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Grand Theft Auto V took the top spot in the Europe charts for August 2022, according to GSD data reported by GamesIndustry. It was also the best-selling game a year ago in August 2021.
The reboot of Saints Row debuted in second place with sales just behind Grand Theft Auto V.
The PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered helped push the game to sixth. two-point campus debuted in 16th place.
Grand Theft Auto V was the best-selling digital game and Nintendo Switch Sports was the best-selling physical game. It should be noted that Nintendo does not share digital sales.
A total of 7.7 million games were sold across Europe in August, down 12.4 percent year-on-year. 3.2 million games were physical retail sales, with the rest being digital sales.
In August, 310,000 video game consoles were sold across Europe. However, it should be noted that the hardware cards exclude two major European countries – the UK and Germany. That is 19 percent less than in August 2021.
Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console as it narrowly beats the PlayStation 5.
The PS5 had its second-best month after June, as the stock remains well above the level of the first quarter of the year. The Xbox Series X|S had its fourth best month.
The PS5 DualSense controller was the best-selling accessory in Europe in August. 1.18 million add-on products were sold across Europe, a 9% year-over-year decline.
Top 20 games in Europe in August 2022, according to GSD (digital + physical):
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rock Star) |
| 2 | Saints Row (deep silver) |
| 3 | FIFA 22 (EA) |
| 4 | F1 22 (EA/Code Masters) |
| 5 | Gran Turismo 7 (Sony) |
| 6 | Spider-Man remastered (Sony) |
| 7 | Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)* |
| 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* |
| 9 | Horizon: Forbidden West (Sony) |
| 10 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros) |
| 11 | Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) |
| 12 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) |
| 13 | The Sims 4 (EA) |
| 14 | Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Mojang/Nintendo) |
| 15 | dishonored (Bethesda) |
| 16 | Two-Point Campus (Sega) |
| 17 | Elden Ring (Bandai Namco) |
| 18 | Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar) |
| 19 | Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo)* |
| 20 | Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (Nintendo)* |
* Digital data not available
Digital GSD data includes games from participating companies sold through Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Eshop. Major participating companies include Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group (including Gearbox, Koch Media, Saber Interactive), Focus Entertainment, Konami, Marvelous Games, Microids, Microsoft (including Bethesda), Milestone, Nacon, Paradox Interactive, Quantic Dream, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Nintendo and 505 Games are the notable absentees, alongside smaller studios.
Digital data includes games sold in Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UAE and United Kingdom.
Physical data includes all games, but only games sold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Console hardware sales cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The sale of accessories covers the same markets, but excludes Switzerland.
A lifelong and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010. the gaming community by producing content yourself Youtube Channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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