Nintendo Switch Sales Increased by 39% Across Europe in May 2023

Switch sales in Europe have increased by more than 39%. PS5 had to settle for No. 2, but it is still popular in Europe, with sales up 81% from May 2022. With sales down 16% from May 2016, Xbox Series S and X are in third place. Overall, 429,000 game consoles were sold across tracked European markets last year, that's a rise of 40% over the year before.

The popularity of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom may be used to explain this trend. The most current GSD figures show that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had a highly successful month.

According to the most recent GSD statistics, close to 10.6 million physical and digital games were sold in Europe last month. Nearly all of the 33% rise in sales over the same period in May 2022 can be attributed to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the main hit of the month. After just three weeks on sale, Zelda is already the third best-selling game of the year across Europe, behind EA's FIFA 23 and Warner Bros' Hogwarts Legacy.

Hogwarts Legacy had a 321% increase in sales as a result of the game's release on the PS4 and Xbox One.

European GSD May 2023 Top 5 (Digital + Physical)

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
2. Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
3. FIFA 23 (EA)
4. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (EA)
5. Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)

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