Xbox Series is the UK’s best-selling console for the month of March; these were the most successful games
The Microsoft system still graces the British market and outperforms the Nintendo Switch and PS5.
The positive news doesn’t stop reaching the Redmond offices. According to data shared by data provider GfK, the Xbox Series was the best-selling console system in the UK for the month of March, trailing the Nintendo Switch, which had been the leader in previous months, while the PlayStation 5 fell to third place once again. square.
In total, 112,000 consoles were sold during the 31 days of March; this is 46% lower data than recorded a year ago due to the lack of native systems from Sony and Microsoft. However, it was 21% higher than in February thanks to the improvement in remittances from the consoles mentioned above. Specifically, Xbox Series X | PS5 stock rose 45% as S increased demand by 61%.
Nintendo Switch has dropped 21% in the rankings to second place, although its annual lead seems unquestionable for now.
There is no one who can do it with Elden Ring
Despite its February release, software leadership fell to Elden Ring, bolstered by its commercial performance on Steam, PlayStation Store and Xbox Marketplace. Counting only sales in traditional stores, the lead went to Gran Turismo 7, where 45% of its demand came from the physical format. It also highlights the performance of WWE 2K22 as well as the endless GTA V with a renewed edition following its re-release for PS5 and Xbox Series. Then we leave you with the top 10 shared by GamesIndustry.
March game sales (physical + digital)
- Elden Ring (Bandai Namco)
- Grand Touring 7 (Sony)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
- FIFA 22 (EA)
- WWE 2K22 (2K Games)
- Little Tina’s Wonderland (2K Games)
- Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Nintendo)*
- Horizon Forbidden West (Sony)
- Kirby and the Forgotten Kingdom (Nintendo)*
- F1 2021 (Code Managers)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)
- NBA 2K22 (2K Games)
- Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (EA)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (EA)
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)*
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
- Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard)
- Stranger from Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (Square Enix)
*Nintendo does not share digital software sales data
In absolute terms, they bought it in March almost 2.8 million gamesConsistent with data collected in 2021. Downloads represented 1.94 million of those sales, 9.6% growth and physical ones were 835,000 copies, or 15.5% less.
Finally, accessories. According to Forever Gfk, the video game market has provided consumers with 700,000 accessories, emphasizing on this occasion Microsoft’s increased growth in console sales. xbox wireless controller case, leaving the Carbon Black and Robot White models as the most successful controllers of the month. DualSense fell to third place this time around.
Source: 3D Juegos
