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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

FIFA 14 Still On Top

30/Dec/2013

The final week of the year sees EA’s 'FIFA 14' (-31%) remaining at No1, taking a 5th week since launch as the top-selling software title, one more week than ‘FIFA 13’ last year – the difference being that ‘FIFA 14’ claimed the Christmas No1 this year (last week) whereas last year it was taken by ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ in week 51, 2012. Activision’s 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' remains at No2 (-24%) but is less than 2000 units behind ‘FIFA 14’ and has also taken 5 weeks at No1 since launch. Ubisoft’s 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' (-15%) remains at No3 having taken the top spot once back at launch (wk44) but has never been out of the Top 5. EA’s ‘Battlefield 4’ remains at No4 for a 3rd consecutive week (-11%) having debuted at No2 in the same week as ‘Assassin’s Creed IV’. Rockstar/Take 2’s ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ has been climbing for the past 3 weeks and moves back in to the Top 5 at No5 (-5%).

Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
02 (03) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
03 (06) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
04 (02) 360 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (05) PS4 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (10) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
07 (12) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
08 (11) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
09 (13) 360 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (08) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
11 (04) WII JUST DANCE 2014 (UBISOFT)
12 (09) PS3 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
13 (17) PS3 GRAN TURISMO 6 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
14 (15) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
15 (16) XBO FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (20) 360 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (19) PS4 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
18 (18) XBO CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
19 (28) XBO BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (14) 360 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
21 (24) XBO FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 (MICROSOFT)
22 (21) PS3 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
23 (07) PS4 KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
24 (22) PS4 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
25 (25) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
26 (32) PS4 KNACK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
27 (27) PC FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 (SEGA)
28 (31) XBO DEAD RISING 3 (MICROSOFT)
29 (29) PS4 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
30 (26) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
31 (36) 360 BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
32 (35) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
33 (33) 3DS POKEMON X (NINTENDO)
34 (37) 360 WWE 2K14 (TAKE 2)
35 (38) XBO RYSE: SON OF ROME (MICROSOFT)
36 (34) 3DS POKEMON Y (NINTENDO)
37 (39) PS4 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
38 (23) PS3 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
39 (__) XBO ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
40 (__) 360 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)

Ireland:
Week 52, 2013 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

Denmark:
Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

Germany:
Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

France:
Week 51, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Value)

01 (01) WII JUST DANCE 2014 (UBISOFT)
02 (04) PS3 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03 (03) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
04 (02) PS3 GRAN TURISMO 6 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
05 (__) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)

Italy:
Week 51, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

Sweden
Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

Norway:
Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

Finland:
Week 52, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

Australia:
Week 52, 2013 - Full Price Games (All Formats)

New Zealand:
Week 52, 2013 - Full Price Games (All Formats)

Spain:

Greece:

Netherlands:


PAL Charts - Week 48, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 49, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 50, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 51, 2013

 

[Winternet]

The usual suspects.

 

[Nibel]

If you'd tell me this was week 51 or 50, I'd believe you

 

[Fabrik]

Wonder where the 360 crowd is going to move. Looks like the PS3 crowd has moved to PS4 faster (probably with a few 360 owners). The 360 audience might be a bit like the Wii audience, no brand attachment, only care about FIFA, COD and the cheapest console.

 

[DrWong]

If you'd tell me this was week 51 or 50, I'd believe you

Of last year... I'd believe you too.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Wonder where the 360 crowd is going to move. Looks like the PS3 crowd has moved to PS4 faster (probably with a few 360 owners). The 360 audience might be a bit like the Wii audience, no brand attachment, only care about FIFA, COD and the cheapest console.

If that does turn out to be the case, it's bad news for everyone.

 

[Herb Alpert]

Of last year... I'd believe you too.

Yeah, but it's next gen!

The more things change...

 

[Asd202]

If that does turn out to be the case, it's bad news for everyone.

True but they will have to move eventually for dat CoD and Fifa. Also Nintendo is pretty much dead in the UK.

 

[Mokubba]

Few PS4 multiplats beating their PS3 counterparts. That's really good to see.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

True but they will have to move eventually for dat CoD and Fifa.

That's years down the line and whose to say they'll move to consoles? They might move to tablets that fully support controllers? We're already seeing controller for tablets being released...

I'd hate to see what will become of the UK console market if that were to ever happen.

 

[dolemite]

The best selling playstation title is a PS4 game.

Spoiler

it begins, at least for Sony

 

[Shahed]

Few PS4 multiplats beating their PS3 counterparts. That's really good to see.

While it's nice to see, is it because PS4 software is doing well or PS3 is selling badly?

 

[liger05]

Wii U & Vita bundles are pointless. Nobody cares.

3DS/2DS HW numbers will be interesting as the games over xmas havent sold.

 

[Coolwhip]

Next gen changed -everything-

 

[Daedardus]

What's the sale difference between 20 and 40? Can't be more than hundred, right?

 

[onQ123]

Knack still making a mockery of Super Mario 3D World.


If only ignorant Sony was still around to remake the old Crash Bandicoot Commercial with Knack.

 

[Guymelef]

04 (02) 360 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (05) PS4 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (09) PS3 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
15 (16) XBO FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

01 (01) 360 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
10 (08) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
14 (15) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
18 (18) XBO CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

02 (03) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
07 (12) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
24 (22) PS4 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
39 (__) XBO ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)

09 (13) 360 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (19) PS4 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
19 (28) XBO BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
22 (21) PS3 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

16 (20) 360 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
25 (25) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
29 (29) PS4 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
>40 (__) XBO NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

20 (14) 360 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
37 (39) PS4 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
38 (23) PS3 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
>40 (__) XBO LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

 

[dolemite]

Looking at the top 40 combined chart Angry Birds > Super Mario 3D World. Wii U is doing really badly in the UK.

 

[Mpl90]

Wii U & Vita bundles are pointless. Nobody cares.

3DS/2DS HW numbers will be interesting as the games over xmas havent sold.

MCV unveiled 3DS is the n°1 console in UK in 2013, I believe 3DS and 2DS didn't sell bad at all during Holidays (we also had 2DS alone as the biggest selling console in one week "confortably"). But I'm much more interested in how things will look in tbe first months of the year.

 

[dolemite]

04 (02) 360 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (05) PS4 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (09) PS3 FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
15 (16) XBO FIFA 14 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

01 (01) 360 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
10 (08) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
14 (15) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
18 (18) XBO CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)

02 (03) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
07 (12) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
24 (22) PS4 ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)
39 (__) XBO ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG (UBISOFT)

09 (13) 360 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (19) PS4 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
19 (28) XBO BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
22 (21) PS3 BATTLEFIELD 4 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

16 (20) 360 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
25 (25) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
29 (29) PS4 NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
>40 (__) XBO NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)

20 (14) 360 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
37 (39) PS4 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
38 (23) PS3 LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
>40 (__) XBO LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)

It's surprising how quickly the PS crowd has moved on.

 

[Carl]

Nice amount of next gen software on there already. Good to see.

 

[Foshy]

Knack still making a mockery of Super Mario 3D World.


If only ignorant Sony was still around to remake the old Crash Bandicoot Commercial with Knack.

I think you mean arrogant

 

[liger05]

MCV unveiled 3DS is the n°1 console in UK in 2013, I believe 3DS and 2DS didn't sell bad at all during Holidays (we also had 2DS alone as the biggest selling console in one week "confortably"). But I'm much more interested in how things will look in tbe first months of the year.

Which is why the software sales are so concerning. People seem to buy the hardware for 1 or 2 games and thats it.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

While it's nice to see, is it because PS4 software is doing well or PS3 is selling badly?

I'd be surprised if the PS3 was doing badly, especially with all the £99 deals that were cropping up over the past week or so...

Then again, PS3 software sales don't seem all that great....

 

[Pancakes R Us]

Looking at the top 40 combined chart Angry Birds > Super Mario 3D World. Wii U is doing really badly in the UK.

Wii U is doing really badly in the UK, therefore everything on it is doing badly. Not surprising at all. Any potential Wii U hold-outs in the UK, you should wait until next year for super-crazy-bomba pricing. I wonder how close it'll get to £100.

 

[Mokubba]

While it's nice to see, is it because PS4 software is doing well or PS3 is selling badly?

I think some of the PS3 multi plats are selling lower than usual because people are getting them on the PS4 instead. I expected it to happen around the time Destiny and Watchdogs released not straight away.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Which is why the software sales are so concerning. People seem to buy the hardware for 1 or 2 games and thats it.

The market is dominated by big budget console and triple A releases this time of the year - it will always looks way worse for system that dont recieve these kind of releases. Ubisoft, Activision and Co. are investing millions in developing and marketing these titles, of course there is much less room to breath for smaller releases.

A 3DS/Vita title just isnt to recieve the amount of promotion, cross marketing and co. that the big fall releases are getting - especially not with most consoles being bundled with AC,Fifa,BF4 or CoD. These alone are like 15-20 spots.

 

[Captain Smoker]

Which is why the software sales are so concerning. People seem to buy the hardware for 1 or 2 games and thats it.

3DS Tie Ratio
America: 3,75
Other: 3,40
Japan: 3,36

Worldwide: 3,50

As of September 2013.

Should be higher by now, especially with Pokemon.


Nintendo software does quite good, problem is probably the lack of cheap shovelware btw. lack of western support with mid-tier games. These games moved to smartphones/tablets, NDS had tons and tons of such games.

Western gaming tends to cheap mobile or big AAA games.

 

[noobie]

I think some of the PS3 multi plats are selling lower than usual because people are getting them on the PS4 instead. I expected it to happen around the time Destiny and Watchdogs released not straight away.

is the offer to get PS4 version only $10 applicable in UK also?

 

[dolemite]

Wii U is doing really badly in the UK, therefore everything on it is doing badly. Not surprising at all. Any potential Wii U hold-outs in the UK, you should wait until next year for super-crazy-bomba pricing. I wonder how close it'll get to £100.

I don't think the crazy super sales will happen though. Last year Nintendo simply purchased all the unsold WiiU's back from the retailers and reported it as a negative sale in their quarterly report. Allowing ridiculous sales to happen may damage the WiiU brand.

 

[Birathen]

What a bleak and boring list.

 

[Jonathan28]

What a bleak and boring list.

What games do you want to be on the list?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

That's years down the line and whose to say they'll move to consoles? They might move to tablets that fully support controllers? We're already seeing controller for tablets being released...

I'd hate to see what will become of the UK console market if that were to ever happen.

Brand loyalty is overrated. People will move on when the new consoles offer compelling experiences at mass market prices. Whether they upgrade to PS4/XBO/WiiU, their loyalty will be to the games and experience, not the console maker.

I don't think the crazy super sales will happen though. Last year Nintendo simply purchased all the unsold WiiU's back from the retailers and reported it as a negative sale in their quarterly report. Allowing ridiculous sales to happen may damage the WiiU brand.

The Wii U brand is already damaged beyond repair in the UK. Nintendo would have no choice if retailers decided to do crazy price slashing, we've already seen a few sales that are way below MSRP.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

What games do you want to be on the list?

Looks at avatar. Mario ironically.

 

[Canis lupus]

Knack moved up!

 

[ILoveBish]

Knack moved up!

Seems the people have spoken once again.

 

[DC R1D3R]

Wonder where the 360 crowd is going to move. Looks like the PS3 crowd has moved to PS4 faster (probably with a few 360 owners). The 360 audience might be a bit like the Wii audience, no brand attachment, only care about FIFA, COD and the cheapest console.

Xbox one for sure bro!

 

[NahNever]

I refuse to buy any PS4 games till the prices come down from such ridiculous heights. £49.00 for KZ or BF4? They must think were suckers. Not one single price drop since launch, and once you compare them to US prices then the true insult begins to show.
I'm sure PS4 games would be a lot higher if they were cheaper.

 

[Duster]

The market is dominated by big budget console and triple A releases this time of the year - it will always looks way worse for system that dont recieve these kind of releases. Ubisoft, Activision and Co. are investing millions in developing and marketing these titles, of course there is much less room to breath for smaller releases.

A 3DS/Vita title just isnt to recieve the amount of promotion, cross marketing and co. that the big fall releases are getting - especially not with most consoles being bundled with AC,Fifa,BF4 or CoD. These alone are like 15-20 spots.

Whilst I mostly agree with you I've still seen a lot of adverts for Mario and Tearaway, although that later is often shown in general Vita adverts. Much the same could be said about other Nintendo games, most of their big titles this year have had a fair few adverts even if it's not on the same scale as some of the examples you've mentioned.

Tearaway has been bundled with the Vita quite a lot too and I expect the same can be said about Mario 3D World but I'm not 100% sure on that.

 

[casiopao]

What games do you want to be on the list?

I am sure he wanted more niche game to show out on the chart here rather than the millions AAA title there.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

I am sure he wanted more niche game to show out on the chart here rather than the millions AAA title there.

Thats delusional.

 

[Carl]

I refuse to buy any PS4 games till the prices come down from such ridiculous heights. £49.00 for KZ or BF4? They must think were suckers. Not one single price drop since launch, and once you compare them to US prices then the true insult begins to show.
I'm sure PS4 games would be a lot higher if they were cheaper.

Same happens at the start of every gen. They know people will want games to go with their shiny new console so they can pretty much charge what they want. It won't last more than a few months.

 

[Asd202]

MCV unveiled 3DS is the n°1 console in UK in 2013, I believe 3DS and 2DS didn't sell bad at all during Holidays (we also had 2DS alone as the biggest selling console in one week "confortably"). But I'm much more interested in how things will look in tbe first months of the year.

Huh that's strange than why aren't they buying any software.

 

[Kysen]

and if they don't bite its £99 firesales.

I cant wait for that day. I never owned a Wii so I'll be getting double value at that price.

 

[gtj1092]

Why are people saying the PS crowd is moving on and not just that the ps4 is more popular than xone in UK. Funny too when you consider that the claim has been that MS is supplying more stock to the US and UK because ps4 is never on shelves and xone is and yet the past few weeks in the UK have shown that ps4 is indeed outselling the xone. Spain showed the same no ps4s on shelves but still outselling the xone.

 

[Dragon1893]

Still hard to believe MS might lose the UK to sony, they have it in the palm of their hand but the PS4 seems to be getting ready to take over.
Most PS4 owners are people who previously owned a PS3 so the PS3's software sales will only get lower as PS4 software increases.

 

[Cornbread78]

Wow at teh Killzone drop, even in EU that has to be pretty bad...

Why are people saying the PS crowd is moving on and not just that the ps4 is more popular than xone in UK. Funny too when you consider that the claim has been that MS is supplying more stock to the US and UK because ps4 is never on shelves and xone is and yet the past few weeks in the UK have shown that ps4 is indeed outselling the xone. Spain showed the same no ps4s on shelves but still outselling the xone.

It will probably be the opposite in the US, it would be a momumental victory for Sony if they somehow won Dec. with barely any units to sell to consumers. MS has flooded store shelves with XB1's to make sure there were enough in the market. Their hope is that anyone that might have been on the fence, would just grab the available system and the more little Jonny's that grabed one, means more little Timmy's would grab one as well to play with Jonny. Good strategy.

 

[Mpl90]

3DS Tie Ratio
America: 3,75
Other: 3,40
Japan: 3,36

Worldwide: 3,50

As of September 2013.

Should be higher by now, especially with Pokemon.


Nintendo software does quite good, problem is probably the lack of cheap shovelware btw. lack of western support with mid-tier games. These games moved to smartphones/tablets, NDS had tons and tons of such games.

Western gaming tends to cheap mobile or big AAA games.

Actually, despite Nintendo titles selling undeniably well in general, they lost the biggest amount of software sales by far, due to Touch Generation's disappearance. Much, much, much more than anyone (third parties should currently be slightly higher compared to DS at the same time after the console's release in Japan).

Obviously, eShop only titles not counted is a factor as well (and that's something we'll have to remember for every console from now on, of course).

 

[Marc]

I don't think the crazy super sales will happen though. Last year Nintendo simply purchasll the unsold WiiU's back from the retailers and reported it as a negative sale in their quarterly report. Allowing ridiculous sales to happen may damage the WiiU brand.

Damage the WiiU brand? lolwut

I did consider one when the next gen DRM rumours were abound, and love remote play but PS4 came through.

I would consider one again in a firesale. Haven't played any Wii games so missed out on Zelda and Mario's 50th iteration of the same game people seem to love to death.


Anyway, amazing that Knack is beating out Dead Rising 3 when one of them was made in Cernys spare time. Impressive start for PS4 in UK.

 

[KillerMan91]

Actually, despite Nintendo titles selling undeniably well in general, they lost the biggest amount of software sales by far, due to Touch Generation's disappearance. Much, much, much more than anyone (third parties should currently be slightly higher compared to DS at the same time after the console's release in Japan).

Obviously, eShop only titles not counted is a factor as well (and that's something we'll have to remember for every console from now on, of course).

Slightly higher in Japan but way way down in the west. Western publishers also made huge amounts of money trough Touch Generation games on DS (Cooking mama, Imagine games etc.)