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[Nirolak]

For Honor is no longer listed as #2, so I'm guessing GTA V overtook it given it was a bit high up for Zelda or Horizon to reach it already.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands: the industry's biggest hit2 since the beginning of the year

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[Memento]

How is the top 5?

 

[Illusive_Juan]

My buddy and I picked it up during the Xbox sale last week. Can confirm that I haven't had this much fun in a long time.

 

[brokenbeans]

People should be ashamed.

Spoiler

I'm joking, big name and multiplat gonna happen.

 

[Nirolak]

How is the top 5?

We're not entirely sure, but it's almost assuredly some selection of the following:
- Ghost Recon
- GTA V
- For Honor
- Zelda
- Injustice 2
- Resident Evil
- Horizon
- FIFA 17

 

[Syntsui]

I'm really surprised this is selling more than GTA V, Minecraft, CS GO, Fifa and CoD whatever the year may be.

 

[Waddle Dee]

Ubisoft continues to dominate in the marketing department. Now if they only started producing more genuinely good games...

 

[wesleyshark]

That's awesome. Good going ubi

 

[Cannon Goose]

Turns out that people really like co-op in a big open world.

 

[Ray Down]

Turns out that people really like co-op in a big open world.

This gen will prove this, time and time again.

 

[Ricky_R]

I don't like their games, but Ubi just gets it.

 

[Kyougar]

We're not entirely sure, but it's almost assuredly some selection of the following:
- Ghost Recon
- GTA V
- For Honor
- Zelda
- Injustice 2
- Resident Evil
- Horizon
- FIFA 17

where does Playerunknowns Battlegrounds with his 5 Mio fall into this? If it is even tracked.

 

[MUnited83]

Great fun. I wish they would take advantage of the sucess and work on some big ass expansions to it.

 

[KodaRuss]

Still pretty amazed by this but all of its biggest competition for this crown are exclusives.

 

[Nirolak]

where does Playerunknowns Battlegrounds with his 5 Mio fall into this? If it is even tracked.

Oh, uh, it'd be very high in the list by units, but I assume they're counting by revenue, and it's a $30 game.

The firms they're getting data from also wouldn't be tracking the game (NPD, GFK, Famitsu, and Ubisoft estimates).

 

[jjonez18]

Probably a stupid random question, but does MineCraft still sell? Feel like I haven't heard anything as far as sales #'s from it in awhile. And since NPD switched to revenue, I haven't seen it chart anywhere (aside from 1 or 2k from the Vita version in Japan every now and then).

Guess its just not one of those global top spot contenders anymore?

 

[EGOMON]

Waiting for PSN sale to buy it

 

[Phoenix RISING]

Turns out that people really like co-op in a big open world.

Bah

Ain't got friends, ain't got time for this.

Gimme more single player games like Horizon or RE7 please and thanks.

 

[KodaRuss]

Ubisoft continues to dominate in the marketing department. Now if they only started producing more genuinely good games...

Surprisingly their best game recently imo was marketed the least R6: Siege.

 

[Nirolak]

Bah

Ain't got friends, ain't got time for this.

Gimme more single player games like Horizon or RE7 please and thanks.

You can play a lot of these games solo. Like Dying Light had a pretty glowing GAF reception even for solo players IIRC.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Man I feel like nobody is talking about the game despite it selling so well. Judging by word of mouth and mindshare I'm surprised it isn't PUBG.

Probably a stupid random question, but does MineCraft still sell? Feel like I haven't heard anything as far as sales #'s from it in awhile. And since NPD switched to revenue, I haven't seen it chart anywhere (aside from 1 or 2k from the Vita version in Japan every now and then).

Yes. Don't think it has left the UK list for years like GTA V

 

[Nirolak]

Man I feel like nobody is talking about the game despite it selling so well. Judging by word of mouth and mindshare I'm surprised it isn't PUBG.

By raw units, it's possible they're very close.

 

[brawly]

Crash at #2

 

[NewDust]

Oh, uh, it'd be very high in the list by units, but I assume they're counting by revenue, and it's a $30 game.

The firms they're getting data from also wouldn't be tracking the game (NPD, GFK, Famitsu, and Ubisoft estimates).

Would be interesting what PUBG coming to consoles will do. NPD doesn't track digital? or just not digital PC?

 

[Nirolak]

Would be interesting what PUBG coming to consoles will do. NPD doesn't track digital? or just not digital PC?

They only track PC digital sales for major AAA console publishers, and PUBG is made and published by a Korean company. They also only track Steam sales for those publishers, so we don't have Battle.net or uPlay or Origin data.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

Wish it would have been a game that moves away from Ubisoft's typic ubiworld formula like Watch Dogs 2. I would think this game selling as well as it did would make them double down on that shit.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Wish it would have been an actual good game that moves away from Ubisoft's typica ubiworld games like Watch Dogs. I would think this game selling as well as it did would make them double down on that shit.

Well...yeah. Far Cry 5 looks like more of the same beyond setting (the UbiSoft model) and that will do great,

 

[Nirolak]

Wish it would have been a game that moves away from Ubisoft's typic ubiworld formula like Watch Dogs 2. I would think this game selling as well as it did would make them double down on that shit.

This, The Division, and Rainbow Six/For Honor are pretty much defining the types of games they make lately (in three different categories).

 

[Drillary Clinton]

This, The Division, and Rainbow Six/For Honor are pretty much defining the types of games they make lately (in three different categories).

The Division and Watch Dogs 2 sort of broke away from their cookie cutter formula for the better in terms of their open world design. GRW was definitely an overwhelming throwback to it.

 

[Nirolak]

The Division and Watch Dogs 2 sort of broke away from their cookie cutter formula for the better in terms of their open world design. GRW was definitely an overwhelming throwback to it.

It's worth keeping in mind that the game was in development since 2012, so some of that is just that. I think their take away will be "We should make sure to put full campaign co-op in our games." more than "We should make games exactly like this poorly reviewed title."

 

[Drillary Clinton]

It's worth keeping in mind that the game was in development since 2012, so some of that is just that.

Touché, didn't know that. The game sold extremely well, and I doubt it was just the brand power of Tom Clancy. So what sells, sells. I wouldn't say it reviews poorly, per se. Just lukewarm/below average reviews.

 

[DeadlyParasite]

I'm still confused as to where the players are at for this game, did a ton of people buy it and never install/play it? It currently sits at #24 on XBL's most played games list and I've never seen it near the top beyond the first week or two. It's not even in the top 100 for steam either.

 

[ornery]

People that have played this game, would you say its worth it? Ginna be playing single player campaign mostly.

 

[Acquiescence]

Just wait, Crash gon' give it to ya.

First he gonna spin, then he gonna, uhhhh... jump?

 

[Yohane]

Didn't even know the game was out lol

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Crash at #2

If only!

 

[BigEmil]

This game ticks all the right boxes for the mainstream audience

Only thing Ubisoft is good at

 

[jroc74]

We're not entirely sure, but it's almost assuredly some selection of the following:
- Ghost Recon
- GTA V
- For Honor
- Zelda
- Injustice 2
- Resident Evil
- Horizon
- FIFA 17

Its probably a safe bet that GTA V and Zelda are in it.

Ghost Recon, got damn. I need to play this game, see what all the fuss is about. I just started playing The Division.

You can play a lot of these games solo. Like Dying Light had a pretty glowing GAF reception even for solo players IIRC.

I think this is the biggest surprise for me.

I had no idea I could go solo on The Division.

 

[Nirolak]

People that have played this game, would you say its worth it? Ginna be playing single player campaign mostly.

I would personally consider the game's main appeal to be playing military GTA (with notable design issues) in co-op with friends, so I'm not sure if singleplayer would be an especially great experience.

 

[Raptor]

This game is very fun in coop, awesome game and glad is selling well.

Dat draw distance god damn!

 

[Drillary Clinton]

Y'all are sleep brehs. Gravity Rush 2 definitely holding down that #2 spot.

Spoiler

😢

 

[ornery]

I would personally consider the game's main appeal to be playing military GTA (with notable design issues) in co-op with friends, so I'm not sure if singleplayer would be an especially great experience.

Thats what I needed to hear.

Thank you, GAFamily

 

[Ricerocket]

Don't see anyone streaming this game or talking about it at all other than PUBG lately. Confused but impressed at the same time because they did sponsored streaming promotion on For Honor and not this. Nice to hear that it's a success regardless.

 

[Pagusas]

Is the game fun in single player? It looks fun, but looks like it requires friends, of which I have no gaming ones.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

For Honor is no longer listed as #2, so I'm guessing GTA V overtook it given it was a bit high up for Zelda or Horizon to reach it already.


Source: https://ubistatic19-a.akamaihd.net/...les en final_tcm99-296471_tcm99-196733-32.pdf

Surely this is only because horizon and zelda are single platform. Would be nice if we could see gr vs horizon on ps4.

 

[Asd202]

Surely this is only because horizon and zelda are single platform. Would be nice if we could see gr vs horizon on ps4.

Zelda is on two platforms though.

 

[Drillary Clinton]

Zelda is on two platforms though.

More like 1 1/4

 

[Raven117]

If not for the Japanese onslaught on earlier this year, I would have picked this up (and probably will one of these days).

Yakuza 0, Nioh, Zelda, Persona 5, Nier...just too much awesomness to miss out on.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

bu bu bu... gaf told me this game was gonna flop and no one would like it

congrats to the wildlands team, they deserve the success

 

[Snkfanatic]

Is the game fun in single player? It looks fun, but looks like it requires friends, of which I have no gaming ones.

People that have played this game, would you say its worth it? Ginna be playing single player campaign mostly.

Picked this up during the Steam Sale and and I have already put 50 hours into it Solo....amazing game. Even bought some of the DLC.