Witcher 3 has to be there, it even get's a retail release for the first expanison:
Is it possible for Bandai Namco to object to GamesMarkt publishing sales numbers of their individual games?
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Europe Report 1st half 2015 - Top 20 Best-selling games (actual sales figures inside)
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Is it possible for Bandai Namco to object to GamesMarkt publishing sales numbers of their individual games?
Majority of these sales are probably from the PS4 and XBO versions, released 19th November 2014.
Delusibeta
Banned
don't get it
Note that both are ranked #9. It's just that the Xbox versions are split out from the PlayStation versions, but both combined would land in nineth.
theprodigy
Member
just assume Bandai Namco didn't want specific sales for each game listed and move on, we don't need 6874621 more posts about how The Witcher 3 isn't there
Newtype-001
Member
Yup,my brother just bought gta v again for ps4.
FAR CRY 4 IN TOP 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT: No, is not.
This chart should be ordered by unit sold...
Also, GTA is a truly monster. just wow, first in the 3* year of sales...
The chart is ordered by the number that subscribers of GamesMarkt care about.
DarkLordMalik
Member
I am really happy to see Bloodborne and shocked to see The Order 1886. AFAIK, the game's last known LTD in NPD was less than 300k. So it might have sold better in Europe.
If Bruno compiled this list, perhaps he can shed some light on where Witcher 3 is. If it didn't make the Top 20...where did it fall in terms of sales units/revenue/price?
Edit: Happy to see Bloodborne on the list and surprised to see The Order: 1886 there as well. Happy for RAD though.
Edit: Happy to see Bloodborne on the list and surprised to see The Order: 1886 there as well. Happy for RAD though.
TheMoon
Member
I had nothing to do with this, sorry to say.
ethomaz
Banned
What sales numbers? We just have UK launch numbers.
Edit - I found PS4 version of The Witcher 3 sold over 200k in Germany for example.... that and UK give us already 300k... so something is really off.
CDPR announced that they sold 6 million copies of the game in 6 weeks.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1102321
ethomaz
Banned
This is shipped.
But I did a edit... UK + Germany only for PS4 give us over 300k units sold (unless the Germany is retail + digital there is something off)
List is arranged by total revenue generated. Not units sold.
Was Witcher 3 a full price title? If so then yeh, I'd expect it there.
ethomaz
Banned
Ohhhhh it makes sense.
Maybe even with ~500k units sold they did have low revenue due deals/half-price (the game got a unofficial price cut to $49 after a week... the price in GMG reached $30 in May).
No, this List includes June sales. At this time we also know that it sold at least 200000 on PS4 in Germany alone.
It's definitely an Error or there is a reason that it is not shown, but saleswise probably both the UK and Germany would have made the list independently.
ethomaz
Banned
@ZhugeEX already give the hint... the ranking is ordered by revenue.
The Witcher 3 got a lot of deals/pricecut (it reached $30 in May) and could have a low revenue compared with others full priced games.
The avg. price could be €30... it needs 500k copies to reach €15m revenue (the bottom of the table).
ethomaz
Banned
Yeap... I don't know euro deals (most US only)
I'm just saying the game reached $30 on PC in May.My point is if it get these deal s in US then Europe could be the same.
Avg. price of €30 needs 500k copies to reach €15m revenue (the bottom of the list).
Yeap... I don't know euro deals (most US only)
Even then I don't see why Witcher 3 wouldn't be on there considering it was a brand new 60 euro release.
Shame we can't see top 30 or 50.
1st Course
Member
Thanks Bruno.
Numbers seems quit lower than what I imagined, but then again it's a slow period of the year I guess.
Numbers seems quit lower than what I imagined, but then again it's a slow period of the year I guess.
To get to an average of 30 it would have to be sold at way way less than 30 since there were also lots of sales at 50 or 60. That's not the reason
Yeap... I don't know euro deals (most US only)
I don't live in Europe so I have no idea what sales you are seeing but DA:I is on the list and I find it hard to believe that the avg PC price for that game was higher than Witcher 3. The explanation above where Namco might not have wanted to participate makes the most sense (not accounting for an error).
Come on now. The average price for Witcher 3 from 19th May to end of June was not as low as 30.
Bruno MB
Member
I also forget about Dragon Ball Xenoverse, now it is completely evident that it's not a mistake and for some reason Bandai Namco Entertainment games weren't included.
Both The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Dragon Ball Xenoverse made the list of the 10 best-selling games in Europe during the first 5 months of the year.
(January - May 2015)
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. FIFA 15
3. Minecraft
4. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
5. Battlefield: Hardline
6. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
7. Far Cry 4
8. Dying Light
9. Dragon Ball Xenoverse
10. The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
This is a top 10 by units.
http://www.gamereactor.de/News/247734/Meistverkaufte+Spiele+im+ersten+Halbjahr+in+Europa/
Both The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Dragon Ball Xenoverse made the list of the 10 best-selling games in Europe during the first 5 months of the year.
(January - May 2015)
1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. FIFA 15
3. Minecraft
4. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
5. Battlefield: Hardline
6. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
7. Far Cry 4
8. Dying Light
9. Dragon Ball Xenoverse
10. The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
This is a top 10 by units.
http://www.gamereactor.de/News/247734/Meistverkaufte+Spiele+im+ersten+Halbjahr+in+Europa/
ethomaz
Banned
I didn't say that.... I give a easy example.
It could be sold about 400k and just missed €15m because the avg. price was €37... or 300k with €50 avg price.
You said it could be. I say it could not, not even close.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Yup.
I did my part.
I think their unique blend of single-player and multi-player makes people want to be there day one, when the player base is at its largest, and still figuring everything out.
I think this is what so many other developers want to replicate, and why we see so many others trying similar things out.
So Witcher 3 would be between 880k and 1 million units.
Let the Bandai Namco conspiracy theories begin!
My take is they're going to announce bankruptcy tomorrow
Also it could be that Koei Tecmo games are not included and Dynasty Warriors actually sold 2 million units.
More like the PS4 & PS3 versions. In Spain the PS3 version is even outselling the PS4 version as late as last week.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
I asked on Twitter, they told me this is "box-only" for those 20 countries whatever that means.
Edit: they asked the GfK.
Edit: they asked the GfK.
StaffyManasse
Member
It feels like every household in Finland with a 13 to 18 year old boy has a copy of GTAV.
Basically Packaged units sold at retail.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
You can bet your ass that at least Witcher 3 would be in the top 20 then.
They will ask Bandai Namco now, I will updates as soon as I get the answer
Visualante2
Member
2K reported 2.5 million copies shipped for Evolve. The numbers don't reallly add up?
edit. Oh it was massive on PC, digitally. SteamSpy says free weekend messes with their results.
You can bet your ass that at least Witcher 3 would be in the top 20 then.
They will ask Bandai Namco now, I will updates as soon as I get the answer
Thanks for asking.
Really appreciate that you're doing this so we can better understand the OP
AHA-Lambda
Member
How is this ordered? =/
Anyway, I'm surprised hardline did as well as it did, that game seems to have gotten totally forgotten about since release.
Anyway, I'm surprised hardline did as well as it did, that game seems to have gotten totally forgotten about since release.
Dragon1893
Member
Bloodborne highest average price.
Praise Miyazaki.
Wait a minute, TW3 would definitely have to be there.
Praise Miyazaki.
Wait a minute, TW3 would definitely have to be there.
Chû Totoro
Member
Attach rate mate... attach rate. Nintendo systems play Nintendo games. We Nintendo system owners love our Nintendo games