Best-selling video games in the UK in May 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dominated the charts in Could, claiming the highest spot because the best-selling recreation (based on GSD knowledge). The launch of Tears of the Kingdom marked the most important launch for a Zelda recreation in UK historical past, and its lifetime gross sales have already surpassed most earlier installments within the sequence.

The success of Zelda had a big influence on the software program market, with recreation gross sales hovering almost 30% in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, leading to over 2.17 million titles bought. It’s price noting that there have been no main recreation releases in Could 2022.

One other noteworthy launch in Could was Hogwarts Legacy, which grew to become accessible on older era platforms following its extremely profitable launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection S and X in February. Throughout Could, 53% of Hogwarts Legacy gross sales had been on PS4, with 24% on Xbox One, whereas the rest got here from the present era machines. LEGO 2K Drive, a brand new launch, made its debut on the charts at #19.

The influence of The Legend of Zelda prolonged to the console {hardware} area as properly. In line with GfK panel knowledge, roughly 96,000 consoles had been bought final month, representing a ten% decline in comparison with Could of the earlier 12 months and a 14% drop from April. Nintendo Swap reclaimed the highest spot because the UK’s #1 console, ending PS5’s four-month reign, regardless of experiencing a 5% dip in gross sales month-on-month. Nonetheless, Swap gross sales noticed a considerable 28% improve in comparison with Could of the earlier 12 months.

PS5 gross sales skilled a 23% decline month-on-month, marking the primary time this 12 months that gross sales had been decrease in comparison with the identical interval in 2022. Xbox Collection S and X gross sales additionally fell by 10% in Could in comparison with April, and equally declined in comparison with the identical interval in 2022.

When it comes to equipment and peripherals, 441,268 add-on merchandise had been bought within the UK in Could. This represents a 9% lower in comparison with April and a 5% decline in comparison with Could of the earlier 12 months. The PS5 DualSense controller continues to carry the highest spot because the best-selling accent, however the Nintendo Swap Professional Controller has climbed to #2, boosted by the launch of the most recent Zelda recreation.

The Zelda version of the Nintendo Swap Professional Controller made a notable entry into the charts, reaching #20. Moreover, the Zelda-themed Swap Carry Case made its look on the charts at #32.