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UK:

Originally Posted by Chart-Track:

Minecraft Strikes Gold

05/Aug/2013

Microsoft’s ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’(-9%) holds the No1 spot in the All Formats Chart for a second week.

It’s a quiet week for new releases and so the 4J studios developed title finds itself largely unchallenged at the top. ‘The Last of Us’ (-2%) which held the crown for six weeks prior to Minecraft’s ascent to the top climbs a place to No2 as does Nintendo’s ‘Animal Crossing: New Leaf’ (-0%) to No3. Following a strong week on week boost in sales EA’s ‘FIFA 13’ (+33%) continues to climb back up the chart reaching No4.

Even more impressive is the climb of Ubisoft’s ‘The Smurfs 2’ (+115%) which following its debut two weeks ago flies up the chart to No5 no doubt helped by their second outing on the big screen. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ (+48%) is also back in the Top 10 up from No16 to No7 following a near fifty percent boost in sales. Square Enix’s ‘Tomb Raider’ (+1%) is a non-mover at No9 while ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ (+11%) just edges out ‘Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros’ to round off the Top 10 at No10.

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Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
02 (03) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
03 (04) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
04 (05) 3DS MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
05 (02) WIU PIKMIN 3 (NINTENDO)
06 (11) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (12) PC THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (08) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
09 (09) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
10 (13) 360 ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
11 (21) 360 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
12 (10) 360 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
13 (07) PS3 GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
14 (14) 360 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY (TAKE 2)
15 (16) 360 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
16 (19) 360 BATTLEFIELD 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (18) PS3 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
18 (23) PS3 MAX PAYNE 3 (TAKE 2)
19 (20) 3DS LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS (NINTENDO)
20 (35) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
21 (__) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
22 (17) PS3 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
23 (15) 3DS MARIO KART 7 (NINTENDO)
24 (24) 360 MAX PAYNE 3 (TAKE 2)
25 (06) WIU NEW SUPER LUIGI U (NINTENDO)
26 (25) 360 RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY (TAKE 2)
27 (29) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
28 (30) 360 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
29 (__) PC FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 (SEGA)
30 (__) NDS THE SMURFS 2 (UBISOFT)
31 (__) 360 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
32 (34) PS3 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
33 (__) 360 BIOSHOCK INFINITE (TAKE 2)
34 (39) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
35 (22) 360 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - LEGENDARY (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
36 (__) 360 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
37 (27) 3DS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 (NINTENDO)
38 (__) 360 THE SMURFS 2 (UBISOFT)
39 (33) 3DS DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS (NINTENDO)
40 (__) WII THE SMURFS 2 (UBISOFT)



Netherlands:
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (02) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (01) 3DS MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
03 (NE) WIU PIKMIN 3 (NINTENDO)
04 (NE) WIU NEW SUPER LUIGI U (NINTENDO)
05 (08) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
06 (03) PC THE SIMS 3: EXOTISCH EILAND (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (10) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
08 (09) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
09 (04) PS3 BATTLEFIELD 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (__) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED 3 (UBISOFT)



Ireland:
Week 31, 2013 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)

01 (01) MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
02 (04) FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03 (__) ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
04 (02) MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
05 (09) FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
06 (__) SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THE FULL PACKAGE (KOCH MEDIA)
07 (13) LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
08 (06) GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
09 (03) THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
10 (05) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
11 (20) LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
12 (11) NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
13 (16) LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
14 (__) HITMAN ABSOLUTION (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
15 (10) BATTLEFIELD 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (17) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
17 (15) SLEEPING DOGS (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
18 (__) TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
19 (__) FIFA STREET (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (__) BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM - GAME OF THE YEAR (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)



Denmark:
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (__) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
02 (01) PC THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03 (__) PS3 SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
04 (04) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
05 (14) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (07) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT GAME CARD (60-DAY PRE PAID GAMECARD) (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
07 (11) PS3 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
08 (09) PC SIMS 3 THE UNIVERSITY LIFE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
09 (13) PC SIMS 3 REFRESH (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (08) PC SIMS 3: SEASONS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
11 (10) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 200 KR (SCEE)
12 (05) 360 MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)
13 (15) WII JUST DANCE 4 (UBISOFT)
14 (__) PS3 ASSASSINS CREED 3 (UBISOFT)
15 (__) PC SIMS 3 THE: PETS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (03) PS3 TOUR DE FRANCE 2013 (PAN VISION)
17 (18) PC SIMS 3 SUPERNATURAL THE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
18 (12) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
19 (17) PS3 LAST OF US THE (SCEE)
20 (06) PC PRO CYCLING MANAGER 2013 (PAN VISION)



Germany:
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (02) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
02 (01) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
03 (04) 3DS MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
04 (14) PS3 FAR CRY 3 - LIMITED EDITION (UBISOFT)
05 (72) PS3 CRYSIS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (06) 360 MINECRAFT - XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
07 (15) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED III (UBISOFT)
08 (23) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 (ACTVISION BLIZZARD)
09 (43) PC SIMCITY (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (05) PC DIE SIMS 3: INSELPARADIES (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
11 (08) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
12 (39) PC CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
13 (12) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (NE) PC DAS SCHWARZE AUGE: DRAKENSANG (DTP ENTERTAINMENT)
15 (__) PS3 DEAD SPACE 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (03) WIU PIKMIN 3 (NINTENDO)
17 (10) 3DS LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS (NINTENDO)
18 (09) PC THE ELDER SCROLLS V - SKYRIM (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
19 (__) 360 CRYSIS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (28) PC FAR CRY 3 - LIMITED EDITION (UBISOFT)



France:
Week 30, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

01 (03) 3DS MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. (NINTENDO)
02 (02) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
03 (01) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
04 (NE) WIU PIKMIN 3 (NINTENDO)
05 (04) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)



Italy:
Week 30, 2013 - Individual Console Formats (Units)

01 (01) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (NE) WIU PIKMIN 3 (NINTENDO)
03 (03) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
04 (09) 3DS LUIGI'S MANSION 2 (NINTENDO)
05 (02) 3DS ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF (NINTENDO)
06 (10) PS3 ASSASSIN'S CREED III D1 VERSIONE (UBISOFT)
07 (04) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
08 (06) 360 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION (MICROSOFT)
09 (08) PS3 FAR CRY 3 D1 LOST EXPEDITION (UBISOFT)
10 (NE) WIU NEW SUPER LUIGI U (NINTENDO)



Sweden
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) 360 MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)
02 (02) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
03 (04) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT GAME CARD (60-DAY PRE PAID GAMECARD) (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
04 (11) PC SIMS 3 THE UNIVERSITY LIFE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (05) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT 60 DAYS GAME CARD (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
06 (07) PC SIMS 3 SEASONS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (15) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK VOUCHER 200 SEK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
08 (08) PC SIMS 3 REFRESH SE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
09 (09) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (10) PC THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
11 (12) 360 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (06) WIU NEW SUPER LUIGI U (SWD) (NINTENDO)
13 (14) PC THE SIMS 3 STORE - 1000 POINTS RETAIL CARD (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (03) WIU PIKMIN 3 (SWD) (NINTENDO)
15 (19) PC SIMS 3 PETS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (17) PC THE SIMS 3 SUPERNATURAL (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
17 (13) PC SIMS 3 SEMESTERPARADIS LIMITED EDITION (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
18 (__) WII SKYLANDERS GIANTS STARTER PACK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
19 (__) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
20 (__) PC SIMS 3 AMBITIONS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)



Norway:
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (05) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
02 (06) 360 MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)
03 (16) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK VOUCHER 200 NOK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
04 (__) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (__) PSN PSN LIVECARD 200KR (SCEE)
06 (15) PC SIMS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (__) PS3 SLY COOPER: THIEVES IN TIME (SCEE)
08 (10) PC SIMS 3 SEASONS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
09 (09) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
10 (01) PS3 FIFA 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
11 (14) PC SIMS 3 THE UNIVERSITY LIFE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (07) WIU PIKMIN 3 (SWD) (NINTENDO)
13 (11) 3DS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 (NINTENDO)
14 (17) PC THE SIMS 3 ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
15 (__) PC THE SIMS 3 ISLAND PARADISE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
16 (__) PS3 FAR CRY 3 (UBISOFT)
17 (NE) PS3 ESSENTIALS DRIVER SAN FRANCISCO (UBISOFT)
18 (__) PC SIMS 3 THE PETS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
19 (19) PS3 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
20 (__) PSN PSN 400NOK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)



Finland:
Week 31, 2013 - Individual Formats (Units)

01 (01) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 20 EUR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
02 (05) PSN PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 50 EUR (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
03 (02) PS3 THE LAST OF US (SCEE)
04 (03) PS3 NHL 13 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
05 (07) PC SIMS 3 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (09) PC SIMS 3: SEASONS (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
07 (12) PS3 LEGO BATMAN 2 DC SUPERHEROES (WARNER BROS. GAMES)
08 (10) PS3 SLY COOPER: THIEVES IN TIME (SCEE)
09 (15) PS3 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED 2 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (16) PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
11 (__) NDS ALKUPOLKU JOSEFIINA ENGLANNIN KIELI (KREA MEDIA)
12 (11) PC SIMS 3 THE YLIOPISTOELÄMÄÄ (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
13 (__) 360 XBOX 360 LIVE 3 MONTHS GOLD (MICROSOFT)
14 (__) PC WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE-PAID GAME CARD 60 DAYS (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
15 (17) PS3 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
16 (04) WIU PIKMIN 3 (SWF) (NINTENDO)
17 (20) PC HUGO PEIKKOMETSÄN TAIKA (KREA MEDIA)
18 (__) NDS JOSEFIINA ALKUPOLKU MATEMATIIKKA SUMUA LUKUKYLÄN YLLÄ (NINTENDO)
19 (__) PS3 CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
20 (__) PS3 TOMB RAIDER (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)



Spain:



Greece:


PAL Charts - Week 27, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 28, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 29, 2013
PAL Charts - Week 30, 2013

The Last of Us is still up there, amazing.

Minecraft, Animal Crossing and TLOU have insane legs for a non-fifa title

Pikmin 3 isn't 15 here... :S

Stay strong, M&L. Stretch those legs.

How come Pikmin 3 and NSLU charted in the Dutch chart on week 31 and not 30?

Skyzard said:

Pikmin 3 isn't 15 here... :S

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Individual top 40

Minecraft is the game that keeps on giving.

I wonder what the whole MS-Mojang situation is. I'm surprised they put it on smartphones before Playstation.

liger05 said:

Individual top 40

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Doh, thanks.

UK Chart - Amount of titles per console

360 - 17
PS3 - 10
3DS - 7
PC - 2
WII U - 2
WII - 1
DS - 1

Mpl90 said:

UK Chart - Amount of titles per console

360 - 17
PS3 - 10
3DS - 7
PC - 2
WII U - 2
WII - 1
DS - 1

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Not a single Vita game, hopefully with KZ:M that will change for a while.

Mpl90 said:

UK Chart - Amount of titles per console

360 - 17
PS3 - 10
3DS - 7
PC - 2
WII U - 2
WII - 1
DS - 1

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There was a time when Seven 3DS games in the top 40 looked a pipe dream.

liger05 said:

There was a time when Seven 3DS games in the top 40 looked a pipe dream.

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7/7 are Nintendo games

This is quite a problem, tbh.

Skyzard said:

Not a single Vita game, hopefully with KZ:M that will change for a while.

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One, possibly two weeks. KZ:M is not a system seller, it will sell to the existing base, which is too small to support a long run in the top 40.

Since SCE Cambridge are making it, I think KZ:M will play better than any other KZ game, but it is too tarnished by the poor console entries to be a system seller.

3 years later.

32 (34) PS3 GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)

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Glass Rebel said:

7/7 are Nintendo games

This is quite a problem, tbh.

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What third party titles released recently could possibly be in top 40? Project X Zone had a great debut, and followed the same pattern as Tales of Graces F, and did much better than One Piece (charts wise); MH3U appeared for several weeks a little time ago.

Glass Rebel said:

7/7 are Nintendo games

This is quite a problem, tbh.

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Since Nintendo is the only one releasing really great games for the 3DS the last few months, it's not too suprising, though.

zomgbbqftw said:

One, possibly two weeks. KZ:M is not a system seller, it will sell to the existing base, which is too small to support a long run in the top 40.

Since SCE Cambridge are making it, I think KZ:M will play better than any other KZ game, but it is too tarnished by the poor console entries to be a system seller.

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I know what you mean but I'm hoping for a few weeks more. CoD sold for ages. I know it has the brand going for it, but the quality difference is massive, it's the best fps on any handheld, ever. In MP, it holds it own vs playing any console fps imo, hopefully Sony can get that across.

Glass Rebel said:

7/7 are Nintendo games

This is quite a problem, tbh.

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It's only a problem for third parties, and they aren't interested in the 3DS anyway.

Now that Wii U has at least one big exclusive game released each month, it should do just bad, not dysmal numbers.

SmokyDave said:

It's only a problem for third parties, and they aren't interested in the 3DS anyway.

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You mean Western, I hope...

Moreover, recent US numbers showed 3DS has a core audience, more specifically the one with Japanese tastes; not so much the one with Western tastes, so far.

Mpl90 said:

What third party titles released recently could possibly be in top 40? Project X Zone had a great debut, and followed the same pattern as Tales of Graces F, and did much better than One Piece (charts wise); MH3U appeared for several weeks a little time ago.

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Yoshi said:

Since Nintendo is the only one releasing really great games for the 3DS the last few months, it's not too suprising, though.

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Yeah, that's exactly the problem :/ There hasn't been a major third party game in a while.

I guess one could count LEGO Legends of Chima but March saw the last big third party efforts with Castlevania and Monster Hunter 3.

SmokyDave said:

It's only a problem for third parties, and they aren't interested in the 3DS anyway.

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It is absolutely a problem if Nintendo starts shifting development focus towards Wii U.

Skyzard said:

I know what you mean but I'm hoping for a few weeks more. CoD sold for ages. I know it has the brand going for it, but the quality difference is massive, it's the best fps on any handheld, ever. It holds it own vs playing any console fps imo, hopefully Sony can get that across.

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Sure, but as you mentioned CoD is a massively popular brand in the UK. Killzone is not. It was a mistake to spend all that time and effort making a Killzone game for Vita, Sony would have been better off telling Cambridge to produce a new shooter IP for Vita, and if it was successful then bring it over to PS4 with a new entry.

miksar said:

Now that Wii U has at least one big exclusive game released each month, it should do just bad, not dysmal numbers.

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Well Pikman 3 saw no Hardware bump at all. I doubt Wonderful 101 will see HW sales improve.

It is absolutely a problem if Nintendo starts shifting development focus towards Wii U.

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Will not happen. The 3DS has to be the priority for the company.

Glass Rebel said:

It is absolutely a problem if Nintendo starts shifting development focus towards Wii U.

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Iwata already stated that 2014 will be another strong year for 3DS, first party wise, though.

EDIT: For better accurancy

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130612/02.html

However, our internal software development teams are now at a stage where we can expect software launches without too many intervals. We still have many unannounced game titles. Therefore, we expect to release a sufficient number of first-party titles for the platform next year as well.

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zomgbbqftw said:

Sure, but as you mentioned CoD is a massively popular brand in the UK. Killzone is not. It was a mistake to spend all that time and effort making a Killzone game for Vita, Sony would have been better off telling Cambridge to produce a new shooter IP for Vita, and if it was successful then bring it over to PS4 with a new entry.

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That's one route I guess.

Perhaps with the PS4 launch game being a killzone title, the franchise won't be looked down upon so much (after gamescom where I imagine it's going to get more of a showing). They'll need people to be pumped for killzone sf, I don't think they're there yet.

liger05 said:

Well Pikman 3 saw no Hardware bump at all.

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I can definitely see this, since Pikmin is rather niche, but what is the source on this? I didn't see anything about this in the last topic.

DS games are still being made and released!

Skyzard said:

Perhaps with the PS4 launch game being a killzone title, the franchise won't be looked down upon so much (after gamescom).

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Doubtful. Shadow Fall looks as uninspired as 2 and 3, it will sell on the basis of being a launch title. Hopefully that will get Sony to kill the franchise.

Mpl90 said:

You mean Western, I hope...

Moreover, recent US numbers showed 3DS has a core audience, more specifically the one with Japanese tastes; not so much the one with Western tastes, so far.

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Well, yeah, it's a PAL thread. It is odd that we view these threads in a hermetically sealed bubble though. Leads to odd stuff like:

Monday - "3DS has shit 3rd party support and shit 3rd party sales" - True.
Wednesday - "3DS has a ton of 3rd party support and shifts a ton of units" - True.

Glass Rebel said:

It is absolutely a problem if Nintendo starts shifting development focus towards Wii U.

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Well, there is that pickle, but they'll just have to live off Japanese sales and 1st party legacy stuff in the west.

zomgbbqftw said:

Doubtful. Shadow Fall looks as uninspired as 2 and 3, it will sell on the basis of being a launch title. Hopefully that will get Sony to kill the franchise.

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Shame, KZ:M really is excellent.

Hopefully there is more to KZ we haven't seen yet...or they quickly borrow from the Vita version lol. I'd love a good excuse to buy Killzone at PS4 launch, so far I'm leaning towards waiting.

skipping cod, might give bf a chance, probably wait to upgrade pc

zomgbbqftw said:

One, possibly two weeks. KZ:M is not a system seller, it will sell to the existing base, which is too small to support a long run in the top 40.

Since SCE Cambridge are making it, I think KZ:M will play better than any other KZ game, but it is too tarnished by the poor console entries to be a system seller.

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I know it's waaaaaaaaaaaay to early for this but what do you expect from KZ4 having said that?

The Last of Us just keeps on going

Yoshi said:

I can definitely see this, since Pikmin is rather niche, but what is the source on this? I didn't see anything about this in the last topic.

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Usually when Wii U sees a hardware bump in the UK (mostly thanks to clearances), Nintendo Land pops back up on the charts because it's bundled with the most sought out SKU. That didn't happen last week.

Yeah, Pikmin 3 unfortunately failed to boost hardware so far. At least, it didn't have a bad second week. New Super Luigi U, instead...

AdventureRacing said:

I know it's waaaaaaaaaaaay to early for this but what do you expect from KZ4 having said that?

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It will do okay on the back of being a launch title, and it will get an easy pass from critics because it is a first generation PS4 game so any deficiencies will be overlooked. The game will play exactly like 2 and 3, lame shooting mechanics and pretty graphics with a horrible story and passable multiplayer.

GG have been hammering away with the same formula for three games and made no impact, I very much doubt a fourth entry will.

Skyzard said:

Shame, KZ:M really is excellent.

Hopefully there is more to KZ we haven't seen yet...or they quickly borrow from the Vita version lol. I'd love a good excuse to buy Killzone at PS4 launch, so far I'm leaning towards waiting.

skipping cod, might give bf a chance, probably wait to upgrade pc

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I don't doubt that, like I said, because it is being made at SCE Cambridge it will have the best gunplay of the series and other gameplay mechanics will be better than the console versions by GG. It's just that Killzone as a brand is not a popular one and Sony should not have put so much effort and resources into making Killzone for Vita because it's not going to do that well.

zomgbbqftw said:

It will do okay on the back of being a launch title, and it will get an easy pass from critics because it is a first generation PS4 game so any deficiencies will be overlooked. The game will play exactly like 2 and 3, lame shooting mechanics and pretty graphics with a horrible story and passable multiplayer.

GG have been hammering away with the same formula for three games and made no impact, I very much doubt a fourth entry will.

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I have to wonder if the decision to make a KZ4 came from Sony or GG. I mean i think by this point Sony must know that the franchise just doesn't have any pulling power. From GG's perspective i would have thought after 3 games they may well have had enough of the franchise but i guess they may have more of the universe they want to explore.

I feel like having them work on the franchise isn't really the best move for Sony.

The Guardian Top 20

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/aug/05/top-20-video-games

liger05 said:

Individual top 40

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What's the difference?

zomgbbqftw said:

It will do okay on the back of being a launch title, and it will get an easy pass from critics because it is a first generation PS4 game so any deficiencies will be overlooked. The game will play exactly like 2 and 3, lame shooting mechanics and pretty graphics with a horrible story and passable multiplayer.

GG have been hammering away with the same formula for three games and made no impact, I very much doubt a fourth entry will.



I don't doubt that, like I said, because it is being made at SCE Cambridge it will have the best gunplay of the series and other gameplay mechanics will be better than the console versions by GG. It's just that Killzone as a brand is not a popular one and Sony should not have put so much effort and resources into making Killzone for Vita because it's not going to do that well.

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I love that kz has its own style and gameplay, the way you worded it you want another catch all cod shooter, we don't need another. Bases are filled, cod bf and k all have there own flavour.

16 (20) Need For Speed Most Wanted (7+) Xbox 360 (44) PS3 (42) VITA (13) PC (1)

You still need your Valium @SmokeyDave?

Mpl90 said:

The Guardian Top 20

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/aug/05/top-20-video-games

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16 (20) Need For Speed Most Wanted (7+)
Xbox 360 (44)
PS3 (42)
VITA (13)
PC (1)

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Nice to see the Vita version is holding better than PC. Is that retail only for PC?

Skyzard said:

Not a single Vita game, hopefully with KZ:M that will change for a while.

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lol good luck with that

Mpl90 said:

The Guardian Top 20

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/aug/05/top-20-video-games

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Fifa 13 (3+) Xbox 360 (47)
PS3 (29)
VITA (9)
3DS (5)

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Bearing in mind the difference in install bases, the title also being sold on PSN, and the momentum the 3DS has seen the last 6 weeks or so, this is astonishing.

If I was a western 3rd party, making a western game, I know which of the two I'd put it on.

Skyzard said:

Nice to see the Vita version is holding better than PC. Is that retail only for PC?

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Vita has been responsible for a minimum of 10% of NFS sales for as long as I can remember. It's criminal that they're not bothering with another Vita NFS.

^ shitloads of fifa13 digital codes were given out for free on amazon too. But yeah, big difference considering the userbase sizes.
Strange that, perplexing.

Vita has been responsible for a minimum of 10% of NFS sales for as long as I can remember. It's criminal that they're not bothering with another Vita NFS.

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Or the DLC. Or to fix an annoying bug.

metalslimer said:

lol good luck with that

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oi, let's see if I get the bump from DC first yeah

On topic of Killzone, it is sad to see the series not having as much popularity as other shooters. It is a lot betters than most of the average, run-of-the-mill shooters and it has a pretty amazing MP.

I mean just look at this GIF



I will be getting the VITA version of Mercenary Day 1. I got a some friends who own a VITA and we are eagerly waiting for Mercenary so that we can play MP together.

Even more impressive is the climb of Ubisoft’s ‘The Smurfs 2’ (+115%) which following its debut two weeks ago flies up the chart to No5

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DarkLordMalik said:

On topic of Killzone, it is sad to see the series not having as much popularity as other shooters. It is a lot betters than most of the average, run-of-the-mill shooters and it has a pretty amazing MP.

I mean just look at this GIF

I will be getting the VITA version of Mercenary Day 1. I got a some friends who own a VITA and we are eagerly waiting for Mercenary so that we can play MP together.

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I don't get what i'm supposed to be seeing in this gif.

Kurtofan said:

What's the difference?

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Multiplatform titles have different entries for each platform they are on in the individual chart. That's why you see FIFA 13 on 360 at #6 and on PS3 at #20.That's also why Pikmin is 5th on the individual chart and 15th on the other one.

Individual charts are what are usually posted here, they give a better idea of how things sold and on which platform.

metalslimer said:

I don't get what i'm supposed to be seeing in this gif.

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You won't get much if you are not a KZ fan.