GSD & GfK: Game sales on PC and consoles in March in the UK grew by 26%
A bunch of new releases and ongoing good sales of Helldivers II.
Analytical platforms report only the actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. The mobile segment is also not taken into account.
Game sales
3.65 million games on PC and consoles were sold in March. Growth compared to last year - 26%.
Helldivers II became the best-selling game for the second month in a row. Now its cumulative two months of sales have surpassed Marvel’s Spider-Man II. However, in monetary terms, the superhero game is ahead (it was almost twice as expensive).
Dragon’s Dogma II took third place; Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth - fifth place.
WWE 2K24 had a decent start - 8% better than the previous installment in the series. The game took the 4th position on the chart.
The launch of Rise of the Ronin was not particularly successful - the game took the 21st position on the chart.
Hardware and accessories sales
117,000 consoles were sold in the UK in March. This is 22% more than in February, but 15% less than in March last year.
PlayStation 5 confidently leads in sales. The console sold 25% better than in February, but 9% worse than in March last year.
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Nintendo Switch sales fell by 20% YoY; Xbox Series S|X showed an 18% YoY decline. However, both consoles grew by 20% and 19% respectively compared to February.
733,000 accessories were sold in the UK in March. Growth of 20% compared to February and 16% compared to March 2023. DualSense Midnight Black is the sales leader. DualSense Edge is in second place.