Tag: Sales
News UK Sales Charts: Death Stranding Slips Yet Further as the Top 10 Holds Steady
CryBB
The physical UK chart is starting to settle into a groove. The latest results look like the members of the top 10 have all been playing musical chairs, and it's Marvel's Spider-Man that's been knocked out after a Black Friday resurgence. The bestsellers are about what you'd expect, it's just that most of them have swapped places. FIFA 20 is...
News UK Sales Charts: Black Friday Sees the Return of Spider-Man PS4 to the Top 10
Shop 'til you drop
Update (4/12/19): UKIE, the association that provides these charts, has shared updated information on last week's UK sales data. This more accurate info puts Marvel's Spider-Man at number 10. We've updated the top 10 below to reflect this. Original Story: We were expecting the Black Friday sales to see the resurgence of some...
News Persona 5 Sales Break 3 Million Copies, Persona 5 Royal Almost at Half a Million in Japan
Phantom Thieves in the night
Persona 5 sales have jumped a surprising amount since we last heard about how well the super stylish role-playing game was doing. Previously, the title had hit 2.7 million copies -- this was back in August -- but since then, it's actually smashed through 3 million units, which is pretty impressive considering the arrival...
News PS4 Loses the Battle of Black Friday to Xbox One, Nintendo Switch in UK
System down 45 per cent year-over-year
Sony may have advertised the PlayStation 4 aggressively during Black Friday in the UK, but it’s the deals that do the talking, and the manufacturer simply couldn’t compete with the Xbox One S All-Digital being flogged for an eye-opening £109. According to Games Industry, it’s Microsoft who won this...
Certified
It's been made official: PlayStation is the best-selling home video game console brand ever. Across all its major platforms (not counting portables), Sony has sold over 450 million units, comfortably dominating the home console space over its 25-year existence. The fact has now been acknowledged by Guinness World Records, with the...
News PS4 Flogs the Most Software on Black Friday in the UK
Bundled titles best-sellers
While there’s no indication of which console sold the best this Black Friday, we do know courtesy of Games Industry data that the PlayStation 4 moved the most software in the UK. According to the site, almost 500,000 games were sold for Sony’s platform over the past week, which is an impressive result – even if it...
News NetherRealm Rules the Fighting Game Roost on PS4
Get over here
What’s the best-selling fighting game on the PlayStation 4? It probably won’t surprise you, but in the United States it’s Mortal Kombat X. Perhaps more shocking is just how much of a chokehold developer NetherRealm Studios has on this NPD published genre list, as Mortal Kombat 11 and Injustice 2 round out two more of the...
News Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Breaks a Very Specific Sales Record
Fastest selling digital Star Wars game ever
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has clearly been a hit, but it hasn't been the kind of mega hit that makes for impressive sounding headlines. Case in point: Fallen Order has officially enjoyed the "fastest selling digital launch for a Star Wars game ever" in the two weeks, since it launched. EA could have...
News UK Sales Charts: Death Stranding Falls Out of the Top 10 as Call of Duty Reclaims Its Crown
Losing balance
Death Stranding has slipped and taken a tumble down the physical UK chart. Having already fallen from second to eighth last week, the unique PlayStation 4 adventure from Hideo Kojima now finds itself at number 13. New release Shenmue III doesn't exactly get in its way, either, debuting in 17th place. The top 10 is instead dominated...
News PS4's Five Years of UK Dominance Looks Like It's Coming to an End as Switch Takes the Lead
About time?
Since its launch in late 2013, the PlayStation 4 has dominated the UK market. Sony's system has been the best selling console in the UK for the last five years running, but it's starting to look like the ageing king's reign is finally coming to an end. As GamesIndustry reports, the Nintendo Switch is currently the UK's top seller, and...
News UK Sales Charts: Star Wars and Pokémon See Death Stranding Take a Tumble
Off balance
It's a turbulent week within the UK's physical video games chart. With some of 2019's last big titles making their debut, the latest top 10 is quite different from the week prior, largely thanks to the arrival of two major franchises. Of course, Pokémon Sword and Shield have a dominant presence, accounting for first and third...
News October 2019 NPD: The Outer Worlds Stuns as Modern Warfare Expectedly Explodes
Obsidian's RPG in at second
There were reports that The Outer Worlds was off to a particularly strong start, but few could have expected the Obsidian developed role-playing game to sell quite this well: it’s finished second in the October 2019 NPD report for software sales in the United States. Only the might of
News Death Stranding Climbs to the Top of the Japanese Sales Charts
Nice work, Sam
Another week, another first place finish for PlayStation software in Japan. Following on from Persona 5 Royal's impressive performance last week, Death Stranding has ascended to the summit of the latest sales charts according to Famitsu. The PS4 exclusive moved around 186,000 physical copies, which was more than enough to secure the...
News I Cardi Believe It! Just Dance 2020 On Wii (Yes, Wii) Outsells PS4 in the UK
God is a Wii player
Sometimes you need to read a headline twice just to make sure you took all of that information in correctly, and we reckon this is one of those moments. Yes, you did read that correctly, Just Dance 2020 has managed to sell more copies on the 13-year-old Nintendo Wii than the current generation PlayStation 4 in the United Kingdom...
News UK Sales Charts: Days Gone Is the Only New IP Bigger Than Death Stranding in 2019
Call of Duty still top of the chart
Death Stranding arrived on Friday 8th November 2019, and it seems it's been a success at retail in its first weekend on sale. It's the second largest new IP this year, coming in right behind another Sony-published game, Days Gone. While it's clearly selling well, it didn't quite manage to beat the juggernaut that...
News The Outer Worlds Sales Have 'Exceeded Expectations', Seems to Be a Hit
Out there
The Outer Worlds appears to have done very well for itself, if publisher Take-Two's most recent statements are to be taken at face value. During the company's latest financial call, the role-playing game was described as a "critical and commercial success". Take-Two president Karl Slatoff said that Obsidian's sci-fi title is "exceeding...
Good news for Rockstar
Aside from the rocky PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2, we imagine that it's all smiles across Rockstar's multiple studios today. During its most recent financial briefing, parent company Take-Two has revealed that the developer's open world blockbusters -- Red Dead 2 and Grand Theft Auto V -- continue to be sales...
News Persona 5 Royal Leaps Straight to the Top of the Sales Charts in Japan
Royalty
Persona 5 Royal is off to a healthy start in Japan, where it's immediately jumped to the top of the software sales charts (as tracked by Famitsu). A PlayStation 4 exclusive, Royal apparently sold over 200,000 physical copies in its debut week, outpacing its closest competitor, Luigi's Mansion 3, by around 50,000 units. Both titles released...
News Death Stranding Sales Are 'Very Difficult' to Predict, Says NPD Analyst
Life or death
Will Death Stranding be a big success? It's a question that's been rekindled by the arrival of reviews for the game, and although Hideo Kojima's latest project does have a very healthy Metascore of 84, it's still tough to say whether the unorthodox experience will break into the mainstream market. The NPD Group's Mat Piscatella has...
News UK Sales Charts: MediEvil Clings to the Top 10 as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reigns Supreme
Oorah
Our undead hero Sir Daniel Fortesque isn't doing too badly for a clumsy skeleton, but the MediEvil remake is starting to slip from the UK physical chart. The PlayStation 4 revival is down from number five to number 10 this week, with sales down 64 per cent according to GamesIndustry. There are a number of movers and shakers in this chart;...
Soapbox Sony's Made Four of the Five Best-Selling Home Consoles of All Time, And That's Insane
Sammy's staggered by PlayStation's statistics
There’s life left in the PlayStation 4, but it’s already outpaced the PSone’s eye-watering 102.49 million units install base and established itself as the second best-selling home console ever made. It’s got some work to do before it catches the PlayStation 2’s mind-blowing 155 million units,...
News Xbox Game Pass Boosts PS4's Share of The Outer Worlds' Sales in the UK
The Fallout
An eye-watering 78 per cent of The Outer Worlds’ physical copies were sold on the PlayStation 4 in the UK, perhaps demonstrating Xbox Games Pass’ impact on retail releases. Despite being published by Take Two subsidiary Private Division, developer Obsidian is now owned by Microsoft, so its day-and-date inclusion as part of the...
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Outperforms Black Ops 4's Debut in the UK, Sells Best on PS4
Captain Price is right
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare outperformed its predecessor Black Ops 4’s retail debut in the UK, shifting 39 per cent more boxed copies during launch week. It could not match Call of Duty: WWII’s opening, but according to Games Industry.biz, sales are a lot closer with digital included. Activision, unquestionably, will...
News MediEvil's PS4 Remake Proves There's Life in Sir Dan Yet
Remake starts strong in UK sales charts
Contrary to Concrete Genie’s desperately disappointing retail debut, Sony’s likeable MediEvil remake appears to have got off to a strong start in the UK sales charts. Skeletal soldier Sir Dan was able to hang with goliath new arrivals
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Sales Have Been 'Very Disappointing', Says Ubisoft
Pledges support despite bad start
Ubisoft expected the recently released Ghost Recon: Breakpoint to perform better than it has done. We don't have any clear figures to work with, but in the company's latest financial report, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot says that "critical reception and sales during the game's first weeks were very disappointing"...
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie Nowhere to Be Seen as New Releases Struggle Against FIFA 20
Big and beautiful
Update: The chart below has been updated based on new information from UKIE. Original Story: We're afraid the UK is rather unimaginative when it comes to buying video games -- especially when the new footie game from EA is out. The latest physical chart sees FIFA 20 once again in the top spot, and it's maintained this position...
News September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
Code Vein somehow makes top ten
2K Games’ double-billing of NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 jumped to the top of the USA sales charts for September, as industry spend continued to sink year-over-year due to dwindling hardware numbers. Total industry spend topped out at $1.278 billion – down eight per cent compared to the same month last year. FIFA 20...
News US PS Store Sale Spotlights Spooky Titles Ahead of Halloween
Player beware, you're in for a scare
Fancy something a little darker to celebrate the shorter days? Sony’s celebrating Halloween with a new US PlayStation Store sale, spanning dozens of spooky titles – including essentials like Alien: Isolation ($11.99), Outlast ($4.99), and Resident Evil 2 ($29.99). There are some confusing inclusions here –...
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...
