Best-selling video games in the UK in March 2023

In keeping with the Video games Gross sales Information charts (GSD), gross sales figures for each video video games and consoles elevated within the UK throughout this previous quarter, in comparison with that of the earlier 12 months.

With a determine of almost 8 million video games bought thus far this 12 months, the info from the GSD reveals a 1% enhance in gross sales from the identical interval in 2022. Taking into account that 2022’s first quarter noticed the launch of a number of AAA titles corresponding to Elden Ring and Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this 2023 enhance in gross sales is sort of an achievement.

Most of this 12 months’s success thus far could be attributed to the discharge of the highly-anticipated Hogwarts Legacy. The Harry Potter title shortly turned the fastest-selling online game in the UK for the reason that launch of Rockstar’s Pink Useless Redemption 2, again in 2018.

Gross sales for consoles are additionally up a whopping 25% this quarter, in response to the info. This spectacular determine is primarily as a result of regular provide of the PlayStation 5 consoles, which was largely in very quick provide and even absent from cabinets for the primary half of 2022. PS5 gross sales are up almost 200% thus far this 12 months, as Sony’s latest console success now accounts for greater than half of all consoles bought in 2023, with the Nintendo Swap and Xbox consoles dropping by over 25% and 18% respectively.

Though it was launched late within the month, the Resident Evil 4 Remake ended the month of March within the No.1 gross sales place. Regardless of unimaginable evaluations and fan reception, the sport has bought fewer copies than each the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Resident Evil Village, of their first month of launch. As one other measure of success for the surging PlayStation platform, greater than 60% of Resident Evil 4 purchases had been made on the Sony console, greater than tripling these bought on Xbox.

WWE 2K23 got here in on the No.4 spot and was one of many solely different main releases in March. This 12 months’s version of the favored wrestling title has bought round 20% fewer copies in its first month of launch in comparison with that of its predecessor, WWE 2K22.

March additionally noticed respectable gross sales figures for brand new releases Tchia and Metroid Prime remastered which completed the month within the No. 6 and No. 9 positions. Hogwarts Legacy additionally continues to get pleasure from success, ending the month within the No.2 place, simply behind Resident Evil 4 Remake.

Though the PlayStation 5 completed the month method forward within the No.1 place for the variety of consoles bought, general gross sales for the quarter have slipped barely by 2% in comparison with final 12 months. Whole gross sales figures for all consoles mixed have additionally dipped by round 3% in comparison with February’s numbers, nonetheless, in comparison with March 2022 has risen by greater than 20%.

The Nintendo Swap was the second highest-selling console for March, partly due to the discharge of the brand new Tremendous Mario thirty fifth anniversary {hardware} bundle, which included a restricted version ‘Pink’ Nintendo Swap console. The upcoming months can even be essential for 2023 Nintendo Swap gross sales, with the long-awaited launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, scheduled for Could twelfth.

So far as accent gross sales go, greater than 600,000 objects had been bought throughout the month of March, for a rise of round 20% in comparison with February. Nonetheless, that is almost 4% decrease than the entire of March 2022.

Due to a worth drop promotion, the Carbon Black version of the Xbox Wi-fi Controller climbed three locations to turn into the No.1 promoting accent for March, by way of models bought. This knocked the PS5 DualSense controller off the highest spot for the primary time in a number of months.

The best-grossing accent for March was Sony’s DualSense Edge Wi-fi Controller. After having fun with its first full month on cabinets in March, it rose from the No. 9 place in February to the No.1 this month. After initially solely being accessible instantly from Sony, the controller is now on sale in retail shops throughout the UK.