As Electronic Art’s biggest money-spinner, the FIFA football video game series regularly tops the year-end charts in Europe. Last year was no exception, with FIFA 23 ranking as the number one video game across European countries.
According to data presented by CasinosEnLigne.com, FIFA 23 was the top-selling video game of 2022 in Europe based on physical unit sales for PC and console.
The Massive Popularity of Football in Europe Drives FIFA Games Sales
Over the years, FIFA video games have grown an army of fans across European countries, which is no surprise considering football is the most popular sport in The old continent. Still, being the top-selling game in Europe for years is an achievement not everyone can put on their resume.
Statista and GfK data show that FIFA 23 was the top-selling game of 2022 in all major European gaming markets. Pokémon Legends: Arceus was the second most popular title based on physical unit sales for PC and console. The latest entry in the long-running Pokémon franchise has drawn millions of fans worldwide just a week after its release.
Its sales continued surging by the end of 2022, placing it among the best-selling Nintendo Switch games ever. The role-playing action game, a part of the eighth generation of the Pokémon video game series, sold nearly 14 million units worldwide in only nine months after its release, and the European market had a huge share in that.
Statistics show Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was Europe’s third top-selling video game of 2022. The best-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time, which is an enhanced version of the 2014 Super Mario Kart 8 game for Nintendo Wii, hit 52 million in lifetime sales as of December 2022.
FIFA 23 is the World’s Seventh Top-Selling Game of 2022
While FIFA 23 dominated the European PC and console gaming charts, worldwide, the title ranked as the seventh top-selling video game in 2022, following Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Elden Ring, Madden NFL 23, God of War: Ragnarök, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
It will be interesting to watch the sales figures of its sequel since FIFA 23 was the last EA Sports FIFA franchise release in history. All future football games from EA will be released under the new series title of EA Sports FC.
