Switch was Europe’s best-selling console of 2021, best-selling games revealed
Posted on January 30, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
GSD has provided new data about the sales of the European gaming market for 2021.
Looking at hardware, there were 7.1 million consoles sold during the year for a 20 percent increase compared to 2020. Switch was the best-selling console despite a 6 percent drop year-over-year. However, the system did see a boost in Denmark, Finland, Italy, and Sweden in 2021. Switch Joy-Con were the third best-selling accessory product.
In terms of software, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the fifth best-selling title in Europe throughout 2021. While it moved up five spots, sales dipped a bit by 9 percent. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury came in at #7. Had the sales of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl been combined, they would have ended up at #5. Keep in mind that Nintendo doesn’t report digital data.
The list of best-selling games in Europe last year are as follows:
European GSD 2021 Top 20 Games (Digital + Physical)
| Position | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA 22 (EA) | |
| 2 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) | |
| 3 | FIFA 21 (EA) | |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) | |
| 5 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* | |
| 6 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) | |
| 7 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo)* | |
| 8 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Activision Blizzard) | |
| 9 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) | |
| 10 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony) | |
| 11 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)* | |
| 12 | F1 2021 (EA/Codemasters) | |
| 13 | Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) | |
| 14 | Minecraft: Switch Edition (Nintendo/Mojang)* | |
| 15 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (Nintendo)* | |
| 16 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) | |
| 17 | Resident Evil Village (Capcom) | |
| 18 | Battlefield 2042 (EA) | |
| 19 | Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo)* | |
| 20 | Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo)* |
* Digital data unavailable
