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PAL Charts - Week 12, 2013
- Thread starter Bruno MB
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Well to be fair it only cane out Friday didn't it? Wouldnt next week be a better gauge?
Acquiescence
Member
All games come out on a Friday in the UK, apart from 'event' titles like Halo, Call of Duty and Tomb Raider.
Spieler Eins
Member
All games come out on friday.
pieatorium
Member
Generally games sell most of their first week sales on the first day and most of their first month in the first week.
Red Chocobo
Banned
There is nothing quite as depressing in the game industry, as the UK Game charts.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Not out till the 29th?
Doesn't it come out this week?
It's not out yet.
pieatorium
Member
Red Chocobo
Banned
Amazon says that Thieves In Time comes out on the 28th.
That's when they claim my pre-order will arrive
I don't actually expect it to sell well in the UK anyway. It doesn't have a picture of a gun on the cover.
That's when they claim my pre-order will arrive
I don't actually expect it to sell well in the UK anyway. It doesn't have a picture of a gun on the cover.
frankie_baby
Member
more wii u owners would certainly have bought had any shops bothered to stock it
Yeah I know they all launch on Friday, just thought it's a bit early to say Criterion got a slap in the face
But what do I know!On another note, does this include d/l?
frankie_baby
Member
Yeah I know they all launch on Friday, just thought it's a bit early to say Criterion got a slap in the face
On another note, does this include d/l?
no it doesnt include downloads
FWIW monhun is 11 and nfs is 12 in the all time wii u uk download chart
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Is anyone saying "big success"? At least the percentage drop from Tri isn't quite as dramatic as the GOWs respective plummets, and that's for an expanded rerelease with zero advertising.I thought the UK market was dead/dying? Suddenly a debut at 12 is a big success?
Bony Manifesto
Member
Yeah I know they all launch on Friday, just thought it's a bit early to say Criterion got a slap in the face
I can assure you, those sales figures aren't going anywhere but down.
Still, it could be worse: The Walking Dead game had only 1% of its sales on the Wii U? That's a worrying breakdown that doesn't bode well for future Wii U ports...
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
That about wraps it up for EA support on Wii U.
Fixed.
BS. Improvements or not to expect wii u owners to pay full wack for an old game is just stupid!!
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Yes, theyre too busy buying... other.... hrrrm. An audience that has nothing but excuses isn't one many third parties are gonna bother aiming for.
Oh look, it's the "Nintendo fans are nothing but talk" stuff again...
Excuses? So expensive 3rd party ports that could of been played already on other consoles or can be picked up for cheap on other consoles is the future for third parties on the Wii U? Yes that will work
pieatorium
Member
Is anyone saying "big success"? At least the percentage drop from Tri isn't quite as dramatic as the GOWs respective plummets, and that's for an expanded rerelease with zero advertising.
It's drop is highly likely to be worse than gods drop and could even be worse than gears aswell
Tell me about it, I bought NSMBU this weekend. I blame the missus.
I'm still surprised at MW. It's the only game of its type on the system and they seemed to put some real work into it to mitigate the late port effect. They've gotta be slightly miffed to barely scrape past the Vita version.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
All I see is moans about ports, then moans they don't have anything extra or even when they do moans on why theyre not coming in at super budget pricing, and its like... yes... I wonder where all this leads to. On the developer and business side you have Criterion sat there thinking why they bothered at all.
You act as though the system owners should be happy that the system is being treated as a second class citizen because it is at least being given table scraps.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Did you play GOW:J? No. UK think that GOW>>>>>>>MH. It´s nothing to be upset about. Besides it´s great that people did not buy over a year old ports. UK people are smart enough to know that.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I can only assume the WiiU audience at large is going to pout and expect to only pay £15 for Wind Waker HD.
I think it kinda sucks that people see an improved port of an excellent game as 'table scraps'.
The entirety of the "table scraps" is not all on the MW port. Its cool that Criterion is going the extra mile. However, I do expect EA and a lot of other publishers to support the system with exactly that: scraps.
New game? Naaaaah.
Old ports that potentially run worse, and are devoid of little things like DLC and other extras? Sure.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
That's different because Nintendo.
Diablo Rosso
Member
Yeah, especially since the Vita version has been out since launch like the others. Criterion deserve good sales. This is coming from someone who has MW on Vita but it's still in it's wrapping.
Even though I'd rather not pay full price for it, I'd imagine a remake of a 10 year old game is more warranted than a late port of a game that came out half a year ago.
Then again most people here seem to not want to get it because of the new artistic style so hey.
Can you blame them when they release an enhanced port that runs better and includes DLC that is paid on other versions, and it performs like this?
NFS: MW came out about 3 weeks before NSMBU. I can't imagine people complaining that NSMBU needs a price drop because it's an old game now.
To be honest, I think you're being a bit premature with judging the sales, but that's just me.
And I would think that the fact that Nintendo systems as of late have been getting shoddy ports would deter platform owners to buy it.
It's a vicious cycle really.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Luigi's Mansion 2 comes out Thursday. Wouldn't argue that it's an "event" title. Monster Hunter hitting the Top 10, even at the opposite end, is encouraging. I want this release to be worth it for them enough to warrant MH4 coming over. I'm actually a big fan of Capcom's work on the 3DS right now, hoping they announce more stuff at E3.
I was mostly speaking in general terms referring to the entire plethora of late ports Wii U's getting. Older games that have fallen into obscurity, have a legacy behind them or are harder to find generally have more reason to be drastically revamped and sell than a late port, which historically never does well.
Like, I don't even think I need to mention the ridiculous Mass Effect 3 port circumstances.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Good Friday this week.
Twister Flipper
Member
Italy:
1) God Of War: Ascension (PS3)
2) God Of War: Ascension - Special Edition (PS3)
3) Tomb Raider (PS3)
4) Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3)
5) FIFA 13 (PS3)
6) Tomb Raider (X360)
7) Just Dance 4 (Wii)
8) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
9) Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 - Limited Edition (PS3)
10) COD: Black Ops 2 (PS3)
http://multiplayer.it/notizie/11646...taliane-god-of-war-ascension-batte-tutti.html
1) God Of War: Ascension (PS3)
2) God Of War: Ascension - Special Edition (PS3)
3) Tomb Raider (PS3)
4) Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3)
5) FIFA 13 (PS3)
6) Tomb Raider (X360)
7) Just Dance 4 (Wii)
8) New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
9) Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 - Limited Edition (PS3)
10) COD: Black Ops 2 (PS3)
http://multiplayer.it/notizie/11646...taliane-god-of-war-ascension-batte-tutti.html
Especially when you look at the eclectic offerings in the monthly NPD's, right?
We don't know what EA is expecting for NFSMW U port (I'm sure they were not expecting to do better than MHU) and as someone else said it's also too soon to appreciate how it performed in EU by only taking UK sales into account. But well, I assume at this stage each camp can still choose its narrative and that's great for the discu... warz. ^^
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Special edition of GOW charting in France and Italy. GOW numbers WW should be interesting.
Eh, we'll see. Maybe it will have some legs. I was just surprised that the split was so close to Vita when the Vita version has been out since day one. I expected Wii-U owners to be champing at the bit for a NFS title, particularly a good one.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Damn, so it is. If that means we get it a day earlier, that is a good Friday!
Black Republican
Member
i think the MH sales are decent, wasnt expecting #1