GSD is reporting only the fact sales numbers were received from partners. Some partners (like Nintendo) are not sharing the digital sales numbers, which might affect the overall picture.
Games
15.5M copies were sold in Europe last month. It’s 20% more than it was in June 2022, which is related to plenty of new game launches.
Diablo IV is the best-selling game of June and second by sales dynamics after Hogwarts Legacy. However, if Nintendo were to share its digital sales it’s highly probable that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was second.
Diablo IV is the largest launch of June in the history of GSD records (since 2017). 66% of sales came from PC players; 21% - from PS5, and only 9% are playing on Xbox Series S|X. PlayStation 4 has 4% of the audience.
Final Fantasy XVI is in second place by sales. The game launched in Europe 24% worse than Final Fantasy VII: Remake.
F1 23 is third. The game started badly in the UK, in Europe the situation is the same - starting sales are 47% lower than the previous installation. 65% of sales came from PS5; 22.5% from Xbox Series S|X; 12.5% from PS4.
80% of all sales in June were digital.
Counting only boxed sales, Diablo IV is first, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is only a little behind.
GfK Entertainment also mentioned that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the best-selling retail game in Europe in the first half. Despite the fact that Hogwarts Legacy was launched earlier and on 5 platforms instead of only Nintendo Switch.
Hardware
500.7k consoles have been sold in Europe in June. It’s 33% more than in the previous year.
PlayStation 5 sales increased by 116% YoY. That’s the top-selling console of the month.
Xbox Series S|X sales dropped by 0.8%; Nintendo Switch experienced a 2.3% decline.
DualSense is as often a leader in sales among accessories. Gamepad sales increased by 6.6% YoY.