With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on the high street and more consumers choosing digital than ever before, FIFA 21’s physical sales are down year-over-year in the UK. EA Sports’ latest soccer sim sold 42 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor, but still managed to cement itself as the biggest new release of the year, beating out juggernauts like The Last of Us: Part II.
In all honesty, it’s a big week for the Nintendo Switch, with a wealth of the system’s evergreen titles dominating the top ten. Star Wars: Squadrons managed to hold on to second position, while Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time settled for third. Beyond that, and Marvel’s Avengers in ninth position, it’s the domain of Super Mario, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing.
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 11th October 2020
- FIFA 21
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Super Mario 3D All-Stars
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
- Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Marvel's Avengers
- Ring Fit Adventure
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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Next month is going to be huge.
Again no GTA V. What's the world coming to?! It's mad I tell you! MAD!
No surprise just seeing the usual obsessed fans playing FIFA 21 on my PS Friends List and I'm smiling like "I used to be like you, buying every FIFA, I have self-control now" 😎 I mean nothing wrong with buying every year I'm just saying £60 for roster, kits update and playing with hue, contrast and sharpness sliders is just wrong.
No GTA V in the top 10 for the second week in a row. I can't remember the last time that happened.
Can't wait for all the gaming youtubers to make "Did Fifa 21 FLOP???" videos now like with Crash.
I'm hoping Squadrons continues to sell well in the hope of convincing EA to make more content.
Glad to see Crash 4 is still in the top 10.
How is the last of us 2 a juggernaut? That game has being tanking since July. We just got that 4 million copies shipped news and nothing else. Still that doesn't mean every one of those copies sold. I have a friend who works at my local best buy and told me that since July a month after release they've only sold like 9 copies.
@edulanza10 It was Sony's biggest launch weekend ever, pretty huge.
@AdamNovice totally agree, I was gutted to read no DLC for squadrons. Screaming out for more missions and experiences from past star wars films. Snow speeder taking out ATAT, or the trench run.
@edulanza10 Are there that many people buying games in person at the moment though? I buy physical games but I don't think I've walked into a store to buy one in years, much less during the pandemic.
@Carck Trust me I used to say exactly that in my defense of buying every year but then came to realize it's just not that justifiable anymore, it's not. You could always skip a year, get the next and realize you haven't missed much. I missed a lot of single player experiences back in the day because of FIFA. And I'm talking digital's £60, if I'd support the community in any outrage, it's protesting digital prices especially for yearly games.
@edulanza10 believe all you want, the game still sold extremely well, so deal with it... The fact that you whine every-time that game is mentioned is just annoying... We know you didn't like it, just move on with your life for god's sake.
@zupertramp No, they are not (even less during the time that game was released)... He just forgot about that because why not, as long as he can keep with the narrative that the game is tanking is all good for him... Also, just because the local best buy store (location unknown) of his friend didn't sold the game (a claim we can't actual verified as true or not), doesn't mean it was the same for the other local best buy stores out there.
Rockstar, only you can make me lose my mind and buy the ps5 without thinking twice: Give us GTA VI
Well, as a person who buys games physical, it's really hard to find them during this wonderful pandemic. Even Gamestop and Best Buy around me, have empty shelves around. Crash 4 is hard to find anywhere, and if someone does buy the one copy that a store got in, it seems that the store never gets any more copies. Well, maybe 2021 will be a little different and the games will start coming into the stores. Until then, and with some people afraid of the virus, more people are going to be buying digital instead. I bought a few games digital because I couldn't find them anywhere, and I hate buying through online stores.
@rpg2000 yeah sure buddy keep telling yourself that, people like you trying to White Knight the game and change the narrative are the annoying ones. Lol even the ps blog post the top 20 download games every month the game is not even there. You should try and research before you open your mouth. There are various pictures of many store filled with last of us 2 stock, sitting there on shelf's. Retailers thought the game would actually sell but it's not and those are some cold hard facts you can't deny. So again before you claim something do your research, also why would I reveal my location? Are you like naive?
@zupertramp well they are still a group of people who like their games physical (I'm one) also I collect steelbooks too. I use the store pickup I just ordered and go pick it up. They have various methods. You just have to be responsible wear your mask and keep a distance and you'll be fine .
@edulanza10 no, I hear you. Again, for some games I prefer physical but like, shipping is free pretty much everywhere and I hate leaving my house. The pandemic doesn't help but I'm also referring to trends that predate the pandemic.
I'm not even sure how the numbers are looking for TLoU2, just figured this was something to consider regarding in-store purchases. Aside from the anecdotal nature of your original claim.
@zupertramp I know free shipping is pretty much everywhere but I've had some trouble with some steelbook when they shipped, so that why I go to the store so I can get the perfect copy.
The numbers for the game are not looking well. Both Physically and Digitally is not selling well. There are people who continuously put pictures of copies of the game sitting on shelves. Even Sony Official numbers from the ps store are not good. Here are the links for the months of July, August, and September. It disappeared from the top 20 in august and September. The marketing budget for that game is insane, that game was supposed to be the best exclusive of the ps4 era and now it has managed to jeopardize the franchise. Yeah critics loved it but their opinion is not relevant these days, but the user score its divisive at best.
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/08/06/playstation-store-julys-top-downloads-5/
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/11/playstation-store-augusts-top-downloads-4/
https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/09/playstation-store-septembers-top-downloads-5/
@edulanza10 Yeah my steelbook copy of Injustice 2 came dented. Pretty annoying.
As far as the data, it's interesting but I don't know enough about overall sales figures to draw too many conclusions. Even GoT is either out of the top 20 or on its way in September, depending on whether you go by US or EU numbers. And the large majority of the games in those lists are the ones that are always on sale. That could be a reflection of economic downturn or maybe that's just the way it always is... idk.
My hunch is that anyone who had an interest and the disposable income to buy the game at day one prices probably already did. So most of the remaining sales will come when the game sees enough of a discount.
But that's just my guess.
Would that be coz it doesn't include ps5 versions? I say this coz I assume the ps5 version isn't available yet.
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