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Killroyskbg

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #1

"The big news of this year is that we are presenting an estimate of digital sales numbers for the first time. Based on a tailored report by the American market intelligence company SuperData Research, this digital outlook together with physical sales reported by Gfk presents a more complete picture of the Nordic market. This picture totals nearly one billion euro, far more than any previous figure reported in Nordic Game Sales."

http://dataspelsbranschen.se/media/135759/nordic_game_sales_2013.pdf

Make a blood eagle on my back if old.

 

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1st Course

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #2

Very interesting stuff, thanks for sharing.

 

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Doffen

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #3

2013 best selling list for the nordic:

1. GTA V
2. FIFA 14
3. BF4
4. CoD: Ghost
5. Assassin's Creed IV
6. The Last of Us
7. NHL 14
8. Skylanders: SF
9. FIFA 13
10. CoD: BO2
11. Disney Infinity
12. Far Cry 3
13. Skylanders: Giants
14. Simcity
15. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
16. Just Dance 2014
17. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
18. The Sims 3: Island Paradise
19. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
20. Assassin's Creed III

 

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Killroyskbg

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #4

1st Course said:

Very interesting stuff, thanks for sharing.

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Yeah nice too see real figure of everything from sales to how each platform performance and including charts for everything making it easy to comprehend.

 

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Musolf815

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #5

It's strange to me (but also makes me happy) that Sly Cooper sold well there. I believe it was a high seller in a lot of countries in the region.

 

ethomaz

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #6

So detailed.

 

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Killroyskbg

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #7

Musolf815 said:

It's strange to me (but also makes me happy) that Sly Cooper sold well there. I believe it was a high seller in a lot of countries in the region.

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Yeah was also kinda baffled by that since there was not like there were any commercials for it or anything.

 

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sinxtanx

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #8

I wondered why P4G was so much more popular in Sweden compared to the others

but then I noticed the glorious misspelling that was

Donkey Kong: Country Returns

 

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Phinor

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #9

Musolf815 said:

It's strange to me (but also makes me happy) that Sly Cooper sold well there. I believe it was a high seller in a lot of countries in the region.

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According to FIGMA (reports Finnish sales based on figures given by most big retailers), Sly Cooper was the sixth most sold game in Finland in 2013. Our top 10 differs slightly from that Nordic list:

1. Grand Theft Auto V (Take 2)
2. NHL 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. Battlefield 4 (Electronics Arts)
4. Call of Duty Ghosts (Activision-Blizzard)
5. FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
6. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (SCEE)
7. Singstar SuomiHelmet (SCEE)
8. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft)
9. The Last of Us (SCEE)
10. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner)

edit: Just read the report and they also had Finnish top 10 there. Anyway, the point is, Sly Cooper games for some reason sell very, very well in Finland. I haven't seen any special marketing or anything so who knows.

 

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Visualante2

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #10

Sly being there is interesting, to me it indicates a real small market where the swing between top 5 and the rest is minimal.

 

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Chronology

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #11

Sly's there largely as a result of the previous games having been fully translated over there. Don't know if this one was, but the brand recognition is pretty significant as a result.

 

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LonelyGreyWolf

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #12

Doffen said:

2013 best selling list for the nordic:

1. GTA V
2. FIFA 14
3. BF4
4. CoD: Ghost
5. Assassin's Creed IV
6. The Last of Us
7. NHL 14
8. Skylanders: SF
9. FIFA 13
10. CoD: BO2
11. Disney Infinity
12. Far Cry 3
13. Skylanders: Giants
14. Simcity
15. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
16. Just Dance 2014
17. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
18. The Sims 3: Island Paradise
19. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
20. Assassin's Creed III

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In general it looks just about the same as everywhere else, no? Like others pointed out, Sly Cooper does stand out.

 

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Killroyskbg

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #13

Visualante2 said:

Sly being there is interesting, to me it indicates a real small market where the swing between top 5 and the rest is minimal.

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Care to elaborate.

 

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Cozmogramma

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #14

A very good and interesting read. Thank you.

 

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KillerMan91

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #15

Weird how in Sweden PS3 and X360 seem to go in pretty much neck and neck but other Nordic countries are completely dominated by PS3.

 

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MonsterHunter

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #16

Digital future.

 

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gtj1092

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #17

Great chart. Wish US NPD would do this. Crazy that Ps3 has nearly 50% of all the videogame market including handhelds and consoles. And it looks like the NDS is still competitive with 3DS.

 

Xilium

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #18

MonsterHunter said:

Digital future.

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When people talk about the digital future, they are referring to the console/handheld space (PC and Mobile have been digitally dominant for a long time now). That chart just continues to prove that digital sales still hover around 10% of total sales for those systems (possibly 3%-5% higher due to the retail numbers likely including PC retail).

 

ethomaz

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #19

If that help.

 

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Killroyskbg

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #20

gtj1092 said:

Great chart. Wish US NPD would do this. Crazy that Ps3 has nearly 50% of all the videogame market including handhelds and consoles. And it looks like the NDS is still competitive with 3DS.

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Yeah presented really well. Handhelds is rather uncommon here were every kid runs around with an Iphone. =/

 

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KillerMan91

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #21

Also after Wii and DS finally die Nintendo is becoming completely irrelevant in Nordics. Handhelds have never been that big here though. Even during DS heyday it was always some home console leading the pack (PS2->Wii->PS3).

 

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nampad

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• Apr 24, 2014

• #22

Expected to see Sly a little bit higher after seeing it charting for so long.

 

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Faustek

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• Apr 25, 2014

• #23

Interesting, thanks for posting.

Killroyskbg said:

Yeah presented really well. Handhelds is rather uncommon here were every kid runs around with an Iphone. =/

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Picking up a extra Vita and Minecraft as soon as it releases and then I'm pretty sure I can sway my god son and his friends.

seriously, whats up with kids and Minecraft?

 

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Majine

Banned

• Apr 25, 2014

• #24

I did some math and I think Finland is the one of them buying most games relative to their population.