"The King" is back: Nintendo Switch regains the top spot among the best-selling consoles in the UK

Nintendo Switch once again took the top spot among the best-selling consoles in the UK in May thanks to the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. According to Gfk, console sales were actually down 5% compared to April, when the special OLED edition of the console with the Zelda game was released, but up 28% compared to May 2022.

The Zelda OLED console accounted for a significant share (almost 35%) of Switch sales in May, helping Nintendo to take the top spot among consoles in the UK for the past four months.

Meanwhile, PlayStation 5 sales were down 23% compared to April, marking the first time this year that Sony's console sales were lower than the same period last year. Sales of the Xbox Series were down 10% month-on-month and also down year-on-year.

Overall, year-to-date console sales are up 16.6%, with PlayStation 5 sales up 81%, Nintendo Switch sales down 8%, and Xbox Series X/S sales down 19%.

Source: VGC