Far Cry and Sea of Thieves were releases 1 month earlier, so it wasn't direct competion for God of War.
The only major releases were Kirby and Yakuza, not really big competition there.
And Labo ? Come on now...
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PAL Charts - Week 17, 2018
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Far Cry and Sea of Thieves were releases 1 month earlier, so it wasn't direct competion for God of War.
The only major releases were Kirby and Yakuza, not really big competition there.
And Labo ? Come on now...
Ok so what do you expect from GoW? Like +15 million and more? Basically over Uncharted 4? I don't see it being so huge unless a massive bundle release for a long time.
Crazy good hold by GoW. I'm guessing the short first week led trickled over into the second week.
I don't understand these comments. Sea of Thieves dropped from 11th place to 17th place, and I would guess that we're well into the 4-digit sales number territory at this point.
I don't understand these comments. Sea of Thieves dropped from 11th place to 17th place, and I would guess that we're well into the 4-digit sales number territory at this point.
Labo outsold GOW in Japan, France is the second biggest market when it comes to Japanese consumption and the switch is massively popular over there.
I mean I have no idea if Labo will be a success in France but let's not make it sound like I'm reaching.
Doesn't matter what you think, we see it week after week that 3 different titles (Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) are charting really high so they can be considered THE Nintendo Switch games.
It will do +10 million, that's the usual number for most major Sony games.
Did you really just use the weather as an excuse to downplay the sales of God of War?
Great hold for GOW. Predictable drop for Yakuza - fairly certain the same drop was seen when 0 and Kiwami were released, and I'm fairly certain the same happened for Persona 5 as well. Seems like the fanbase turned out for the launch, and now they have their copy its dropped off almost entirely. Hopefully Kiwami 2 does well in August.
Come on now : Labo is not competing with God of War ! NOBODY is going in a shop and being torn between the choice of going for Labo or God of War...
Labo is not for the traditional gamer audience, it's a casual experience ! It's not a even a damned game ! It's like saying I'm torn between watching the NBA playoffs and Darts...
Persona 5 actually went completely out of stock, and that's why it dropped straight out of the top 40. Its drop must have been even larger due to this: it went from >15k to out of top 40, while Yakuza 6 went from <7k to 39th in the same approximate time of the year.
I'm pretty sure I started my post with how Labo actually did well in one market, being Japan, and how France is a very particular market because of their love for Japanese products AND the Switch being a huge success there (to the point that you often have up to 4 Switch game in the top5 weekly).
Oh and it will also be GOW's second week.
But hey, keep the analogies coming...
No Amazon pre-orders and then selling as normal once released has definitely played into that small drop for GoW in part. That and it being an amazing game with impeccable WOM.
Italy Week 16
- God of War PS4
- Far Cry 5 PS4
- Destiny 2 PS4
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4
- Fifa 18 PS4
- Grand Theft Auto V PS4
- Call of Duty: WWII PS4
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch
- Super Mario Odyssey Switch
- Yakuza 6: The Song of Life PS4
It's not about what I think, by definition, only one title can hold that distinction.
MCV said that last week
and today they said winter returned to that is why GoW held so impressively
Out of context the GOW drop is decent, but in context I really get worried about its legs. The week it released, the lovely weather meant even the Pokemon Centres were closed but that was not the case last week. Hope it continues to do well.
On its first week it was reported that it hit a new UK sales record for the series (but only just). It certainly seems like its getting more popular, even if you handicap it by releasing it the same week as GOW!
At first Yakuza 6 looks like it's bombing hard but neither 0 or Kiwami managed to stay in the top 40 for more than a week so in that regards it feels like a success.
The fact that it's turned up in the other charts bodes well for it's European sales overall. It's still a relatively niche franchise but considering where it was during the PlayStation 3 era to now, this is a massive upswing in the franchise's success. Hopefully series can push on more in future.
The fact that it's turned up in the other charts bodes well for it's European sales overall. It's still a relatively niche franchise but considering where it was during the PlayStation 3 era to now, this is a massive upswing in the franchise's success. Hopefully series can push on more in future.
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More refined figures for God of War:
[Week 16, 2018] GOD OF WAR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 96,000 / NEW
[Week 17, 2018] GOD OF WAR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 62,000 / 158,000 (-35%)
[Week 09, 2017] HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 114,000 / NEW
[Week 10, 2017] HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 46,000 / 160,000 (-60%)
I don't have any data for the German market.
[Week 16, 2018] GOD OF WAR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 96,000 / NEW
[Week 17, 2018] GOD OF WAR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 62,000 / 158,000 (-35%)
[Week 09, 2017] HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 114,000 / NEW
[Week 10, 2017] HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 46,000 / 160,000 (-60%)
I don't have any data for the German market.
Should be well above Horizon with digital included now! 200K i guess, monster performance.
Oh that's better. It look like God of War will track better than Horizon. That a job well done by Sony to make the game more appealing to RoTW outside North America.
Horizon has sold like 8 million copies and I think it sold less than NMS in its first week in the UK too. Pretty silly post.
Holy shit. The initial numbers got a huge bump from estimates. Makes the drop even more impressive.
GOTG slayin'
Guy was being sarcastic
Did I miss something where that was obvious? I'm legitimately looking at the post and a bit bewildered!
Nah he got warned for trolling, but he was taking the piss out of poster like myself who were initially disappointed by God with fw sales numbers.
INCREDIBLE sales numbers for God of War in the UK. Just as expected =)