Tag: Sales
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie's Wishes Dashed As PS4 Exclusive Flops in Shops
FIFA 20 scores a hat-trick
If you were hoping last week's new releases were going to shake things up in the UK's bestsellers, you're flat out of luck. FIFA 20 is still very much in prime position, landing a third consecutive number one. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint also lands a consistent result with another second place finish. GRID is the only new...
News Monster Hunter: World Smashes Through 14 Million Copies Sold
The hunt continues
Capcom's best selling game ever continues to be a huge success for the Japanese publisher. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne launched last month and it's managed to move at least 2.5 million copies, but the expansion's arrival also seems to have had a positive impact on sales of Monster Hunter: World. The base release has now broken...
News UK Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Can't Break FIFA 20's Winning Streak
Go sports team
FIFA 20 is out, and as always, the franchise reigns supreme in the UK chart. It's at number one for the second time, despite a major new release from Ubisoft. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint has had to settle for a second place debut, although we expect this game to stick around for a bit. Its predecessor went on to sell very well, so it's...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 20 Surprises No One with Number One Debut
Life goals
Well, this is a big surprise. One of the UK's favourite franchises is FIFA, and the latest entry has once again done the numbers for EA. FIFA 20 debuts at number one despite a decline in physical sales -- but let's not forget that digital is making an increasingly large dent on retail figures. Other new releases didn't fare quite so...
News US PS Store Flash Sale Reduces Remedy Shooter Control Weeks After Release
Out of control
Just a month removed from its release, Remedy’s sci-fi shooter Control has already been reduced on the PlayStation Store. You can pick up the stylish single player outing for 30 per cent less, courtesy of a North American Flash Sale, which is live now and will run through 8AM PT. Despite the unfixed framerate issues, this title does...
News Surprises in PS4's All-Time Best Selling Exclusives List
Cream of the crop
In celebration of State of Play, the NPD Group has released a list of the best-selling PlayStation 4 exclusives to date in the United States – and it’s not quite as predictable as you may initially assume. Yes, of course, Marvel’s Spider-Man is in pole position, followed by God of War – but it’s Horizon: Zero Dawn, not...
News Borderlands 3 Moves More than 5 Million Copies in 5 Days
2K's fastest-selling game
It's safe to say that Borderlands 3 has been a hit. Publisher 2K has revealed that the looter shooter sold more than five million copies over its first five days on the market, making it the fastest selling release in the company's history. An impressive result. Interestingly, 2K says that over 70 per cent of those sales...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Shifts Down to Make Way for Link's Awakening
Less loot for the Gearbox shooter this week
New releases are starting to come thick and fast, and while those on PlayStation 4 didn't make much of a dent, it's a different story for Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening takes number one in the latest physical chart, forcing Borderlands 3 down into second place. As we mentioned, PS4's new...
News North America Accounts for Nearly a Third of All PS4s with Over 30 Million Units Sold
PlayStation Nation
Not that long ago, Sony reached an important milestone in the PlayStation 4's life -- it reached 100 million units sold through to stores, and it did so faster than any other console. The machine has been a monster in terms of sales throughout its lifespan, starting very strong and somehow going up year on year. Industry analyst...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Loots the Biggest Physical Launch of 2019
Score
The end-of-year releases are starting to arrive, and that's very much evident in the latest physical UK chart. As you might expect, Borderlands 3 comes in at the very top, but it's done more than just reach number one. Geabox's looter shooter managed the UK's largest launch at retail in 2019, topping Days Gone's impressive figures. It beats...
News August 2019 NPD: Game Sales Sink to 20 Year Low as Control Misses Out
Madden still on top
Game sales sank to a 20-year low in August 2019 in the United States, with overall consumer spend falling 18 per cent year-over-year. All sectors registered declines, with Nintendo Switch once again dominating the hardware charts. The performance was so poor across the board last month that it’s actually dragged down the entire...
News Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Has Already Shipped Over 2.5 Million Copies
Monstrous
It's safe to say that Capcom has struck gold with Monster Hunter World. On top of it being the company's best selling game ever at around 13 million copies sold -- which still feels crazy to write -- the title's recently released expansion, Iceborne, is also shaping up to be a colossal success. Capcom reports that Monster Hunter World:...
News Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Shifts 250k Units on PS4 in Japan, and That's Without Digital
Another monster hit for Capcom
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has got off to a great start in Japan. The expansion managed to sell 250,000 units at launch -- a number that, at first glance, doesn't seem hugely impressive. However, it must be noted that this total counts for physical sales alone. Given that you need Monster Hunter World to even play...
News UK Sales Charts: NBA 2K20 Slam Dunks a Number One Debut
Ballin'
We're starting to see change in the UK's physical game chart. After a pretty barren summer, the new releases are beginning to shake things up. For example, NBA 2K20 has made its mark, scoring a number one in its first week. Meanwhile, Catherine: Full Body manages a top 10 debut in ninth. Last week's quartet of new titles has dispersed;...
News UK Sales Charts: Wreckfest Can't Catch Up with Astral Chain to Claim Number One
New releases duke it out
The summer games drought is over, everyone. After weeks of almost no activity in the UK's physical chart, several notable titles drop all at once. Surprise surprise, they're all right at the top, with Nintendo's Astral Chain taking first place. It had its work cut out, though, with Wreckfest, Man of Medan, and Control also...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Drops Down to Third in Another Quiet Week for PS4
Crash and burn
Nintendo has once again rained on Crash Bandicoot's parade. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been pushed back to third place as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe boosts to the front of the pack in the latest physical chart. It's a quiet week yet again for PlayStation 4 software. Mortal Kombat 11 has made a giant leap up the chart from 40th to...
News The Persona Series Hits 10 Million Copies Sold
That's a lot of inner selves
The Persona series, which began all the way back in 1996 on the original PlayStation, has reached ten million copies sold, no doubt much to the delight of Atlus. It's a big milestone for a franchise that started life as a Shin Megami Tensei spin-off title, and it's a property that has only recently found mainstream...
News Marvel's Spider-Man Has Moved a Mind Boggling 13.2 Million Copies
Swing time
How successful was Marvel’s Spider-Man for Sony and Insomniac Games? Mind-bogglingly so. Tucked away in its acquisition press release, the platform holder has announced that the open world superhero title has sold an awe-inspiring 13.2 million copies. That’s a flabbergasting sum when you consider that the title has only released on...
News UK Sales Charts: Not Even Microtransactions Can Prompt Crash Team Racing to Take a Pitstop
Out in front
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled may currently be on the naughty step following its inclusion of controversial microtransactions, but that hasn’t stopped the remastered racer from lapping the competition, where it’s enjoyed a second consecutive week at the summit of the UK sales charts. In truth this was a largely uneventful month,...
News July 2019 NPD: Madden NFL 20 Enters the Red Zone
Slow month for Sony overall
Console hardware sales were down 22 per cent year-over-year in July 2019, as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to grow a little long in the tooth. Sony’s pricing stubbornness has allowed the Nintendo Switch to comfortably top the console charts, which is the only system to experience growth so far this year. It...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Reclaims Number One Despite Sales Decline
Coasting
You know it's a slow week in game sales when the title atop the chart is down 14 per cent. Nonetheless, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has pulled ahead, and takes number one once again. A lack of new releases means the chart may look familiar if you've been keeping tabs on it each week. F1 2019 and Red Dead Redemption 2 climbed back into...
News Days Gone Is the UK's Best-Selling New IP of 2019
Broken road
Days Gone came in for plenty of criticism from some corners of the Internet prior to its release, but it’s actually the best-selling new IP of the year in the UK. New research from the Entertainment Retail Association – which sources physical game sales data and digital estimates – reveals that the moody open world exclusive sold...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is the Best Selling Game of 2019 So Far in the UK
You're 'avin' a larf
Cor blimey guv, the lads and lasses over at Rockstar must be rolling in it. Games Industry has broken down the top ten best selling games of 2019 so far in the UK, and guess what's number one? That's right, Grand Theft Auto V -- a game that first launched on PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2013. At this point it's difficult to...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Can't Topple Fire Emblem
A bold strategy, Cotton
Fire Emblem: Three Houses rules the roost in its second week in the latest physical UK chart, and it's fending off some stiff competition. FIFA 19 is up to number two following store promotions, while Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled keeps a steady pace, crossing the line in third place for another week. Madden NFL 20 debuts...
News UK Sales Charts: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Settles for Second as Nintendo Strikes Again
Did Nazi that coming
We're not sure what kind of strategic manoeuvre Nintendo has pulled off, but it's worked well for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which takes number one in the physical UK chart. It means that Bethesda's major new release, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, has had to make do with second place. Facing this new competition, Crash Team Racing...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Back at Number One After Amazon Prime Day
Price crash
The UK physical chart is a little late this week, but it's at least seen some interesting changes thanks to Amazon's Prime Day offers. Everyone's favourite bandicoot is back atop the chart with Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, fending off fierce competition from a couple of Nintendo Switch exclusives. Perhaps more interesting is the...
News Tekken 7 Celebrates 4 Million Copies Sold with Super Cool Updated Artwork
Party time
Tekken 7 has been a real success story for Bandai Namco. The long running series has always been popular -- especially back in the days of the mighty Tekken 3 on PSone -- but in an era where most fighting games are struggling to rack up big numbers, Tekken 7 continues to sell, even after two years on the market. The fighter has now...
News June 2019 NPD: Days of Play Does the Business for PS4
Massive increase for PS4 exclusives
Sony’s annual Days of Play promotion has become a big part of the PlayStation calendar, with a surprising number of exclusive titles making the June 2019 NPD software best-sellers list. Discounted favourites such as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Days Gone, MLB The Show 19, and God of War all made the month’s Top 20...
News PS4 Exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man Is the Best-Selling Superhero Game Ever
In the United States, anyway
Just how well did PlayStation 4 exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man sell? Staggeringly well, if we’re honest. While it was previously recognised by United States-based sales tracking firm NPD as the fastest selling superhero game ever, it’s since become the best-selling game in its category – period. That means it’s...
Another quiet week
The latest physical UK games chart will look pretty familiar if you saw last week's. With very few changes to the top 10, it's clear most Brits are enjoying the sunshine. According to GamesIndustry.biz, only 148,107 boxed games were sold in total, and selling 2,500 copies would get you into the top 10. An extremely quiet week for...
News UK Sales Charts: Nintendo Dominates in a Quiet Week for PS4
CTR still on the podium
There might be a few multiplatform games in the UK's latest top 10, but Nintendo has undeniably taken it this week. The company has four exclusives among the bestsellers, and that's of course including Super Mario Maker 2, which is number one for a second week. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is the best performing...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Almost Makes Number One in Second Week
But Mario gets the jump
Last week's chart saw Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled get off to a flying start. It debuted at number one with the third largest launch of the year, but a major Nintendo release has prevented it from coming in first in its second week on sale. Super Mario Maker 2 drops a Nitro crate in front of the kart racing remake, and so...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Leads the Pack
Third biggest launch of the year
As if there was any doubt, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled boost-chained its way to a number one debut in the latest physical UK chart. According to GamesIndustry, it now holds the second highest launch week sales for the franchise -- the first being Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Furthermore, it's behind only Days...
News UK Sales Charts: Days of Play Keeps FIFA 19 Ahead of the Pack
Deal or no deal
Sony's Days of Play sale, which comes to an end today, has once again shaped the physical UK chart. With heavy price promotions carrying over nearly two weeks, the top three games remain the same, while the rest of the top 10 sees a bit of movement. FIFA 19 keeps hold of first place, while PlayStation 4 exclusives Days Gone and...
News UK Digital Charts: Blood & Truth Third for Downloads, But First Overall
GTA V number one on digital
The digital charts sure do throw out some interesting curve balls. The latest results, which relate to the week ending 1st June 2019, have some astronomical leaps up the charts from games on sale. This is only the second time we've seen the digital chart for the UK, but it's proving to be far more unpredictable than the...
E3 2019 Cyberpunk 2077 Pre-Orders Already 'Way Higher' Than The Witcher 3's
Chips in
Hello and welcome to Push Square, the site where we write about nothing but Cyberpunk 2077, apparently. Look, E3 wasn't great this year, but at least CD Projekt Red's latest is giving us plenty to write about. And to be fair, it is interesting stuff! In an interview with Bloomberg, co-CEO Marcin Iwinski is asked about how Cyberpunk 2077 is...
E3 2019 The Witcher III: Wild Hunt's Sales Surpass 20 Million Units
Gwent a bit mad
Just how big was The Witcher III: Wild Hunt for CD Projekt RED? Well, current data from the Polish developer pegs the epic open worlder at over 20 million units – that’s more than half the entire series’ lifetime sales to date. Of course, the statistic takes into account the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions of the title...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 Is Number One as Days of Play Sale Shakes Up the Top 10
Spider-Man swings back into the chart
In case you haven't been paying attention, the huge Days of Play sale from Sony has gotten underway recently, and as expected, it's playing havoc with the physical UK chart. FIFA 19 takes the top spot in a competitive top 10, which also sees the return of a couple of PlayStation exclusives. Days Gone jumps up...
News The First Digital Games UK Chart Is Finally Here, and It's Very Different
All change
Remember how we were meant to be getting digital charts as well as physical ones for the UK? It seems to finally be happening, as GamesIndustry has just shared the first all-formats top 10 for digital sales. The result is wildly different to the physical charts,
News UK Sales Charts: Blood & Truth Is the First VR Title to Claim Number One
Would you Adam and Eve it
Blimey, guvnor! It's only gone and bloody done it. Blood & Truth, London Studio's explosive PlayStation VR exclusive action game, has made it to the very top of the UK physical chart. According to GamesIndustry, it's the first VR-only game to achieve this feat, likely thanks to a combination of strong marketing and...
News Two PS4 Exclusives in US PS4 All-Time Best Sellers List
Can you guess what they are?
Sony’s exclusive game has been strong this generation, but we all know that third-parties rule the roost. It’s something that the platform holder itself is not ashamed to admit, so it’s perhaps no surprise to see Rockstar Games dominate the PlayStation 4’s all-time US best-sellers list with Grand Theft Auto V and...
News UK Sales Charts: Team Sonic Racing Is First Across the Line
Nice work, team
New, notable game releases are thin on the ground at the moment, but every now and again something big comes along to change up the UK chart. Last week, RAGE 2 toppled Days Gone from the top spot, but Bethesda's open world shooter has in turn been overtaken by co-op racer Team Sonic Racing. Sumo Digital's third kart racing title...
News April 2019 NPD: Days Gone Lands Huge Launch, But Can't Lay a Glove on MK11
MLB The Show 19 still hitting home runs
Days Gone secured the seventh biggest Sony-published debut in US history, but still couldn’t stop the Mortal Kombat 11 juggernaut, which topped the respective sales charts for all four formats it released on. According to NPD data, the brutal brawler is already the second best-selling title of 2019 in...
News Everyone's Favourite Resident Evil Game Somehow Tops Nine Million Sales
How many?!
Ahh, Resident Evil 6. This was everyone's favourite entry in the survival horror franchise, right? Wait, what? Oh... Well people sure did buy a lot of copies anyway. The controversial title has just topped a staggering nine million lifetime sales as of 31st March 2019. Made up of 7.3 million sales across PS3 and Xbox 360, and 1.7 million...
News God of War PS4 Passes 10 Million Sales Milestone
God of Phwoar
We've known the latest God of War has been something of a powerhouse for Sony, but it was in part expected. The series has historically been a major seller for the platform holder. However, the PlayStation 4 outing has gone above and beyond. Before Marvel's Spider-Man came along, it held the record as the fastest selling first party...
News UK Sales Charts: RAGE 2 Knocks Days Gone Off Its Number One Perch
All the rage?
It took three weeks, but a new game has ended Days Gone's stint at number one in the UK physical chart. RAGE 2 debuts in the top spot, meaning Sony's successful open world survival game has to settle for second place this time. According to GamesIndustry, though, it's not quite as rosy a result as it
News The Division 2 Sales Didn't Meet Ubisoft's 'Ambitious Expectations'
Shooter looter fatigue?
The Division 2 appeared to enjoy a strong launch when it landed back in March of this year, but on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One especially, Ubisoft has said that sales didn't quite reach the publisher's expectations. The news comes from the company's latest earnings call, in which chief financial officer Frederick Duguet said...
News Nintendo Switch Overtakes PS4's Lifetime Sales in Japan
Changing tastes
Perhaps a reminder of just how much home consoles have fallen out of favour in Japan: the PlayStation 4’s lifetime install base has now been surpassed by the more mobile Nintendo Switch – despite the former launching over three years earlier than the House of Mario’s hot new hardware. Famitsu data pegs the PS4 at 8,077,756...
News Days Gone Passes Lifetime Sales of God of War, The Last Guardian in Japan
Biker buzz
It’s perhaps something of a surprise considering the subject matter, but Days Gone is a smash hit in Japan. The apocalyptic open worlder – which has topped the local sales charts for a second consecutive week, according to Famitsu – has now moved more physical copies than God of War, Detroit: Become Human, and The La
News UK Sales Charts: Days Gone Is Number One for Third Week Running
Escaping the horde
Sony must be pretty pleased with the sales performance of Days Gone. Bend Studio's survival horror open world appears to have resonated well with a lot of PlayStation 4 fans, as it's doing well in various territories. In the UK, it's now topped the weekly physical chart for the third time in a row. In fact, it's not the only game...
