UK Sales Charts

[Remember_Spinal]

The fifa bundle in europe right now is showing how much most people really care about the price increase.

Take for example in the uk go to sites like argos and smyths and they dropped ps5 fifa bundles today costing £540, shit is selling out within hours.

Now go and check a much cheaper xbox series s and x and still in stock, you can actually see stock levels of ps5s in stores on smyths website.

They even have xbox series s + fifa 23 for £250, nowhere near selling out compared to a ps5 more than double the price.

People underestimate how much the average consumers wants the “cheapest” offer or entry into gaming. I think people that aren’t super into gaming but own consoles are ok with waiting years while continuing to play on last gen. I dont think anyone is like so desperate they are running to buy series s because of its perceived “value” or threat they can’t get ps5/x.

People always opt for the more “premium” offer when it comes to tech. People don’t want the Half-way entry entry into next gen, they want the full experience with a nice brand new TV and sound system, etc.

Look at the way the IPhone SE’s are selling, no one wants them despite the fact that they are still “iPhones” and not that far different from the higher priced ones.

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 39, 2022 (Sep 26 - Oct 02)​

Sales for this year's instalment have gone up 1,6% compared to 2021, which may sound like a small increase but is significant as it follows two years of serious decline at retail for the FIFA franchise. And the series was already steadily decreasing before that.

Sony's consoles dominated FIFA 23's sales, with 41% of the copies shifted going to the PS5, now the biggest retail platform for the football series, and 30% going to PS4.

The Xbox One represented 17% of all sales, followed by Nintendo's Switch and the Xbox Series, both at 6%. Launch sales for FIFA 23 on Switch were 20% higher than FIFA 22.

FIFA 23's excellent performance of course had a knock-on effect on the UK boxed market as a whole with its revenue up 420% week-on-week.

It was also more than enough to push Splatoon 3 out of the top spot where it had settled for the past three weeks. Nintendo's title charted at No.2 with a slight 14% decline in sales week-on-week.

Meanwhile, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga had a boom in sales last week, growing 252% and climbing from tenth to third place. This growth was particularly significant on PS5, on which 63% of the copies shifted were sold.

Further down the charts, Square Enix's Valkyrie Elysium debuted at No.12 and NIS America's The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero entered the list at No.18.

Last Week	This Week	Title
NEW	1	FIFA 23
1	2	Splatoon 3
10	3	Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
2	4	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4	5	Nintendo Switch Sports
8	6	Horizon Forbidden West
6	7	Minecraft
5	8	Grand Theft Auto V
7	9	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9	10	Pokémon Legends: Arceus

FIFA 23 boxed launch beats FIFA 22 | UK Physical Charts

FIFA 23 debuted at the top of the UK physical charts, beating FIFA 22 launch sales. Sales for this year's instalment ha…

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[ethomaz]

Seems like PS5 #1 in UK and maybe US? Nobody can stop this train anymore... neither silicon supply issues.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Seems like PS5 #1 in UK and maybe US? Nobody can stop this train anymore... neither silicon supply issues.

Looks that way. Some of the diehard Xbox console warriors (particularly some of the content creators who placate to that mentality) were always hyping up an impossibility of those markets (or Japan, for that matter) switching to Xbox over PlayStation; a console brand doesn't suddenly drop out of favor after having majority marketshare and mindshare for four generations/20+ years.

If MS decide to shift IP like COD to being Xbox exclusive, then we may be able to see what shift (if any) happens in certain markets a few years from now, but I don't think it'll ever be the definitive slam-dunk shift in marketshare or mindshare for Xbox that certain fans are praying it will be. None of these platform holders are just going to stand still and not have contingency plans or push certain things forward. Mainstream tastes and trends are also constantly evolving.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Looks that way. Some of the diehard Xbox console warriors (particularly some of the content creators who placate to that mentality) were always hyping up an impossibility of those markets (or Japan, for that matter) switching to Xbox over PlayStation; a console brand doesn't suddenly drop out of favor after having majority marketshare and mindshare for four generations/20+ years.

If MS decide to shift IP like COD to being Xbox exclusive, then we may be able to see what shift (if any) happens in certain markets a few years from now, but I don't think it'll ever be the definitive slam-dunk shift in marketshare or mindshare for Xbox that certain fans are praying it will be. None of these platform holders are just going to stand still and not have contingency plans or push certain things forward. Mainstream tastes and trends are also constantly evolving.

I want so badly for COD to go exclusive.

People are really gassed thinking COD is bigger than Playstation™ now, i would love to see how that works out for them.

 

[ethomaz]

Xbox, PlayStation and Switch sales jump 41% in September | UK Monthly Charts

UK console sales jump in September

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UK - September 2022 - Digital & Retail - GSD

Position	Title
1	FIFA 22 (EA)
2	Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3	NBA 2K23 (2K Games)
4	Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)*
5	The Last of Us: Part 1 (Sony)
6	Saints Row (Deep Silver)
7	Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
8	F1 22 (Codemasters)
9	Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)*
10	Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)*
11	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros)
12	Minecraft: Switch Edition (Mojang/Nintendo)*
13	Riders Republic (Ubisoft)
14	Dead Island: Definitive Edition (Deep Silver)
15	Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)
16	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft)
17	Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
18	Elden Ring (Bandai Namco)
19	WWE 2K22 (2K Games)
20	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (Konami)

 

[ethomaz]

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 42, 2022 (Oct 17 - Oct 23)​

#		Title	Publisher		Last Week
1		FIFA 23	ELECTRONIC ARTS		1
2		GOTHAM KNIGHTS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3		MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE	UBISOFT
4		MARIO KART 8 DELUXE	NINTENDO		2
5		A PLAGUE TALE: REQUIEM	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE
6		PERSONA 5 ROYAL	ATLUS
7		SPLATOON 3	NINTENDO		4
8		HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		3
9		NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS	NINTENDO		5
10		ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS	NINTENDO		10
11		MINECRAFT	NINTENDO		13
12		POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS	NINTENDO		8
13		GRAND THEFT AUTO V	TAKE 2		14
14		LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		9
15		GHOSTBUSTERS: SPIRITS UNLEASHED	IllFonic
16		FORTNITE ANIME LEGENDS	EPIC GAMES		12
17		POKEMON SHINING PEARL	NINTENDO		16
18		PGA TOUR 2K23	TAKE 2		7
19		SAINTS ROW	DEEP SILVER		17
20		NICKELODEON KART RACERS	MAXIMUM GAMES		25
21		MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE	NINTENDO		24
22		GRAN TURISMO 7	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		29
23		SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER’S FURY	NINTENDO		20
24		KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND	NINTENDO		19
25		RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2	TAKE 2		26
26		NBA 2K23	TAKE 2		35
27		THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD	NINTENDO		31
28		GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY – THE DEFINITIVE EDITION	TAKE 2		30
29		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE	NINTENDO		27
30		LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		6
31		MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS	NINTENDO		26
32		SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY	NINTENDO		32
33		JUST DANCE 2022	UBISOFT		11
34		LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		15
35		LUIGI’S MANSION 3	NINTENDO		40
36		MINECRAFT DUNGEONS	MOJANG		36
37		SONIC MANIA PLUS	SEGA		37
38		FAR CRY 6	UBISOFT		33
39		THE QUARRY	TAKE 2
40		RAYMAN LEGENDS: DEFINITIVE EDITION	UBISOFT		33

Yes, FIFA 23 still holds onto the top spot like a leech, but this week has seen two great openings for Nintendo. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope comes straight out of the gates in at number three, proving itself to be a franchise which is ever-growing in popularity despite being a somewhat unusual pitch, and Persona 5 Royal lands the number six spot with an impressive 79% of sales coming from the Switch (Playstation 5 made up 17% while Xbox Series X|S accounted for 4%).

UK Charts: Strong Openings For Both Mario + Rabbids And Persona 5 Royal

Blood bwaath

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UK software sales for the week ending October 22, 2022

The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending October 22, 2022 is as follows: # Title Publisher Last Week 1 FIFA 23 ELECTRONIC ARTS 1 2 GOTHAM KNIGHTS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 3 MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE UBISOFT 4 MARIO KART 8 DELUXE NINTENDO 2...

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[Bodycount611]

Persona 5 split: 79% Switch, 17% PS5, 4% Xbox


L M F A O

 

[On Demand]

Persona 5 released on PS4 in 2016.

 

[Papacheeks]

Persona 5 released on PS4 in 2016.

2016 for Japan.

WW was April 2017. But still that’s 5 years ago.

 

[ethomaz]

Persona 5 split: 79% Switch, 17% PS5, 4% Xbox


L M F A O

The split is perfectly normal.
It is the first time it launches on Switch while on PS it is an over 5 years old release… even if you count the Royal version it is over 2 years old.

But hey I know some guys will say it is a new game like TLOU Part 1 lol

PS. In fact P5 Royal add a lot more than TLOU Part 1 to be fair.

 

[BigMclargeHuge]

Persona 5 split: 79% Switch, 17% PS5, 4% Xbox


L M F A O

Not too surprising. Unless Microsoft pays cash upfront, Persona 6 is going to skip xbox.

 

[On Demand]

2016 for Japan.

WW was April 2017. But still that’s 5 years ago.

It released in 2016. Does not matter what market.

 

[Bodycount611]

sure, and keep in mind MS hampered the sales of potential of both the Switch and PS5 version by their marketing deal. The ads do mean a lot to the casual userbase who isn't invested. by nature of the marketing deal, the platform that has it will see more sales than it usually would.

48 hour delay on everything persona related on nintendo's channels.

'blocking rights' were also surely paid by MS for the 'Native' versions of P3 and P4, just like they blocked the release of Yakuza 7's PS5 version.

MS also probably paid to make sure saves weren't compatible between PS4/5 creating no incentive for PS4 owners to upgrade to a PS5 copy. especially not when it's $60 all over again.

Where is the media outrage?

 

[RE4-City]

sure, and keep in mind MS hampered the sales of potential of both the Switch and PS5 version by their marketing deal. The ads do mean a lot to the casual userbase who isn't invested. by nature of the marketing deal, the platform that has it will see more sales than it usually would.

48 hour delay on everything persona related on nintendo's channels.

'blocking rights' were also surely paid by MS for the 'Native' versions of P3 and P4, just like they blocked the release of Yakuza 7's PS5 version.

MS also probably paid to make sure saves weren't compatible between PS4/5 creating no incentive for PS4 owners to upgrade to a PS5 copy. especially not when it's $60 all over again.

Where is the media outrage?

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 43, 2022 (Oct 23 - Oct 29)​

Sales of the new title are 42% up compared with Vanguard, and nearly 9% up over Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War from 2020.

Sales are down 61% compared with 2019's Modern Warfare, although downloads have since become dominant and digital sales data will be available later in the week. 53% of boxed sales were on PS5, 29% on Xbox and 18% on PS4, although do note that Xbox tends to perform more strongly when it comes to digital market share.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the third biggest physical release of the year, behind FIFA 22 and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

[...]

New at No.3 is the Nintendo Switch game Bayonetta 3. The Bayonetta series has always been a relatively niche title in the UK. This title's opening week performance is 4% up over the Switch port of Bayonetta 2, which was released in 2018. There have been a few signs that Switch game sales are starting to slow in the UK, with overall Switch physical software sales down 9% year-to-date.

[...]

The biggest new release last week was Warner Bros' Gotham Knights, which this week saw a 73% sales fall and drops from No.2 to No.5. Meanwhile, Persona 5 Royal (also released last week) drops from No.6 to No.15 after a 61% sales slip. Last week's A Plague Tale: Reqiuem has dropped out of the Top 40 altogether.

There were a few smaller releases this week. Star Ocean: The Divine Force debuts at No.18, Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord comes in at No.21, and Resident Evil: Village Gold Edition (featuring the game's new DLC) comes in at No.24.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 physical sales up over 40% compared with Vanguard | UK Boxed Charts

Call of Duty sales up over 40%

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Ranking

#		Title	Publisher		Last Week
1		CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		FIFA 23	ELECTRONIC ARTS		1
3		BAYONETTA 3	Nintendo
4		HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		8
5		GOTHAM KNIGHTS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		2
6		MARIO KART 8 DELUXE	NINTENDO		4
7		MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE	UBISOFT		3
8		NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS	NINTENDO		9
9		SPLATOON 3	NINTENDO		7
10		LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		14
11		ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS	NINTENDO		10
12		MINECRAFT	NINTENDO		11
13		GRAND THEFT AUTO V	TAKE 2		13
14		POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS	NINTENDO		12
15		PERSONA 5 ROYAL	ATLUS		6
16		NBA 2K23	TAKE 2		26
17		NICKELODEON KART RACERS	MAXIMUM GAMES		20
18		STAR OCEAN: THE DIVINE FORCE	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19		GRAN TURISMO 7	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		22
20		POKEMON SHINING PEARL	NINTENDO		17
21		MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD	Prime Matter
22		FORTNITE ANIME LEGENDS	EPIC GAMES		16
23		SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER’S FURY	NINTENDO		23
24		RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE: GOLD EDITION	CAPCOM
25		KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND	NINTENDO		24
26		MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS	NINTENDO		31
27		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE	NINTENDO		29
28		THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD	NINTENDO		27
29		THE QUARRY	TAKE 2		39
30		JUST DANCE 2022	UBISOFT		33
31		MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE	NINTENDO		21
32		LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		34
33		SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY	NINTENDO		32
34		GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY – THE DEFINITIVE EDITION	TAKE 2		28
35		PGA TOUR 2K23	TAKE 2		18
36		LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		30
37		DYING LIGHT 2 STAY HUMAN	TECHLAND
38		F1 22	ELECTRONIC ARTS		17
39		LUIGI’S MANSION 3	NINTENDO		35
40		WWE 2K22	TAKE 2

 

[ethomaz]

VGCHARTS asking and basically being right in 0 out 3 guesses.

 

[ethomaz]

UK - Week 44, 2022 - Retail - GFK

Sales for Activision's titles were only down 42% week-on-week, which is an excellent performance for a second week. This year's Call of Duty saw its physical launch sales in the UK up over 40% compared to 2021's Vanguard.

EA's FIFA 23 also continued to perform really well, securing No.2 for the second week running with a slight 12% dip in sales.

GfK noted sale increases across the board for Nintendo titles last week, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe charting at No.3 following a 35% growth, Nintendo Switch Sports taking No.4 thanks to a 54% rise, and Splatoon 3 climbing to No.5 after a 19% increase in sales, among others.

It was a quiet week overall, but three new titles entered the Top 40: Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion from Outright Games at No.15, Maximum Games' WRC Generations at No.22 and Square Enix's Harvestella at No.25.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remains at the top | UK Boxed Charts

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remained strong at the top of the UK physical charts for its second week on shelves. Sal…

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LW	TW	Title	Age Rating	Label
1	1	CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE II	PEGI 18+	ACTIVISION
2	2	FIFA 23	PEGI 3+	EA SPORTS
6	3	MARIO KART 8 DELUXE	PEGI 3+	NINTENDO
8	4	NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
9	5	SPLATOON 3	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
7	6	MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE	PEGI 7+	UBISOFT
11	7	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS	PEGI 3+	NINTENDO
12	8	MINECRAFT	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
5	9	GOTHAM KNIGHTS	PEGI 16+	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10	10	LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA	PEGI 7+	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13	11	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PEGI 18+	ROCKSTAR
4	12	HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST	PEGI 16+	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
14	13	POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
3	14	BAYONETTA 3	PEGI 16+	NINTENDO
	15	BRATZ: FLAUNT YOUR FASHION	PEGI 3+	OUTRIGHT GAMES
25	16	KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
26	17	MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS	PEGI 3+	NINTENDO
32	18	LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	PEGI 7+	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
38	19	F1 22	PEGI 3+	EA SPORTS
27	20	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE	PEGI 3+	NINTENDO
23	21	SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
	22	WRC GENERATIONS	PEGI 3+	NACON
33	23	SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
36	24	LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION	PEGI 7+	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
	25	HARVESTELLA	PEGI 12+	SQUARE ENIX
22	26	FORTNITE ANIME LEGENDS	PEGI 12+	EPIC GAMES
28	27	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD	PEGI 12+	NINTENDO
17	28	NICKELODEON KART RACERS	PEGI 3+	MAXIMUM GAMES
31	29	MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
34	30	GRAND THEFT AUTO: THE TRILOGY - THE DEFINITIVE EDITION	PEGI 18+	ROCKSTAR
	31	LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	PEGI 7+	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16	32	NBA 2K23	PEGI 3+	2K
30	33	JUST DANCE 2022	PEGI 3+	UBISOFT
	34	SAINTS ROW	PEGI 18+	DEEP SILVER
	35	SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY	PEGI 7+	ACTIVISION
39	36	LUIGI'S MANSION 3	PEGI 7+	NINTENDO
19	37	GRAN TURISMO 7	PEGI 3+	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
	38	MINECRAFT DUNGEONS	PEGI 7+	MOJANG
	39	NEW SUPER LUCKY'S TALE	PEGI 3+	PQUBE
	40	FAR CRY 6	PEGI 18+	UBISOFT

 

[ethomaz]

From InstallBase.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Total Sales : 679.000 units
PS5: 285.100 units (42%)
Xbox: 220.600 units (32,5%)
PS4: 101.800 units (15%)
PC: 71.300 units (10,5%)

Digital Total: 538.000 units (79%)
PS5: 210.400 units (39%)
Xbox: 179.700 units (33%)
PS4: 76.400 units (14%)
PC: 71.300 units (11%)

Retail Total: 141.000 units (21%)
PS5: 74.700 units (53%)
Xbox: 40.900 units (29%)
PS4: 25.400 units (18%)

Digital share per platform
PS5: 73,8%
Xbox: 81,5%
PS4: 75,1%
PC: 100%