Top 20 best-selling video games in Europe – February 2023

Hogwarts Legacy has made historical past. With the newest February gross sales numbers, the best-selling Harry Potter recreation now has the best-selling non-FIFA title launch in European historical past. This places it forward of Name of Responsibility, Crimson Lifeless Redemption 2, and Elden Ring. As well as, the sport is now the fifth-best-selling title of the previous 12 months, behind solely FIFA, Name of Responsibility, Elden Ring, and Grand Theft Auto 5.

This success comes and not using a model obtainable for earlier generations. PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Swap will get their very own Hogwarts Legacy launch later this yr, which with the large set up base of these consoles, will seemingly prolong gross sales all through the remainder of 2023.

Even with the historic launch, February was a disappointment total, as whole gross sales fell 10% from final yr. 12.9 million video games had been offered, however with the dearth of a number of best-sellers in comparison with 2022’s Elden Ring, Horizon: Forbidden West, and Dying Gentle 2, even Hogwarts Legacy couldn’t achieve floor.

Atomic Coronary heart, quantity 9 on the chart, is the most effective new launch moreover Harry Potter. Older titles fared higher, with Sony’s The Final of Us Half 2 reaching quantity 7 and The Final of Us: Remastered leaping to quantity 16. Each titles benefitted from the wildly profitable HBO collection.

Relating to consoles, PlayStation 5 was the best-selling with over 5 instances the gross sales of final February, additional proof that provide shortages at the moment are a factor of the previous. Nintendo Swap dropped 28%, nonetheless ok for second place, and gross sales are anticipated to rebound with the upcoming launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The Xbox consoles are up 13% from final yr however nonetheless in third place.

1.27 million equipment had been offered all through Europe, primarily additional controllers, with the PlayStation 5 DualSense remaining the preferred. In whole, the drop was negligible, solely .02%. Level playing cards had a extra vital drop, 8% from yr to yr, totaling 1.15 million.