FIFA 20 Sold More Than Any Other Game During UK Lockdown

GTA5 sells big too

by Liam Croft Mon 17th Aug 2020

As football leagues across the UK were put on hold during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, supporters turned to FIFA 20 to live out their team's hopes and dreams. The EA Sports-published title was the best-selling game during lockdown across the nation, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Grand Theft Auto V taking the second and third spots. This gave Nottingham Forest fans the chance to actually make the Play-Offs, Manchester City supporters could progress past the Champions League quarter-finals, and Rangers could see what it was like to lift the Scottish Premiership trophy.

The data was compiled by the Entertainment Retailers Association and reported on by Eurogamer, covering 23rd March 2020 through to 13th June 2020. Games weren't actually the top sellers, however. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Frozen 2 took the top two places as Disney dominated while everyone was indoors, but FIFA 20 wasn't too far off from surpassing their lofty heights with 506,572 copies sold. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare shifted 474,902 units while Grand Theft Auto V managed 438,902. That's still very good going for a seven-year-old game. Even Marvel's Spider-Man managed to make it onto the list with 78,247 copies shipped to PlayStation 4 players.

Were you one of those FIFA 20 players during lockdown? Pass us the ball in the comments below.

[source eurogamer.net]

Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he can be found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

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nessisonett
Mon 17th Aug 2020

Rangers lifting the Scottish Premiership trophy?

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get2sammyb
Mon 17th Aug 2020

Those are impressive numbers. Quite surprised by Spider-Man to be honest.

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Kidfried
Mon 17th Aug 2020

That's interesting that Animal Crossing is only in 11th place. Of course, the chart only includes physical sales for Nintendo games. Still, even if you consider the 50% of the games sold digital, which is the number Nintendo themselves have given, the game would still not make top 3.

Considering all the buzz around the game, you'd expect it to top the chart in an enormous way. Anyway, that is part speculation. And without the full numbers retail + physical, all these charts just don't tell us anything about who's doing better in the "console wars" in the uk.