FIFA 22 is the UK Christmas number one this year, at least in terms of physical sales.
EA’s soccer game is followed by Among Us and Call of Duty: Vanguard, according to the latest GSD sales report.
This means that EA now has more number one Christmas games than any other publisher.
FIFA has consistently been on the number one list since the series was launched in 1993.
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Activision’s Call of Duty series has also dominated since the success of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007.
Last year’s Christmas number one was Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.
Nintendo’s only Christmas number one was The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in 1998. Surprisingly, no Mario games made the list.
In this year’s Christmas top ten, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond is the highest ranked Nintendo game at number five, with Shining Pearl at number nine. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is at seven, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is at ten.
Of course, these are just physical sales, so digital sales may tell a different story.
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