GSD: European PC & Console game sales dropped in November 2022
Call of Duty helped October but put the November stats to the mess.
Games
18.2M copies were sold in Europe in November 2022. It’s a 17% drop compared to the previous year.
Such a decrease is because of the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which happened in October. Last year the release was in November.
7.8M game copies have been bought in the digital format (-15% YoY), and 10.4M have been bought in physical format (-18% YoY).
God of War Ragnarok became a bestseller in November 2022 in Europe. Sales in the first three weeks were 62% better than the previous installation.
However, the reality might have been different if Nintendo will share digital sales. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet combined are in second place by sales with just physical copies, just a little behind God of War Ragnarok.
Consoles & accessories
690 thousand consoles were sold in Europe in November 2022. It’s 21% less than a year before.
Nintendo Switch sales decreased despite the first position by sales.
PlayStation 5 sales were up by 49%, and Xbox Series S|X - by 22%.
1.8M accessories have been sold in November - 11% less than in November 2021. DualSense is the best-selling accessory (+60% YoY).