GSD: The European gaming market (PC & consoles) slightly grew in December 2023
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora started twice worse than Assassin's Creed Mirage. Surprise.
GSD reports only the actual sales figures obtained directly from partners. Large publishers, such as Nintendo, do not share sales information for digital copies. The mobile segment is also not taken into account.
Game sales
26.6 million games for PC and consoles were sold in December in Europe. Sales increased by 3.6% compared to the previous year.
EA Sports FC 24 - with a significant lead, it was the best-selling game in Europe in December. However, the sales of the project were 11.5% worse than those of FIFA 23. However, last year, during this period, the FIFA World Cup took place - and this affected the sales.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - ranked second in sales. In third place is Hogwarts Legacy.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora started from the 6th position. Its sales are half of Assassin’s Creed Mirage, released in October. Considering the production cost, the project's success depends on its performance in the long term.
Console and Accessory sales
1.27 million consoles were sold in Europe (excluding Germany). This is 16% more than the previous year.
PlayStation 5 sales increased by 66% compared to the previous year. Sony's console is a confident leader in sales.
Nintendo Switch is in second place with a 7% decline from the previous year; Xbox Series S|X is in third place with a 19% decline.
3.5 million accessories were sold in December in Europe. This is 11% more than in December 2022.