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The PlayStation 3 trumped the PS4 this week in Japan according weekly chart data provided by Famitsu. This was no doubt helped by sales of PS3 titles Watch Dogs, Kamen Rider Battride War II and Grand Theft Auto V in the software Top Ten this week. Sales of the Wii …
Read More »Japanese market flat for H1 2014; PS3 sales beating Wii U
An increase in hardware sales and a decrease in software has left the Japanese games market flat for the first half of 2014, according to Famitsu data. Hardware sales grew 6.4 per cent compared to the same period last year while software sales declined 3.8 per cent, leaving the overall …
Read More »Sniper Elite 3 shoots straight to No.1
The latest addition to 505 Game’s Sniper Elite series has gone straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The title came out on both current and next-gen platforms, with 65 per cent of sales being for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is …
Read More »UFC takes top spot from Watch Dogs
After three weeks at No.1, Watch Dogs is now in second place inthe UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It was deposed by EA Sport’s UFC. This is the publisher’s third No.1 title in 2014, following FIFA 14 and Titanfall. Watch Dogs suffered a 41 per cent sales decline …
Read More »DATA: Gaming’s digital transition
IPSOS MediaCT’s Tom Cross reveals some of the latest GameTrack figures to uncover where money is being spent on gaming. Gaming has been possible in the digital space for many years now but it is only fairly recently that digital formats have become mainstream. Since GameTrack began in Q4 2011, …
Read More »The Health of Future’s Business
Future as a publishing empire is crumbling. And after posting a loss of more than 30m for the first half of the year, it is taking drastic action to rescue its business. It is selling its bike, sports and craft titles for 24m, it plans to cut 170 employees from …
Read More »Watch Dogs still No.1 as World Cup game rises up charts
Watch Dogs has held onto the top spot for the third week running in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so with in spite of a 47 per cent decline in sales. But EA’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil is climbing up the charts, going from …
Read More »3DS console sales up in Japan thanks to new releases
Sales of the 3DS XL and 3DS rose this week thanks to a number of new releases, according to Japanese market data provided by Famitsu. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth debuts at the top of the software chart, while fellow new release Card Fight! Vanguard comes in at No.3. …
Read More »Watch Dogs and Mario Kart hold onto top chart places
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs has retained its place at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is in spite of an 81 per cent decline in sales week-on-week – there was an 84 per cent drop in sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, …
Read More »Jo Twist stresses need for digital video games sales data
MCV teamed up with UKIE last week to create an estimated value of the UK games market. But there are still big holes in the industry’s knowledge – particularly around digital. UKIE CEO Dr Jo Twist writes for MCV to discuss the need for a digital sales chart… As an …
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