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[Shiggy]

They only shipped 10k for Xenoblade what a bunch of jokahs!?

Blame retailers, they thought no-one would buy it and thus did not order enough. France shops received much more copies on day 1.
http://gamekyo.com/groupnews_article19731.html

 

[wrowa]

Blame retailers, they thought no-one would buy it and thus did not order enough. France shops received much more copies on day 1.
http://gamekyo.com/groupnews_article19731.html

This is stil not true. Many retailers were frustrated before launch, because Nintendo couldn't meet their demand.

Actually, I think that in the current light, it's likely that Gamekyo's shipment numbers are not French numbers but European ones.

 

[Shiggy]

This is stil not true. Many retailers were frustrated before launch, because Nintendo couldn't meet their demand.

Actually, I think that in the current light, it's likely that Gamekyo's shipment numbers are not French numbers but European ones.

Yeah, they don't really say whether they are for Europe or France-only. 38000 seems like a really low number though.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

This is stil not true. Many retailers were frustrated before launch, because Nintendo couldn't meet their demand.

Actually, I think that in the current light, it's likely that Gamekyo's shipment numbers are not French numbers but European ones.

I really find it hard to believe that Nintendo wouldn't ship enough to cover preorders.

 

[[Nintex]]

Yeah, they don't really say whether they are for Europe or France-only. 38000 seems like a really low number though.

38k hmm let's say 10k for UK, 10k for France, 10k for Germany with the remaining 8k divided between Benelux, Spain, Italy... and bergsala handling their own inventory yeah I can see that.

I really find it hard to believe that Nintendo wouldn't ship enough to cover preorders.

This happened many many times.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

38k hmm let's say 10k for UK, 10k for France, 10k for Germany with the remaining 8k divided between Benelux, Spain, Italy... and bergsala handling their own inventory yeah I can see that.


This happened many many times.

That's like throwing away free money. If it were cartridges I could I understand the caution, but for DVDs why would they do this except to prove a point?

 

[wrowa]

That's like throwing away free money. If it were cartridges I could I understand the caution, but for DVDs why would they do this except to prove a point?

If what I gather is true (and it's mostly just the ramblings of several retailers) Nintendo regarded Xenoblade as some kind of fan-service and realized too late that their actually is demand.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

I really find it hard to believe that Nintendo wouldn't ship enough to cover preorders.

They did pull the game forward two weeks but then left Italy behind for some reason. I can only assume due to not being able make enough stock to fully cover the region.

I totally have no idea of the process involved in disc pressing and packaging or how many copies can be made per hour etc...

So Inazuma Eleven. Its close to LEGO Pirates DS so we might be able to get some estimate on that too...I'm guessing on sub 2000 though.

 

[frankie_baby]

So Inazuma Eleven. Its close to LEGO Pirates DS so we might be able to get some estimate on that too...I'm guessing on sub 2000 though.

"might" get a bump next week, nintendo games ofter seem to do better week 2 and i've been very surprised to actually see tv ads for it

 

[BKK]

They did pull the game forward two weeks but then left Italy behind for some reason. I can only assume due to not being able make enough stock to fully cover the region.

I totally have no idea of the process involved in disc pressing and packaging or how many copies can be made per hour etc...

So Inazuma Eleven. Its close to LEGO Pirates DS so we might be able to get some estimate on that too...I'm guessing on sub 2000 though.

I've been tracking Dirt 3, which sold ~5700 this week. With Ass. Creed 360 one place below Dirt PS3, and IE one place below Ass. Creed PS3 there should be a pretty good estimate for IE. That's if Guardian remember to publish the Top20 on a Tuesday.

 

[Kaworu]

38k hmm let's say 10k for UK, 10k for France, 10k for Germany with the remaining 8k divided between Benelux, Spain, Italy... and bergsala handling their own inventory yeah I can see that.


This happened many many times.

In Spain it's impossible to find a copy since the first day so you're probably right.

 

[[Nintex]]

That's like throwing away free money. If it were cartridges I could I understand the caution, but for DVDs why would they do this except to prove a point?

Nintendo is one of the few that doesn't buy back unsold stock from retailers. So initial orders are always low and when Nintendo starts their marketing thing(usually way too late) the retailers see an increase in demand but Nintendo will simply tell them: "Well sorry guys but production is already finished/underway so you can't change your orders now"

The same thing happened with Donkey Konga, Wii console and many other games, the biggest problem was the 2006 disk shortage games like Super Mario Galaxy were in short supply for weeks and months. Nintendo expects retailers to order more after the first shipment but European retailers have become rather cautious because so many unsold games and consoles were sitting in stores for months on end due to Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft and all stuffing the channels.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Did search, couldn't find new topic. Guardian artile is up.

I wonder if the Duexs Ex split inculdes a DD estimate as it adds up to 90.

 

[BKK]

Did search, couldn't find new topic. Guardian artile is up.

I wonder if the Duexs Ex split inculdes a DD estimate as it adds up to 90.

If you look at the chart they give to the media they actually give the shares for top 4 SKUs, separated by price. I think Guardian hasn't added the PS3 and PC collectors editions, because these were the fifth and sixth highest selling SKUs and not included in the chart supplied to them.

http://www.gamersdailynews.com/ELSPA/092009/ELSPA - All Charts 09-2009.xls

Fortunately we have the full split from Chart-Track, but it's something to consider in future if the percentages don't add up to around 100% taking into account rounding error.

 

[mclem]

Xenoblade's still in the individual formats chart (at 14th), but I suspect that's the last we'll see of it unless there's a reprint. Which I think Nintendo have to be considering, surely?

 

[BKK]

Note: Apart from Dirt 3 these are just maximum sales, actual sales are probably lower, especially for the top titles.

Dirt 3 (ALL) - 5700 (100%)
Dirt 3 (360) - 3000 (52%)
Dirt 3 (PS3) - 2700 (48%)

A Creed Bro (360) - <2700 (50%)
A Creed Bro (All) - <5400 (100%)
A Creed Bro (PS3) - <2400 (42%)

Brink (360) - <2700 (56%)
Brink (All) - <4900 (100%)
Brink (PS3) - <1900 (39%)

Lego HP (All) - <5700 (100%)
Lego HP (Wii) - <2400 (42%)
Lego HP (360) - <1200 (21%)
Lego HP (NDS) - <1200 (20%)
Lego HP (PS3) - <900 (15%)

COD (PS3) - <2700 (37%)
COD (All) - <7300 (100%)
COD (360) - <3800 (52%)

Lego PC (360) - <2700 (23%)
Lego PC (All) - <11800 (100%)
Lego PC (Wii) - <3800 (32%)
Lego PC (NDS) - <2400 (20%)
Lego PC (PS3) - <1600 (13%)

Cars 2 (All) - <7300 (100%)
Cars 2 (NDS) - <2700 (36%)
Cars 2 (Wii) - <2400 (32%)
Cars 2 (360) - <1400 (18%)
Cars 2 (PS3) - <1100 (14%)

FIFA (360) - <2400 (36%)
FIFA (ALL) - <6700 (100%)
FIFA (PS3) - <2000 (29%)

Zumba (360) - <2400 (8%)
Zumba (All) - <30000 (100%)
Zumba (Wii) - <27000 (90%)

Rugby (All) - <29600 (100%)
Rugby (360) - <16000 (54%)
Rugby (PS3) - <14000 (46%)

Deus Ex (PC) - <16000 (13%)
Deus Ex (All) - <123000 (100%)
Deus Ex (360) - <70000 (57%)
Deus Ex (PS3) - <38000 (31%)

TOP 20 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 27 August 2011

1 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION - <123000
2 ZUMBA FITNESS - <30000
3 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 - <29600
4 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - <11800
5 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - <7300
6 CARS 2
7 FIFA 11 - <6700
8 DIRT 3 - ~5700
9 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
10 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD - <5400
11 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D
12 THE SIMS 3
13 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2
14 BRINK - <4900
15 WII SPORTS RESORT
16 JUST DANCE 2
17 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS
18 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
19 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL
20 HOMEFRONT

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 27 August 2011

1 XB360 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION - <70000
2 PS3 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION - <38000
3 WII ZUMBA FITNESS - <27000
4 XB360 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 - <16000
5 PC DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION
6 PS3 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 - <14000
7 3DS THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D - <5400
8 WII WII SPORTS RESORT - <4900
9 WII JUST DANCE 2
10 WII JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS
11 XB360 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - <3800
12 WII LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
13 WII MARIO KART WII
14 WII XENOBLADE CHRONICLES
15 XB360 DIRT 3 - ~3000
16 PS3 DIRT 3 - ~2700
17 XB360 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD
18 XB360 BRINK
19 PS3 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2
20 WII WII FIT PLUS
21 PS3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
22 XB360 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
23 DS CARS 2
24 PC THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS
25 WII LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - <2400
26 XB360 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
27 XB360 ZUMBA FITNESS
28 DS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
29 PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD
30 DS INAZUMA ELEVEN
31 XB360 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL
32 XB360 HALO: REACH
33 DS LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
34 XB360 FIFA 11
35 DS POKEMON WHITE VERSION
36 PC THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF
37 WII CARS 2
38 DS ART ACADEMY
39 3DS RAYMAN 3D
40 WII MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE

XX PS3 FIFA 11 - <2000

 

[Mpl90]

Edit: ROYALLY BEATEN XD

 

[Twister Flipper]

Norway:
1) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (PS3)
2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (X360)
3) Cars 2: The Videogame (DS)
4) Josefine Skolehjelp: LÆR Å Stave (DS)
5) The Sims 3 (PC)
6) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (PC)
7) New Super Mario Bros (DS)
8) Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
9) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
10) Skate 3 (PS3)
11) Sofie HØnsefØtter & GulerØtter (DS)
12) Cars 2: The Videogame (PS3)
13) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition (PS3)
14) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (X360)
15) WoW 60 Days Game Card (Card)
16) The Sims 3: Late Night (PC)
17) COD: Black Ops (X360)
18) Kaptein Sabeltann Og Ildprovene (DS)
19) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition (PC)
20) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)

Finland:
1) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (X360)
2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (PS3)
3) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Nordic Edition (PC)
4) WoW Pre-paid Game Card 60 Days (Card)
5) PlayStation Network Card 20€ (Card)
6) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition (PC)
7) COD: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
8) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition (PS3)
9) Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition (X360)
10) Live Points - 800P (Card)
11) Live Points - 2100P (Card)
12) Live 3 Months Gold (Card)
13) COD: Modern Warfare 2 (X360)
14) Cars 2: The Videogame (Wii)
15) Skate 3 (PS3)
16) COD: Black Ops (PS3)
17) Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
18) Cars 2: The Videogame (PS3)
19) GTA - Episodes From Liberty City (PS3)
20) NHL 11 (PS3)

http://www.gfkhitlist.com/game.aspx

 

[electroplankton]

Xenoblade barely at 10k in UK?
Glad to see Zelda hanging there!

 

[specialguy]

So, what is a typical ratio of UK:USA sales?

Just going off raw population, it'd be ~5-1. Using that Deus Ex week one USA sales might be ~600k?

Add in lets say continental EU~UK sales? Maybe a little higher so lets say 1.5x? ~180k in EU outside UK?

So ~800k there, not counting PC download, not counting maybe a few other markets like Canada, week one.

I guess that's good. I mean sometimes raw sales dont tell the story obviously, LA Noire seemed like a hit but in reality needed to sell much more to recoup it's dev costs.

 

[slaughterking]

Wow, those are some serious assumptions you're making considering we have not a single verified number to base them on. It guess that's how vgchartzzz is working. :lol

 

[Road]

So, what is a typical ratio of UK:USA sales?

Just going off raw population, it'd be ~5-1. Using that Deus Ex week one USA sales might be ~600k?

Add in lets say continental EU~UK sales? Maybe a little higher so lets say 1.5x? ~180k in EU outside UK?

So ~800k there, not counting PC download, not counting maybe a few other markets like Canada, week one.

I guess that's good. I mean sometimes raw sales dont tell the story obviously, LA Noire seemed like a hit but in reality needed to sell much more to recoup it's dev costs.

There isn't a typical. It varies largely by game.

I can tell you is that 257 million units of software were sold in the US in 2010 compared to 63 million in the UK. A 4:1 ratio. You can use that ratio, but it absolutely doesn't mean that that it is even close to being the reality for that particular game.

 

[BKK]

Wow, those are some serious assumptions you're making considering we have not a single verified number to base them on. It guess that's how vgchartzzz is working. :lol

It's based off tracking Dirt 3 from the monthly charts posted in Famitsu and the weekly percentage change given by Chart-Track. They can be verified or proved false by the monthly charts, but I just do them for my own personal use, so I'll stop posting them if there is an issue with it.

 

[allan-bh]

The blog that releases UK montly top 10 as ended.

Anyone have another source? Numbers come from Enterbrain.

 

[walking fiend]

It's based off tracking Dirt 3 from the monthly charts posted in Famitsu and the weekly percentage change given by Chart-Track. They can be verified or proved false by the monthly charts, but I just do them for my own personal use, so I'll stop posting them if there is an issue with it.

please don't stop, continue!

he is not talking to you I believe, read the post above him...

 

[BKK]

please don't stop, continue!

he is not talking to you I believe, read the post above him...

Oh, in that case he does have a point

As a rough rule of thumb I'd say UK is about 10% of the Global market, but you can't just extrapolate UK to the whole world, or even Europe or US.

 

[Twister Flipper]

Germany:
1) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (X360)
3) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Limited Edition (PS3)
4) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)
5) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Limited Edition (X360)
6) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
7) God of War III (PS3)
8) Red Dead Redemption (X360)
9) Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare Pack (PS3)
10) COD: Modern Warfare (PS3)

http://www.gamona.de/konsolen-charts

 

[Shiggy]

Germany:
1) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3)
2) Deus Ex: Human Revolution (X360)
3) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Limited Edition (PS3)
4) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (3DS)
5) Deus Ex: Human Revolution Limited Edition (X360)
6) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
7) God of War III (PS3)
8) Red Dead Redemption (X360)
9) Red Dead Redemption - Undead Nightmare Pack (PS3)
10) COD: Modern Warfare (PS3)

http://www.gamona.de/konsolen-charts

Xenoblade Chronicles is no longer available, online at least.

 

[noobie]

On August 22nd Sony Computer Entertainment Australia drastically cut the retail price of the PlayStation 3, a move mimicked around the globe. According to Sony the effect was pleasing to their sales department.

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia today revealed a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) sales surge of over 400% in the week following implementation of the recent price drop across the 160GB and 320GB models in Australia. This is based on official NPD Group Australia sales data1 from retailers nationally.

“This new price point really represents fantastic value for money as PlayStation 3 delivers full HD games, Blu-ray capability, plus music, movies, catch-up TV and more on demand,” said Michael Ephraim, Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia.

“Australians love not only games, but also the quality home entertainment PS3 provides. Sales are booming because PlayStation 3 is the best device to connect to your TV, at incredible value, to provide the ultimate home entertainment experience."

The new recommended retail price of the cutting-edge entertainment device, PlayStation 3, at just RRP $349.95 for 160GB and RRP $449.95 for 320GB model, represents a significant saving of approximately $150 on the former recommend retail price. It was effective in-stores on 22 August, 2011.

Link

 

[BKK]

ony Computer Entertainment Australia today revealed a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) sales surge of over 400% in the week following implementation of the recent price drop across the 160GB and 320GB models in Australia. This is based on official NPD Group Australia sales data1 from retailers nationally.

Did I miss something?

 

[Dragon]

Did I miss something?

NPD does worldwide sales now I think. They announced it a few months ago.

 

[Twister Flipper]

Italy:
1) Pokèmon White (DS)
2) Pokèmon Black (DS)
3) Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Wii)
4) New Super Mario Bros (DS)
5) Killzone 3 (PS3)
6) Wii Party (Wii)
7) New Super Mario Bros (Wii)
8) Mario Kart + Wii Wheel (Wii)
9) Wii Play Motion + Wii Remote Plus (Wii)
10) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)


http://www.aesvi.it/cms/charts.php?dir_pk=206

 

[noobie]

Italy:
1) Pokèmon White (DS)
2) Pokèmon Black (DS)
3) Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Wii)
4) New Super Mario Bros (DS)
5) Killzone 3 (PS3)
6) Wii Party (Wii)
7) New Super Mario Bros (Wii)
8) Mario Kart + Wii Wheel (Wii)
9) Wii Play Motion + Wii Remote Plus (Wii)
10) Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)


http://www.aesvi.it/cms/charts.php?dir_pk=206

is this weekly or monthly sales?
strange choice of PS3 users.. one FPS thats also Killzone 3 and one racing simulator..

 

[Loudninja]

is this weekly or monthly sales?
strange choice of PS3 users.. one FPS thats also Killzone 3 and one racing simulator..

New users I guess.

 

[BKK]

NPD does worldwide sales now I think. They announced it a few months ago.

Only for digital distribution though, not physical retail or hardware. It's also probably from a consumer panel, and not a retail panel.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/npd-comes-to-the-uk-offers-complete-market-reports/082898

EB Games and JB Hifi pulled out of GfK Australia's retail panel at the beginning of 2010, so GfK Australia stopped publishing the software charts, although they did produce an annual report for 2010 with overall figures at least. Sony quite often gave out hardware sales from GfK prior to this, but I don't think I've seen any since, which is why it's surprising to see them now use "NPD Group Australia".

Fake edit:

It seems they've since been bought out by NPD;

Its annual sales data report, compiled by NPD Group Australia (formerly GfK Retail and Technology Australia)

http://asia.gamespot.com/features/6330768/oz-industry-insights-future-of-retail/index.html

But there doesn't seem to be any news about this, the only other citing I can find about them is for this 2011 H1 Top 10;

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/au-charts-black-ops-still-number-one-in-first-half-of-2011/082696

TV vendors described their TV data since the loss of JB Hifi and others as "pure fiction" earlier this year, so I'd also take their games data with a pinch of salt too, they just don't have very good coverage anymore.

http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/S8E5N7J3

 

[noobie]

Only for digital distribution though, not physical retail or hardware. It's also probably from a consumer panel, and not a retail panel.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/npd-comes-to-the-uk-offers-complete-market-reports/082898

EB Games and JB Hifi pulled out of GfK Australia's retail panel at the beginning of 2010, so GfK Australia stopped publishing the software charts, although they did produce an annual report for 2010 with overall figures at least. Sony quite often gave out hardware sales from GfK prior to this, but I don't think I've seen any since, which is why it's surprising to see them now use "NPD Group Australia".

Fake edit:

It seems they've since been bought out by NPD;



http://asia.gamespot.com/features/6330768/oz-industry-insights-future-of-retail/index.html

But there doesn't seem to be any news about this, the only other citing I can find about them is for this 2011 H1 Top 10;

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/au-charts-black-ops-still-number-one-in-first-half-of-2011/082696

TV vendors described their TV data since the loss of JB Hifi and others as "pure fiction" earlier this year, so I'd also take their games data with a pinch of salt too, they just don't have very good coverage anymore.

http://www.channelnews.com.au/Sales_And_Marketing/Research/S8E5N7J3

So in short this means we cant have any official data for PS3 consumer sales in Australian and newzealand territory?

 

[Kenka]

What is wrong with Steuerland ? One week, it's all about Nintendo's foot-licking and some other weeks, it's HD stronghold remix.

Get your mind straight beer bellies.

 

[Road]

UK Top 10 July, 2011 (Gfk Chart-Track)
(July 3 - July 30)

01. [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 107,000
02. [360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 20,000
03. [360] Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Activision Blizzard) - 19,000
04. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 17,000
05. [WII] Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) - 16,000
06. [PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 16,000
07. [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 15,000
08. [360] UFC Personal Trainer (THQ) - 15,000
09. [360] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 14,000
10. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 13,000

June, 2011

Software sales: 2,327,966 units (-20% yoy)
Software value: £44.76 million (-26.4% yoy)

The blog that releases UK montly top 10 as ended.

Anyone have another source? Numbers come from Enterbrain.

The numbers appear on one of the weekly Famitsu magazines. This month they were posted on 2ch. I'd rather that blog continued, since 2ch posters like to make up stuff often, but since we're not in Japan, our only option is to hope they are real.

Market information appears on weekly MCV magazines. (A shame Famitsu has no digital version either free or paid.)

 

[Rolf NB]

What is wrong with Steuerland ? One week, it's all about Nintendo's foot-licking and some other weeks, it's HD stronghold remix.

Get your mind straight beer bellies.

I find this offensive. I'm fat due to sweets and soft drinks, not because of the beer.

 

[Saiyar]

UK Top 10 July, 2011 (Gfk Chart-Track)
(July 3 - July 30)

01. [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 107,000
02. [360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 20,000
03. [360] Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Activision Blizzard) - 19,000
04. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 17,000
05. [WII] Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) - 16,000
06. [PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 16,000
07. [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 15,000
08. [360] UFC Personal Trainer (THQ) - 15,000
09. [360] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 14,000
10. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 13,000

June, 2011

Software sales: 2,327,966 units (-20% yoy)
Software value: £44.76 million (-26.4% yoy)


The numbers appear on one of the weekly Famitsu magazines. This month they were posted on 2ch. I'd rather that blog continued, since 2ch posters like to make up stuff often, but since we're not in Japan, our only option is to hope they are real.

Market information appears on weekly MCV magazines. (A shame Famitsu has no digital version either free or paid.)

That looks more like a weekly chart than a monthly one! July must have been the worst month for the UK games market for some time.

 

[specialguy]

Wow, those are some serious assumptions you're making considering we have not a single verified number to base them on. It guess that's how vgchartzzz is working. :lol

And yet, I would bet good money the number is not horrendously far from reality. Basic common sense.

 

[Chris1964]

UK Top 10 July, 2011 (Gfk Chart-Track)
(July 3 - July 30)

Software sales: 2,327,966 units (-20% yoy)
Software value: £44.76 million (-26.4% yoy)

These are some really pathetic numbers.

 

[Kilrogg]

France:
Week 33, 2011

01 (__) [WII] Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo)
02 (01) [3DS] The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
03 (__) [WII] Xenoblade Chronicles + Classic Controller Pro (Nintendo)
04 (02) [WII] Zumba Fitness (Digital Bros)
05 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty : Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)


France does not disappoint.

Not surprised, but still pleased. Not that RPGs are always my cup of tea, but this one seems genuinely good (better than most RPGs in the last 5 years at any rate), and anything that can push NOA to release more games is a good thing in my book.

France loves Japanese (sub)culture, including Japanese games, Nintendo and the Wii. It makes sense that Xenoblade should perform that well.

 

[BKK]

UK Top 10 July, 2011 (Gfk Chart-Track)
(July 3 - July 30)

01. [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 107,000
02. [360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 20,000
03. [360] Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Activision Blizzard) - 19,000
04. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 17,000
05. [WII] Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) - 16,000
06. [PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 16,000
07. [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 15,000
08. [360] UFC Personal Trainer (THQ) - 15,000
09. [360] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 14,000
10. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 13,000

June, 2011

Software sales: 2,327,966 units (-20% yoy)
Software value: £44.76 million (-26.4% yoy)


The numbers appear on one of the weekly Famitsu magazines. This month they were posted on 2ch. I'd rather that blog continued, since 2ch posters like to make up stuff often, but since we're not in Japan, our only option is to hope they are real.

Market information appears on weekly MCV magazines. (A shame Famitsu has no digital version either free or paid.)

Cool, the tracking was quite close;

July 27-30
**-[360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) 21.000 / 104.000
**-[PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) 16.000 / 67.000

**-[ALL] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) 37.000 / 171.000

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=29776410&postcount=16

 

[BKK]

Zumba can be tracked again now, and Rugby too as they gave the difference between the two. That gives a range for Deus Ex of 96,000 - 113,000.

UK July, 2011 (Calculated)
(July 3 - July 30)
**. [360] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 9,000 / 49,000
**. [PS3] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 9,000 / NEW

JULY - 27 / 28 / 29 / 30

[ALL] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 33,000 / 25,000 / 26,000 / 35,000
[WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 30,000 / 22,000 / 24,000 / 31,000
[360] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 2,600 / 2,000 / 1,800 / 2,800

[ALL] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 13,000 / 9,400 / 6,700 / 7,400
[360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 7,300 / 5,900 / 3,500 / 3,900
[PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 5,300 / 3,500 / 3,200 / 3,600

[ALL] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 6,900 / 9,300 / 8,500 / 6,600
[360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 3,300 / 5,200 / 3,600 / 2,600
[PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 2,800 / 3,200 / 4,000 / 3,200

[ALL] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - * / * / 11,000 / 12,000
[360] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - * / * / 6,800 / 7,200
[PS3] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - * / * / 4,200 / 4,600

[WII] Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) - * / 2,400 / 4,200 / 9,500

UK August, 2011 (Calculated)
(July 31 - August 27)

01. [WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 125,000 / 620,000
**. [360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 16,000 / 119,000
**. [PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 15,000 / 82,000
**. [360] Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 GAMES) - 15,000 / NEW
**. [PS3] Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 GAMES) - 13,000 / NEW
**. [360] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 9,000 / 58,000

AUGUST - 31 / 32 / 33 / 34

[ALL] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 40,000 / 37,000 / 31,000 / 28,000
[WII] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 37,000 / 35,000 / 28,000 / 25,000
[360] Zumba Fitness (505 Games) - 2,800 / 2,200 / 2,200 / 2,200

[ALL] Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 GAMES) - * / * / * / 27,000
[360] Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 GAMES) - * / * / * / 15,000
[PS3] Rugby World Cup 2011 (505 GAMES) - * / * / * / 13,000

[ALL] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 11,000 / 8,800 / 5,400 / 5,500
[360] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 5,900 / 4,300 / 2,700 / 2,900
[PS3] Dirt 3 (Codemasters) - 5,200 / 4,500 / 2,700 / 2,700

[ALL] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 5,800 / 4,700 / NA / NA
[360] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 3,400 / 2,800 / NA / NA
[PS3] Call of Juarez: The Cartel (Ubisoft) - 2,400 / 1,900 / NA / NA

[WII] Just Dance 2: Extra Songs (Ubisoft) - 9,000 / 6,200 / NA / NA

 

[Kenka]

Zumba can be tracked again now, and Rugby too as they gave the difference between the two. That gives a range for Deus Ex of 96,000 - 113,000.

Dammit BKK, you're contribution is the biggest in these threads since.... I don't know when !

Awesome job, keep delivering boss

 

[Chris1964]

That 38K number Xenoblade first shipment for whole Europe isn't close to the real by the way.

First week sales beated Nintendo expectations (by a bit).

 

[Dash Kappei]

Awesome post as usual BKK

 

[BKK]

Zumba - ~22.000
Rugby - ~19.000

http://www.ukie.info/content/ukie-week-35-2011-uk-video-games-charts

Square Enix and Eidos’ ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’ (-46%) has held off Ubisoft’s new release ‘Driver: San Francisco’ despite nearly halving in sales from last week’s opening gambit to claim a second week at No1. Just like Deus Ex, it’s another rejuvenation of a franchise having been over four years since the last iteration in the Driver series (Driver 76 on PSP and Driver: Parallel Lines on Wii and PC were both released in 2007) with the Xbox 360 just ahead of the PS3 taking 53% of the share to PS3’s 46%.

505 Games’ two titles, ‘Zumba Fitness’ ( -19%) and ‘Rugby World Cup 2011’ (-30%), continue to stick together, both down a place at No3 and No4 respectively.

Also shuffling down a place is Disney’s ‘Lego Pirates of the Caribbean’ (-16%) at No5 with EA’s new entry, American football title ‘Madden NFL 12’, charging in at No6.

Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ (+3%) is at No7 with Disney’s ‘Cars 2’ (-9%) following behind at No8.

EA round of the top ten with ‘FIFA 11’ (-6%) at No9 and ‘The Sims 3’ (+3%) at No10.

The only other new entry to make it into the Top 40 this week is Codemasters’ ‘Bodycount’ at No36.

DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO - UBISOFT
ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 GAMES
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 - 505 GAMES
LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
MADDEN NFL 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
CARS 2 - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
FIFA 11 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
THE SIMS 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS - LUCASARTS
DIRT 3 - CODEMASTERS
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD - UBISOFT
BRINK - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
JUST DANCE 2 - UBISOFT
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
RED DEAD REDEMPTION - TAKE 2
CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL - UBISOFT
WII SPORTS RESORT - NINTENDO
DUKE NUKEM FOREVER -TAKE 2
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D - NINTENDO
HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
HOMEFRONT - THQ
MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE - UBISOFT
GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - TAKE 2
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS - ELECTRONIC ARTS
MARIO KART WII - NINTENDO
L.A. NOIRE - TAKE 2
PORTAL 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
MORTAL KOMBAT - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
SKATE 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR - CITY INTERACTIVE
INAZUMA ELEVEN - NINTENDO
DEAD SPACE 2 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
BODYCOUNT - CODEMASTERS
XENOBLADE CHRONICLES - NINTENDO
JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS - UBISOFT
THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS - ELECTRONIC ARTS
WII FIT PLUS - NINTENDO

 

[Mpl90]

Square Enix and Eidos’ ‘Deus Ex: Human Revolution’ (-46%) has held off Ubisoft’s new release ‘Driver: San Francisco’ despite nearly halving in sales from last week’s opening gambit to claim a second week at No1.


Just like Deus Ex, it’s another rejuvenation of a franchise having been over four years since the last iteration in the Driver series (Driver 76 on PSP and Driver: Parallel Lines on Wii and PC were both released in 2007) with the Xbox 360 just ahead of the PS3 taking 53% of the share to PS3’s 46%. 505 Games’ two titles, ‘Zumba Fitness’ ( -19%) and ‘Rugby World Cup 2011’ (-30%), continue to stick together, both down a place at No3 and No4 respectively.

Also shuffling down a place is Disney’s ‘Lego Pirates of the Caribbean’ (-16%) at No5 with EA’s new entry, American football title ‘Madden NFL 12’, charging in at No6. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ (+3%) is at No7 with Disney’s ‘Cars 2’ (-9%) following behind at No8. EA round of the top ten with ‘FIFA 11’ (-6%) at No9 and ‘The Sims 3’ (+3%) at No10. The only other new entry to make it into the Top 40 this week is Codemasters’ ‘Bodycount’ at No36.

1 1 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 2 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
- 3 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 4 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
- 5 DRIVER: SAN FRANCISCO PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 6 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
6 7 RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011 PS3 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
- 8 MADDEN NFL 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 9 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 10 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 11 DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION PC EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7 12 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 13 MADDEN NFL 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 14 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 15 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 16 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 17 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 18 DIRT 3 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
12 19 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
30 20 INAZUMA ELEVEN DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 21 XENOBLADE CHRONICLES WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 22 JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
24 23 THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
20 24 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 25 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 26 BRINK XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 27 HALO: REACH XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
28 28 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 29 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 30 ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
- 31 DUKE NUKEM FOREVER XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
- 32 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 33 DIRT 3 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
25 34 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- 35 RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
38 36 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
22 37 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
36 38 THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 39 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37 40 CARS 2 WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

Wow at Inazuma, rising from 30 to 20