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GI.Biz: Nintendo Switch sales up 39% across Europe in May | European Monthly ChartsLatest GSD figures show very strong month for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hogwarts Legacy

 

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Sales of video games, hardware and accessories surged across Europe last month, driven by the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

 

Nearly 10.6 million digital and physical games were sold across Europe last month, the latest GSD data reveals.

This covers all retail games released in major European markets, plus digital games from most AAA publishers in all European territories.

 

It's a 33% jump in sales over the same period in May 2022, and that's almost entirely down The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which is the runaway success of the month, selling more than 2.5x the second placed game: Hogwarts Legacy.

 

After just three weeks on sale, Zelda is already the third best-selling game of the year across Europe, behind EA's FIFA 23 and Warner Bros' Hogwarts Legacy. It's worth noting that Nintendo does not share digital download data with the charts, whereas EA and Warner Bros, do. If we look purely at physical retail sales, Zelda is already the No.1 game of the year across European markets.

 

The second-placed game is Hogwarts Legacy, which posted a 321% jump in sales month-on-month due to the release of the PS4 and Xbox One version of the game. For May, 71.5% of Hogwarts sales were on PS4, and 11.7% came on Xbox One. The remainder were on current generation systems and PC.

 

The only other new releases in the Top 20 is Lego 2K Drive, which is down at No.19.

 

Switch reclaims top spot from PlayStation as hardware jumps 40%

 

Nintendo Switch overtook PS5 in May to become Europe's No.1 console once again, driven by the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Switch sales across Europe are up over 39% compared with May last year. PS5 had to settle for No.2, but it remains a strong force across Europe, and sales for PS5 are up 81% compared with May 2022.

Xbox Series S and X are in third position, with sales down 16% over May last year.

 

Overall, 429,000 games consoles were sold across tracked European markets last year, that's a rise of 40% over the year before (notable missing countries include Germany and UK, for UK hardware data, click here).

 

The Zelda Amiibo is the fifth biggest accessory

 

Over in peripherals and add-on products, 1.3 million of accessories and toys-to-life figures were sold across Europe last month, which is up 30% year-on-year.

 

The PS5 DualSense remains No.1, ahead of the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. The Switch pad jumped 530% in sales following the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and there was also a special edition Zelda Pro Controller, which sold out globally last month.

 

Speaking of Zelda, the Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo, which was released alongside the game, was the fifth best-selling accessory of the month. The Nintendo Switch OLED Carry Case also debuts at No.10, following the release of a Zelda version.

 

Finally, in terms of points cards and wallets, 1.35 million of these items were sold last month, which is up 2.7% over May 2022. The PlayStation Store Wallet Top-Up Card remains No.1.

 

 

European GSD May 2023 Top 20 (Digital + Physical)

 

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01 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)*

02 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

03 FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

04 STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

05 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

06 FAR CRY 6 (UBISOFT) 

07 NBA 2K23 (2K)

08 DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER) 

09 MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

10 TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION 2 (UBISOFT)

11 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

12 METRO EXODUS (DEEP SILVER)

13 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION)

14 MORTAL KOMBAT 11 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

15 DEAD ISLAND: DEFINITIVE EDITION (DEEP SILVER)

16 GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE (ROCKSTAR)

17 ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA (UBISOFT)

18 MINECRAFT SWITCH EDITION (MOJANG)*

19 LEGO 2K DRIVE (2K)

20 LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

* - No digital data

 

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10 (Week 23 2023)

 

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Diablo 4 ends Zelda's four-week stay at No.1 | UK Boxed Charts

PlayStation games jump up the charts after a week of sales promotions

 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has finally lost its No.1 status in the UK Boxed Charts.

 

At four weeks, it is the longest time a game in the series has held the top spot. The Nintendo Switch release saw sales fall 36% over the week before.

 

That means the new No.1 is Activision Blizzard's Diablo 4. The game didn't sell particularly big numbers at boxed retail, and its launch week sits well behind Zelda, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Resident Evil 4 and Dead Island 2. However, as a game that's particularly popular on PC, the vast majority of sales will be via digital download stores. We will receive the digital data later in the week.

 

In fact, only the console versions received a boxed release, and 67% of physical sales came on PS5, 27% on Xbox Series S and X and 8% on PS4.

 

Last week's biggest new game was Street Fighter 6, and it slips to No.5 this week with a relatively small 48% drop in sales.

 

Elsewhere, Hogwarts Legacy rises to No.3 despite a 27% drop in sales week-on-week. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe is up a place to No.4, with sales down 23% over the week prior. FIFA 23 drops out of the Top Five to No.6, with sales down 50%. This coincides with the end of the 2022/2023 football season.

 

Meanwhile, sales activity on PlayStation games, consoles and bundles have boosted sales of its big games, including first-party titles. God of War Ragnarok is up four places to No.7 (sales up 67%), Gran Turismo 7 is at No.9 (sales up 66%) and Spider-Man: Miles Morales has jumped 23 spots to No.16 (up 95%).

 

Here is the GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending June 10, 2023:

01 (NE) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

02 (01) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

03 (04) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

04 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

05 (04) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

06 (03) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

07 (11) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

08 (06) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

09 (24) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

10 (14) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 (ACTIVISION)

 

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UK Chart, week ending June 17th 2023 (Week 24)

 

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01 (02) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

02 (NE) F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 (01) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

04 (07) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

05 (03) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

06 (10) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

07 (04) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

08 (06) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

09 (08) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

10 (05) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

11 (11) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

12 (12) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

13 (24) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER)

14 (30) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX)

15 (13) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

16 (15) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

17 (14) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

18 (26) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

19 (17) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

20 (RE) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO)

21 (21) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

22 (20) DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER)

23 (09) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

24 (36) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

30 (25) IN 1 GAME COLLECTION VOL. 1 (JUST FOR GAMES)

26 (22) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)

27 (31) WWE 2K23 (2K)

28 (16) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

29 (38) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO)

30 (29) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

31 (33) JUST DANCE 2023 EDITION (UBISOFT)

32 (32) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

33 (40) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

34 (25) LEGO 2K DRIVE (2K)

35 (18) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

36 (28) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

37 (23) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO)

38 (NE) PARK BEYOND (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

39 (38) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR)

40 (RE) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)

 

 

UK Chart Roundup (Week 25 2023)

 

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Final Fantasy 16 is the fifth biggest UK boxed launch of 2023 (so far) | UK Boxed Charts

But it's a much smaller launch for physical stores compared with 2016's Final Fantasy 15

 

Final Fantasy 16 comfortably debuts at No.1 in the UK boxed charts.

 

It's not a huge boxed launch for the iconic franchise, with sales 74% lower than the boxed release of Final Fantasy 15 from 2016. Of course, Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 exclusive, whereas its predecessor was on both PS4 and Xbox One. The previous game also launched at a time when the install base for PS4 was higher than the current install base of PS5.

But the biggest reason for the drop will be the acceleration of digital since 2016. When the digital data comes in, the fall compared with 15 will be significantly less severe.

 

Final Fantasy 16 is the fifth fastest-selling boxed game of the year (so far), behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hogwarts Legacy, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and the remake of Resident Evil 4.

 

The arrival of the Square Enix game means that Zelda drops to No.2 once again, with sales down 35% week-on-week.

There are other new games in the charts. Sonic Origins Plus debuts at No.3. The Sega game's boxed release did best on Switch (52% of sales), followed by PS5 (29%), Xbox Series X and S (11%) and then PS4 (9%). This is not surprising, as Switch typically performs better in the physical market than the digital market, and Xbox's digital sales share is usually higher than both PlayStation and Switch.

 

Elsewhere, Aliens: Dark Descent from Focus Home Interactive debuts at No.11 and Crash Team Rumble crosses the finishing line at No.15.

 

In terms of more recent titles, F1 2023 is down to No.5 with a 51% sales drop, Street Fighter 6 falls out of the Top Ten to No.21 with a 36% dip in sales week-on-week, while Diablo 4 is down to No.8 after a 37% sales tumble.

 

Finally, Forspoken -- the other Square Enix PS5 exclusive released this year -- is up to No.12 with a 46% rise in sales week-on-week. Its the third consecutive week of sales increases for the game.

 

 

UK Chart, week ending June 24th 2023 (Week 25)

 

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01 (NE) FINAL FANTASY XV (SQUARE ENIX)

02 (01) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

03 (NE) SONIC ORIGINS PLUS (SEGA)

04 (06) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

05 (02) F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

06 (04) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

07 (07) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

08 (03) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

09 (05) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

10 (08) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

11 (NE) ALIENS: DARK DESCENT (FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE)

12 (14) FORSPOKEN )SQUARE ENIX)

13 (13) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER)

14 (09) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

15 (NE) CRASH TEAM RUMBLE (ACTIVISION)

16 (11) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

17 (12) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

18 (15) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

19 (16) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

20 (17) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

21 (10) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

22 (20) KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND (NINTENDO)

23 (19)MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

24 (21) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

25 (24) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

26 (31) JUST DANCE 2023 EDITION (UBISOFT)

27 (30) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

28 (18) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

29 (33) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

30 (RE) MINECRAFT LEGENDS (MOJANG)

31 (32) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

32 (29) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO)

33 (35) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

34 (26) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)

35 (22) DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER)

36 (RE) SPLATOON 2 (NINTENDO)

37 (37) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO)

38 (40) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)

39 (39) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR)

40 (RE) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup and UK Chart, week ending July 1st 2023 (Week 26)

 

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes back top spot of the UK boxed games charts this week, whilst AEW: Fight Forever has wrestled it's way up the leaderboard to third spot.

 

Last week's top spot Final Fantasy XVI has dropped down to second, whilst Fifa 23 has kicked it's way up 4 places to sixth.

 

01 (02) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

02 (01) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

03 (NE) AEW: FIGHT FOREVER (THQ NORDIC)

04 (06) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

05 (07) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

06 (10) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

07 (NE) STORY OF SEASONS: A WONDERFUL LIFE (MARVELOUS)

08 (09) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

09 (04) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

10 (03) SONIC ORIGINS PLUS (SEGA)

11 (08) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

12 (14) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

13 (05) F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

14 (17) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

15 (16) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

16 (12) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX)

17 (13) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER)

18 (18) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

19 (19) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

20 (20) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

21 (33) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

22 (27) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

23 (NE) MASTER DETECTIVE ARCHIVES: RAIN CODE (NINTENDO)

24 (23) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

25 (31) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

26 (21) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

27 (24) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

28 (25) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

29 (34) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)

30 (28) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

31 (29) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

32 (15) CRASH TEAM RUMBLE (ACTIVISION)

33 (26) JUST DANCE 2023 EDITION (UBISOFT)

34 (30) MINECRAFT LEGENDS (MOJANG)

35 (RE) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

36 (35) DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER)

37 (40) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

38 (37) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO)

39 (38) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)

40 (32) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO)

 

 

UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10 (Week 27 2023)

 

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Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's reign continues | UK Boxed Charts

NIS America's The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie was the only new entry this week

 

It's another week at No.1 in the UK physical charts for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Despite a 20% drop in sales week-on-week, Nintendo's hit remained at the top for the second week running, GfK reported.

 

Following its launch on May 12, Tears of the Kingdom remained at the top for four weeks, until Diablo 4's release. It then reclaimed No.1 briefly until Final Fantasy 16 launched but was back again last week.

 

Zelda will likely continue to dominate the charts on and off throughout the summer – Pikmin 4 (due next week) could get for a brief spell at the top but with many of the games on other consoles now sold digitally, we can overall expect Nintendo titles to dominate the physical charts this year.

 

There was only one new entry in the UK boxed charts this week, NIS America's The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, which debuted at No.22.

 

Elsewhere, FIFA 23 made it back to No.2 with a 30% increase in sales. Metroid Prime Remastered re-entered the charts at No.13 thanks to a 222% surge in sales, and so did WWE 2K23 at No.13, with sales up 183% week-on-week. All three benefitted from retail promotions.

 

01 (01) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

02 (06) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

04 (02) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

05 (08 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

06 (04) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

07 (12) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

08 (09) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

09 (11) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

10 (15) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

Circana (US) May 2023 Sales Data
 

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Software

 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling game of May 2023, instantly becoming the #2 best-selling title of 2023 year-to-date, despite only physical sales from Nintendo being included in the best-selling titles charts.

 

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild returned to the top 20 monthly chart in May, placing 13th after finishing April at #28.

 

“Spend trends in May were down slightly (-2%) compared to April. Pokémon GO moved back into the top ten games (by consumer spend) in May despite the price hikes to certain in-app purchases over the past few months,” said Abraham Yousef of Sensor Tower.

 

Hardware

 

Video game hardware spending increased 56% vs YA, to $338M. This is the highest VG hardware spend for a May month since the $427M reached in May 2008. Double-digit percentage growth in both PlayStation 5 and Switch dollar sales again offset declines on other platforms.

 

Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during May 2023. Consumer spending on Switch hardware reached an all-time May high for the platform, while unit sales were 2nd highest ever for the platform in a May month, trailing only May 2020.

 

PlayStation 5 continues to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars.

 

May U.S. video game market quick takes: - Zelda fueled May growth across all segments (HW, SW, ACC) - Software getting more top heavy, could be tough sledding for games not at top of charts - Sub growth continues to slow - Expecting growth to continue in June

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

 

GI.Biz: 82% of Street Fighter, Final Fantasy, Diablo and F1 sales were digital | UK Monthly ChartsPS5 sales jump after retail price cutting

 

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Three million digital and physical video games were sold in the UK last month.

 

The latest GSD data shows that game sales are up 7%, which is a modest result considering the number of big releases in June compared with the same period last year.

 

Diablo 4 obliterated all competition to be the clear No.1 best-selling game in June.

 

It is actually the second fastest-selling game of the year after four weeks, behind Hogwarts Legacy. For those wondering 'what about Zelda?' Nintendo doesn't share its digital data with the GSD charts, which means we only have the game's physical sales to go on. In terms of the first four weeks, Zelda is tracking slightly behind Diablo, but that will likely be different if digital data was available for Nintendo's hit game.

 

57% of Diablo 4's sales were on PC. The remaining 43% of sales came on PS5, Xbox Series S and X and PS4.

Second place belongs to Final Fantasy 16. The Square Enix title's opening two weeks sales are 36% lower than the last major Final Fantasy game, which was Final Fantasy 7: Remake in April 2020.

 

These results appear to be reflected in other markets, too. It seems like a disappointment, but Square Enix did celebrate the three million global sales milestone, which suggests it is satisfied with the result. There are a few factors to consider, including FF16's PS5 exclusivity, the congested release window and the fact the title is a departure from previous games in the series. The publisher has also been pushing its next major Final Fantasy release, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, which is due early next year.

 

The third game in the charts is also a new release in F1 23. The first three weeks for the EA game are a significant drop on last year's racing title, with sales down 49%. As a franchise, F1's performance often fluctuates depending on the interest in the current F1 season.

 

Interestingly, F1 sold best on Xbox platforms, with Xbox Series S and X accounting for 48.5% of sales. PS5 accounted for 47.6%, and the remainder was on PS4 and PC.

 

The final new release in the charts is Street Fighter 6 at No.8. Capcom's game continues to be popular on PlayStation, with PS5 accounting for just over 52% of sales. PC accounted for 23% of sales, Xbox Series S and X with just over 17% and PS4 with more than 7%.

 

Across the these four new releases, 82% of sales were via digital stores. The game with the highest digital share was Diablo 4, while Final Fantasy 16 had the lowest, which will be partially due to the platforms they’re on – Diablo is a major PC title, which is an almost 100% digital platform, while Final Fantasy 16 is a PS5 title, which still has a strong physical retail business.

 

The best-selling physical game of the week remains The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the second consecutive month.

 

PS5 price cutting boosts console sales

Video game console sales rose 15% in June, to 110,000 consoles sold (GfK panel data).

 

PS5 is back as the top-selling console, with sales up 43% over May. This is due to a surge in sales of the standard PS5 bundled with God of War Ragnarok, which was reduced from £520 to £460 by retailers.

 

Nintendo Switch is down to No.2, with sales dropping 20%. The Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Special Edition console went from being the No.1 Switch console in April and May, to No.3 in June. It was a strong month for Xbox Series S and X (especially Series X). The platform is still in third place overall, but sales are up 31% month-on-month.

 

Year-to-date, 722,000 games consoles have been sold, a rise of 11% on the year before. This is due to the PS5, which has seen sales grow 66% year-on-year. Nintendo Switch sales are down 10% year-to-date, while Xbox sales are down 23%.

 

Finally, over in accessories we have a new No.1 for the first time in a while. The White PS5 DualSense controller is no-longer top (it's No.2), and instead it's the Midnight Black version at No.1. This is due to the variant coming back in stock for the whole month.

 

The highest charting new accessory is the Starfield Limited Edition Xbox controller, which comes in at No.5.

Overall, 547,000 add-on products were sold, a rise of 24% over May but down 6.3% over June last year.

 

UK GSD June2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)

 

01 DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

02 FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

03 F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

04 FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

05 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

06 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM* (NINTENDO)

07 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

08 STREET FIGHTER VI (CAPCOM) 

09 NBA 2K23 (2K)

10 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

* - Digital data unavailable

 

[DANGERMAN]

I not suggesting it'd be by a huge amount, but I'd imagine Diablo would sku that. Seems pointless buying that physical

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending July 15th 2023 (Week 28)

 

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Fifa 23 has been promoted this week to the top of the UK boxed games charts, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropping to second.

 

God of War Ragnarok has fought its way from sixth to third, whilst Battlefield 2042 introduces itself at fifth.

 

Discover the complete list below:

 

01 (01) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

02 (02) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

03 (06) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

04 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

05 (RE) BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES)

06 (05) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

07 (08) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

08 (07) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

09 (11) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

10 (19) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

11 (04) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

12 (17) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

13 (09) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

14 (10) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

15 (14) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

16 (16) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

17 (18) IT TAKES TWO (EA GAMES)

18 (RE) FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH (MAXIMUM GAMES)

19 (12) F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

20 (RE) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

21 (RE) DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER)

22 (25) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

23 (23) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

24 (15) WWE 2K23 (2K)

25 (22) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

26 (RE) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

27 (27) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

28 (RE) SONIC FRONTIERS (SEGA)

29 (RE) THE CALLISTO PROTOCOL (KRAFTON)

30 (13) METROID PRIME REMASTERED (NINTENDO)

31 (RE) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT COMPLETE EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

32 (31) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

33 (36) JUST DANCE 2023 EDITION (UBISOFT)

34 (29) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

35 (30) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)

36 (RE) THE LORD OF THE RINGS: GOLLUM (NACON)

37 (38) MINECRAFT LEGENDS (MOJANG)

38 (21) SONIC ORIGINS PLUS (SEGA)

39 (26) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

40 (34) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

 

 

[shinymcshine]

I'm now convinced that physical sales are so poor that it was Blakey buying a single copy of Gollum that propelled it back into the charts at no 36......

[Nag]

Makes you wonder how much longer Game can cling on for.

[DisturbedSwan]

21 minutes ago, shinymcshine said:

I'm now convinced that physical sales are so poor that it was Blakey buying a single copy of Gollum that propelled it back into the charts at no 36......

 

This is the week before last's charts, so unfortunately my copy hasn't made a dent (yet) lol.

 

Price drops work wonders for putting games back in the charts though that's for sure haha.

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart, week ending July 22nd 2023 (Week 29)

 

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Pikmin 4 Debuts at the top of the UK boxed games charts this week, whilst last week's number one Fifa 23 has been relegated to second.

 

The Sims 4: Horse Ranch has ridden its way to third on its release week, helping to relegate The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom out of the top three for the first time since its release.

 

Find the entire list of 40 below:

 

01 (NE) PIKMIN 4 (NINTENDO)

02 (01) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 (NE) THE SIMS 4: HORSE RANCH (EA GAMES)

04 (02) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

05 (04) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

06 (06) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

07 (07) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

08 (09) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

09 (10) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

10 (13) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

11 (16) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

12 (14) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

13 (15) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

14 (RE) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

15 (03) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

16 (11) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

17 (22) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

18 (08) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

19 (27) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

20 (25) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

21 (23) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

22 (RE) DARK SOULS TRILOGY (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

23 (19) F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

24 (24) WWE 2K23 (2K)

25 (21) DEAD ISLAND 2 (DEEP SILVER)

26 (RE) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

27 (12) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

28 (26) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

29 (34) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

30 (RE) OCTOPATH TRAVELER II (SQUARE ENIX)

31 (28) SONIC FRONTIERS (SEGA)

32 (32) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

33 (39) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

34 (37) MINECRAFT LEGENDS (MOJANG)

35 (18) FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH (MAXIMUM GAMES)

36 (35) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)

37 (RE) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)

38 (RE) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO)

39 (RE) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

40 (40) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup (Week 30 2023)

 

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PS5 games dominate UK charts following console price drop | UK Boxed Charts

Hogwarts Legacy, Lego Star Wars, and Grand Theft Auto 5 are back in the Top Ten

 

PS5 games have jumped up the UK physical charts following a 75% increase in console sales.

 

Hogwarts Legacy moved from No. 6 to No.2 with a 72% increase in sales , while Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is at No. 6 following a 248% increase in sales.

 

Meanwhile, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is at No. 25 with a 345% increase in sales, Gran Turismo 7 is at No.21 with a 237% improvement, and Forspoken is at No.34 with a 84% rise in sales. All three games were included by retailers in various PS5 bundles, which coincided with the console's first temporary price drop last week.

 

FIFA 23 is the No.1 game this week after a 24% sales increase, while last week's chart topper Pikmin 4 dropped to No. 3 after a 55% sale decrease.

 

Elsewhere, Mortal Kombat 11 has rejoined the physical charts at No.7, while Red Dead Redemption 2 climbed from No.39 to No. 17 due to price discounting.

 

Two new games have entered the UK boxed charts this week, Remnant 2 and Disney Illusion Island, debuting at No. 16 and No. 18 respectively.

 

UK Chart, week ending July 29th 2023 (Week 30)

 

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01 (02) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

02 (06) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

03 (01) PIKMIN 4 (NINTENDO)

04 (04) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

05 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

06 (28) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

07 (RE) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

08 (08) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

09 (07) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

10 (12) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

11 (09) ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

12 (10) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

13 (15) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

14 (11) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

15 (13) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

16 (NE) REMNANT II (THQ NORDIC)

17 (39) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

18 (NE) DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND (DISNEY ELECTRONIC CONTENT)

19 (32) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

20 (RE) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT COMPLETE EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

21 (RE) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

22 (RE) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

23 (RE) SONIC ORIGINS PLUS (SEGA)

24 (20) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

25 (RE) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

26 (19) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

27 (21) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

28 (27) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

29 (17) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

30 (16) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

31 (18) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

32 (24) WWE 2K23 (2K)

33 (30) OCTOPATH TRAVELER II (SQUARE ENIX)

34 (RE) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX)

35 (RE) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER)

36 (26) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

37 (29) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

38 (40) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

39 (03) THE SIMS 4: HORSE RANCH (EA GAMES)

40 (RE) LEGO 2K DRIVE (2K)

 

[DisturbedSwan]

Circana (US) June 2023 Sales Data
 

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State of the Market

 

June 2023 US Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - June 2023 U.S. consumer spending on video game content, hardware and accessories reached $4.7B, a 9% increase vs YA. It was the 2nd highest spending ever achieved in a June month, trailing only June 2021’s $4.8B.

 

First half spending totaled $26.6 billion, 2% ahead of a year ago.

 

Hardware

 

Video game hardware spending increased 22% vs YA, to $454M. This is the highest video game hardware spend for a June month since the $617M reached in June 2008. Double-digit percentage growth in PlayStation 5 spending offset declines in spending on Xbox Series and Switch.

 

Year-to-date hardware spending remains 23% higher when compared to the same period in 2022, at $2.6 billion.

 

PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware platform in both unit and dollar sales during June 2023. Consumer spending on PlayStation hardware reached its highest June total since 2008, while unit sales were the highest achieved since June 2010.

 

PlayStation 5 continues to lead the 2023 hardware market across both units and dollars.

 

Software

 

Diablo IV was the best selling game of June, instantly becoming the #3 best selling game of 2023 YTD. Four other new releases amongst the top-20 best-sellers, including Final Fantasy XVI (#2), Street Fighter 6 (#3), F1 23 (#15) and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (#17).

 

Launch month sales of Street Fighter 6 more than doubled those of Street Fighter V (February 2016). Street Fighter 6  enjoyed the highest launch month dollar sales for a head-to-head fighting game since the April 2019 launch of Mortal Kombat 11.

 

 

[mmmark]

Here's your look at this week's Japanese software charts in full:

1. [NSW] Pikmin 4 (Nintendo, 07/21/23) – 115,697 (517,550)
2. [NSW] Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation (Spike Chunsoft, 07/28/23) – 18,267 (New)
3. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05/12/23) – 14,749 (1,789,784)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 11,440 (5,396,462)
5. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 7,597 (3,207,597)
6. [NSW] CRYMACHINA (FuRyu, 07/27/23) – 7,417 (New)
7. [NSW] Disney Illusion Island (Disney Games, 07/28/23) – 7,172 (New)
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 5,782 (1,137,427)
9. [NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09/09/22) – 5,609 (4,071,959)
10. [PS5] CRYMACHINA (FuRyu, 07/27/23) – 5,228 (New)

[DisturbedSwan]

 

[DisturbedSwan]

GI.Biz: GSD July 2023 UK Monthly Chart

 

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Xbox backwards compatibility sends old Call of Duty games back into the Top Five | UK Monthly Charts

 

GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 leap up due to summer sales

 

2009's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 were two of the best-selling video games in the UK last month.

 

Both games had their matchmaking fixed on Xbox platforms, and were also discounted in the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale, which sent Modern Warfare 2 to No.5, while Black Ops 2 returns at No.4.

 

Black Ops 2 was on sale for £11.99 and Modern Warfare 2 could be picked up for £12.49.

 

Both Xbox and PlayStation ran aggressive digital game sales, which have transformed the chart. Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 jumped up to No.2 and No.3 respectively. Both of Rockstar's games were discounted on all Xbox and PlayStation platforms, with the PS4 versions on sale for under £15.

 

But it was FIFA 23 that was No.1 for the month.

 

In total, 2.36 million digital and physical AAA video games were sold in the UK during July, up 31% over the year before.

1.66 million games were sold via digital download stores (up 40% year-on-year), while 701,000 were sold via physical outlets (up 12%).

 

The highest charting game that was actually released in 2023 was Hogwarts Legacy in sixth position.

 

In terms of new game released in July, the highest charting title is Pikmin 4 at No.23. Nintendo doesn't share digital sales with the charts, so it may be that the game would have charted higher if we knew the download figures. If we just look at physical sales for the month, Pikmin 4 was the fifth best-selling game.

 

All software data is courtesy of GSD.

 

Over in hardware, and sales of games consoles in July dropped 7% month-on-month in the UK, according to GfK panel data. However, compared with July 2022, sales are actually up 7%.

 

PlayStation 5 remains the market leading format, with sales once again driven by pricing activity on the standard version of the console. PS5 sold very slightly more units in July than it did in June. By the end of July, PS5 sales are up 68% compared with the same period last year. That's already jumped further in August.

 

The same isn't true for Nintendo Switch, which saw sales slide 15% in July compared with the month before. Year-to-date, Switch sales are down 8.5% for the first seven months of the year.

 

In third position is Xbox Series S and X. Microsoft's console saw sales tumble 12% in July compared with June. So far this year, Xbox console sales are down 22.8%.

 

As an aside, sales of PS4 are up 331% so far this year.

 

Finally, nearly 550,000 accessores were sold in the UK during July, a drop of 3% over June and 3% over July last year.

The charts are dominated by Sony DualSense controllers. The White edition retakes No.1 from the Black version, while Starlight Blue rises 14 places to No.18 and Grey Camo jumps five places to No.5. The Cosmic Red edition also jumped 11 positions to No.20. The controllers have benefitted from strong sales of PS5, plus some pricing activity at major retailers. The rest of the Top Ten is made up of Xbox controllers and Turtle Beach headsets, with Ear Force 50X at No.7 and Ear Force 50P at No.10.

 

UK GSD July 2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)

 

01 FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

02 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

03 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

04 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 2 (ACTIVISION)

05 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 - 2009 EDITION (ACTIVISION)

06 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

07 F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

08 MINECRAFT (MOJANG)

09 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 - 2022 EDITION (ACTIVISION)

10 DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10, week ending August 5th 2023 (Week 31)

 

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PlayStation 5 titles maintained their stronghold of the UK physical charts for the second week running.

Summer sales and continued price-promoted bundles have resulted in more first-party PS5 titles rising to the top, GfK reported.

 

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which was bundled with the PS5, climbed from No. 6 to claim the No. 1 spot with a 116% rise in sales. It moved FIFA 23 down to No. 2 with a 11% drop week-on-week.

 

God of War: Ragnarok climbed from No. 13 to No. 6 following a 79% increase in sales, while Spider-Man: Miles Morales jumped from No. 25 to No. 7 with a 113% rise. Gran Turismo 7 moved from No. 21 to No. 8 with a 114% sales increase.

Meanwhile, Pikmin 4 dropped to No. 9, with sales down 38% week-on-week, while last week's new release Remnant 2 fell to the bottom of the charts at No. 40, with a 47% decrease in sales.

 

Elsewhere, Ghost of Tsushima: Directors Cut has re-entered the charts at No. 33 after a 73% spike in sales, followed by the Dark Souls Trilogy at No. 39 with a 32% increase in sales.

 

Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending August 5, 2023:

 

01 (06) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

02 (01) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

04 (02) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

05 (04) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

06 (13) GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

07 (25) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

08 (21) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

09 (03) PIKMIN 4 (NINTENDO)

10 (10) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

 

 

UK Chart Roundup (Week 32 2023)

 

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PS5 games were once again in control of the UK boxed charts this week, thanks to summer sales and price bundling.

 

GfK's report showed that four of the Top Ten best-selling boxed games saw sales comfortably led by their PS5 edition, plus PlayStation exclusive Gran Turismo rounded off the charts at No.10.

 

The top three remain the same as last week, with Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga leading the charts, despite a 32% drop in sales. The PS5 edition sold almost double that of the next biggest SKU, which was the Nintendo Switch.

 

FIFA 23 remained at No.2 with a 33% decrease in sales week-on-week — interestingly, this was the only third-party game to sell more on Switch this week than any other format, followed by the PS4 edition.

 

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe followed at No.3, having experienced a 24% decrease in sales, with Zelda up to No.4, weathering a 19% decline.

 

Grand Theft Auto 5 jumped five places to No.5, driven by a 6% increase in sales — 60% of this week's sales were on PS5.

 

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate re-entered the Top Ten at No.9 due to a price promotion, with a 5% decrease in week-on-week sales.

 

Meanwhile, God of War: Ragnarök dropped out of the Top Ten this week moving from No.6 to No.14 due to a 50% decrease in sales. In contrast, Red Dead Redemption 2 climbed from No.36 to No.16, having benefited from a 60% sales increase.

 

Elsewhere, new release Atlas Fallen debuted at No.22 in the UK boxed charts this week.

 

Three games rejoined the lower end of the charts, with Pokemon Scarlet at No.37, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at No.38, and Five Nights At Freddy's Security Breach at No.39.

 

 

UK Chart, week ending August 12th 2023 (Week 32)

 

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01 (01) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

02 (02) FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

04 (05) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)

05 (10) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

06 (04) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

07 (11) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)

08 (09) PIKMIN 4 (NINTENDO)

09 (14) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

10 (08) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

11 (07) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

12 (15) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)

13 (19) STREET FIGHTER 6 (CAPCOM)

14 (06) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

15 (18) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

16 (36) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

17 (20) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)

18 (12) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX)

19 (22) SAINTS ROW (DEEP SILVER)

20 (17) DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

21 (28) POKEMON VIOLET (NINTENDO)

22 (NE) ATLAS FALLEN (FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE)

23 (30) GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION (ROCKSTAR)

24 (29) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)

25 (24) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM)

26 (23) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)

27 (26) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

28 (31) MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS (NINTENDO)

29 (21) SONIC ORIGINS PLUS (SEGA)

30 (32) SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY (NINTENDO)

31 (35) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)

32 (27) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES)

33 (25) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT COMPLETE EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

34 (38) WWE 2K23 (2K)

35 (16) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

36 (37) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)

37 (RE) POKEMON SCARLET (NINTENDO)

38 (RE) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)

39 (RE) FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH (MAXIMUM GAMES)

40 (39) DARK SOULS TRILOGY (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

 

 

[DisturbedSwan]

 

Translations

• PS5 sold 3 times as much in the first half of this year than last
• PS4 and Switch grew a small percentage
• Xbox Series and PC decline
• PS5 sold more than the Switch, PS4, Xbox Series and even PS5 in the last year
• PS5:Xbox ratio went from 2:1 to 10:1

[DisturbedSwan]

GI.biz: Digital summer sales propels GTA 5 back to No.1 across Europe | July 2023 European Monthly ChartsThe highest charting new game was Pikmin 4 at No.11

 

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11.6 million console and PC games were sold in July across Europe, up 34% over the same period in 2022.

Digital downloads represented nearly 7.9 million of that (up 60%), while physical was 3.75 million (up 0.2%).

This is according to GSD data, which includes digital sales from most AAA games publishers in every European country. It also includes physical sales of games in the big European markets. For the full breakdown of countries and publishers, see bottom of the article.

 

Major summer promotions on PlayStation and Xbox have transformed the charts, with Grand Theft Auto 5 back at No.1 and Red Dead Redemption 2 at No.3. Both Rockstar games were discounted on console last month, particularly on PlayStation formats.

 

The highest charting new game was Nintendo Switch exclusive Pikmin 4 at No.11 (please note, Nintendo first-party games do not include digital download figures). It may not look like a particularly strong debut, but for the first two weeks on the market, Pikmin 4 sales are up 81% compared with what Pikmin 3: Deluxe managed in October 2020.

In terms of hardware, 493,000 games consoles were sold across tracked European countries, which is 62.5% up over July 2022 but 2% down compared with June this year. Tracked markets are missing two key territories in Germany and the UK. UK hardware figures for July can be found here.

 

PS5 comfortably led the month in Europe, with console sales up 244% over July last year. There were strong price promotions on PS5 in July, and as a result sales were also up 24% over June. Overall, year-to-date PS5 sales are up 203% across the tracked territories.

 

Nintendo Switch finished the month in second place, with sales down 9% compared with July 2022. Year-to-date, Nintendo Switch sales are flat compared with 2022.

 

European GSD July 2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical)

 

01 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)

02 FIFA 23 (EA SPORTS)

03 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)

04 DIABLO IV (BLIZZARD)

05 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

06 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO)*

07 THE CREW 2 (UBISOFT)

08 F1 23 (EA SPORTS)

09 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II (ACTIVISION)

11 PIKMIN 4 (NINTENDO)*

12 ELDEN RING (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)

13 MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)

14 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: SIEGE (UBISOFT

15 A WAY OUT (EA GAMES)

16 GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE (ROCKSTAR)

17 CIVILIZATION 6 (2K)

18 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 2 (ACTIVISION)

19 IT TAKES TWO (EA GAMES)

20 FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX)

* Digital data unavailable

 

GSD digital data includes games from participating companies sold via Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Eshop. Major participating companies are Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group (including Gearbox, Koch Media, Sabre Interactive), Focus Entertainment, Konami, Marvellous Games, Microids, Microsoft (including Bethesda), Milestone, Nacon, Paradox Interactive, Quantic Dream, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Nintendo and 505 Games are the notable absentees, alongside smaller studios.

Digital data includes games sold in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.

Physical data includes all games, but only those sold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Console hardware sales cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Accessories sales cover the same markets, but doesn't include Switzerland.