General Gaming Sales/Charts Discussion

[Kaepora_Gaebora]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one

 

I realise he hasn't said its crap, I meant more about being honest or trying to make light of something can back fire spectacularly. But being a X1 and Wii U owner, this statement doesn't entice me to buy a PS4. I'm no fan boy and have nothing against Playstation, I think the sales figures are brilliant and they've smashed it so far, with so many people on here going for one, the comparison of numbers in the FIFA 15 thread says it all!

 

But if one of the main guys doesn't know why it's done so well and can't sell it to me, then it doesn't scream to me I've made the wrong decision and should be picking one up! Just my opinion though, I can appreciate what you're saying and how to other people it may elevate the product

[Sheikah]

...are you kidding?! Yeah who gives a shit what Shuhei Yoshida says!

 

Precisely. Quite honestly, the overwhelmingly vast majority of people will not give a flying fuck, or even be aware that this interview took place. By questioning why people will buy it after that interview you are basically contemplating that -

 

A) The article is even going to be read by most potential future PS4 owners (it certainly isn't)

B) That people who do read that would for some reason pass up on the superior console out of some weird principle.

 

People already know that there are tons of great games coming to PS4. That is going to factor a million times greater than what some guy in an interview says.

 

Haha, you can't tell if I'm serious, yet you're presenting a serious (I presume) argument based on you having a quick look in the comments section of a website addressing this story and then claiming a success? You've basically admitted there your own statement is utter tosh!

 

Nope, I have gone about collating multiple opinions and reactions to the interview on a multiformat gaming website as opposed to arrogantly (and ignorantly) pushing my own opinion about as if that's how it just is.

 

In your post, you suggested that this interview cast him in a bad light to a large group of people and questioned who would buy a PS4 after this.

 

In the EG comments section there are hundreds in favour, with the positive posts themselves garnering hundreds of votes.

 

So who do we take the word of? You, in that this was bad press and will have a negative effect, or hundreds of other people, who thought this was a good and candid interview? This is by no means a rigorus comparison, but you'd think that if this was such a stupid thing to say, more would be mad about it.

 

I'll lend a little credibility to using the comment section of EG as a valid measure of group opinion. If you want a truly stupid thing, then turn to when Microsoft proposed the used games policy and always online...

 

The comment section sure as shit jumped on that then. The comments section on that site is actually a pretty good 'at a glance' measure of the gamer community's reaction to these sorts of things. You might have your own thoughts, but generally speaking those comments at least give you more of an opinion what other people are thinking, too.

 

Anyway, the only proof in my being right would be is sales slowed down but that probably won't happen, so I imagine it's no harm done to the PS4.

 

Good to see that you've basically admitted that the interview will have no bad effect now yourself. :p

 

So much for 'who will buy a PS4 after this'.

Edited August 22, 2014 by Sheikah

[Kaepora_Gaebora]

Nope, I have gone about collating multiple opinions and reactions to the interview on a multiformat gaming website as opposed to arrogantly (and ignorantly) pushing my own opinion about as if that's how it just is.

 

In your post, you suggested that this interview cast him in a bad light to a large group of people and questioned who would buy a PS4 after this.

 

In the EG comments section there are hundreds in favour, with the positive posts themselves garnering hundreds of votes.

 

So who do we take the word of? You, in that this was bad press and will have a negative effect, or hundreds of other people, who thought this was a good and candid interview? This is by no means a rigorus comparison, but you'd think that if this was such a stupid thing to say, more would be mad about it.

 

I'll lend a little credibility to using the comment section of EG as a valid measure of group opinion. If you want a truly stupid thing, then turn to when Microsoft proposed the used games policy and always online...

 

The comment section sure as shit jumped on that then. The comments section on that site is actually a pretty good 'at a glance' measure of the gamer community's reaction to these sorts of things. You might have your own thoughts, but generally speaking those comments at least give you more of an opinion what other people are thinking, too.

 

 

 

Good to see that you've basically admitted that the interview will have no bad effect now yourself. :p

 

So much for 'who will buy a PS4 after this'.

 

...but you haven't, or certainly hadn't at the time, gone about collating any evidence, you said yourself you had a quick glance at the Eurogamer comments!

 

Are you referring to me as being arrogant and ignorant? If so not only am I saying all this is my opinion, I'm not claiming to represent anyone else but myself, I came on a forum to put my opinion forward in a discussion.

 

The lines you then use "so who do we take the word of?" And try to condescend my opinion because "hundreds of others" disagree is arrogant and ignorant, aren't I allowed to share my opinion here if it's not the same as yours? So what if I'm against the grain on this, no one else here has agreed with my statements but that doesn't mean I can't think them.

 

This isn't the first time this has happened between us, but it might be the last. Utterly fed up with "are you joking?" And "can't tell if serious" claims, if you're not prepared to take my opinion seriously there's no point me posting it!

[Sheikah]

...but you haven't, or certainly hadn't at the time, gone about collating any evidence, you said yourself you had a quick glance at the Eurogamer comments!

 

The numbers themselves are evidence of the collective opinion of gamers on a multiformat gaming website. While it's no means rigorous, it is a reasonable gauge of whether a mixed gaming community generally viewed it as a dick move, or a decent interview. In the past EG comments have highlighted the disdain for Microsoft's policies, as well as Nintendo's lack of online features, as well as even when Sony outright rejected EA's subscription service (saying that it would have been nice to have a choice).

 

If so not only am I saying all this is my opinion, I'm not claiming to represent anyone else but myself, I came on a forum to put my opinion forward in a discussion.

 

Just because you have an opinion, it doesn't mean people can't challenge the things you're saying and provide a counter opinion.

 

Of course you're free to voice your opinion, but ultimately what you're saying is "this is a bad interview and people would be mad to buy the console after this". My response has never been nothing more than "most people don't see it that way (reference to EG), and the interview actually worked out well for him".

 

This isn't the first time this has happened between us, but it might be the last. Utterly fed up with "are you joking?" And "can't tell if serious" claims, if you're not prepared to take my opinion seriously there's no point me posting it!

Everyone has the right to express their opinion, no matter what it is. Sometimes though, an opinion can be strikingly maligned with somebody's elses opinion, leading to those sorts of remarks. As long as you know that it's just a way for other people to express counter opinions then I don't really see the issue. Life would be boring if we started every rebuttal with "I disagree, here is my opinion instead:"

Edited August 22, 2014 by Sheikah

[Wii]

Japanese software sales - Aug. 11th to 17th (Top 50)

 

01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) - 118.526 / 2.212.518 (-2%)

02./00. [WIU] Hyrule Warriors # (Koei Tecmo) {2014.08.14} (¥7.980) - 69.090 / NEW <57,33%> 03./05. [3DS] Yoshi's New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) - 29.933 / 144.162 (+32%)

04./06. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) - 28.221 / 627.635 (+35%)

05./02. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) - 27.273 / 108.857 (-67%)

06./00. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G: Beginner's Package (Capcom) {2014.08.13} (¥6.264) - 21.169 / NEW

07./04. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) - 11.604 / 53.931 (-73%)

08./08. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) - 10.879 / 138.721 (+29%)

09./09. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) - 10.420 / 1.245.042 (+42%)

10./03. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Crimson # (Marvelous AQL) {2014.08.07} (¥6.998) - 9.624 / 56.119 (-79%)

11./15. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.908) - 6.644 / 91.232 (+54%)

12./11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) - 6.286 / 45.283 (+18%)

13./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) - 6.053 / 4.127.888 (+23%)

14./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) - 5.535 / 2.368.112 (+55%)

15./26. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) - 4.728 / 423.075

16./16. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.17} (¥6.145) - 4.705 / 41.748 (+14%)

17./18. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (¥6.264) - 4.542 / 280.209 (+17%)

18./21. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 4.447 / 3.774.698

19./24. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) - 3.984 / 238.539

20./27. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) - 3.796 / 3.327.503 (+33%)

21./28. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800)

22./14. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.07.17} (¥6.264)

23./36. [3DS] Hoppechan: Minna de Odekake! Waku Waku Hoppe Land!! (Nippon Columbia) {2014.07.17} (¥5.184)

24./37. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters - Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936)

25./31. [PS4] FIFA 14 # (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)

26./29. [PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} (¥7.992)

27./34. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥5.119)

28./32. [PSV] Persona 4: Golden (Atlus) {2012.06.14} (¥7.329)

29./22. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea # (Gust) {2014.07.17} (¥7.344)

30./07. [PSV] Shin Hayari Gami (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.08.07} (¥6.264)

31./40. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985)

32./42. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800)

33./00. [PSV] Clannad (Prototype) {2014.08.14} (¥5.184)

34./17. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: All in One Package (Square Enix) {2014.08.07} (¥5.184)

35./10. [PS3] Shin Hayari Gami (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.08.07} (¥7.344)

36./13. [3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) {2014.08.07} (¥2.700)

37./44. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665)

38./46. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800)

39./00. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons Z (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2013.12.12} (¥4.400)

40./33. [3DS] Happiness Charge PreCure! Kawa-Run Collection (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.31} (¥5.627)

41./45. [PSV] God Eater 2 (PlayStation Vita the Best) (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.10} (¥3.024)

42./00. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800)

43./19. [PSV] Lost Dimension (FuRyu) {2014.08.07} (¥6.782)

44./41. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208)

45./00. [3DS] Disney Magic World # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480)

46./49. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980)

47./00. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800)

48./39. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥7.344)

49./38. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264)

50./00. [WIU] Taiko no Tatsujin: Wii U Version! # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.11.21} (¥5.480)

[Wii]

This weeks Japanese software and hardware sales:

 

1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 77,465 (2,289,983)
   
2. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered – 30,587 (New)
   
3. [PSV] Bullet Girls – 29,690 (New)
   
4. [PS4] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition – 17,832 (New)
   
5. [PS3] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition – 15,816 (New)
   
6. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors – 15,142 (84,232)
   
7. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 12,931 (157,092)
   
8. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 12,075 (639,710)
   
9. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 – 10,831 (119,689)
   
10. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV – 7,928 (61,859)
    
11. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure – 7,246 (145,967)
    
12. [3DS] Yokai Watch – 7,189 (1,252,231)
    
13. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G Beginners Package – 5,183 (26,352)
    
14. [PSV] Chaos;Head Dual – 4,662 (New)
    
15. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y – 4,255 (4,132,144)
    
16. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Low Price Version – 3,938 (49,220)
    
17. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – 3,829 (59,948)
    
18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,376 (2,371,488)
    
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,367 (3,778,065)
    
20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,321 (3,330,825)
    

 

1. 3DS LL – 28,788 (42,365)
   
2. PlayStation Vita – 15,309 (20,825)
   
3. Wii U – 8,985 (18,161)
   
4. 3DS – 6,914 (9,429)
   
5. PlayStation 4 – 5,923 (6,913)
   
6. PlayStation 3 – 2,376 (6,260)
   
7. PlayStation Vita TV – 1,118 (1,491)
   
8. PSP – 324 (416)
   
9. Xbox 360 – 177 (160)
   

 

Not a good performance from Wii U or Hyrule Warriors in its second week. PS4 too continues to fall in sales.

[Serebii]

This weeks Japanese software and hardware sales:

 

1. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke – 77,465 (2,289,983)
   
2. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered – 30,587 (New)
   
3. [PSV] Bullet Girls – 29,690 (New)
   
4. [PS4] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition – 17,832 (New)
   
5. [PS3] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition – 15,816 (New)
   
6. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors – 15,142 (84,232)
   
7. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island – 12,931 (157,092)
   
8. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 – 12,075 (639,710)
   
9. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 – 10,831 (119,689)
   
10. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV – 7,928 (61,859)
    
11. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure – 7,246 (145,967)
    
12. [3DS] Yokai Watch – 7,189 (1,252,231)
    
13. [PSV] Monster Hunter Frontier G Beginners Package – 5,183 (26,352)
    
14. [PSV] Chaos;Head Dual – 4,662 (New)
    
15. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y – 4,255 (4,132,144)
    
16. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V Low Price Version – 3,938 (49,220)
    
17. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – 3,829 (59,948)
    
18. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 – 3,376 (2,371,488)
    
19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 3,367 (3,778,065)
    
20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 3,321 (3,330,825)
    

 

1. 3DS LL – 28,788 (42,365)
   
2. PlayStation Vita – 15,309 (20,825)
   
3. Wii U – 8,985 (18,161)
   
4. 3DS – 6,914 (9,429)
   
5. PlayStation 4 – 5,923 (6,913)
   
6. PlayStation 3 – 2,376 (6,260)
   
7. PlayStation Vita TV – 1,118 (1,491)
   
8. PSP – 324 (416)
   
9. Xbox 360 – 177 (160)
   

 

Not a good performance from Wii U or Hyrule Warriors in its second week. PS4 too continues to fall in sales.

Not a good performance for anything. Everything jumped off a cliff this week

[Wii]

Yeah everything took a bit of a dive. Except the Xbox 360. It's up over +10%. Microsoft must be planning a huge celebration.

[Daft]

Thats almost a 50% drop for the Wii U and only ~14% drop for PS4.

 

i'm joking but this is why %s are bull.

[Josh64]

Is the original Wii not sold in Japan anymore? I always just assumed they didn't record it anymore because of the low numbers but the 360 is still on there so that can't be the case.

[Wii]

Here’s this weeks Japanese software and hardware charts:

 

1. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Atlus, 08/28/14) – 89,498 (New)
   
2. [PSV] Toukiden Kiwami (Koei Tecmo, 08/28/14) – 79,384 (New)
   
3. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 68,762 (2,358,745)
   
4. [PSV] Love Live! School Idol Paradise Vol. 1: Printemps Unit / Vol 2. BiBi Unit / Vol 3. Lily White Unit (Kadokawa Games, 08/28/14) – 59,710 (New)
   
5. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia U (Compile Heart, 08/28/14) – 34,980 (New)
   
6. [3DS] Medarot 8: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. (Rocket, 08/28/14) – 33,326 (New)
   
7. [PS3] Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin F Coffin of the End (Bandai Namco, 08/28/14) – 28,807 (New)
   
8. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 11,148 (650,858)
   
9. [PSP] Toukiden Kiwami (Koei Tecmo, 08/28/14) – 11,026 (New)
   
10. [PSV] Bullet Girls (D3 Publisher, 08/21/14) – 10,030 (39,720)
    
11. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo, 07/24/14) – 9,968 (167,071)
    
12. [PS4] The Last of Us Remastered (SCE, 08/21/14) – 8,782 (39,368)
    
13. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco, 08/07/14) – 8,361 (128,050)
    
14. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Koei Tecmo, 08/14/14) – 7,648 (91,880)
    
15. [3DS] Yokai Watch (Level-5, 07/11/13) – 6,912 (1,259,144)
    
16. [3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 6,653 (152,620)
    
17. [PS3] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition (Square Enix, 08/21/14) – 6,486 (22,301)
    
18. [PS4] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition (Square Enix, 08/21/14) – 6,131 (23,962)
    
19. [PS3] Sacred 3 (Spike Chunsoft, 08/28/14) – 5,083 (New)
    
20. [PSV] Kiss Bell (TGL, 08/28/14) – 4,530 (New)
    

 

1. 3DS LL – 30,111 (28,788)
   
2. PlayStation Vita – 19,578 (15,309)
   
3. Wii U – 8,584 (8,985)
   
4. PlayStation 3 – 7,895 (2,376)
   
5. 3DS – 7,404 (6,914)
   
6. PlayStation 4 – 6,502 (5,923)
   
7. PlayStation Vita TV – 1,156 (1,118)
   
8. PSP – 187 (324)
   
9. Xbox 360 – 86 (177)
   

[Debug Mode]

Holy shit, Hyrule Warriors died quick!

[Hero-of-Time]

Holy shit, Hyrule Warriors died quick!

 

Wow! You ain't wrong there. I thought it would do a hell of a lot better than that.

[drahkon]

Well, Dragon Heroes won't sell much either, then...

[Wii]

Weren't they also expecting Hyrule Warriors to sell at least 1 million copies and isn't Japan Dynasty Warriors biggest market? They better hope the U.S. and European Zelda fans buy into this big time.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Wii

[khilafah]

Weren't they also expecting Hyrule Warriors to sell at 1 million copies and isn't Japan Dynasty Warriors biggest market? They better hope the U.S. and European Zelda fans buy into this big time.

 

its getting nowhere near 1 million.

[Wii]

Edit: Yes they were.

 

“In addition to our Warriors series fan base, Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda is also a very popular series with a large fan base, and I think it will become a great new market because of The Legend of Zelda’s legion of fans overseas, we are aiming to sell more than one million copies worldwide.”

 

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/05/20/tecmo-koei-hoping-to-sell-1-million-copies-of-hyrule-warriors/

[Josh64]

Never gonna happen now then. If it sells that bad in Japan, I can't imagine the bloodbath that will ensue over here. We don't even get the chest, just a fucking scarf.

 

In all seriousness though, there's no hope for this game doing better in the West, surely? It may do decent numbers, but not a million by any stretch. Zelda itself is getting more niche by the year and Dynsasty Warriors was never that big here in the first place. They're throwing a fairly unknown franchise with a dying one and hoping for success - on a floundering console.

[liger05]

Never gonna happen now then. If it sells that bad in Japan, I can't imagine the bloodbath that will ensue over here. We don't even get the chest, just a fucking scarf.

 

In all seriousness though, there's no hope for this game doing better in the West, surely? It may do decent numbers, but not a million by any stretch. Zelda itself is getting more niche by the year and Dynsasty Warriors was never that big here in the first place. They're throwing a fairly unknown franchise with a dying one and hoping for success - on a floundering console.

 

I can't believe they expected to sell 1 mil copies. I don't think Zelda fans just buy anything with link in it.

[Rummy]

Holy shit, Hyrule Warriors died quick!

 

Thats almost a 50% drop for the Wii U and only ~14% drop for PS4.

 

i'm joking but this is why %s are bull.

 

'Nearly 100% of Wii U owners have bought Hyrule Warriors'

[Wii]

This weeks UK sales chart:

 

1. (NE) [PC] The Sims 4

2. (01) [PS4] The Last of Us: Remastered

3. (03) [360] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition

4. (05) [PS3] Minecraft PlayStation 3 Edition

5. (02) [PS4] Metro Redux

6. (12) [PS4] Watch Dogs

7. (13) [3DS] Tomodachi Life

8. (07) [360] Grand Theft Auto V

9. (04) [XBO] Metro Redux

10. (06) [PS4] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil

11. (08) [XBO] Titanfall

12. (15) [360] Terraria

13. (18) [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts

14. (19) [360] The LEGO Movie Videogame

15. (11) [XBO] Forza Motorsport 5

16. (22) [360] Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare

17. (10) [PS4] Madden NFL 15

18. (17) [XBO] Call of Duty: Ghosts

19. (35) [360] Watch Dogs

20. (14) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V

21. (24) [WIIU] Mario Kart 8

22. (09) [XBO] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil

23. (16) [PS3] Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare

24. (RE) [PS3] Watch Dogs

25. (21) [PS4] Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare

26. (25) [360] Titanfall

27. (20) [360] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil

28. (NE) [VITA] Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

29. (23) [XBO] Madden NFL 15

30. (30) [360] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

31. (RE) [DS] Frozen: Olaf’s Quest

32. (28) [360] Skate 3

33. (29) [360] Call of Duty: Ghosts

34. (40) [XBO] Watch Dogs

35. (31) [PS3] The LEGO Movie Videogame

36. (36) [PS4] Wolfenstein: The New ORders

37. (26) [PS3] Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil

38. (32) [360] Sniper Elite 3

39. (RE) [XBO] Wolfenstein: The New Order

40. (33) [3DS] Pokemon X

 

Broken down by platform:

 

12 Xbox360

8 XboxOne

8 PS4

6 PS3

2 3DS

1 Wii U

1 DS

1 PC

1 PS Vita

[Josh64]

MineCraft just never dies does it? Saying that, I was close to buying it today, just waiting to get it at around £10.

 

And surprising to see Tomodachi climb up once more. Is there a new promotion for it? And it seems the whole Sim City debacle last year and no pre-release reviews didn't put people off the Sims 4, a bit surprised by that actually.

[Phube]

MineCraft just never dies does it? Saying that, I was close to buying it today, just waiting to get it at around £10.

 

And surprising to see Tomodachi climb up once more. Is there a new promotion for it? And it seems the whole Sim City debacle last year and no pre-release reviews didn't put people off the Sims 4, a bit surprised by that actually.

 

Some boy band (the vamps??) Are constantly on kiddy TV advertising it at the moment!

[Wii]

The UK chart makes for interesting reading. Minecraft is doing well. Only 1 PC title in the top 40. Do people say the PC scene is dead? I honestly don't know and yet it gets plenty of ports. I know it's easier to do. Tomodachi Life is sticking around a good while as is MK8 but that's it bar Pokemon X at 40 and one DS title. All 4 of the console versions of Watch Dogs are still there more than 3 months after release. Will the Wii U version even chart 4 one week if/when it's ever released? I'd like to know the sales numbers for all these games rather than an arbitrary number each week. Nintendo are dead in the UK compared to the others.

 

Aug. 2014 NPD predictions - Wii U numbers up over last year

 

The following estimates come from Michael Pachter...

 

- 65,000 Wii U units sold

- this number is up 111% compared to last year

- total Wii U software sales last month reached $12 million

 

http://gonintendo.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=147502

[Hero-of-Time]

PS4 has sold 1m units in the UK, making it the second fastest selling home console of all time.

 

The machine reaches the figure after 42 weeks. Wii managed the same feat in 38 weeks.

 

By comparison, PS2 hit 1m in 50 weeks and Xbox 360 took 60 weeks to hit that target. PS3 was quite quick to 1m, selling to that number by week 46.

 

And UK MD Fergal Gara has told MCV that many of the customers that have picked up PS4 have come over from Xbox.

 

"We have certainly seen PS3 consumers come across quite hard and fast," he said.

 

"But a very significant proportion are people we have never seen on our network before. And from their behaviour and the types of games they are playing, it’s fairly clear that a big chunk of those have come across from Xbox, which is tremendous to see.

 

Not bad at all.