November was pretty much the month of discounts in the United Kingdom as Black Friday sales started very early online this year. After a number of months of being in third place, the Nintendo Switch family of systems became the No.1 games console in the biggest gaming market in Europe during November with sales jumping 175% due to discounts along with the release of the Pokemon-themed Nintendo Switch (OLED Model) The top selling video game in November 2022 was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II which was followed by the latest God of War game for PlayStation consoles, God of War Ragnarok. Nintendo doesn’t provide digital sales figures for its games.
“The next biggest set of releases are Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. If the two games were combined, alongside its double pack, the games would have been No.3 in the charts. As a Nintendo-published game, digital data is unavailable, so it’s possible (even likely) the game would have been at No.2 if download figures were available. It is the second biggest launch for a Pokémon game in UK history, behind Pokémon Sun and Moon on 3DS.”
“After several months in third place, Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console due to a 175% jump in sales month-on-month. November saw the release of a special version of the Switch OLED, featuring artwork from the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet game. This version of the Switch accounted for 8% of all Switch consoles sold. There were also numerous Black Friday deals around the Switch, too.”
UK November Top 10 Video Games (Digital & Physical)
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) |
| 2 | God of War Ragnarok (Sony) |
| 3 | FIFA 23 (EA) |
| 4 | Pokémon Violet* (Nintendo) |
| 5 | Pokémon Scarlet* (Nintendo) |
| 6 | Football Manager 2023 (Sega) |
| 7 | Sonic Frontiers (Sega) |
| 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* |
| 9 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) |
| 10 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros) |
