Check out the VGChartz article here and original source GamesIndustry here.

VGChartz article on the report below:

Switch Number One in Europe in September 2022, PS5 Sales Up 28% and XS Sales Nearly Double

FIFA 23 took first place on the Europe charts for September 2022, according to GSD data reported by GamesIndustry.  Sales were up six percent compared to FIFA 22.

NBA 2K23 debuted in second place with sales up 10.5 percent compared to last year's release.

Splatoon 3 debuted in third place and might have debuted in second place if digital sales were included. However, Nintendo doesn't share digital sales of its games.

The Last of Us Part I was the one other new release in the charts. It debuted in fifth place.

There were a total of 14.4 million games sold in September across Europe, which is a decrease of 13.8 percent year-on-year. 5.82 million games were physical store sales, which is a drop of 3.7 percent.

There were 394,000 video game consoles sold across Europe in September. However, it should be noted the hardware charts exclude two major European countries - the UK and Germany. 

Console sales were down 20 percent compared to September 2021, but it was up over 29 percent compared to August 2022.

Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console across the tracked markets in Europe. Sales were up over 11 percent compared to August.

PlayStation 5 sales were up 28 percent month-over-month. Xbox Series X|S saw the biggest increase with sales nearly double compared to August.

There were 1.44 million accessories sold, which is down seven percent year-over-year, but up 22 percent month-over-month.

The PS5 DualSense controller was the best-selling accessory, followed by the PS4 DualSense controller in second.

Top 20 Games in Europe in September 2022, according to GSD (Digital + Physical):

* Digital data unavailable

GSD 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, Bahrain, 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, UAE ion>and United Kingdom.

Physical data includes all games, but only those sold in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Console hardware sales cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Accessories sales cover the same markets, but doesn't include Switzerland.

Seems like a big recovery for the console market. Any adjustments anticipated? Keep up the good work

Yeah adjustments are needed. Looks similar to the UK report yesterday with us having PS5 too high. But I'll need to adjust our estimates for August as well. Article didn't state who is in second, but being Europe it should be the PS5.