FIFA is the UK’s Christmas No. 1 for the tenth year
The EA Sports title enjoyed a 67% increase in physical sales compared to the previous week
FIFA is the UK’s Christmas No. 1 for the tenth year.
That’s according to Gfk data published by GI.biz, which shows that the EA Sports title enjoyed a 67% increase in physical sales compared to the previous week, keeping Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in second place.
Although it’s possible FIFA benefited from increased interest around the World Cup, the sports game has now been Christmas No. 1 ten times, ahead of Call of Duty’s nine.
As noted by GI, only rarely have other franchises managed to break the trend. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla managed it in 2020 and Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018. Prior to that, Call of Duty was top for four consecutive years.
Elsewhere in the chart, last week’s No.1, God of War: Ragnarok, slipped to third place after a 23% sales decline, and there’s one new entry in the form of Square Enix‘s Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7.
GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending December 17
| Last Week | This Week | Title |
| 2 | 1 | FIFA 23 |
| 3 | 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
| 1 | 3 | God of War: Ragnarok |
| 5 | 4 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| 4 | 5 | Pokémon Violet |
| 6 | 6 | Nintendo Switch Sports |
| 7 | 7 | Pokémon Scarlet |
| NEW | 8 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion |
| 10 | 9 | Minecraft: Switch Edition |
| 11 | 10 | Just Dance 2023 |
Related Products
FIFA 23 - Standard Edition (PS4)
FIFA 23 - Standard Edition (Xbox One)
FIFA 23 - Legacy Edition (Switch)
Other Products
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X
