UK Monthly Charts: EA Sports FC 24 and PS5 Drive December Growth

The UK gaming market saw a 2% increase in sales during December, with 6.9 million digital and physical games sold. This growth is based on data from GSD, which tracks physical game sales and digital sales from major publishers. Despite a lack of major new releases in November and December, EA Sports FC 24 reclaimed the top spot, boosted by pre-Christmas sales. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 fell to second place in its second month on sale, while Hogwarts Legacy and Super Mario Bros Wonder saw significant sales jumps, making them popular Christmas titles. Nintendo's new Mario game had its strongest month since its October release. Ubisoft's Avatar Frontiers of Pandora debuted at number eight in the December charts. According to GfK panel figures, nearly 500,000 games consoles were sold in the UK during December, a 2% increase over November and 7% increase over the same period last year. PS5 was the top-selling console, although sales fell 19% from the previous month. Nintendo Switch saw a 39% sales spike, while Xbox Series S and X sales increased 6% month-on-month. In terms of accessories, 2.07 million add-on products were sold in December, a 63% jump over November and 10% increase over the same period last year. Controllers dominated the charts, led by the White and Midnight Black DualSense controllers. The DualShock 4 re-entered the top ten at number seven due to strong PS4 sales in December. Note that digital data is currently unavailable. The GSD digital data includes games from participating companies sold via PC digital stores, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Nintendo Eshop, with major companies like Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft contributing to the data.