PAL Charts - Week 28, 2018

Peek-a-boo! · Jul 23, 2018

Ex-Actarus said:
That's pretty impressive for Xbox. I guess those discounts on Xbox hardware were attractive. Any idea how aggressive they were ?

You could buy the Sea of Thieves bundle (1TB) along with an official vertical stand, Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft: Explorers Pack and an extra controller for £199!!

The PlayStation 4? A 500GB slim model for £220, on its own, and with nary a game included.

Go figure.

Bazry · Jul 23, 2018

Ex-Actarus said:
That's pretty impressive for Xbox. I guess those discounts on Xbox hardware were attractive. Any idea how aggressive they were ?

The SOT bundle was £199.99 on Prime day, normal price is £307

Toastmaster1000 · Jul 23, 2018

Anyone knows why the Nordic top 10 lists aren't there anymore?

Majora85 · Jul 23, 2018

Peek-a-boo! said:
You could buy the Sea of Thieves bundle (1TB) along with an official vertical stand, Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft: Explorers Pack and an extra controller for £199!!

The PlayStation 4? A 500GB slim model for £220, on its own, and with nary a game included.

Go figure.

I managed to completely miss Prime Day this year but it's crazy that the PS4 deals were so bad this year. Last year I got a 500gb PS4 Slim, Crash Bandicoot remake, Overwatch and an extra controller for about £180. I was convinced it was a mis-price until it all got delivered.

Similarly last Black Friday I got a white PS4 Pro + GT Sport + COD + Fallout 4 for £299.

Seems like Sony wasn't even trying this Prime Day.

toutoune134 · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari · Jul 23, 2018

Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

Martl · Jul 23, 2018

Peek-a-boo! said:
You could buy the Sea of Thieves bundle (1TB) along with an official vertical stand, Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft: Explorers Pack and an extra controller for £199!!

Way too cheap. Such aggressive pricing, no wonder that SoT an FH3 are reentering the charts.

Ebtesam · Jul 23, 2018

toutoune134 said:

nintendoland

Wander_ · Jul 23, 2018

toutoune134 said:

nintendo is cannibalizing mario odyssey' sales with all these other mario games. and next is party

Puroresu_kid · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

10k was in line with most JPRG's in the UK no?

Saint-14 · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

Eh, I'd say 60% drop is fine.

OfficerRaichu15 · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

Ehh 60% drop is fine for a AA RPG. It's not AAA.
14k is fine.

Magic Mushroom · Jul 23, 2018

Saint-14 said:
GoW still holding, who would have thought it would have such a staying power in the EU?

Yeah, I wonder how much it has sold by now. That thing just keeps on trucking.

Bazry · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-PC-Video-Games/zgbs/videogames

Still no.1 on Amazon despite only being available to back order, also sold out at GAME

Not sure why you're comparing it to AAA titles

Bruno MB · Jul 23, 2018

A 60% drop is a mild second week drop for any jrpg.

Saint-14 · Jul 23, 2018

Bazry said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-PC-Video-Games/zgbs/videogames

Still no.1 on Amazon despite only being available to back order, also sold out at GAME

Not sure why you're comparing it to AAA titles

I don't know why you're posting Amazon rankings, this week should teach us they don't mean much for software.

Mpl90 · Jul 23, 2018

Bruno MB said:
A 60% drop is a mild second week drop for any jrpg.

Especially if it's affected by shortages, like it seemingly happened in UK as well.

Wander_ · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

you think they shipped much more units? the important thing is game to be on the shelves' stores, and doesn't seem the case

sfortunato · Jul 23, 2018

Toumari said:
Seems Octopath doesn't have much legs in UK, which is to be expected when it sold 10k on launch which is low compared to other AAA titles.

Just checked a few sites and it seems to be in stock, so the reported stock issues in other countries doesn't seem to hold true for the UK.

Perhaps it won't have legs but legs must be assessed over a longer period of time.

OfficerRaichu15 · Jul 23, 2018

Saint-14 said:
I don't know why you're posting Amazon rankings, this week should teach us they don't mean much for software.

It being on backorder means it's like how preorders are taken on Amazon. They are reserved but not "bought" per day.

Saint-14 · Jul 23, 2018

OfficerRaichu15 said:
It being on backorder means it's like how preorders are taken on Amazon. They are reserved but not "bought" per day.

I realize that but if you look at the other top sellers you will see they are not a good representation of the actual charts.

OfficerRaichu15 · Jul 23, 2018

Saint-14 said:
I realize that but if you look at the other top sellers you will see they are not a good representation of the actual charts.

That's also probably because the titles in the top 10 are combined overall. It's easier for Nintendo titles to be higher since they are single skus

Kelanflyter · Jul 23, 2018

toutoune134 said:

Octopath 1st in France was expected.

Deleted member 31092 · Jul 23, 2018

Wander_ said:
nintendo is cannibalizing mario odyssey' sales with all these other mario games. and next is party

I don't think it's a problem at all and I don't think people are going "should I buy Mario Tennis or Mario Odyssey", they are completely different games.

Mory Dunz · Jul 23, 2018

Itd be funny to see an all Mario top 5.
Won't happen anytime soon though.

Kelanflyter · Jul 23, 2018

Mory Dunz said:
Itd be funny to see an all Mario top 5.
Won't happen anytime soon though.

Maybe on October with Super Mario Party

Emilijo · Jul 23, 2018

So this is, what, 11th week with Crash on top? CTR when?

Mory Dunz · Jul 23, 2018

Kelanflyter said:
Maybe on October with Super Mario Party

Other games would be out by then. Plus stuff like Mario tennis won't be there.

They'd have to release Mario party and like a 2d Mario port with another game within weeks of each other.

But once Pokemon and smash hit that dream is dead for like a year regardless

Limabean01 · Jul 23, 2018

This is the biggest presence I've seen Nintendo have in European charts in a very long time

Wander_ · Jul 23, 2018

Joseki said:
I don't think it's a problem at all and I don't think people are going "should I buy Mario Tennis or Mario Odyssey", they are completely different games.

think about kids who ask parents for a mario game

Deleted member 35598 · Jul 23, 2018

Peek-a-boo! said:
You could buy the Sea of Thieves bundle (1TB) along with an official vertical stand, Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft: Explorers Pack and an extra controller for £199!!

The PlayStation 4? A 500GB slim model for £220, on its own, and with nary a game included.

Go figure.

Bazry said:
The SOT bundle was £199.99 on Prime day, normal price is £307

WOW ! I understand better the jump in software sales for the Xbox One. That was a very impressive deal indeed. Thanks guys.

Deleted member 35598 · Jul 23, 2018

Kelanflyter said:
Octopath 1st in France was expected.

The game is still sold out in France. But the Switch strenght in France is frankly above all expectations. To have 5 Switch games in the top 5 in France is very impressive. This is post World Cup, no Fifa ?

The Switch seems to sell strongly this summer everywhere. I agree with the NPD, the Switch will be the best selling system this year. I mean Smash and Pokemon combo is going to be brutal salewise.

EDIT : apologies for the double post.

Principate · Jul 23, 2018

Ex-Actarus said:
The game is still sold out in France. But the Switch strenght in France is frankly above all expectations. To have 5 Switch games in the top 5 in France is very impressive. This is post World Cup, no Fifa ?

The Switch seems to sell strongly this summer everywhere. I agree with the NPD, the Switch will be the best selling system this year. I mean Smash and Pokemon combo is going to be brutal salewise.

EDIT : apologies for the double post.

Yeah that's weird, the country won the world cup and I haven't seen Fifa in the top 5.

Deleted member 31092 · Jul 23, 2018

Wander_ said:
think about kids who ask parents for a mario game

They are gonna get a $60 Nintendo game anyway, even if their parents take the wrong one for whatever reason, I don't see how it's a problem for Nintendo.

Wander_ · Jul 23, 2018

Joseki said:
They are gonna get a $60 Nintendo game anyway, even if their parents take the wrong one for whatever reason, I don't see how it's a problem for Nintendo.

because I want to see this game topping 20-25 millions unit :p

Kelanflyter · Jul 23, 2018

Ex-Actarus said:
The game is still sold out in France. But the Switch strenght in France is frankly above all expectations. To have 5 Switch games in the top 5 in France is very impressive. This is post World Cup, no Fifa ?

The Switch seems to sell strongly this summer everywhere. I agree with the NPD, the Switch will be the best selling system this year. I mean Smash and Pokemon combo is going to be brutal salewise.

EDIT : apologies for the double post.

Principate said:
Yeah that's weird, the country won the world cup and I haven't seen Fifa in the top 5.

I don't think there's any seasoniality on sports games in France.
World cup probably didn't impacte sales heavily here. And if it does, it was DURING world cup, not after.
I think everyone that was interested in Football already had his copy of the game before the world cup.

Deleted member 35598 · Jul 24, 2018

Kelanflyter said:
I don't think there's any seasoniality on sports games in France.
World cup probably didn't impacte sales heavily here. And if it does, it was DURING world cup, not after.
I think everyone that was interested in Football already had his copy of the game before the world cup.

That's still surprising not to see Fifa in the top 5. Fifa is still the best selling game in Europe this week, so it's the proof the World Cup effect is still there.

I think the non-presence of Fifa in the top 5 in France is just a testament on how the Switch is performing greatly there.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-21-octopath-traveler-impresses-in-european-charts

pswii60 · Jul 24, 2018

Saw this. Makes sense..

...until you remember that the Union Jack has the same colour scheme.

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