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News UK Sales Charts: Order Is Established As the Releases Dry Up
You can probably guess the top ten
You know that Ariana Grande song where she’s all like, THIS IS. THE PART WHERE? C’mon, you know the one. Anyway, this is the part where we post practically the same UK sales charts every week for, like, eight weeks because nothing much happens. That’s primarily because very little is coming out, but also...
News PS4 Sales Cross 70 Million Units Milestone, PSVR Passes 2 Million Units
Killing it
And just like that, the PlayStation 4 has passed another major milestone, crossing 70.6 million units sold to consumers worldwide. The console was at 60.4 million units as of 12th June, so it’s added over 10 million units in the six months since. The latest data is accurate as of 3rd December, so there’s still frantic holiday shopping...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PS4 Sees Slight Jump Despite Lack of New Games
Seasonal shifts
We've got another quiet Japanese sales charts report on our hands here, but at least Sony's current-gen console is still doing reasonably well for itself. PlayStation 4 sales actually increased, with the base model jumping to around 25,000 units, while the Pro crept up to 8000 units. This was despite a lack of new software. Speaking...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo Sport On Course to Overtake Crash Bandicoot
Will be Britain's best-selling PS4 exclusive of 2017
Gran Turismo Sport is now just a “few weeks away” from overtaking Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy as Britain’s best-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive of 2017 at retail. The racer has been discounted in recent weeks, but it’s still flying high on the revenue charts, and added an estimated...
News Persona 5 Sneaks Up on 2 Million Sales Worldwide
Get up get out there
Persona 5 has done very well for itself indeed. The insanely stylish role-playing release launched in the West earlier this year, and it quickly established the largest worldwide player base in the series' history. Back in July -- just a few months after the game launched -- publisher Atlus announced that total shipments and...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Hatsune Miku Hits High Notes on PS4, Wolfenstein II Barely Makes Top 20
PS4 stays steady
It's been another relatively quiet week for PlayStation in Japan, with only one new title making it into the top five. Rhythm game Hastsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone DX shifted around 35,000 copies on PlayStation 4, which isn't great, but it's not especially bad, either. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus also entered the...
News Video Games Had an Amazing Black Friday in the UK, PS4 Was Standout Success
Business is booming
Video games absolutely killed it on Black Friday 2017 it seems, as over 300,000 consoles were sold in the UK alone. The figure comes courtesy of GfK Entertainment (as reported by Games Industry.biz), with the PlayStation 4 purportedly being the standout performer. As mentioned previously, the PS4 had its strongest week since l
News Sony: PS4 Had Biggest Black Friday in PlayStation's 22 Year History
"PS4 is thriving"
Sony had the biggest Black Friday in PlayStation history, according to SIE exec Eric Lempel. Speaking with CNBC, the suit said that the organisation “sold more consoles than we ever have in our 22 year history” – despite the device largely selling out in the United States. Lempel added that additional purchases such as...
News PSVR Dominating as Virtual Reality Sector Passes Major Milestone
Sony commands 50 per cent share of sales
Sony is continuing to gobble up a large proportion of the virtual reality market with PlayStation VR, but while former president Andrew House was concerned by the lack of competition from other high-end devices earlier in the year, he’ll be happier with these latest results tracking the virtual reality...
News UK Sales Charts: PS4 Has Best Black Friday Since 2013, PSVR Sales Match Launch
GT Sport sales up almost 900 per cent
It may be into its fifth year on the market now, but the PlayStation 4 had an outstanding Black Friday 2017 in the UK – its best ever, in fact, since Black Friday 2013, which is when the system originally launched on these shores. PlayStation VR also enjoyed a significant bump last week, matching its release...
News Four Years After Launch, PS4 Is Selling Out Again
Black Friday bonanza brings online shortages
A strange thing is happening: four years after launch, the PlayStation 4 is selling out – particularly online in the United States. To be clear, if you had planned on getting Sony’s system this week, then you’ll probably find plenty of stock in store – assuming you’re willing to fight for it –...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Even the Mighty Star Wars Is No Match Whatsoever for Pokémon
No jokémon
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have got off to a flying start in Japan, where the two games topped the software charts with ease. Of course, being a PlayStation site we're not going to delve into the details, but honestly, there's not much else to talk about. Star Wars Battlefront 2 made it into the top five, but only managed to shift...
News UK Sales Charts: Battlefront 2 Sales Slump 60%, Skyrim VR Outsells Switch Version
Tons of new games chart
Star Wars Battlefront 2 launched with 60 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor at retail in the UK, sales data has confirmed. The previous entry enjoyed the biggest ever debut for a Star Wars game in Britain, although it did have an extra day to rack up that record compared to the new instalment. It’s also worth...
News October 2017 NPD: PS4 Is Still the Best Selling System of the Year
Middle-earth: Shadow of War conquers all
Despite increasingly intense competition, the PlayStation 4 remains the best-selling console in the United States year-to-date – but it’s going to be clinging on by its fingernails as we sprint towards the business end of the year. Nintendo Switch was the top platform once again for the month of October,...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Sonic Forces Completely Flops as Awful New Need for Speed Overtakes
Insult to injury
Well would you look at that, the latest Japanese sales charts actually offer up some interesting talking points. Right off the bat, only one new game made it into the top five, and that was Need for Speed: Payback. The open world arcade racer managed to shift a meagre 21,000 copies on PlayStation 4 despite being butchered by...
Deals Major PS4 Games Discounted to Less Than a Tenner on EU PS Store
Anything take your fancy?
Black Friday hasn’t quite arrived yet, but Sony’s hoping to get you in the mood for some sales with its Games Under £9 (or €10 for our former friends on the continent) promotion. There are some good discounts here, but nothing you won’t have seen before. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, for example, is now £6.19 with...
News Xbox One X's UK Launch Sales Eclipse the PS4 Pro
But there are caveats
Microsoft’s mid-gen refresh the Xbox One X launched with sales in the region of 80,000 units in the UK, dwarfing the 50,000 units launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro last November. It’s a decent start for the Redmond manufacturer’s much anticipated machine, matching the Nintendo Switch’s debut sales back in March. Of...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: WWII Records Best Second Week in Two Years
War never changes
Call of Duty: WWII started strong – and it’s held strong. Activision’s first-person shooter has registered the highest selling second week of both 2017 and 2016 in the UK, suggesting that the switch to historical warfare was an astute one from the publisher. Elsewhere, evergreen favourite FIFA 18 leapfrogged Assassin’s...
News Assassin's Creed 'Officially Back' as Origins Doubles Syndicate's Sales
Did very well digitally
Assassin's Creed Origins is a very good game, and it seems to be reaping the rewards. Ubisoft has revealed that the latest open world stab-'em-up doubled previous title Assassin's Creed Syndicate's launch sales, which is obviously a big improvement, and exactly the kind of result that the publisher wants to see. There are a...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Call of Duty: WWII Guns Its Way to the Top
.hack also makes its way into top 5
The latest Japanese charts are in, and guess what? Call of Duty: WWII has done pretty well for itself. The very brown and grey shooter has topped the software list with an impressive 168,234 copies on PlayStation 4. The series has always done quite well in Japan, and these numbers further solidify its standing as...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is Officially the Best Selling Game Ever
Finally beats out Wii Sports
At the rate that Grand Theft Auto V still sells, this news was inevitable. Rockstar's open world tale of crime and crazies is now the best selling game of all time, moving 85 million copies both physically and digitally. In other words, the title has finally leapfrogged Wii Sports, which sits at around 83 million...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts FIFA 18, Gran Turismo Lead the Way
Front of the pack
There are no upsets in the October 2017 PlayStation Store sales charts, with FIFA 18 pulling away from the pack like Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City [Grumble – Ed] in both Europe and North America. Over in the Old World, the divisive Gran Turismo Sport finished up in second, while it was forced to settle for fifth place in the...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty's Return to WWII Prompts Resurgence
Back in black
Remember how virtually every retail release has been down this year in the UK due to growing digital sales? It hasn’t affected Call of Duty: WWII, which has absolutely smashed predecessor Infinite Warfare’s launch by a whopping 57 per cent. That should put the historical shooter just short of Black Ops III’s first week figures...
News Digital Game Sales are Now a Huge Factor in the UK, and Charts Really Need to Track Them
Even for AAA games
More and more people are opting to buy games digitally in the UK, and the shift towards purchasing titles from online marketplaces such as the PlayStation Store is happening faster than most predicted. According to data that Games Industry has obtained, we're seeing a huge increase in users buying AAA games digitally rather than...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Origins Climbs into Top 5
PS4 sales remain steady
Unsurprisingly, it's Nintendo that dominates the latest Japanese charts. With Super Mario Odyssey moving nearly half a million copies and the Switch tearing up the hardware list, there's only one PlayStation title really worth talking about: Assassin's Creed Origins. The open world release made the top five in the Land...
News PS4 Has Shipped 67.5 Million Units, Sony Increases Forecast
Expects PS4 to match PS3's install base in half the time
Sony has shipped a dizzying 67.5 million PlayStation 4 consoles as of 30th September, the manufacturer’s latest financial results reveal. The organisation moved an impressive 4.2 million units in the quarter spanning 1st July to 30th September, meaning that it’s once again up...
News UK Sales Charts: Assassin's Creed Origins Kicks Super Mario Odyssey into the Sand
But sadly Wolfenstein slumps
Assassin’s Creed Origins more or less matched the launch sales of London-based predecessor Syndicate to keep Super Mario Odyssey away from the top of the UK sales charts this week – although it obviously did launch on two platforms with larger install bases. Around 60 per cent of people purchased the Egyptian...
News Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Has Passed 1 Million Shipped and Sold Digitally on PS4
Not bad for a PS2 remaster
Square Enix has rather happily announced that Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age has shifted over one million copies worldwide. That includes both shipped numbers and digital sales on PlayStation 4. Not too bad for a remastered PlayStation 2 game that's only been on the market for about three months. When we...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Gran Turismo Sport Speeds Straight to the Top
The Evil Within 2 makes top three
Gran Turismo Sport tore up the UK charts earlier this week, and now it's busy doing a victory lap in Japan. The PlayStation 4 exclusive sped straight to number one in the Land of the Rising Sun, shifting just over 150,000 copies. Not a bad result by any means, but the series continues its decline in its native...
News Microtransactions Aren't Stopping Big Games From Selling Well, Says NPD
Loot boxed
The conversation surrounding microtransactions has really heated up over the last few months. With recent heavy hitters such as Destiny 2 and Middle-earth: Shadow of War receiving a fair bit of criticism for the inclusion of in-game purchases, the topic's been covered by just about everyone in the media, ourselves included. But for all...
News September 2017 NPD: PS4 Leads Consumer Spend as Destiny 2 Outshoots All
Bungie jump
It’s not particularly trendy to talk about PlayStation 4 hardware sales as it continues its comfortable march to 100 million units, but even though the Nintendo Switch is starting to exert some authority on the NPD, it’s perhaps worth reiterating that Sony’s system is still faring very well as it nears its fourth birthday...
News UK Sales Charts: Gran Turismo Sport Triples Forza 7's Launch
Races ahead of Gran Turismo 6
As expected, Gran Turismo Sport has sped to the simulation sales crown, tripling rival racer Forza Motorsport 7’s launch tally. The anticipated title – which naturally topped the UK charts – enjoyed stronger week one sales than the original entry in the series, and also outperformed late PlayStation 3 arrival Gran...
News Resident Evil 7 Sneaks Past Its Sales Target Several Months Late
Better late than never
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, one of the better games of the year in this author’s humble opinion, has ghosted past its sales target – albeit several months late. Capcom had expected the title to sell four million units by 31st March, but according to the survival horror’s website, that accolade has only just been...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Shadow of War Somehow Manages to Conquer the Top Spot
Power of the ring?
Well, we're not sure we saw this one coming. Middle-earth: Shadow of War has claimed the top spot of the Japanese hardware charts, despite shifting only 20,000 copies on PlayStation 4. In other words, this has been a really poor week for new releases. Indeed, traditionally styled role-playing game Lost Sphear absolutely...
News UK Sales Charts: The Evil Within 2 Suffers Shocking Launch
Shadow of War can't stop FIFA 18
The Evil Within 2 has sold less than a quarter of its predecessor’s physical launch total, making its commercial performance unquestionably the scariest thing about the survival horror sequel. The game – which we rather liked – will now be banking on Hallowe’en hype to make up the difference. It’s not the...
News Destiny 2 Retail Sales Down a Whopping 50 Per Cent in USA
How the mighty have Fallen
Destiny 2 saw big sales declines at retail in the UK and Japan – and now the trend can be officially applied to the United States as well. NPD data reported by CNBC note
News Japanese Sales Charts: Dragon's Dogma Lands in Top 10, and That's About It
Not so hot
We hope that you like articles made of nothing, because that's what you're about to get. The latest Japanese sales charts have been released, and there's bugger all happening in the Land of the Rising Sun. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen entered in seventh place on PlayStation 4, but it only shifted around 12,000 copies. Barely worth a...
News Tekken 7 Has Sold Over 2 Million Copies on Consoles
Iron fisted
Tekken 7 has done quite well for itself according to director and chief producer Katsuhiro Harada. When asked how much the title has sold on consoles, Harada revealed on Twitter that since its launch back in June and running through until September, the sequel has shifted over two million copies. That's not bad at all. We gave Tekken 7...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Tightens Its Grip on Championship Spot
Title challenge
Yeah, very few games would have been able to dethrone FIFA 18 in its second week on the UK sales charts, as it posted numbers that most games would be proud of in their first week on sale. Xbox One exclusive Forza Motorsport 7 was the only title to really threaten the soccer sim’s crown, and it saw its sales dip compared to its...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Destiny 2 Doesn't Disappoint
But still can't topple FIFA 18 in Europe
With Destiny 2 sales down at retail, Bungie’s sequel needed to put in a big performance on the PlayStation Store – and, well, it topped the PlayStation Store sales charts for North America in September. But in Europe it was toppled by an even bigger brand: FIFA 18 shot straight to the number one in the...
News Knack 2 Bombed at Apocalyptic Proportions in Japan
That's the last we'll see of him
Knack 2 flopped so hard in Japan that no one even noticed. As always, the Japanese sales charts released yesterday spotlighting the Top 20 software releases in the Eastern region. Japan Studio’s sequel didn’t make the grade, and very few were even aware that it had launched during the tracking period (28th...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Trails of Cold Steel III and FIFA 18 Lead the Charge on PS4
Variety
The latest Japanese software charts are in, and two PlayStation 4 titles are at the top. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III entered in first place, selling around 87,000 copies. That's not a bad showing for a sequel in a somewhat niche series. Meanwhile, FIFA 18 sprinted into second, shifting 56,000 copies. Most popular...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 18 Bundles Do the Business for PS4
Sony commands 60 per cent of sales
Sony commanded a dizzying 60 per cent of launch FIFA 18 sales after snagging marketing rights to the soccer simulation. Last year it managed 53 per cent, so it’s actually improved its share of the spoils year-over-year. However, it’s worth noting that sales of the footie favourite are actually down 25 per cent...
News Single Player Games Are Really Struggling Right Now
Dark times for offline play
Are you the kind of person that prefers your games to be single player focused? Do you dislike this whole service-based initiative that many publishers appear to have adopted? Hard luck. In the wake of layoffs at Agents of Mayhem developer Volition, NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has been chatting with Games Beat about the...
News Japanese Sales Charts: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Has a Disastrous Launch on PS4
Zero hyper combo
After failing to make any kind meaningful impact in the latest UK charts, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite has crashed and burned in Japan, where it barely sold over 8000 copies on PlayStation 4. Historically, the series has never produced a huge hit in the Land of the Rising Sun, but these are still disastrous numbers for the...
News UK Sales Charts: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Appears to Flop
Hyper combo finished
Count on Capcom to ensure a game starring Spider-Man, Captain America, and Chris Redfield underperforms. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite launched last week – although you’d be forgiven for forgetting – and entered the UK sales charts in 12th place. It’s a disappointing performance for what is, frankly, a disappointing game...
News Nintendo Switch Not Affecting PS4's Sales, Says Sony
Both devices doing well
The Nintendo Switch has got off to a much stronger start than its predecessor the Wii U, but its early success isn’t cannibalising the PlayStation 4’s sales, according to SIE group president Andrew House. There’s been a good tussle between the two systems recently in the monthly NPD report, but it seems that regardless...
News Sony Ships Another Half Million PlayStation VR Headsets
But House is concerned by how easily Sony's dominating
Sony shipped out another 500,000 PlayStation VR headsets during the three month period through June, making it far-and-away the industry leader when it comes to high-level virtual reality experiences. But the extent to which the Japanese giant is dominating the nascent space has group president...
News NieR: Automata Has Shifted Over 2 Million Copies Since Launch in March
A surprise hit
Wow, NieR: Automata has certainly done well for itself. For the longest time, the action role-playing game was looking like it would have to settle for being a hit with a smaller audience, but it's actually managed to sell really, really well. Publisher Square Enix says that the title has exceeded two million copies -- that's...
News Japanese Sales Charts: PES 2018 Shoots to the Top, Uncharted Ventures into Fourth
Kick off
The latest Japanese sales charts are in, with PES 2018: Pro Evolution Soccer wheeling off in celebration after scoring the top software spot. Konami's footie sim shifted close to 80,000 copies across both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Elsewhere, PS4 exclusive Uncharted: The Lost Legacy debuted in fourth place with 23,131 copies. Not a...
