Norway and Finland sure love Sly Cooper for it to retain the top spot again.
Norway and Finland sure love Sly Cooper for it to retain the top spot again.
Norway and Finland sure love Sly Cooper for it to retain the top spot again.
Yeah, I was cautious in my wording but I also believe, given the context, it's for France only.
Warner Bros new fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us is the new UK No.1.
Its the first Warner title to top the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 since LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes in mid-2012.
The game improves upon the performance of its spiritual predecessor Mortal Kombat which managed a No.2 debut in early 2011. Injustice matches the sales of fellow brawler UFC Undisputed 3 from back in February 2012.
Nintendos critically complimented 3DS strategy title Fire Emblem: Awakening debuts in third place in its first week of release and thats despite some reports of limited availability on the High Street.
In addition, the limited edition Fire Emblem 3DS XL accounted for 31 per cent of the hardwares total UK sales.
In addition, the limited edition Fire Emblem 3DS XL accounted for 31 per cent of the hardwares total UK sales.
Pow! Superhero fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us has knocked BioShock Infinite from the top of the UK all-formats chart.
BioShock Infinite dropped into second place during its fourth week of release.
Nintendo's top-notch tactical RPG Fire Emblem: Awakening scored third. The 3DS sensation spurred system sales, too, with the launch of its special edition blue 3DS XL boosting hardware numbers by 49 per cent.
The release of Injustice: Gods Among Us marks the first time a fighting game has hit the UK's top spot in over a year - since UFC Undisputed 3.
Tomb Raider was fourth this week, while Defiance was fifth and FIFA 13 sixth. Black Ops 2, Luigi's Mansion 2, Tiger Woods 14 and Far Cry 3 rounded out the rest of the top 10.
You can view the entire top 40 over on UK numbers company Chart-Track's website.
Warner’s ‘Injustice: Gods Among Us’ debuts at No1 and is the first Warner No1 since ‘Lego Batman DC Superheroes’ which debuted back in week 25, 2012 and held on to the top spot for 5 consecutive weeks. ‘Injustice’ is a fighting game from Netherrealm, the Warner studio that brought us the ‘Mortal Kombat’ reboot which debuted at No2 back in week 16, 2011 (behind ‘Portal 2’ in that week). The last fighting game to gain a No1 footing was THQ’s ‘UFC Undisputed 3’ back in week 7, 2012 which sold almost exactly the same amount in week 1 as ‘Injustice’, with both games released for 360/PS3. 2K/Take 2’s ‘Bioshock Infinite’ (-43%) drops to No2 after 3 weeks at the top and at No3 we have the only other new entry of the week, Nintendo’s 3DS ‘Fire Emblem: Awakening’ which launched alongside a limited edition 3DS XL Blue, taking 31% of all 3DS XL hardware sales this week, helping 3DS XL hardware sales to increase 49% over the previous week.
The last fighting game to gain a No1 footing was THQ’s ‘UFC Undisputed 3’ back in week 7, 2012 which sold almost exactly the same amount in week 1 as ‘Injustice’, with both games released for 360/PS3.
THQ is back at No.1 with UFC, however the game has failed to match the sales of the previous games in the series.
In fact, the first UFC release in 2009 outsold last week's game by 3 to 1 during the same period, according to GfK Chart-Track.
UFC 2009 released Week 21, 2009 (final week of May 2009). Considering rounding to nearest 1k it sold between 95,000-96,998 week one (90%), or 105,556-107,776 (100%) ... I'll just upweight everything to 100% from now on.
3 to 1 is obviously rounded, but we can assume it's closer to 3-1 than 2-1 or 4-1, so between x2.5-3.5.
Ufc Undisputed 3
Min: 105,556 / 3.5 = 30,159
Ave: 106,667 / 3.0 = 35,556
Max: 107,776 / 2.5 = 43,110
Fire Emblem had a hot debut.
But the fact that the bundle accounted for 50% of hardware sales is just a sign of how poorly 3DS is selling in UK.
Sales increased by 50% compared to last week thanks to FE bundle, not that it accounts for 50% of total sales this week. It accounts for 31% of total sales.
31% of total XL sales... not 3DS sales in general.
Sales increased by 50% compared to last week thanks to FE bundle, not that it accounts for 50% of total sales this week. It accounts for 31% of total sales.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 20 April 2013
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TW Title Format Label Publisher
- 1 INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- 2 INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- 3 FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
1 4 BIOSHOCK INFINITE XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
2 5 DEFIANCE XB360 TRION WORLDS TRION WORLDS
3 6 TOMB RAIDER XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 7 LUIGI'S MANSION 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 8 TOMB RAIDER PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4 9 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 10 BIOSHOCK INFINITE PS3 2K GAMES TAKE 2
8 11 GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 12 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13 13 GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9 14 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 15 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 16 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 17 SIMCITY PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 18 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19 19 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 20 DEFIANCE PS3 TRION WORLDS TRION WORLDS
26 21 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 22 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
15 23 ASSASSIN'S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
28 24 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
20 25 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24 26 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
34 27 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 28 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
27 29 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
32 30 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 XB360 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
- 31 KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
18 32 ASSASSIN'S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
30 33 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
38 34 THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 35 WWE '13 XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS TAKE 2
21 36 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 37 SLEEPING DOGS XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
36 38 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
- 39 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE PS3 KONAMI KONAMI
- 40 BORDERLANDS 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
Still. If the bundle of such a niche game increased the sales by 50%, it means that the baseline was pretty low to begin with.
You do realize that it debuted at no. 3 in the charts?
Bioshock Infinite 10.4K this week then.
Sure. Fire Emblem is a niche IP, though. This new entry is receiving a lot more coverage but it's not a big title at all.
Well, it obviously is a relatively big title. Apparently there's only TWO (out of thousands) titles in the UK that sold better than Fire Emblem last week.
Dunno how that should prove that 3DS isn't selling..
Oh didn't see it at the bottom of that list.
Well, it obviously is a relatively big title. Apparently there's only TWO (out of thousands) titles in the UK that sold better than Fire Emblem last week.
Dunno how that should prove that 3DS isn't selling..
Makes Defiance PS3 SKU's maximum ~2.1K at position 20 on the individual SKU chart.Guardian top 20
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/apr/22/top-20-video-games
BI 360 - 6.3k (61%)
BI PS3 - 3.3k (32%)
BI PC - 624 (6%)
I see what you did there.LM2 going to be that new evergreen 3DS title?
Why is Injustice WiiU launching one week after the PS3 and Xbox 360 version?
Sweet, Fire Emblem selling well.
Hehe, well, it seems strange to delay one version only one week. I'm sure there is a reason behind it, but i just cant see it.Deliberate sabotage from Wii U third parties.
Hehe, well, it seems strange to delay one version only one week. I'm sure there is a reason behind it, but i just cant see it.
...So with Injustice at around 35k the best case scenario for FE is 17k ?
...
Percentages, how do they work?
EDIT: I retract my snarkiness, as you may not have seen the Guardian split. Assuming 35K, the PS3 SKU is ~14K.