GSD: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dominated the UK market in May
Nintendo Switch replaced PlayStation 5 from a leading position too.
Games
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reached #1 on the chart even without the digital sales numbers which Nintendo is not sharing.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the largest launch in the series’ history in the UK. Overall game sales are now behind only Twilight Princess and Breath of the Wild.
Amid the success of a new Nintendo exclusive, game sales increased by 30% YoY to 2.17M copies.
Hogwarts Legacy launched on past-gen consoles. In May, 53% of sales came from PS4 and 24% - from Xbox One.
Hardware
96k game consoles were sold in the UK in May. It’s 10% lower than in last year; and a 14% drop to April.
Nintendo Switch, which sales increased by 28% YoY, took first place by sales from PlayStation 5.
35% of all Nintendo Switch sales in May came from the OLED-version bundle with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
PlayStation 5 sales decreased by 23% to the previous month. May was the first month of 2023 when console sales dropped below 2022.
Xbox Series S|X experienced a decline of 10% YoY.
At the end of May, overall console sales in 2023 increased by 16.6% compared to the previous year. The growth is led by PlayStation 5 (+81% YoY). Nintendo Switch declined by 8%; Xbox Series S|X - by 19%.
441.2k accessories have been sold in May - a 5% drop from the previous year. DualSense is still a leader but had great competition with Nintendo Switch Pro Controller.