FEATURE: UK February Charts analysis

MCV Staff 17th March 2008 Event News

The latest exclusive MCV UK Charts analysis, in conjunction with ChartTrack and ELSPA, shows that February was a tough time for the PC market – though not for chart-toppers Nintendo and EA.

"Looking at the format share and you’ll notice that the PC is not doing particularly well at the moment," ChartTrack director Dorian Bloch told MCV.

"It revolves around The Sims, World of Warcraft, Football Manager and the odd war/strategy title (e.g. Call of Duty), with the more traditional games not performing well at all. We feel the market for PC games is on a downward spiral in terms of value generated in the UK market."

Elsewhere, Nintendo and EA fought it out amongst themselves for chart supremacy in February. Click here for the full feature.

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