It’s been a quiet one, folks.
May was a quiet month for the video game industry. With no major game releases (Nintendo Switch Sports just got ahead on April 29th – yeah, we thought that was a May title, too!), overall sales were down by 22%. In terms of hard figures, 100,000 games consoles were sold, 1.63 million games (both digital and physical), and 460,000 accessories.
Compared to April, which saw the release of the aforementioned Nintendo Switch Sports and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, sales were down by 32%. LEGO Star Wars remains at the top of the charts for month, however this too saw a massive drop in sales, falling 87% month-on-month. Additionally, although LEGO Star Wars took the overall number 1 spot, Nintendo Switch Sports saw the most physical sales during May and FIFA 22 won out in terms of digital sales.
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