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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

Second Week For Saints Row

02/Sep/2013

Of the top three new entries last week at No’s 1,2 & 3, the Top 2 remain stationary, with Deep Silver/Koch’s ‘Saints Row IV’ (-44%) at No1.

This is followed at No2 by Ubisoft’s ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist’ (-37%) while last week’s No3 ‘Disney Infinity’ drops to No4 (-16%). There are 5 new entries this week within the Top 40, the highest of which debuts at No3 and is Square Enix’s revamped ‘Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’ for PS3/PC – note that ‘Final Fantasy XIV’ originally launched in September 2010 on PC only, debuting at No10 in week 38/10.

Ubisoft debut at No6 with ‘Rayman Legends’ which is the direct successor to 2011’s ‘Rayman Origins’ – good news for Ubisoft is that ‘Legends’ outsold ‘Origins’ week 1 by around 20%. Right behind at No7 is EA’s ‘Madden NFL 25’ for 360/PS3 – last year’s version ‘Madden NFL 13’ also debuted at No7 exactly 1 year ago for 360/PS3, although in terms of sales, ‘NFL 13’ holds the week 1 record. Capcom debut at No26 with ‘Lost Planet 3’ and Deep Silver/Koch come in at No28 with ‘Killer is Dead’, developed by GrassHopper Manufacture who were most recently seen in the charts with ‘Lollipop Chainsaw’ (wk24/12). ‘Killer is Dead’ continues the assassins themes explored in cult classics ‘Killer 7’ (PS2/Gamecube in 2005) and ‘No More Heroes’ (Wii in 2008).

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Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
02 (02) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
03 (03) 360 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
04 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
05 (05) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
06 (04) PS3 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
07 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
08 (06) 360 DISNEY INFINITY (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
09 (__) 360 PAYDAY 2 (505 GAMES)
10 (07) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
11 (08) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
12 (10) 360 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
13 (11) WII DISNEY INFINITY (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
14 (NE) WIU RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
15 (09) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
16 (NE) 360 MADDEN NFL 25 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (NE) PS3 MADDEN NFL 25 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
18 (NE) 360 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
19 (12) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (NE) PS3 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
21 (23) 360 MAX PAYNE 3 (TAKE 2)
22 (16) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
23 (18) PS3 MAX PAYNE 3 (TAKE 2)
24 (34) PS3 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
25 (26) 3DS MARIO KART 7 (NINTENDO)
26 (17) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
27 (25) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
28 (19) 360 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
29 (22) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
30 (36) 360 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
31 (32) 360 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
32 (35) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
33 (15) 360 THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED (TAKE 2)
34 (21) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
35 (28) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
36 (33) 360 BATTLEFIELD 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
37 (30) 3DS MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
38 (NE) 360 LOST PLANET 3 (CAPCOM)
39 (__) 360 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY (TAKE 2)
40 (29) 360 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)



Netherlands:
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (02) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
02 (05) 360 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
03 (08) WII DISNEY INFINITY STARTERPACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
04 (09) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
05 (03) PS3 TOM CLANCY SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
06 (01) 360 TOM CLANCY SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
07 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX)
08 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX)
09 (04) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (NE) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY STARTERPACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)



Ireland:
Week 35, 2013 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
02 (03) MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
03 (04) TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
04 (09) LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
05 (14) DISNEY INFINITY (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
06 (17) SKYLANDERS GIANTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
07 (02) FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (18) LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
09 (07) FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
10 (05) CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
11 (11) GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
12 (16) ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
13 (15) LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS (NINTENDO)
14 (__) TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
15 (__) BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - GAME OF THE YEAR (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
16 (08) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
17 (06) BATTLEFIELD 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
18 (19) MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
19 (13) THE SIMS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (20) GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)



Denmark:
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
02 (02) WII DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
03 (08) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT MISTS OF PANDARIA (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
04 (NE) PS3 MADDEN NFL 25 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (__) PS3 LAST OF US THE (SCEE)
06 (04) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
07 (07) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
08 (10) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT GAME CARD (60-DAY PRE PAID GAMECARD) (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
09 (03) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
10 (16) 360 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
11 (14) PC SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE THE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (__) PS3 SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
13 (06) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (19) WII JUST DANCE 4 (UBISOFT)
15 (__) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (__) PS3 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
17 (__) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
18 (NE) PS3 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
19 (13) 360 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
20 (__) 360 MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)



Germany:
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
02 (NE) PS3 ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 2 (NAMCO-BANDAI)
03 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)



France:
Week 34, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Value)

01 (NE) PS3 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
02 (NE) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
03 (NE) 360 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
04 (NE) 360 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
05 (01) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)



Italy:
Week 34, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

01 (NE) PS3 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
02 (NE) 360 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
03 (02) PS3 PAYDAY 2 (505 GAMES)
04 (01) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
05 (05) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (06) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (04) PS3 FAR CRY 3 D1 LOST EXPEDITION (UBISOFT)
08 (03) 360 PAYDAY 2 (505 GAMES)
08 (NE) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)
10 (NE) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV (KOCH MEDIA)



Sweden
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN NORDIC EDITION (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
02 (08) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
03 (05) WII DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
04 (07) 360 MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)
05 (03) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT GAME CARD (60-DAY PRE PAID GAMECARD) (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
06 (NE) WIU RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
07 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
08 (09) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT 60 DAYS GAME CARD (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
09 (NE) PS3 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
10 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
11 (10) PS3 LAST OF US THE (SCEE)
12 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN COLLECTORS ED (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
13 (01) 360 SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
14 (14) 360 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
15 (13) 360 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
16 (NE) 360 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
17 (04) PS3 SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
18 (17) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK VOUCHER 200 SEK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
19 (19) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
20 (02) 360 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)



Norway:
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
02 (06) WII DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
03 (04) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
04 (NE) PS3 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
05 (02) PS3 SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
06 (NE) WIU RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
07 (05) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
08 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
09 (03) 360 SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
10 (07) 360 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
11 (10) 360 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
12 (11) PS3 LAST OF US THE (SCEE)
13 (09) 360 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
14 (NE) 360 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
15 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN NORDIC EDITION (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
16 (NE) PS3 MADDEN NFL 25 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
18 (16) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK VOUCHER 200 NOK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
19 (13) PS3 PAYDAY 2 (505 GAMES)
20 (18) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)



Finland:
Week 35, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 20 EUR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (NE) PS3 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
03 (NE) PC FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN NORDIC EDITION (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
04 (__) PS3 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
05 (08) PS3 DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
06 (16) PS3 LAST OF US THE (SCEE)
07 (19) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (NE) PS3 FINAL FANTASY XIV A REALM REBORN (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
09 (NE) PS3 ASSASSINS CREED 3 (UBISOFT)
10 (09) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 50 EUR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
11 (NE) WIU RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)
12 (04) PS3 SAINTS ROW IV COMMANDER IN CHIEF EDITION (DEEP SILVER)
13 (13) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE-PAID GAME CARD 60 DAYS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
14 (12) WII DISNEY INFINITY STARTER PACK (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS)
15 (05) PS3 SPLINTER CELL BLACKLIST (UBISOFT)
16 (__) PS3 NHL 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (__) PS3 RED DEAD REDEMPTION GOTY (ROCKSTAR GAMES)
18 (__) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
19 (15) WII ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
20 (NE) 360 RAYMAN LEGENDS (UBISOFT)



Spain:



Greece:
July 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (NE) PS3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 - ESSENTIALS (KONAMI)
02 (05) PSP PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 (KONAMI)
03 (02) PS3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 (KONAMI)
04 (01) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
05 (04) PS3 NBA 2K13 (2K SPORTS)
06 (03) PS3 GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
07 (06) PSP NBA 2K13 (2K SPORTS)
08 (__) PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS (TAKE 2)
09 (NE) PC THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (__) PSP GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY STORIES (TAKE 2)


PAL Charts - Week 31, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 32, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 33, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 34, 2013

Guardian top 20 is also on:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/sep/02/top-20-video-games

Strange, they skipped last week top completely.

Surprised at a realm reborn

Not calling it success, but Wii U prominence for Rayman Legends is heartening. Hope this shows third parties that results can be achieved if you provide the sort of titles that the Wii U base likes.

Rayman Legends confirmed for bomba

Ironic that Wii U is the best selling one

FFXIV PS3 more than PC?



Edit: Wii U version of Rayman higher than the others?

BladeoftheImmortal said:

Surprised at a realm reborn

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Game has got good word of mouth over here and seems very positive (outside server logging issues haha). All pointing good so far for ARR.

OMG, a multiplatform game that delles better on the Wii U!
this and Sonic Racing confirm that a certain demographic really is there, despite the low install base imho

Am I the only one surprised that Rayman Legends Wii U is best selling version? It also seems like the "sent to die in september" comments were not far from the truth

Interestingly, the best selling version charted in the same spot that W101 charted last week.

RIP W101

Aostia said:

OMG, a multiplatform game that delles better on the Wii U!
this and Sonic Racing confirm that a certain demographic really is there, despite the low install base imho

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Well, it's also the superior version.

Wow, didn't expect Rayman to sell the most on the U.

Wii U (45)
Xbox 360 (30)
PS3 (24)
PC (1)

w1gglyjones said:

RIP W101

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It still selled 101 or so copies, it is last on the top 40 value chart.

I'm holding out for the PS4 version of FFXIV.... but damn is it so hard. ;_;

Surprised WiiU selling the most, but at the same time makes the most sense given the Nintendo created a market for that genre with New Super Mairo Brothers U.

Roboleon said:

Am I the only one surprised that Rayman Legends Wii U is best selling version? It also seems like the "sent to die in september" comments were not far from the truth

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NOPE, I would've been disappointed if it wasn't.

Not sure if it was so in EU, but in NA all Wii U kiosks have Rayman demoed on it. And it is the oldest known version.

And of course the whole demographic thing.

The Wonderful 404

The little blips on the the charts every week for the Wii U remind me of a heart rate monitor.

The patient is still in critical condition, but they were flat-lining for a few months, they may have permanent brain damage, I'm afraid.

Wonderful 101 dropped from 12 to 40 on the full price UK chart. With Pikmin 3 holding in at 39.

Glad to see Disney Infinity has some sticking power on the platform but it has to be hurting Nintendo to see their own software flounder. edit. My mistake, it was the WIi version of Disney Infinity that is charting. WiiU version missing in action. Skylanders is in big trouble on WiiU.

Miles Quaritch said:

Wow, didn't expect Rayman to sell the most on the U.

Wii U (45)
Xbox 360 (30)
PS3 (24)
PC (1)

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Well at least we know the day one PC version isn't accountable for the sales spike. Origins was a staggered release.

PSWii60: November 2011
with Vita, PC and 3DS coming in February, March and June 2012 respectively. Wonder

Vagabundo said:

The little blips on the the charts every week for the Wii U remind me of a heart rate monitor.

The patient is still in critical condition, but they were flat-lining for a few months, they may have permanent brain damage, I'm afraid.

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oh my

Not really surprised at Legends Wii U. Nintendo platforms tend to have a bigger audience for certain games. Though how long it stays the best selling version remains to be seen.

So happy that FFXIV is doing good.

Interesting regarding the splits on Rayman. Ubisoft will probably view it as good reason to have moved away from the platform exclusive as it will have generated more sales. Splits for 360 and PS3 would have been better if it'd released at a less competitive time (Saints Row, Splinter Cell).

I'd expect total sales to be in the region of 15k with Wii U around the 7k mark.

One Piece bomba.

I hope sells more in France, Spain, Germany and Italy .

Visualante2 said:

Wonderful 101 dropped from 12 to 40 on the full price UK chart. With Pikmin 3 holding in at 39.

Glad to see Disney Infinity has some sticking power on the platform but it has to be hurting Nintendo to see their own software flounder.

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On the same chart, One Piece is 26th and Etrian Odyssey IV is 29th.
One Piece is 10th in the PS3 Individual Chart and 20th in the Value Chart.
Etrian Odyssey IV is 7th in the 3DS Individual Chart and 34th in the Value Chart.

I think it would've done better in February when the hype was high.

Oh well, Ubisoft, I hope you're happy with your sales now. I'm really curious when they will blame the sales on the Wii U owners.

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Oh well, Ubisoft, I hope you're happy with your sales now. I'm really curious when they will blame the sales on the Wii U owners.

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Blame Wii U owners for taking up 45% of sales?

It will be interesting to see what the legs are like for the Wii U version or if the PS3/360 versions pull ahead in the coming weeks because of the much larger installed base or drop down because of competition from GTA5.

zomgbbqftw said:

It will be interesting to see what the legs are like for the Wii U version or if the PS3/360 versions pull ahead in the coming weeks because of the much larger installed base or drop down because of competition from GTA5.

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Pretty sure when Legends starts to get discounted, Wii U version sales will get left in the dust.

The PS360 versions already had competition from Saints Row, Splinter Cell and Disney Infinity. GTA coming too. I don't think Guardian posted the split for Disney Infinity's debut, but this week, Wii U is at 8%. Wii U competition was Splinter Cell (Guardian doesn't even list Wii U in the split) and W101, lol.

Hero of Legend said:

Blame Wii U owners for taking up 45% of sales?

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B-b-but it should have been 65% because Wii U owners love platformers.

Seriously, they could've sold more if they launched then when everybody was looking for games to play instead of now, in freaking September, when you can buy Pikmin 3, TW101, Splinter Cell and a ton of other games coming out in a few weeks. I just don't see how they thought it would be a good idea to launch now. They probably invested a lot more money in the development, too.

So anyone think Lost Planet 3 will rise next week after having a full week on sale?

Every day I see WiiU games on HUKD but there's little to no evidence anyone is even buying them.

w1gglyjones said:

Pretty sure when Legends starts to get discounted, Wii U version sales will get left in the dust.

The PS360 versions already had competition from Saints Row, Splinter Cell and Disney Infinity. GTA coming too. I don't think Guardian posted the split for Disney Infinity's debut, but this week, Wii U is at 8%.

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You only have to look at Splinter Cell and Disney Infinity to see what will happen there. If retailers aren't burning through their intial allocation they're going to be hesitant to reduce the price of the stock anyway. Have to wonder if publishers even care.

Visualante2 said:

So anyone think Lost Planet 3 will rise next week after having a full week on sale?

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Nope. Even if it is only a few days of sales, that's all the pre-orders as well. Only way is usually down by about 30 to 50%

I'll copy here what I commented also on the Rayman sales topic:

I still think they would have achieved better sales if they would have released the game on Wii U in February as planned and the other versions now. They could have gone full price on Wii U (59.99 euro) and reduced price now for the rest (39.99 or 29.99) and it would have been a better business.

Really glad to see FF14 do so well. I too am trying to hold out for the PS4 version and struggling not to jump in at PS3.

Where is the hyperbole over LP3 failing? Is it because it's not on Wii U?

KingSnake said:

I'll copy here what I commented also on the Rayman sales topic:

I still think they would have achieved better sales if they would have released the game on Wii U in February as planned and the other versions now. They could have gone full price on Wii U (59.99 euro) and reduced price now for the rest (39.99 or 29.99) and it would have been a better business.

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The "starved for games" argument doesn't seem so strong after the W101 flopped recently.

TheDrowningMan said:

Where is the hyperbole over LP3 failing? Is it because it's not on Wii U?

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No, it's because everybody know it was going to flop. There was never even the slightest shred of doubt.

Visualante2 said:

So anyone think Lost Planet 3 will rise next week after having a full week on sale?

Every day I see WiiU games on HUKD but there's little to no evidence anyone is even buying them.

You only have to look at Splinter Cell and Disney Infinity to see what will happen there. If retailers aren't burning through their intial allocation they're going to be hesitant to reduce the price of the stock anyway. Have to wonder if publishers even care.

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You have a circular course; Wii U is not advertised therefore Wii U demand isn't there, few shops stock Wii U and even fewer prominently so that's not helping demand which is already not there because Nintendo aren't advertising the console or dealing with retailers to ensure more of a presence which makes it much easier for the console to be mistaken for the expensive peripheral it was inevitably going to be.

Ultimately, it's Nintendo's fault for not even trying up until now; I actually think software sales are pretty decent. Remember, this is a console with a UK install base that is almost certainly still under 200k and, thanks to Nintendo's cock-ups, low visibility and infrequently stocked software.

SmokyDave said:

No, it's because everybody know it was going to flop. There was never even the slightest shred of doubt.

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Anyone with a modicum of sense knew W101 wouldn't sell well, being a game that is hard to comprehend on a tiny install-base. You'd have to be entirely cretinous to expect it to sell.

SmokyDave said:

No, it's because everybody know it was going to flop. There was never even the slightest shred of doubt.

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Were there *any* doubt on W101?

w1gglyjones said:

The "starved for games" argument doesn't seem so strong after the W101 flopped recently.

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I like the game, but W101 is the nichest of niche. It wouldn't have sold anywhere, it's just that the low Wii U userbase compounded the problem.

w1gglyjones said:

The "starved for games" argument doesn't seem so strong after the W101 flopped recently.

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W101 was always going to be a flop no matter what.

Saints Row 4 split is pretty far apart 67% 360 - 32% PS3

w1gglyjones said:

The "starved for games" argument doesn't seem so strong after the W101 flopped recently.

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You have Pikmin 3, W101, Disney Infinity, Splinter Cell and Rayman in a month. Two of them being appealing for the Wii U demographic. In February was nothing. Actually it was nothing from launch to end of March (when LCU and MHU hit).

KingSnake said:

I still think they would have achieved better sales if they would have released the game on Wii U in February as planned and the other versions now. They could have gone full price on Wii U (59.99 euro) and reduced price now for the rest (39.99 or 29.99) and it would have been a better business.

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I don't think this is a game you need to waste your excuses on. By any metric, it's done more than respectably on the Wii U. It's almost seems like an involuntary reflex at this point to blame the publisher of a third party title for its poor Wii U sales!

Those Rayman Legends sales can't be great with the Wii U version being the best selling.

09 (__) 360 PAYDAY 2 (505 GAMES)

Xbox 360 (85%)
PS3 (15%)

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The Xbox 360 version of Payday 2 exceeded all expectations two weeks ago, last week didn't even chart due to supply issues. I see that it has finally been restocked.

TheDrowningMan said:

Anyone with a modicum of sense knew W101 wouldn't sell well, being a game that is hard to comprehend on a tiny install-base. You'd have to be entirely cretinous to expect it to sell.

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Roboleon said:

Were there *any* doubt on W101?

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There was a modicum of doubt that it would bomb, yeah. Some of the more enthusiastic fans mistook their own enthusiasm for wider interest.

I don't think that Lost Planet 3 was a 'high profile' title like W101. I understand that Wii U fans feel like they're being bullied but I don't think this is a good example of that.

The Last of Us only just out of the Top 10.

Love to know the LTD sales on it now.

Disney Infinity seems to be able to repeat the Skylander success, especially considering the legs these "family" products have, and the incoming holidays. Probably (looking at Skylander) the Wii still have its satisfactions, lol.
I wonder if Swap will suffer the competition, or if other competitors will arise next year (I firmly believe that Nintendo should try a proper experiment with Pokemon on the Wii U (home consoles seem more suited for this kind of games) and not a small niche not so bad eshop only spinoff with very limited NFC figurines distribution)