Its a sign that its doing super well with a wider audience. Really happy to see.
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PAL Charts - Week 9, 2018
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Its a sign that its doing super well with a wider audience. Really happy to see.
I legitimately cannot believe people are buying the Wii U version of Zelda in the UK this far from launch. (Unless I'm reading the chart wrong).
Zelda is not always one of the best selling game on Nintendo hardware tho. The best selling Zelda is Twilight Princess and it was not even in the top 10 of Wii's best sellers (#13). Same with the DS/3DS entries.
Zelda BotW is not following past Zelda games sales pattern. It is doing its own thing.
Argos has a discount for the Wii U version going since last week
Yeah, I would have expected a FFXV kind of split. It's amazing how it has found such a mass appeal.
While you're not wrong, that undersells it somewhat. It's 37m+
These charts need some big new releases to breathe new life into them. MHW feels like a long time ago (January). Anything that can knock FIFA/COD/GTA off the top releasing before GoW or Far Cry? Last year we had some big games release in the first few months of the year (RE7, Nier, NiOH, Zelda, Horizon). This year has been comparatively quiet other than MHW. Just remakes and niche games for the most part so far.
Hey Bruno , could you post the numbers for the Far Cry series in UK at launch? Wanna see the trend for the series for predict Far Cry 5 launch :D
I remember Primal sold ~80K first week, but i don't know the rest, i guess Far Cry 4 launch was easy a >100K first week.
I remember Primal sold ~80K first week, but i don't know the rest, i guess Far Cry 4 launch was easy a >100K first week.
That's a weird way to spell War of the Monsters, but yes - yes it is.
By what metric?
Nintendo games being more successful on Nintendo platforms than third parties has more to do with Nintendo cultivating a fanbase and image where Nintendo games are THE games to play on those systems than them being "bigger" than Sony or whatever (whatever that means).
Why? Some people still don't care about a Switch right now. You can get almost the same big games (Zelda, Mario Kart, Splatoon) on the WiiU. And they have Super Smash Bros. There are a few who are waiting another year for more games. Even I know a few in my circle of friends.
It's a Splatoon game and you can still play it perfectly fine on the WiiU. Doesn't matter if it's 1 or 2 =)
Miiverse is gone, which takes out its social element entirely, and a majority of the active playerbase for the end-span of the game's life came from Asia, which has all but fully transplanted to Splatoon 2. Is what I mean.
If you wanted to buy a Wii U for the other games and stuff like 3D World, that's perfectly understandable.
Not this again lol :)
C'Mon, if Sony and Ninty become third parties, what games do you think will sell the most (and by a big margin)?
Yep, I know that. Still, it plays perfectly fine. Got a few Nintendo hardcore fans who are still playing it weekly. Like I said, the big ones are on the WiiU already. Even two Xenoblades. A lot of people are waiting 2 years (or even longer) to buy a new console.
? Have I missed a meme? =P
I'm just shocked that anyone still cares about the Wii U in 2018, especially when nobody really did in the UK in the first place. Not complaining of course, I loved my Wii U.
I'm guessing the Argos discount another member mentioned caused it to chart as well.
Setting aside that that's not how we measure how big companies are, that's not how it works. If Sony and Nintendo went third party, neither company would produce the games they do now. All the revenue they make from hardware, licensing fees, subscriptions, etc gives both companies a lot more room to experiment than third parties.
Being £20 cheaper probably helps. If you have a WiiU sitting around and have heard the hype but don't want to buy a Switch, £29.99 for a lesser version sounds reasonable
Seems like the IGEA released lists of the 2017 Top 100 selling retail games in Australia and New Zealand last week. Hopefully this all fits in one post.
Australia
New Zealand
Australia
- Call of Duty: WWII – Activision
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy – Activision
- FIFA 18 – Electronic Arts
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands – Ubisoft
- Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
- Destiny 2 – Activision Blizzard
- Star Wars: Battlefront II – Electronic Arts
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – Ubisoft
- NBA 2K18 – 2K
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Sony
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
- Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision Blizzard
- Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
- Gran Turismo Sport – Sony
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda Softworks
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege – Ubisoft
- Battlefield 1 – Electronic Arts
- For Honor – Ubisoft
- Minecraft – Microsoft
- Mass Effect: Andromeda – Electronic Arts
- Overwatch – Activision Blizzard
- The Sims 4 – Electronic Arts
- AFL Evolution – Tru Blu Entertainment
- Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Need for Speed: Payback – Electronic Arts
- Prey – Bethesda Softworks
- Fallout 4 – Bethesda Softworks
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole – Ubisoft
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – Bethesda Softworks
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Activision Blizzard
- Injustice 2 – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Watch Dogs 2 – Ubisoft
- Forza Horizon 3 – Microsoft
- The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind – Bethesda Softworks
- NBA 2K17 – 2K
- Lego Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun – Nintendo
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Sony
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Capcom USA
- Dishonored 2 – Bethesda Softworks
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon – Nintendo
- FIFA 17 – Electronic Arts
- Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
- Doom – Bethesda Softworks
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Forza Motorsport 7 – Microsoft
- Tekken 7 – Bandai Namco Games
- Rugby League Live 4 – Tru Blu Entertainment
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Sony
- LEGO: Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Rocket League – 505 Games
- Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
- Mafia III – 2K
- Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
- Far Cry: Primal – Ubisoft
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Project S.A
- The Evil Within 2 – Bethesda Softworks
- Sniper Elite 4 – Rebellion Developments
- WWE 2K18 – 2K
- Pokemon: Sun – Nintendo
- Final Fantasy XV – Square Enix Inc
- Ark: Survival Evolved – Multiple Video Game Manufacturers
- Worlds VR – Sony
- Ashes Cricket – Big Ant Studios
- Pokemon: Moon – Nintendo
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Warner Bros. Interactive
- 1-2 Switch – Nintendo
- UFC 2 – Electronic Arts
- Hitman – Square Enix Inc
- Lego City Undercover – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Ubisoft
- Madden NFL 18 – Electronic Arts
- Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
- Need For Speed: Rivals – Electronic Arts
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Halo Wars 2 – Microsoft
- Just Cause 3 – Square Enix Inc
- Titanfall 2 – Electronic Arts
- Sonic Forces – Sega
- Playerunknown's Battlegrounds – Microsoft
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Square Enix Inc
- Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – Electronic Arts
- Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Project Cars 2 – Bandai Namco Games
- Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy – Ubisoft
- WWE 2K17 – 2K
- Steep – Ubisoft
- Star Wars Battlefront – Electronic Arts
- ARMS – Nintendo
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 – CI Games
- Persona 5 – Atlus
- Wolfenstein: The New Order – Bethesda Softworks
- TrackMania Turbo – Ubisoft
- Need For Speed – Electronic Arts
- Mortal Kombat X – Warner Bros. Interactive
New Zealand
- Call of Duty: WWII – Activision
- Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy – Activision
- Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands – Ubisoft
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- NBA 2K18 – 2K
- FIFA 18 – Electronic Arts
- Star Wars: Battlefront II – Electronic Arts
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – Ubisoft
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Activision
- Minecraft – Microsoft
- Battlefield 1 – Electronic Arts
- Gran Turismo Sport – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Bethesda Softworks
- Tekken 7 – Bandai Namco
- Destiny 2 – Activision
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
- Forza Horizon 3 – Microsoft
- The Sims 4 – Electronic Arts
- Fallout 4 – Bethesda Softworks
- FIFA 17 – Electronic Arts
- Mass Effect: Andromeda – Electronic Arts
- Prey – Bethesda Softworks
- Far Cry: Primal – Ubisoft
- Need for Speed: Payback – Electronic Arts
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Activision
- Doom – Bethesda Softworks
- For Honor – Ubisoft
- UFC 2 – Electronic Arts
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – Bethesda Softworks
- Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft
- NBA 2K17 – 2K
- Need For Speed – Electronic Arts
- Need For Speed: Rivals – Electronic Arts
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege – Ubisoft
- Skate 3 – Electronic Arts
- Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
- Ratchet & Clank – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Ubisoft
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Middle Earth: Shadow of War – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Watch Dogs 2 – Ubisoft
- Star Wars Battlefront – Electronic Arts
- Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
- Rugby League Live 4 – Tru Blu Entertainment
- Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
- Battlefield 4 – Electronic Arts
- Injustice 2 – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Ubisoft
- Lego Worlds – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Mafia III – 2K
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Project S.A
- Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 – Electronic Arts
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Pokemon: Ultra Sun – Nintendo
- Forza Motorsport 7 – Microsoft
- Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy – Ubisoft
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole – Ubisoft
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Capcom
- Pokemon: Ultra Moon – Nintendo
- Titanfall 2 – Electronic Arts
- Worlds VR – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Sniper Elite 4 – Rebellion Developments
- WWE 2K17 – 2K
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Just Cause 3 – Square Enix
- Tom Clancy's The Division – Ubisoft
- Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Activision
- Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Steep – Ubisoft
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue – Square Enix
- Call Of Duty: Ghosts – Activision
- Rugby Challenge 3 – Tru Blu Entertainment
- Final Fantasy XV – Square Enix
- WWE 2K18 – 2K Sports
- Red Dead Redemption – Rockstar Games
- Battleborn – 2K Games
- Rise of the Tomb Raider – Square Enix
- Madden NFL 18 – Electronic Arts
- Dishonored 2 – Bethesda Softworks
- Assassin's Creed: Unity – Ubisoft
- Street Fighter V – Capcom USA
- Pokemon: Sun – Nintendo
- Project Cars 2 – Bandai Namco
- Lego Dimensions – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Halo 5: Guardians – Microsoft
- Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix – Square Enix
- The Crew – Ubisoft
- Rocket League – 505 Games
- LEGO: Jurassic World – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Dirt 4 – Codemasters
- Pokemon: Moon – Nintendo
- Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Driver: San Francisco – Ubisoft
- The Last Guardian – Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
- Cars 3: Driven to Win – Warner Bros. Interactive
- Sonic Generations – Sega
LiquidSolid thanks.
Top 100 is so much better than top 10 only.
Forza Horizon 3 being noticeably above Motorsport 7 seems to become rather the norm.
So does someone know if those charts include hardbundle copies, or not?
Top 100 is so much better than top 10 only.
Forza Horizon 3 being noticeably above Motorsport 7 seems to become rather the norm.
So does someone know if those charts include hardbundle copies, or not?
If it's still putting up this noticeble percentage then there's a good chance it's still selling noticeable amounts woldwide, could it hit a million for the financial year
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Spain:
February 2018 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (NE) PS4 SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (07) PS4 MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD (CAPCOM)
03 (RE) PS4 DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
04 (NE) NSW BAYONETTA 2 + 1 (NINTENDO)
05 (02) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: WWII (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) -
06 (03) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
07 (01) PS4 FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (06) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
09 (04) NSW SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)
10 (09) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
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Spain:
February 2018 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (NE) PS4 SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (07) PS4 MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD (CAPCOM)
03 (RE) PS4 DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
04 (NE) NSW BAYONETTA 2 + 1 (NINTENDO)
05 (03) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
06 (02) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: WWII (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
07 (01) PS4 FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (06) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
09 (04) NSW SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)
10 (09) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
Nintendo so strong in Europe is amazing to see!
Spain:
February 2018 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (NE) PS4 SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (07) PS4 MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD (CAPCOM)
03 (RE) PS4 DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
04 (NE) NSW BAYONETTA 2 + 1 (NINTENDO)
05 (02) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: WWII (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) -
06 (03) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
07 (01) PS4 FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (06) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
09 (04) NSW SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)
10 (09) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
PS4 and switch doing really good.
I thought Australia and New Zealand were pretty big on the Xbox brand, yet both of the top 100 list for both countries in 2017 shows a much stronger focus on the PlayStation with Crash Bandicoot, Gran Turismo Sport and Horizon Zero Dawn all easing into the top 15.
When I went travelling to both countries back in 2008, the (original) DS and Xbox 360 were the two biggest selling formats there, you see.
When I went travelling to both countries back in 2008, the (original) DS and Xbox 360 were the two biggest selling formats there, you see.
Xbox is much bigger than Nintendo here in NZ (not that that's hard) but lol no. NZ is a lot like mainland Europe in that Sony entrenched PlayStation on our market with the PS1 and PS2 and games like GT, Crash, Singstar, etc and it's been the status quo ever since. You're talking about a country where Bloodborne and The Order 1886 outsold Halo 5.
As for Aus, both Xbox and Nintendo are more competitive than in NZ but PlayStation is still the dominant console. The PS3 outsold the 360.
Surprised to hear this!
Obviously I don't live in either country however, the general consensus was that the original DS and the Xbox 360 were often the two that was spoken about, or through the limited (AUS and NZ) media that I happen to read at the time; Fable II and Gears of War 2 was everywhere.
Just my observation during my year-long travels back in 2008, is all.
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Germany February 2018: https://www.bild.de/spiele/spiele-c...e-fuer-pc-playstation-xbox-44941444.bild.html
1. (1.) Monster Hunter World
2. (neu) Kingdom Come Deliverance
3. (2.) GTA V
4. (3.) Mario Kart 8
5. (5.) Fifa 18
6. (6.) Super Mario Odyssey
7. (neu) Shadow of the Colossus
8. (4.) Call of Duty: WWII
9. (14.) Madden NFL 18
10. (8.) Assassins Creed: Origins
11. (7.) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
12. (neu) Secret of Mana
13. (neu) EA Sports UFC 3
14. (10.) Minecraft
15. (11.) Dragon Ball FighterZ
16. (18.) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
17. (9.) Splatoon 2
18. (neu) Bayonetta 2
19. (13.) Star Wars: Battlefront 2
20. (17.) Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
1. (1.) Monster Hunter World
2. (neu) Kingdom Come Deliverance
3. (2.) GTA V
4. (3.) Mario Kart 8
5. (5.) Fifa 18
6. (6.) Super Mario Odyssey
7. (neu) Shadow of the Colossus
8. (4.) Call of Duty: WWII
9. (14.) Madden NFL 18
10. (8.) Assassins Creed: Origins
11. (7.) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
12. (neu) Secret of Mana
13. (neu) EA Sports UFC 3
14. (10.) Minecraft
15. (11.) Dragon Ball FighterZ
16. (18.) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
17. (9.) Splatoon 2
18. (neu) Bayonetta 2
19. (13.) Star Wars: Battlefront 2
20. (17.) Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
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Bayonetta rank seems poor, what a shame. I did my part for Germany at least.
I think it is a given at this point. The question is how far beyond 10M will it go.
Germany has a huge nostalgia for Secret of Mana or anything SNES related really as it was huge here. Check the Amazon DE rankings and you will see the SNES mini and Secret of Mana charting really high.
Shame about Bayonetta but that one is Nintendo's own fault. This should have been priced at €40 and not full price. I have done my part but I can see why someone would not be willing to pay for a re-release as much as for the original which came out 3 years ago.
Doesn't Germany count special editions separately (I know France does but I'm pretty sure Germany does too)? If So combining could easily bump it up to a respectable position
Just for the yearly chart at the end of the year. For the monthly charts they combine all SKUs and platforms.
are you saying 10m will hit before the launch of PC version in Fall? or 10m on console for life time?