Best-selling video games in the UK in November 2022

Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2 had such a historic launch, that releasing in October as a substitute of November is the first cause final month was down 7.3% from the earlier November. Launched on October twenty eighth this yr, Trendy Warfare 2 set a file for the fastest-selling and most worthwhile Name of Obligation in franchise historical past. The momentum from the primary weekend carried over into the remainder of the month, simply incomes Trendy Warfare 2 the highest spot for November.

Second place went to God of Conflict Ragnarok, additionally setting a franchise file, with gross sales throughout the first three weeks up 44% from the 2018 recreation. Third, if the video games had been mixed, would have been Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, however as a substitute, it went to FIFA 23. A prime vendor since its launch in September, EA’s soccer title is the best-selling in years for the venerable franchise, boosted this month by the Qatar World Cup.

In whole, 2.5 million video games had been bought by way of retail, solely a 4% drop from final yr. Digital downloads fell a bit extra, 10%, with 1.82 million video games bought. If Trendy Warfare 2 was launched in November, this previous month would have seen an total acquire from final yr.

Console gross sales loved the most effective month of the yr, nonetheless down from final yr, however 372,000 consoles had been bought by way of retail, representing a 113% acquire from October. The very best-seller for the month was the Nintendo Change, beforehand in third place all yr, a 175% bounce in gross sales introduced Nintendo’s console into first place. A particular OLED Change with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet art work was accountable for 8% of the full gross sales, with Black Friday reductions additionally contributing to the numerous enhance.

Xbox Collection S was the best-selling particular person console, boosted by a £60 Black Friday low cost, which helped Microsoft’s console promote over 105% in comparison with October. The PlayStation 5, with a brand new God of Conflict Ragnarok PlayStation 5 bundle accountable for virtually 40% of all PlayStation 5’s bought. In whole, Sony’s console gross sales had been additionally up in November, 71% over the earlier month.

Over 1.29 million equipment had been bought throughout November, a 93% enhance over October and a 9.3% acquire from final November. The highest 9 equipment had been all controllers for both the Xbox or PlayStation consoles. PlayStation 5’s white Dualsense was the highest vendor, simply forward of the black variant. Behind the Dualsense controllers had been 5 completely different Xbox controllers (Carbon Black, Shock Blue, Pulse Crimson, Robotic White, and Electrical Jolt). Black Friday noticed many vital gross sales for controllers, strongly contributing to the general positive factors for the month.