Software sales in European markets were higher than the previous year on the July 2024 European chart, however, hardware sales declined. This is in line with GSD’s knowledge reported through GamesIndustry.
There were 2.4 million video games sold in Europe in July, which is up 3.4 percent year-on-year.
EA Sports FC 24 is the best-selling game in Europe in all tracked markets, with sales 69% higher than FIFA 24 a year ago. This year’s game will have been boosted by the European Championship.
Grand Theft Auto V gains a position in the second position, while Elden Ring loses a position in the third position. Red Dead Redemption 2 and Hogwarts Legacy moved up one position in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD is the only game released in 2024 to rank in the top 10, and in its second month it ranked ninth.
EA Sports College Football 25, the best-selling new release of July, debuted at #39.
Hardware sales during the month of July fell 46% year-on-year, to just 263,000 consoles sold in the markets analyzed. It is followed by the United Kingdom, Germany and some small countries in Europe in terms of device sales.
The PlayStation 5 is the best-selling console, with a sales drop of 56% year-on-year. Nintendo Switch occupies second position with a 29% sales drop, while the Xbox Series X|S occupies third position with a 42% sales drop.
Sales of accessories and other complementary products fell approximately 20% year-on-year to 1. 08 million units. The PS5 DualSense controller is the best-selling accessory.
The 10 best games in Europe in June 2024, according to GSD (Digital Physical):
Top 10 Games in Europe in the first part of 2024, according to GSD (Digital + Physical):
* Numerical knowledge available.
GSD’s virtual knowledge includes games from attractive corporations selling Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network and Nintendo Eshop. Major attractive corporations are Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group (including Gearbox, Koch Media, Saber Interactive). ), Focus Entertainment, Konami, Marvelous Games, Microids, Microsoft (including Bethesda), Milestone, Nacon, Paradox Interactive, Quantic Dream, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two, Tencent, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Nintendo and 505 Games . They are the big absentees, along with the small studies.
Number knowledge includes games sold in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, and Romania. . , Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
Physical knowledge includes all games, but only those sold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Console hardware sales cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Accessory sales cover the same markets, but come with Switzerland.
William D’Angelo, a lifelong avid gamer, first discovered VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was recruited in 2010 as a junior analyst and then promoted to senior analyst in 2012 and took over hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming network by generating content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can tap on Twitter @TrunksWD.