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[Shining Sunshine]

At least in the UK, Driveclub destroyed Sunset Overdrive.

 

[noobie]

At least in the UK, Driveclub destroyed Sunset Overdrive.

Do you have some numbers or you are calling it based on the UK chart position.

and i think DC must have destroyed Sunset Overdrive in Germany, France & rest of Europe too

 

[Mpl90]

to be honest for Wii U, most countries outside France/Germany are much closer to UK

Well, a lot better means not dead, just bad at best in Wii U's case, if that wasn't clear

 

[Mory Dunz]

At least in the UK, Driveclub destroyed Sunset Overdrive.

I thought it was vs Forza?

Darn, I'm getting all my wars mixed up now.
I need a chart to keep up.

Is Ryse vs Infamous still a thing

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Who keeps buying WWE 2K15

 

[Canis lupus]

You can buy Driveclub physical copy at lower price also. Not only the bundles affect good Driveclub sales.

Indeed, Driveclub has been floating around the top charts on Amazon with its £24 price.

DA:I still no price cut... Only game with GTA and FC4 that haven't been discounted yet I think.

 

[astroturfing]

i'm getting dizzy thinking about how much bank Rockstar has made with GTAV..

it's fucking awesome though, because Rockstar isn't the kind of developer that will just sit on the money (*cough* Valve *cough*), you KNOW they are going to put piles and piles of that cash into the development of the next GTA and their other franchises. (i'm assuming Take 2 let's them which they will heh).

 

[Loudninja]

Good to see DriveClub is still doing very well, the price cut hep it boost more last week.

 

[Fularu]

Man, unbelieveable how Mordor and Evil Within are still charting while Dragon Age hasn't charted at all.

Seriously UK what the hell? 0_0

People got burned by Dragon Age 2?

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Do you have some numbers or you are calling it based on the UK chart position.

and i think DC must have destroyed Sunset Overdrive in Germany, France & rest of Europe too

Based on Sunset Overdrive dropping off the charts while Driveclub is still there. I have no numbers, but it's a pretty logical conclusion.

I thought it was vs Forza?

Darn, I'm getting all my wars mixed up now.
I need a chart to keep up.

Is Ryse vs Infamous still a thing

I'm just thinking exclusive released around the same time.

 

[BKK]

UK 2014 Sales:

01. FIFA 15 (EA) - 2,663,296 / NEW
02. Call of Duty: Advance Warfare (Activision Blizzard) - 1,837,025 / NEW
03. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar) - 1,341,472 / 5,011,796
04. Destiny (Activision Blizzard) - 937,235 / NEW
05. Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) - 808,799 / NEW
<704,069

MCV
ERA

 

[jvm]

UK 2014 Sales:

01. FIFA 15 (EA) - 2,663,296 / NEW
02. Call of Duty: Advance Warfare (Activision Blizzard) - 1,837,025 / NEW
03. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar) - 1,341,472 / 5,011,796
04. Destiny (Activision Blizzard) - 937,235 / NEW
05. Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) - 808,799 / NEW
<704,069

MCV
ERA

There's a bit more on sales figures in this one:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-video-game-sales-rose-7-5-in-2014/0143433

If I'm reading this right, then December 2014 was down significantly relative to December 2013 -- around 9% down.

But something's wonky, yes? How is the retail market down 1.4% if last year's figure was £1.015 billion? See here:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/call-it-a-comeback-2013-in-numbers/0127108

(Terrible image and hard to read when you blow it up, but I have £1.015 billion in my spreadsheet from last year, which matches the blurry image included in that last link.)

Someone's revised last year's figures down, it appears, from £1.015 billion to £962 million (give or take).

Check my figures -- I'm very tired and it's very late.

 

[noobie]

There's a bit more on sales figures in this one:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-video-game-sales-rose-7-5-in-2014/0143433

If I'm reading this right, then December 2014 was down significantly relative to December 2013 -- around 9% down.

But something's wonky, yes? How is the retail market down 1.4% if last year's figure was £1.015 billion? See here:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/call-it-a-comeback-2013-in-numbers/0127108

(Terrible image and hard to read when you blow it up, but I have £1.015 billion in my spreadsheet from last year, which matches the blurry image included in that last link.)

Someone's revised last year's figures down, it appears, from £1.015 billion to £962 million (give or take).

Check my figures -- I'm very tired and it's very late.

will we be getting platform wise sales? and are these figures inline with the monthly figures we use to get for each platform?

UK 2014 Sales:

01. FIFA 15 (EA) - 2,663,296 / NEW
02. Call of Duty: Advance Warfare (Activision Blizzard) - 1,837,025 / NEW
03. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar) - 1,341,472 / 5,011,796
04. Destiny (Activision Blizzard) - 937,235 / NEW
05. Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) - 808,799 / NEW
<704,069

MCV
ERA

Watch Dogs has done pretty well considering how much more Destiny was hyped and marketed.

 

[1st Course]

The UK's annual top entertainment chart is out. Top 20 only this year just like 2013.

2014

Frozen – Disney (4,012,676 units sold)
FIFA 15 – EA (2,663,296 units sold)
Call of Duty: Advance Warfare – Activision Blizzard (1,837,025 units sold)
Ed Sheeran’s X – Warner Music (1,753,226 units sold)
The Hobbit: The Desolution of Smaug – Warner Home Video (1,550,635 units sold)
Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar (1,341,472 units sold)
Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour – Universal Music (1,296,295 units sold)
The LEGO Movie – Warner Home Video (1,092,486 units sold)
The Hunger Games – Catching Fire – Elevation Sales (1,078,911 units sold)
Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie – Universal Pictures (1,056,960 units sold)
Now That’s What I Call Music 89 – Sony Music/Universal Music (999,201 units sold)
Guardians of the Galaxy – Walt Disney Studios (992,818 units sold)
Frozen Soundtrack – Universal Music (974,067 units sold)
Destiny – Activision Blizzard (937,235 units sold)
Gravity – Warner Home Video (915, 355 units sold)
The Wolf of Wall Street – Universal Pictures (888,621)
The Inbetweeners 2 – Channel 4 DVD (849,859)
Watch Dogs – Ubisoft (808,799)
Now That’s What I Call Music 88 – Sony Music/Universal Music (728,683)
George Ezra’s Wanted on Voyage – Sony Music – 704,069


2013

1. Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game) – Rockstar – 3,670,234
2. Skyfall (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 2,959,969
3. FIFA 14 (Video Game) – EA – 2,656,763
4. The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (Video) – Warner Home Video – 2,065,152
5. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (Video Game) – Activision Blizzard – 1,991,994
6. Les Miserables (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,497,737
7. Despicable Me 2 (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,449,311
8. The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Video) – Entertainment One – 1,190,139
9. Now That's What I Call Music 86 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 1,159,595
10. Now That's What I Call Music 85 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 968,238
11. Monsters University (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 968,129
12. Star Trek - Into Darkness (Video) – Paramount – 909,331
13. Django Unchained (Video) – Sony Pictures – 885,311
14. Life Of Pi (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 858,834
15. Battlefield 4 (Video Game) – Electronic Arts – 838,869
16. Man Of Steel (Video) – Warner Home Video – 828,027
17. Despicable Me (Video) – Universal Pictures – 821,070
18. Iron Man 3 (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 816,922
19. Taken 2 (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 804,396
20. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Video Game) – Ubisoft – 776,888

2012

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision Blizzard –––– 2,672,364
2. FIFA 13, Electronic Arts –––– 2,601,877
3. The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Home Video –––– 1,694,434
4. The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Entertainment One –––– 1,515,604
5. Our Version of Events (Emeli Sande), Universal Music –––– 1,446,844
6. Now That's What I Call Music 83 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music –––– 1,389,006
7. Avengers Assemble, Walt Disney Studios ––– 1,349,937
8. TED, Universal Pictures –––– 1,188,295
9. War Horse, Walt Disney Studios –––– 986,870
10. The Hunger Games, Elevation Sales –––– 946,592
11. Mrs Brown's Boys – Series One, Universal Pictures ––– 913,145
12. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 20th Century Fox ––– 888,629
13. Assassin's Creed III, Ubisoft ––– 886,198
14. Now That's What I Call Music 82 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 866,031
15. Prometheus, 20th Century Fox ––– 853,079
16. Ice Age 4 – Continental Drift, 20th Century Fox ––– 819,009
17. 21 (Adele), XL Beggars ––– 816,317
18. Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows, Warner Home Video ––– 816,126
19. + (Ed Sheeran), Warner Music ––– 811,038
20. Now That's What I Call Music 81 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 756,035
21. Halo 4, Microsoft ––– 753,489
22. Born To Die (Lana del Rey), Universal Music ––– 743,210
23. Brave, Walt Disney Studios ––– 743,021
24. Bridesmaids, Universal Pictures ––– 710,185
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Elevation Sales ––– 707,875
26. Johnny English Reborn, Universal Pictures –––– 694,651
27. Mrs Brown's Boys – Series Two, Universal Pictures –––– 670,956
28. The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony Pictures –––– 656,620
29. The Woman In Black, Momentum Pictures –––– 654,589
30. Take Me Home One Direction, Sony Music ––– 643,433
31. Right Place Right Time, Olly Murs ––– Sony Music 597,370
32. The Adventures of TinTin – The Secrets Of, Paramount –––– 597,282
33. Babel Mumford & Sons, Universal Music –––– 592,173
34. Mrs Brown's Live Tour – Good Mourning, Universal Pictures ––– 585,925
35. Michael McIntyre Showtime, Universal Pictures –––– 579,011
36. Hitman Absolution, Square Enix –––– 571,248
37. Just Dance 4, Ubisoft –––– 562,453
38. Despicable Me, Universal Pictures –––– 549,111
39. Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Paramount –––– 545,502
40. Far Cry 3, Ubisoft -––– 540,237

2011

1 - 21 - Adele - 3,924,985 - Album
2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - 2,814,609 - Game
3 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - 2,532,551 - Video
4 - FIFA 12 - 2,193,302 - Game
5 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - 2,147,606 - Video
6 - The Inbetweeners Movie - 2,074,652 - Video
7 - The King’s Speech - 1,882,175 - Video
8 - Christmas - Michael Buble - 1,349,195 - Album
9 - Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars - 1,264,763 - Album
10 - 19 - Adele - 1,264,273 - Album
11 - Battlefield 3 - 1,186,895 - Game
12 - Now That’s What I Call Music 80 - Various Artists - 1,185,431 - Album
13 - Despicable Me - 1,157,197 - Video
14 - Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides - 1,111,715 - Video
15 - Paul - 1,108,851 - Video
16 - Zumba Fitness - 1,077,508 - Game
17 - Tangled - 1,043,857 - Video
18 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 1,024,228 - Game
19 - Peter Kay – Live – The Tour That Didn’t Tour - 1,004,099 - Video
20 - Bridesmaids - 979,475 - Video
21 - Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay - 943,498 - Album
22 - Transformers - Dark of the Moon - 935,693 - Video
23 - Loud - Rihanna - 910,455 - Album
24 - The Hangover 2 - 904,351 - Video
25 - Now That’s What I Call Music 79 - Various Artists - 896,831 - Album
26 - Lee Evans - Roadrunner - Live at the O2 - 875,573 - Video
27 - Born This Way - Lady Gaga - 854,524 - Album
28 - Who You Are - Jessie J - 837,475 - Album
29 - + - Ed Sheeran - 821,180 - Album
30 - Just Dance 3 - 820,333 - Game
31 - Inception - 735,458 - Video
32 - Assassin’s Creed: Revelations - 732,566 - Game
33 - The Hangover - 730,273 - Video
34 - Gnomeo & Juliet - 725,816 - Video
35 - Due Date - 712,330 - Video
36 - Mrs Brown’s Boys - Series One - 705,085 - Video
37 - Now That’s What I Call Music 78 - Various Artists - 686,511 - Album
38 - Talk That Talk - Rihanna - 683,834 - Album
39 - Taken - 670,913 - Video
40 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 670,192 - Video

2010

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops [Activision Blizzard] – 3,266,298
2. Avatar [20th Century Fox] – 3,001,769
3. FIFA 11 [Electronic Arts] – 2,390,231
4. Toy Story 3 [Walt Disney Studios] – 2,082,461
5. Progress (Take That) [Universal Music] – 1,933,205
6. The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Entertainment One] – 1,889,187
7. The Twlight Saga: Eclipse [Entertainment One] – 1,334,490
8. Inception [Warner Home Video] – 1,328,290
9. Just Dance [Ubisoft] – 1,305,338
10. 2012 [Sony Pictures] – 1,298,705
11. Crazy Love (Michael Buble) [Warner Music] – 1,289,304
12. Now That’s What I Call Music 77 [EMI Music/UniversalMusic] – 1,255,006
13. The Hurt Locker [Elevation Sales] – 1,247,604
14. Up [Walt Disney Studios] – 1,236,066
15. Sherlock Holmes [Warner Home Video] – 1,217,637
16. Red Dead Redemption [Take-Two] – 1,135,559
17. The Fame (Lady Gaga) [Universal Music] – 1,104,504
18. The Hangover [Warner Home Video] – 1,024,546
19. Alice In Wonderland [Walt Disney Studios] – 943,220
20. Shrek Forever After - The Final Chapter [Paramount] – 928,726
21. Wii Fit Plus [Nintendo] – 920,811
22. Just Dance 2 [Ubisoft ] – 903,866
23. Loud (Rihanna) [Universal Music] – 881,588
24. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood [Ubisoft] – 880,755
25. The Defamation of Strickland Banks (Plan B) [Warner Music] – 867,698
26. Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang [Universal Pictures] – 831,572
27. Iron Man 2 [Paramount] – 826,595
28. Wii Sports Resort [Nintendo] – 818,554
29. Now That’s What I Call Music 76 [EMI Music/UniversalMusic] – 807,764
30. Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini) [Warner Music] – 807,751
31. The Element of Freedom (Alicia Keys) [Sony Music] – 806,340
32. Lungs (Florence & The Machine) [Universal Music] – 789,847
33. District 9 [Sony Pictures] – 781,336
34. Halo: Reach [Microsoft] – 781,331
35. Alvin & The Chipmunks – The Squeakquel [20th Century Fox] – 781,327
36. Clash Of The Titans [Warner Home Video] – 766,681
37. Sex And The City 2 [Warner Home Video] – 765,961
38. Recovery (Eminem) [Universal Music] – 764,875
39. Sign No More (Mumford & Sons) [Universal Music] – 746,461
40. Come Around Sundown (Kings of Leon) [Sony Music] – 729,001

 

[noobie]

2010
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops [Activision Blizzard] – 3,266,298

2011
2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - 2,814,609 - Game

2012
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision Blizzard –––– 2,672,364

2013
5. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (Video Game) – Activision Blizzard – 1,991,994

2014
3. Call of Duty: Advance Warfare – Activision Blizzard (1,837,025 units sold)

Call of Duty is in a massive downward trend. Activision definitely needs Destiny to succeed. I dont think CoD is going to be lasting for more than few years or until or unless they do something crazy successful in it.

 

[pieatorium]

Call of Duty is in a massive downward trend. Activision definitely needs Destiny to succeed. I dont think CoD is going to be lasting for more than few years or until or unless they do something crazy successful in it.

Its still the second best selling game of the year, WoW is still going stronger than other mmo's. COD will continue to do better than 95% of other console games for a while yet.

 

[Nightengale]

Its still the second best selling game of the year, WoW is still going stronger than other mmo's. COD will continue to do better than 95% of other console games for a while yet.

Well, a public company can't tell its shareholders to expect that to be a norm and #dealwithit just because it's still one of the industry's top dogs.

Activision's own competition is itself. It needs to figure out where to make up for the decline.

 

[pieatorium]

It needs to figure out where to make up for the decline.

Destiny – Activision Blizzard (937,235 units sold)

 

[jvm]

will we be getting platform wise sales? and are these figures inline with the monthly figures we use to get for each platform?

Don't know if we'll get platform figures, but I'm not surprised by the final figure -- just surprised at what appears to be a revision to the previous figures. That puts into question lots of stuff.

 

[noobie]

Don't know if we'll get platform figures, but I'm not surprised by the final figure -- just surprised at what appears to be a revision to the previous figures. That puts into question lots of stuff.

Btw have you tried to contact them about why they have revised? is it some error on their part of some new information they got? or some error on retailers part?

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Watch Dogs is the only new IP to chart in the top twenty of 2014?

Christ...

 

[noobie]

Watch Dogs is the only new IP to chart in the top twenty of 2014?

Christ...

Destiny is a new IP too.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Destiny is a new IP too.

Ah, missed Destiny.

Pretty depressing though, two new IP that both completely failed to match their reveal potential sold so well...

 

[pieatorium]

Watch Dogs is the only new IP to chart in the top twenty of 2014?

Christ...

number of new IPs in those lists

2014 - 2
2013 - 0
2012 - 0
2011 - 0
2010 - 0

 

[Bruno MB]

There's a bit more on sales figures in this one:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/uk-video-game-sales-rose-7-5-in-2014/0143433

If I'm reading this right, then December 2014 was down significantly relative to December 2013 -- around 9% down.

But something's wonky, yes? How is the retail market down 1.4% if last year's figure was £1.015 billion? See here:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/call-it-a-comeback-2013-in-numbers/0127108

(Terrible image and hard to read when you blow it up, but I have £1.015 billion in my spreadsheet from last year, which matches the blurry image included in that last link.)

Someone's revised last year's figures down, it appears, from £1.015 billion to £962 million (give or take).

Check my figures -- I'm very tired and it's very late.

The article says that the sales of physical (boxed) video games decreased 6.6 per cent to £948.5m. What is 1.4% down is the sales of movies.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

number of new IPs in those lists

2014 - 2
2013 - 0
2012 - 0
2011 - 0
2010 - 0

I'm surprised The Last of Us isn't there. Didn't it sell close to 1m in the UK? I vaguely remember reading it sold extremely well over here....

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

The UK's annual top entertainment chart is out. Top 20 only this year just like 2013.

2014

Frozen – Disney (4,012,676 units sold)
FIFA 15 – EA (2,663,296 units sold)
Call of Duty: Advance Warfare – Activision Blizzard (1,837,025 units sold)
Ed Sheeran’s X – Warner Music (1,753,226 units sold)
The Hobbit: The Desolution of Smaug – Warner Home Video (1,550,635 units sold)
Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar (1,341,472 units sold)
Sam Smith’s In the Lonely Hour – Universal Music (1,296,295 units sold)
The LEGO Movie – Warner Home Video (1,092,486 units sold)
The Hunger Games – Catching Fire – Elevation Sales (1,078,911 units sold)
Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie – Universal Pictures (1,056,960 units sold)
Now That’s What I Call Music 89 – Sony Music/Universal Music (999,201 units sold)
Guardians of the Galaxy – Walt Disney Studios (992,818 units sold)
Frozen Soundtrack – Universal Music (974,067 units sold)
Destiny – Activision Blizzard (937,235 units sold)
Gravity – Warner Home Video (915, 355 units sold)
The Wolf of Wall Street – Universal Pictures (888,621)
The Inbetweeners 2 – Channel 4 DVD (849,859)
Watch Dogs – Ubisoft (808,799)
Now That’s What I Call Music 88 – Sony Music/Universal Music (728,683)
George Ezra’s Wanted on Voyage – Sony Music – 704,069


2013

1. Grand Theft Auto V (Video Game) – Rockstar – 3,670,234
2. Skyfall (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 2,959,969
3. FIFA 14 (Video Game) – EA – 2,656,763
4. The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (Video) – Warner Home Video – 2,065,152
5. Call Of Duty: Ghosts (Video Game) – Activision Blizzard – 1,991,994
6. Les Miserables (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,497,737
7. Despicable Me 2 (Video) – Universal Pictures – 1,449,311
8. The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2 (Video) – Entertainment One – 1,190,139
9. Now That's What I Call Music 86 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 1,159,595
10. Now That's What I Call Music 85 (Music) – Sony Music/Universal Music – 968,238
11. Monsters University (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 968,129
12. Star Trek - Into Darkness (Video) – Paramount – 909,331
13. Django Unchained (Video) – Sony Pictures – 885,311
14. Life Of Pi (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 858,834
15. Battlefield 4 (Video Game) – Electronic Arts – 838,869
16. Man Of Steel (Video) – Warner Home Video – 828,027
17. Despicable Me (Video) – Universal Pictures – 821,070
18. Iron Man 3 (Video) – Walt Disney Studios – 816,922
19. Taken 2 (Video) – 20th Century Fox – 804,396
20. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Video Game) – Ubisoft – 776,888

2012

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision Blizzard –––– 2,672,364
2. FIFA 13, Electronic Arts –––– 2,601,877
3. The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Home Video –––– 1,694,434
4. The Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Entertainment One –––– 1,515,604
5. Our Version of Events (Emeli Sande), Universal Music –––– 1,446,844
6. Now That's What I Call Music 83 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music –––– 1,389,006
7. Avengers Assemble, Walt Disney Studios ––– 1,349,937
8. TED, Universal Pictures –––– 1,188,295
9. War Horse, Walt Disney Studios –––– 986,870
10. The Hunger Games, Elevation Sales –––– 946,592
11. Mrs Brown's Boys – Series One, Universal Pictures ––– 913,145
12. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 20th Century Fox ––– 888,629
13. Assassin's Creed III, Ubisoft ––– 886,198
14. Now That's What I Call Music 82 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 866,031
15. Prometheus, 20th Century Fox ––– 853,079
16. Ice Age 4 – Continental Drift, 20th Century Fox ––– 819,009
17. 21 (Adele), XL Beggars ––– 816,317
18. Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows, Warner Home Video ––– 816,126
19. + (Ed Sheeran), Warner Music ––– 811,038
20. Now That's What I Call Music 81 (Various Artists), EMI Music/Universal Music ––– 756,035
21. Halo 4, Microsoft ––– 753,489
22. Born To Die (Lana del Rey), Universal Music ––– 743,210
23. Brave, Walt Disney Studios ––– 743,021
24. Bridesmaids, Universal Pictures ––– 710,185
25. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Elevation Sales ––– 707,875
26. Johnny English Reborn, Universal Pictures –––– 694,651
27. Mrs Brown's Boys – Series Two, Universal Pictures –––– 670,956
28. The Amazing Spider-Man, Sony Pictures –––– 656,620
29. The Woman In Black, Momentum Pictures –––– 654,589
30. Take Me Home One Direction, Sony Music ––– 643,433
31. Right Place Right Time, Olly Murs ––– Sony Music 597,370
32. The Adventures of TinTin – The Secrets Of, Paramount –––– 597,282
33. Babel Mumford & Sons, Universal Music –––– 592,173
34. Mrs Brown's Live Tour – Good Mourning, Universal Pictures ––– 585,925
35. Michael McIntyre Showtime, Universal Pictures –––– 579,011
36. Hitman Absolution, Square Enix –––– 571,248
37. Just Dance 4, Ubisoft –––– 562,453
38. Despicable Me, Universal Pictures –––– 549,111
39. Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Paramount –––– 545,502
40. Far Cry 3, Ubisoft -––– 540,237

2011

1 - 21 - Adele - 3,924,985 - Album
2 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - 2,814,609 - Game
3 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - 2,532,551 - Video
4 - FIFA 12 - 2,193,302 - Game
5 - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - 2,147,606 - Video
6 - The Inbetweeners Movie - 2,074,652 - Video
7 - The King’s Speech - 1,882,175 - Video
8 - Christmas - Michael Buble - 1,349,195 - Album
9 - Doo-Wops & Hooligans - Bruno Mars - 1,264,763 - Album
10 - 19 - Adele - 1,264,273 - Album
11 - Battlefield 3 - 1,186,895 - Game
12 - Now That’s What I Call Music 80 - Various Artists - 1,185,431 - Album
13 - Despicable Me - 1,157,197 - Video
14 - Pirates of the Caribbean - On Stranger Tides - 1,111,715 - Video
15 - Paul - 1,108,851 - Video
16 - Zumba Fitness - 1,077,508 - Game
17 - Tangled - 1,043,857 - Video
18 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 1,024,228 - Game
19 - Peter Kay – Live – The Tour That Didn’t Tour - 1,004,099 - Video
20 - Bridesmaids - 979,475 - Video
21 - Mylo Xyloto - Coldplay - 943,498 - Album
22 - Transformers - Dark of the Moon - 935,693 - Video
23 - Loud - Rihanna - 910,455 - Album
24 - The Hangover 2 - 904,351 - Video
25 - Now That’s What I Call Music 79 - Various Artists - 896,831 - Album
26 - Lee Evans - Roadrunner - Live at the O2 - 875,573 - Video
27 - Born This Way - Lady Gaga - 854,524 - Album
28 - Who You Are - Jessie J - 837,475 - Album
29 - + - Ed Sheeran - 821,180 - Album
30 - Just Dance 3 - 820,333 - Game
31 - Inception - 735,458 - Video
32 - Assassin’s Creed: Revelations - 732,566 - Game
33 - The Hangover - 730,273 - Video
34 - Gnomeo & Juliet - 725,816 - Video
35 - Due Date - 712,330 - Video
36 - Mrs Brown’s Boys - Series One - 705,085 - Video
37 - Now That’s What I Call Music 78 - Various Artists - 686,511 - Album
38 - Talk That Talk - Rihanna - 683,834 - Album
39 - Taken - 670,913 - Video
40 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes - 670,192 - Video

2010

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops [Activision Blizzard] – 3,266,298
2. Avatar [20th Century Fox] – 3,001,769
3. FIFA 11 [Electronic Arts] – 2,390,231
4. Toy Story 3 [Walt Disney Studios] – 2,082,461
5. Progress (Take That) [Universal Music] – 1,933,205
6. The Twilight Saga: New Moon [Entertainment One] – 1,889,187
7. The Twlight Saga: Eclipse [Entertainment One] – 1,334,490
8. Inception [Warner Home Video] – 1,328,290
9. Just Dance [Ubisoft] – 1,305,338
10. 2012 [Sony Pictures] – 1,298,705
11. Crazy Love (Michael Buble) [Warner Music] – 1,289,304
12. Now That’s What I Call Music 77 [EMI Music/UniversalMusic] – 1,255,006
13. The Hurt Locker [Elevation Sales] – 1,247,604
14. Up [Walt Disney Studios] – 1,236,066
15. Sherlock Holmes [Warner Home Video] – 1,217,637
16. Red Dead Redemption [Take-Two] – 1,135,559
17. The Fame (Lady Gaga) [Universal Music] – 1,104,504
18. The Hangover [Warner Home Video] – 1,024,546
19. Alice In Wonderland [Walt Disney Studios] – 943,220
20. Shrek Forever After - The Final Chapter [Paramount] – 928,726
21. Wii Fit Plus [Nintendo] – 920,811
22. Just Dance 2 [Ubisoft ] – 903,866
23. Loud (Rihanna) [Universal Music] – 881,588
24. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood [Ubisoft] – 880,755
25. The Defamation of Strickland Banks (Plan B) [Warner Music] – 867,698
26. Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang [Universal Pictures] – 831,572
27. Iron Man 2 [Paramount] – 826,595
28. Wii Sports Resort [Nintendo] – 818,554
29. Now That’s What I Call Music 76 [EMI Music/UniversalMusic] – 807,764
30. Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini) [Warner Music] – 807,751
31. The Element of Freedom (Alicia Keys) [Sony Music] – 806,340
32. Lungs (Florence & The Machine) [Universal Music] – 789,847
33. District 9 [Sony Pictures] – 781,336
34. Halo: Reach [Microsoft] – 781,331
35. Alvin & The Chipmunks – The Squeakquel [20th Century Fox] – 781,327
36. Clash Of The Titans [Warner Home Video] – 766,681
37. Sex And The City 2 [Warner Home Video] – 765,961
38. Recovery (Eminem) [Universal Music] – 764,875
39. Sign No More (Mumford & Sons) [Universal Music] – 746,461
40. Come Around Sundown (Kings of Leon) [Sony Music] – 729,001

What stands out there for me is the decline of COD.

From over 3.2m sales to 1.8m this year.

The next one could go under 1.5m, half of what it would sell in 2010.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Despite what some think of Watch Dogs, I'm glad it's in there over AC (which missed out the top 20 this year for good reason).

Destiny will certainly become a million seller in the UK pretty soon which is great.

 

[BKK]

The article says that the sales of physical (boxed) video games decreased 6.6 per cent to £948.5m. What is 1.4% down is the sales of movies.

Yeah, 6.6% decline matches last year's figure (when accounting for rounding). So they don't seem to have revised last years, although that is actually something they often do. Most of their old numbers are out of date.

I'm surprised The Last of Us isn't there. Didn't it sell close to 1m in the UK? I vaguely remember reading it sold extremely well over here....

"The Last of Us" and "The Last of Us: Remastered" aren't combined, they're counted as separate games. But even if they were it wouldn't matter as these are annual sales, not LTD ones. It's very rare for a game to sell enough across two years to make both annual charts. Last of US would have had to sell over 776,888 in 2013 and another 704,069 in 2014.

 

[Bruno MB]

UK 2014 Sales:

01. FIFA 15 (EA) - 2,663,296 / NEW
02. Call of Duty: Advance Warfare (Activision Blizzard) - 1,837,025 / NEW
03. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar) - 1,341,472 / 5,011,796
04. Destiny (Activision Blizzard) - 937,235 / NEW
05. Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) - 808,799 / NEW
<704,069

MCV
ERA

Now we know with certainty that in reality Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare launch sales were barely up over the previous title. As you rightly pointed out, the 5.7% increase was due to the change from 90% to 95% market coverage estimate since MCV must have been using the raw reported numbers.

[Week 01] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 775,000 / NEW
[Week 02] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 178,250 / 953,250 (-77%)
[Week 03] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 105,167 / 1,058,417 (-41%)
[Week 04] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 220,852 / 1,279,269 (+110%)
[Week 05] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 145,762 / 1,425,031 (-34%)
[Week 06] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 106,406 / 1,531,437 (-27%)
[Week 07] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 141,520 / 1,672,957 (+33%)
[Week 08] CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 169,824 / 1,842,781 (+20%)

According to Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare sold 1,837,025 units in 2014.

[Week 01] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 765,000 / NEW
[Week 02] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 183,600 / 958,600 (-76%)
[Week 03] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 154,224 / 1,112,824 (-16%)
[Week 04] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 205,118 / 1,317,942 (+33%)
[Week 05] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 209,220 / 1,527,162 (+2%)
[Week 06] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 165,284 / 1,692,446 (-21%)
[Week 07] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 176,854 / 1,869,300 (+7%)
[Week 08] CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 134,409 / 1,993,709 (-24%)

According to Chart-Track, Call of Duty: Ghosts sold 1,991,994 units in 2013.

 

[jvm]

The article says that the sales of physical (boxed) video games decreased 6.6 per cent to £948.5m. What is 1.4% down is the sales of movies.

Yeah, 6.6% decline matches last year's figure (when accounting for rounding). So they don't seem to have revised last years, although that is actually something they often do. Most of their old numbers are out of date.

Ok, I'm going with (a) I was very tired and/or (b) they may have edited the text. Looks like it's right now. Thanks!

 

[BrokenSymmetry]

Frozen beating FIFA and CoD!

 

[cw_sasuke]

Watch Dogs has done pretty well considering how much more Destiny was hyped and marketed.

Lets be fair....Watch Dogs was also released on WiiU.

 

[Bruno MB]

Ok, I'm going with (a) I was very tired and/or (b) they may have edited the text. Looks like it's right now. Thanks!

Here's the answer

http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/9114836-uk-video-game-sales-rose-75-in-2014/

Spoiler

After answering to your post I realized that they must have edited the article but it was already too late since my message was already quoted.

 

[jvm]

Here's the answer

http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/9114836-uk-video-game-sales-rose-75-in-2014/

Spoiler

After answering to your post I realized that they must have edited the article but it was already too late since my message was already quoted.

Ha! Well, I wasn't completely out of it, eh? Glad that last year's figure didn't get a massive revision. Thanks, all.

 

[Bruno MB]

German charts for weeks 51 and 52 are up.

BKK, could you please post them here? A quick copy and paste will be enough, I properly format them latter for an easier reading.

 

[theprodigy]

hmm, when did we get 2013's console sales? I wonder if we'll get it for 2014 soon

 

[Loudninja]

So no one going to post the German charts?

 

[noobie]

No numbers this week also?

 

[Mpl90]

Someone posts the German charts, please!!!!

In the meanwhile

http://www.chart-track.co.uk/?i=2029&s=1111

2015 gets underway with an unchanged Top 3, meaning ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’ (-51%) has now achieved 6 weeks at No1, one more week than predecessor ‘Ghosts’.

‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (-48%) is not far behind at No2, staying ahead of ‘FIFA 15’ (-57%) at No3. Ubisoft’s top sellers ‘Far Cry 4’ (-42%) and ‘Assassin’s Creed: Unity’ (-48%) switch places with Far Cry moving up one place to No4 and Creed slipping down one place to No5. Ubisoft also find themselves at No6 with ‘The Crew’ (-54%) a non-mover.
Only 3,000 sales separate No7 from No10 as ‘Destiny’ (-47%) at No7 and ‘WWE 2K15’ (-40%) at No8 both manage to break back into the Top 10, up from No’s 11 and 12 respectively. ‘DriveClub’ (-56%) and ‘Minecraft: Xbox Edition’ (-57%) are less fortunate, both dropping 2 places to No’s 9 and 10. In a week not known for new releases Nintendo newcomer ‘Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker’ for Wii U debuts at No16.

Individual chart - http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=110032

 

[Hasney]

Knew WWE 2k15 would spike when I saw PS4 and XB1 versions for £20 already. Stupid country.

 

[1st Course]

GTA V next gen performance is something else. it's only a port yet managed to outsell blockbusters like Destiny and Watch_Dogs.

 

[Rosur]

Captain Toad at 14 (individual), shame it didn't make the top 10 but considering it's not a big Wii U game not surprised.

 

[Donos]

GTA V next gen performance is something else. it's only a port yet managed to outsell blockbusters like Destiny and Watch_Dogs.

A lot of Gaffers kept repeating that everybody and their momma already played it on PS3/XB360 and only some rich double dippers and a few new console owners would maybe get it. Also diminishing returns and reasons...

 

[thelurkinghorror]

GTA V next gen performance is something else. it's only a port yet managed to outsell blockbusters like Destiny and Watch_Dogs.

That's because is one of the best game ever...

 

[MrCookiepants]

GTA V next gen performance is something else. it's only a port yet managed to outsell blockbusters like Destiny and Watch_Dogs.

The last gen versions are contributing to that number as well. The game has been selling well all year.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I'm surprised DC fell, bundles have been better than ever the past week and I'd have thought people would be eager to spend their Christmas money.

 

[Bruno MB]

New thread: http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=965287

 

[1st Course]

The last gen versions are contributing to that number as well. The game has been selling well all year.

According to Bruno's estimates next gen version is ~900k as of week 51. with week 52 sales likely already million seller.