More than 2.6M PC, console game units sold in Europe in December, GI.biz reports

Over 2.6M PC and console video game units were purchased across Europe in December, Gamesindustry.biz’s Christpher Dring reports, citing the latest GSD data. EA‘s (EA) “EA Sports FC 24” was the best-selling title during the month by a considerable margin, though the game’s sales are 11.5% lower than what “FIFA 23” sold in December 2022, the author notes. Meanwhile, Activision’s (MSFT) “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” was the second-best seller in December, with Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) “Hogwarts Legacy” in third, Nintendo’s (NTDOY) “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” in fourth place, and Take-Two’s (TTWO) “Grand Theft Auto V” rounding out the top five. Other top sellers for the month in Europe were Ubisoft’s (UBSFY) “Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora,” Sony‘s (SONY) “Spider-Man 2,” and Take-Two’s “Red Dead Redemption 2.”