Europe’s Best-Selling Games So Far in 2017 Include Grand Theft Auto V, FIFA 17 & Horizon

According to GfK Entertainment, the best-selling physical games in Europe from January 2017 through June 2017 were Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 17 – no small feat considering that GTA V first launched in September 2013, while FIFA 17 came out in September 2016.

Looking at some games that actually came out in 2017, Ghost Recon Wildlands was the #1 game in Switzerland, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was #1 in France, Norway, and Sweden, and Horizon Zero Dawn placed in 2nd in France, Germany, and Italy.

Here’s the best-selling physical games so far this year (January 2017 through June 2017) in select European countries, according to GfK Entertainment:

Austria

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Ghost Recon Wildlands
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

Benelux

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. FIFA 17
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

Brasil

1. FIFA 17
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. PES 2017

Denmark

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. FIFA 17
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

Finland

1. Overwatch
2. Minecraft
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

France

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. Horizon Zero Dawn
3. FIFA 17

Germany

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Horizon Zero Dawn
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Italy

1. FIFA 17
2. Horizon Zero Dawn
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Norway

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. Overwatch
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

Poland

1. FIFA 17
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Minecraft

Portugal

1. FIFA 17
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. PES 2017

Russia

1. FIFA 17
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Rainbow Six Siege

Spain

1. FIFA 17
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Sweden

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. Overwatch
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

Switzerland

1. Ghost Recon Wildlands
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

UK

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Ghost Recon Wildlands
3. Horizon Zero Dawn

In the United States, the best-selling games so far in 2017 are Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Horizon Zero Dawn.

[Source: GfK Entertainment via Reddit]