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211.9 million games were sold across UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2020, according to sales tracker GSD.
65 million boxed games were sold across the various markets, which is a rise of 0.8%.
FIFA 21 was No.1 in almost every market bar Finland, where the top seller was NHL 21
The biggest publisher of boxed games across Europe was Nintendo, with a market share of over 28%, more than double EA in second place. In terms of digital, Ubisoft is No.1 with a nearly 18% market share, again ahead of EA in second place.
In terms of consoles, PS4 was the biggest platform for downloads across the tracked publishers, accounting for 52% of sales -- PC was in second place with 27%
In terms of boxed games, it is still PS4 at the top with a 43% market share, although it is only narrowly ahead of Nintendo Switch, which has a 41% market share
GSD Annual 2020 Top 20 Video Games (Digital + Physical)
Position | Title |
---|---|
1 | FIFA 21 (EA) |
2 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) |
3 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)* |
4 | FIFA 20 (EA) |
5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Activision Blizzard) |
6 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* |
7 | The Last of Us Part 2 (Sony) |
8 | Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) |
9 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
10 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) |
11 | NBA 2K20 (2K Games) |
12 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo)* |
13 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft) |
14 | Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt)* |
15 | Minecraft: Switch Edition (Nintendo/Microsoft)* |
16 | Ghost of Tsushima (Sony) |
17 | Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft) |
18 | Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) |
19 | Just Dance 2020 |
20 | Super Mario Party (Nintendo)* |
Digital downloads jumped 47% across Europe in 2020 | European Annual Report
211.9 million games were sold across UK & Ireland, mainland Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in 2020, according to…
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