- 76.1M game copies were sold in Europe in H1 2022. It’s a 13.5% increase from the same period in 2021.
- Germany became the largest European game market with 15.4M game sales (+13.6% YoY). The UK is next – 14.3M (+2% YoY), France is third – 10.2M sales (+12.1% YoY).
- Elden Ring is the most popular game in Europe. However, the first place in physical sales is taken by Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It helped it to reach third place in overall charts, without the digital version taken into account (Nintendo is not sharing digital sales of its titles).
- About 2M consoles were sold in Europe in H1 2022, the drop is 21%.
- PlayStation 5 sales went down by 44%, but it still became the second most popular console in the region.
- Nintendo Switch is first by sales with a 7% YoY increase. Xbox Series S|X is also showing a positive dynamic with a 9% YoY increase in H1 2022.
- 8.6M accessories were sold in H1 2022, it’s 4.2% lower than a year before.
- The most popular accessory is DualSense with a sales increase of 53%. DualShock 4 is second.
