Elden Ring and Nintendo Switch come out top in February | UK Monthly Charts
Christopher Dring
Head of Games B2B
Thursday 10th March 2022
2.4 million digital and physical video games, 93,000 consoles and over 600,000 accessories were sold in the UK during February 2022.
It was a month that saw a number of major games released -- including Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West and Dying Light 2. However, software sales were down 14% in February 2022 compared with the same period in 2021, according to GSD sales figures.
1.46 million games sold were digital downloads, which is down 17% compared with the same period last year. Physical game sales reached over 900,000 units, which is a drop of 9% compared with February 2021.
Digital data includes games sold by most AAA publishers (Nintendo is a notable exception). For the full breakdown of who is included, check the bottom of the article.
The biggest new release of last month was comfortably Elden Ring by Bandai Namco and FromSoftware. The game was a huge hit, and is the fastest-selling new IP since The Division in 2016. The action RPG sold double the second place game, Horizon Forbidden West, which also saw a strong start to life. The Sony game will likely jump up and down the chart as more PlayStation 5 consoles are released.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human comes in at No.6. Digital data is unavailable for this game, so it may well have charted much higher if download numbers were available. Finally, the third game in the Total War: Warhamer series made No.7.
The biggest new release in February last year was Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Also, sales of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Call of Duty were far stronger last year than they were in February this year.
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