GSD: Game sales in Europe slightly decreased in October 2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage is surprisingly second. With a disclaimer.
GSD reports only actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. Major publishers, for example, Nintendo, do not share information on digital copy sales.
Game Sales
By the end of October 2023, 10.21 million game copies were sold in Europe. This is 2.3% less than in October of the previous year. This is linked to the release of Call of Duty being moved to November this year.
EA Sports FC 24 became the best-selling game of the month by a significant margin. However, its sales are 10% lower than FIFA 23.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage managed to surpass Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in sales, taking the second spot (though the game was on sale for 15 days longer). Meanwhile, sales of the new Assassin’s Creed installment are 49% worse than Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but 22% better than AC: Odyssey, and 6% better than AC Origins.
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In the first two weeks, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in Europe started 30% better than the first part and almost three times better than Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Compared with God of War: Ragnarok, sales of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are 28% lower. But if you exclude copies for PS4, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sells 8% better after the first two weeks.
Hardware Sales
In total, 481 thousand consoles were sold in Europe in October. This is 16% more than in September.
PlayStation 5 - the best-selling console of October. Sales increased by 143% compared to the previous year and by 11% compared to the previous month.
Nintendo Switch - in second place; October sales dropped by 20% compared to the previous year. But they increased by 10% compared to September.
Xbox Series S|X is not doing well in Europe. Console sales in October plummeted by 52% compared to the previous year. And by 20% compared to September.
1.14 million accessories were sold in Europe in October. This is 3.6% less than last year.