Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for January 2023.
Fire Emblem Engage was the biggest new release from Nintendo, which ended up at #12. However, it was an older game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, that charted higher for the company at #10.
Regarding console sales, Switch was the second best-selling platform following PS5. GamesIndustry notes that sales for the consoles are slowing down in the UK. Another tidbit shared is that 61 percent of Switch sales were for the OLED model, which is a 39 percent increase year-over-year.
Here’s the full UK sales chart for January:
European GSD January 2023 Top 20 (Digital + Physical)
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA 23 (EA) |
| 2 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) |
| 4 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) |
| 5 | God of War Ragnarok (Sony) |
| 6 | Dead Space (EA) |
| 7 | Elden Ring (Bandai Namco) |
| 8 | Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar) |
| 9 | NBA 2K23 (2K Games) |
| 10 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* |
| 11 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros) |
| 12 | Fire Emblem Engage (Nintendo)* |
| 13 | Sid Meier’s Civlization 6 (2K Games) |
| 14 | WWE 2K22 (2K Games) |
| 15 | Pokémon Violet (Nintendo)* |
| 16 | Forspoken (Square Enix) |
| 17 | Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)* |
| 18 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft) |
| 19 | Minecraft: Switch Edition (Mojang/Nintendo) |
| 20 | Watch Dogs Legion (Ubisoft) |
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