Physical games tracker GfK Entertainment releases UK sales charts every week, but that’s not the only thing they do. There is also a release of sales data that takes place every month, and that also includes a chart of the best-selling video games for that month. For example, December 2021’s UK sales chart released today.
They also gave sales data on hardware, revealing that the Nintendo Switch was the #1 console of December. The Xbox Series S and X consoles were at #2, and the PlayStation 5 was at #3. According to the GfK’s panel, “it was another massive month for Nintendo Switch, which saw a 6% increase in console sales over November. November had already been a big month for Nintendo’s machine due to significant Black Friday activity around a new Mario Kart 8: Deluxe bundle”. As for the Top 20 software charts for December 2021, you can see them in full down below.
| Position | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA 22 (EA) | |
| 2 | Call of Duty: Vanguard (Activision Blizzard) | |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) | |
| 4 | F1 2021 (Codemasters) | |
| 5 | Just Dance 2022 (Ubisoft) | |
| 6 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony) | |
| 7 | Battlefield 2042 (EA) | |
| 8 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)* | |
| 9 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (Nintendo)* | |
| 10 | Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft) | |
| 11 | Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Square Enix) | |
| 12 | Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Mojang/Nintendo) | |
| 13 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) | |
| 14 | Riders Republic (Ubisoft) | |
| 15 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)* | |
| 16 | Pokémon Shining Pearl (Nintendo)* | |
| 17 | Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros.) | |
| 18 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) | |
| 19 | LEGO Harry Potter Collection (Warner Bros) | |
| 20 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition (Rockstar) |
*Digital data unavailable
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