European games market struggled in December as new releases faltered | European Monthly ChartsBut FIFA 23, Call of Duty and Pokémon improved over last yearConsole and PC game sales struggled across Europe last month, according to the latest GSD data.European GSD December 2022 Top 20 (Digital + Physical)|Position||Title||1||FIFA 23 (EA)||2||Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)||3||God of War (Ragnarok)||4||Pokémon Violet (Nintendo)*||5||Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)||6||Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)*||7||Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)*||8||Pokémon Scarlet (Nintendo)*||9||Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)||10||Just Dance 2023 (Ubisoft)||11||Elden Ring (Bandai Namco)||12||eed for Speed Unbound (EA)||13||NBA 2K23 (2K Games)||14||Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)||15||Sonic Frontiers (Sega)||16||Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Mojang/Nintendo)||17||Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft)||18||LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros)||19||Gran Turismo 7 (Sony)||20||Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)*|* Digital data unavailableGSD digital data includes games from participating companies sold via Steam, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Eshop.Major participating companies are Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group (including Gearbox, Koch Media, Sabre Interactive), Focus Entertainment, Konami, Marvellous Games, Microids, Microsoft (including Bethesda), Milestone, Nacon, Paradox Interactive, Quantic Dream, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two, Ubisoft and Warner Bros. Nintendo and 505 Games are the notable absentees, alongside smaller studios.Digital data includes games sold in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.Console hardware sales cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland."