthen gross sales all through the remainder of 2023.

Even with the historic launch, February was a disappointment total, as complete gross sales fell 10% from final yr. 12.9 million video games had been offered, however with the shortage of a number of best-sellers in comparison with 2022’s Elden Ring, Horizon: Forbidden West, and Dying Gentle 2, even Hogwarts Legacy couldn’t acquire floor.

Atomic Coronary heart, quantity 9 on the chart, is the most effective new launch in addition to Harry Potter. Older titles fared higher, with Sony’s The Final of Us Half 2 reaching quantity 7 and The Final of Us: Remastered leaping to quantity 16. Each titles benefitted from the wildly profitable HBO sequence.

Concerning consoles, PlayStation 5 was the best-selling with over 5 instances the gross sales of final February, additional proof that provide shortages are actually a factor of the previous. Nintendo Change dropped 28%, nonetheless ok for second place, and gross sales are anticipated to rebound with the upcoming launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Xbox consoles are up 13% from final yr however nonetheless in third place.

1.27 million equipment had been offered all through Europe, primarily further controllers, with the PlayStation 5 DualSense remaining the preferred. In complete, the drop was negligible, solely .02%. Level playing cards had a extra important drop, 8% from yr to yr, totaling 1.15 million.