GSD has published Ranking of the 20 best selling games in Europe during the month April 2022this sees LEGO Star Wars: The Legend of Skywalker Ascend to first place by dethroning Elden Ring. Some data on hardware sales were also shared, which sees Nintendo Switch still leading, followed by the PS5 recording its best month since the beginning of the year.
The ranking below takes into account both physical and digital copies, except for those marked with an asterisk below (basically all Nintendo games).
- LEGO Star Wars: The Legend of Skywalker
- Hand Ring
- 22
- Nintendo Switch Sports *
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Kirby and the Lost Country *
- Gran Turismo 7
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe *
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Arceus Pokémon Legends *
- WWE 2K22
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- F1 2021
- Minecraft: Change Version *
- NBA 2K22
- Mario Party Superstars *
- Football Manager 2022
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
- Call of Duty: Pioneer
- Our End: Part 2
According to data shared on GamesIndustry’s pages, they were almost sold in April 2022. 290,000 consolesMore than one million accessories and 10.8 million games were reviewed in European markets, excluding the UK and Germany. Definitely good numbers, but lower than what was recorded last month. For example, the number of consoles purchased fell 15% and the number of copies sold fell 24%.
Nintendo Switch It was the most purchased console for the seventh month in a row. We see PS5 in second place and Xbox Series X in third place, recording its best month since the beginning of 2022.
Source: Multiplayer
