European game sales up slightly in December | European Monthly Charts
PS5 sales up 66% in Europe during December
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EU Market (December 2023): The console market is nearly up 16% over the same four-week period in 2022. This was driven by PS5, which saw sales grow nearly 66% year-on-year.
European GSD December 2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | EA Sports FC 24 (EA) |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision Blizzard) |
| 3 | Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros) |
| 4 | Super Mario Bros Wonder (Nintendo)* |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) |
| 6 | Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (Ubisoft) |
| 7 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) |
| 8 | Spider-Man 2 (Sony) |
| 9 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* |
| 10 | Assassin's Creed Mirage (Ubisoft) |
This data covers all physical game releases in major European markets, and digital game sales from most major publishers.
Over in the hardware space, 1.27 million consoles were sold across tracked European markets during December, which is nearly 16% up over the same four-week period in 2022. This was driven by PS5, which saw sales grow nearly 66% year-on-year. Nintendo Switch had to settle for No.2 spot this year, with sales down 7% compared with December 2022. Xbox Series S and X remains third, with sales down more than 19% year-on-year.
26.6 million PC and Console games were sold across Europe in December, according to the latest GSD data.
December 2022 was a 'five week month', so if we align the weeks, we can see that sales improved 3.6% compared with the same period in 2022.
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