FIFA 23 has topped the 2022 Christmas UK retail charts, marking the series’ tenth year as the UK’s best-selling during the festive season.
That’s according to the latest GfK data, as published by GamesIndustry.biz. According to the data, FIFA 23 saw a 67 per cent increase in sales over last week, securing its number one spot, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 coming in second place.
FIFA has almost certainly enjoyed a boost in interest due to the World Cup, although the franchise has claimed the number one spot on the Christmas UK retail charts ten times now, and so likely would have done so this year anyway.
As GamesIndustry.biz notes, it’s a rare occasion that any game can usurp FIFA around the Christmas season. That’s with the notable exception of Call of Duty, which has claimed the number one spot nine times, most recently with 2019’s Modern Warfare.
Other franchises have muscled their way to the top in recent years, however. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was the best-selling game in 2020, while Red Dead Redemption 2 took the top spot in 2018, following four straight years of Call of Duty at the top.
