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A GamesIndustry.biz report reveals that February was a rather quiet month in the UK this year; the 1.7 million game sales total recorded last month sees a 15.4% drop year-on-year. Just under 900,000 of those sales were digital (although this figure doesn't include sales from all publishers), with the rest being physical.

Console sales have also fallen year-on-year, actually tumbling by 37% as PlayStation and Xbox fans look forward to new hardware later in the year. Switch was reportedly the best-selling console by a comfortable margin, with sales performing at a similar rate to this time last year. The Neon Red/Blue version of the console sold most.

The chart below shows February 2020's top 20 games across both physical and digital formats. Note that Nintendo doesn't share digital sales data, so Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's positon only reflects physical sales.

Position Title
1 Grand Theft Auto V
2 FIFA 20
3 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
4 Tom Clancy's The Division 2
5 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
6 Dreams
7 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
8 NBA 2K20
9 Uno
10 Red Dead Redemption 2
11 Monopoly Plus
12 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe*
13 Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
14 Spyro Reignited Trilogy
15 Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
16 Minecraft
17 Just Dance 2020
18 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
19 Star Wars Battlefront 2
20 Need for Speed Heat

This second table shows the physical-only top 20, which includes sales for all publishers.

Position Title
1 FIFA 20
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3 Grand Theft Auto V
4 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
5 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
6 Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
7 Ring Fit Adventure
8 Just Dance 2020
9 Luigi's Mansion 3
10 NBA 2K20
11 Minecraft
12 Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games: Tokyo 2020
13 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
14 Pokémon Sword
15 Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
16 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
17 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
18 Need for Speed: Heat
19 WWE 2K20
20 Tom Clancy's The Division 2

As a final interesting note, the best-selling toys-to-life product for the month was the Dark Samus amiibo, which has now managed to top the list for two months in a row.

[source gamesindustry.biz]