GSD (Game Sales Data) has published detailed sales data for selected games and devices in Europe for 2022. The results were subsequently reported by Gamesindustry.biz magazine. The individual rankings consist of data from the main European markets and includes both digital and physical game sales. The only exception in this direction are titles from Nintendo, which does not disclose digital sales, so GSD only worked with physical copies from this publisher.
It is also important to note that the data collection only covered major publishers and did not cover the independent scene. Through this lens, according to NGV data in Europe for 2022 sold a total of 159 million copies of individual games, which means an annual decline of 7.1%. However, if we focus solely on games released in 2022 and compare them to games released in 2021, this year’s games managed to sell 16% more copies.
Out of which 82.5 million copies came from the digital market and 76.6 million from physical distribution.. Due to the lack of digital statistics from Nintendo and the non-inclusion of a number of independent titles dominated by digital distribution, the actual share of digital distribution will be even higher.
Looking at console combat The Nintendo Switch has done the most, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. However, console statistics currently lack data for the two largest European markets (UK and Germany), so the results in this regard will not be entirely accurate.
Game ratings will be significantly more accurate, for which we already have data from all major markets. Below you can see a summary of the top twenty best-selling games of 2022. The first positions are unsurprisingly occupied traditional products in the form of the FIFA and Call of Duty series.
Interestingly, while FIFA 23 managed to sell “only” 3% more than FIFA 22 in a year-over-year comparison, for the Call of Duty series, the difference between 2021’s Call of Duty: Vanguard and last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a whopping 73% in favor of the newer part.
GSD Top Selling Games of 2022 – Digital and Physical (Nintendo physical copies only)
- EA Sports FIFA 23
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- ancient ring
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- FIFA 22
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- God of War Ragnarok
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Gran Turismo 7
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Nintendo Switch Sport
- Pokemon Purple
- F1 22
- Pokemon Scarlet
- Minecraft: Switch Edition
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Mario party superstars
Top Selling GSD Games of 2022 – Physical copies only
- FIFA 23
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
- Nintendo Switch Sport
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- God of War Ragnarok
- Pokemon Purple
- FIFA 22
- Gran Turismo 7
GSD’s Top Selling Games of 2022 – Digital Only
- FIFA 23
- Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- ancient ring
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- FIFA 22
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- God of War Ragnarok
- F1 22
- Gran Turismo 7
Source :Indian TV
