It’s becoming a bit of a familiar story for 2022, but gaming sales for both PC and consoles are down across Europe in 2022 compared to 2021. Gamesindustry.biz reportAccording to GSD data, overall sales are down 7.1%, despite 159 million games sold across the market.
However, the Nintendo Switch still managed to get some good news from this. We just missed it. It doesn’t include UK and German sales, but it’s the same story for the UK for Switch. However, PS5 sales fell 35% for him across Europe, with only the Xbox Series X|S reporting his 4.4% growth.
Joy-Cons were the third best-selling peripheral in the European market, but like the rest of the industry, they also reported a decline (sales down 23.7% compared to 2021).
As GSD figures show, new titles grew by 16%, similar to the UK, Europe’s largest gaming market. The best-selling Switch games (apart from both FIFA 23 and 22) have likely been bolstered by their console counterparts, but Pokémon Legends: Arceus ranks at number six on his list. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ranked 11th and Nintendo Switch Sports ranked 13th. As usual, Nintendo’s numbers don’t include digital game sales, unlike other companies, so it’s possible that those games did. even better.
Another notable Nintendo game is Pokemon Violet at number 14 (Scarlett at number 16). Combining the two games, Gamesindustry.biz confirms he will replace Legends: Arceus at number six. And we’re pleasantly surprised that Kirby and the Forgotten Lands made it into the top 20.
Here is the full European top 20 games chart for 2022:
Splatoon 3 missed out on the top 20 in Europe, coming in at number 27. Mario Strikers: Battle League (34th), Sonic Frontiers (43rd despite being his 20th best-selling game in the UK), Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (46th). However, the last entry may not come as a surprise considering Ubisoft’s latest report.
