332,000 sold in Europe in March 2022
Switch Europe sales continue to predictably crush it, as 332,000 consoles were sold in Europe alone in March 2022, even without the UK or Germany included (via GSD data from GamesIndustry.biz).
While the Switch has been enjoying a huge amount of success worldwide due to increased stock compared to its competitors (this is on top ofstrong software sales for Nintendo); interestingly, the Xbox brand is managing to make some sort of a dent in the midst of Sony’s stock woes. In some regions current Xbox consoles have been easier to acquire, no doubt bolstering its second-place status.
As for software,Elden Ringdominated in Europe, and it appears that theGran Turismoseries still has staying power, clocking in at number two. The same goes forFIFA, which took the third spot, followed by the current generation releases ofGTA 5,Kirby and the Forgotten Land, WWE 2K22, Horizon Forbidden West, Pokemon Legends, F1 2021, andTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsrounding out the top 10.
Getting away from the Switch Europe hardware situation for a second. As forjust the UK,GamesIndustry.biz reportsthat Xbox actually was the top-selling console in March in that region, in the face of a 46% drop in console sales as a result of shortages. Microsoft and Nintendo switched wallets: in the UK, the Switch is second.
