The UK month-to-month charts are in for February and these embody each online game software program and {hardware} gross sales. It was month for the sport trade as 2.8 million console and PC video games have been offered throughout the UK throughout February which is up 11% over the 12 months earlier than. Sony’s PlayStation 5 appears to be dominating in the intervening time with Video games Trade reporting that gross sales are up 180% 12 months to this point and have been up 300% final month, Microsoft’s Xbox Sequence X|S consoles got here in second place final month, although gross sales have been worryingly down 5.3% 12 months to this point, contemplating they’re newish methods, and the Nintendo Swap household of methods got here in third place with gross sales down 29%. The very best-selling online game throughout February 2023 was Hogwarts Legacy which has appears to have had exceptionally robust gross sales throughout the board and is the best-selling sport of the 12 months up to now.
PS5 gross sales are up 316% over the identical interval the 12 months earlier than, and up 27% over January
The Xbox Sequence S and X platforms noticed gross sales improve 21% in February in contrast with January, and are 15% up over February final 12 months. 12 months-to-date, the platform’s gross sales are down barely by 5.3%.
It’s a troublesome begin to the 12 months for Nintendo Swap. Gross sales for February are down 15% in contrast with January, and down 29% over this time final 12 months.
“There are not any Nintendo video games within the Prime Ten this month, though it’s price noting that Nintendo doesn’t share digital information with the charts firm. One in every of its massive releases, Metroid Prime Remastered (which was shock launched earlier within the month as a digital obtain) is subsequently lacking from the charts”
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UK GSD February 2022 Prime 20 (Digital + Bodily)
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