GSD & GfK: PC/console game sales in Europe in January 2024 decreased by 7%
Mostly because Palworld wasn't included.
Analytical platforms report only actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. Nintendo, for example, does not share information on digital copy sales. The mobile segment is also not taken into account.
Game Sales
12.14 million copies of games were sold in Europe in January 2024. This is 7.3% less than the previous year.
EA Sports FC 24 was the best-selling game of the month in the region. Sales were almost equivalent to FIFA 23 results in January 2023.
The Last of Us: Part II Remastered became the best-selling new release of the month (second place). Sales for the first 2 weeks were 2.5 times higher than The Last of Us: Part I. However, this does not mean that Sony earned more - upgrading from the PS4 version was possible for €10.
Tekken 8 debuted at 7th place on the chart. The game sells 80% better than Street Fighter 6.
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice suddenly entered the chart at 8th place. The game received a significant discount on Steam.
Palworld is not on the list because developers do not share data with GSD.
Hardware Sales
475 thousand consoles were sold in Europe in January 2024. This is 1.4% less than the previous year. And the figures, as before, do not include Germany and the United Kingdom.
PlayStation 5 is the top-selling system in the region. Unlike in the UK, sales did not decline in Europe.
However, Nintendo Switch experienced a significant decline in sales. The console is approaching its 7th birthday, and it is expected that a new console will be released later this year.
Sales of Xbox Series S|X slightly declined compared to the previous year.
European players bought 1.8 million accessories in January. This is 1.4% less than in January 2023.