- 76.1M games have been sold in Europe in H1 2023. It’s much bigger than in H1 2022.
- The UK is the largest European market. British gamers bought 15.3M games (+5.5% YoY). Germany is next – 14M (-11% YoY); then France – 11.1M (+8% YoY); Spain – 5.4M (+6.8% YoY); Italy – 4.9M (+2.7% YoY).
- Among all sales, 29.1M copies sold were boxed copies. It’s 9% less than a year before. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the most popular boxed game of the first half a year.
- Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game of H1 2023 in general. Its sales are 69% higher than Elden Ring’s, which topped the charts in H1 2022.
- Despite being on sale for just a couple of weeks, Diablo IV has already reached third place by sales. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is in the 4th place (but only physical copies are counted).
- FIFA 23 is selling 24% better than FIFA 22.
- Hogwarts Legacy sales in the UK in H1 2023 are 124% better than FIFA 23.
