UK Sales Charts

[Bryank75]

That is pretty interesting. The way I see it, there was probably less competition in terms of new releases for Saint's Row on the Xbox platforms compared to it on PS platforms, so it had a better "spotlight" so to speak. on Xbox where less games to compete with drew people's attention to Saint's Row.

At least that's one theory. The other two are that either more of the Saints Row audience are on Xbox (I know the original games were more popular on 360 than PS3, in fact the first few games were exclusive to 360 for a long time it seems like. I don't even remember when Gat Out Of Hell came out for PS4 (I think it skipped PS3?), but I did play that on 360. I know it's been a long time since a new Saints Row, but there's precedent more of that game's audience could be on Xbox console-wise.

The only other explanation is that Saints Row was one of the games available to pick up for 'free' with Series S consoles. Elden Ring was one of the other games. Since those aren't technically hard bundles I think the game would be counted as part of the sales, it's just there's probably a voucher at check-out to write off the cost of the game once it's been rung up as purchased, or something like that. MS started that promotion at least since the middle of August, it's even here in the U.S so I wouldn't be surprised if there's a similar one in the U.K.



Don't worry, I'm sure Sony have their holiday supply ready to go for Fall and Winter. The important thing is they've seen strong enough increases in stock to start making up for paltry supply earlier this year, and it's only getting better.



Even Series X is easily available there? Dang; I know Series S units are, those are pretty easily available everywhere tbh. But I'm guessing in some spots Series X unit supply has started stabilizing but the demand could be tapering off.

Time will tell of course, as always.

Series X has been fairly easy to get for a long time here in Ireland.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Series X has been fairly easy to get for a long time here in Ireland.

So I guess when it comes to Europe the only heavily-contested market for Series is the UK, which makes sense. 360 dominated that market in its gen, although PS3 was closer to it there than in the US.

I think some people are going to be surprised with Xbox Series/PS5 in NA. Since the COD stuff won't do too much for Xbox specifically until near the end of the gen, there's a good chance Sony could increase their margins in the NA market. Still think it'll be generally competitive between them and Xbox here though.

 

[ethomaz]

The GSD UK August Top 20 Video Games (Digital + Physical)​

Position	Title
1	Saints Row (Deep Silver)
2	Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3	FIFA 22 (EA)
4	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Warner Bros)
5	Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo)*
6	F1 22 (EA/Codemasters)
7	Spider-Man: Remastered (Sony)
8	Two Point Campus (Sega)
9	Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar)
10	Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft)
11	Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros)
12	Minecraft: Switch Edition (Nintendo)*
13	Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
14	The Sims 4 (EA)
15	Horizon: Forbidden West (Sony)
16	Gran Turismo 7 (Sony)
17	WWE 2K22 (2K Games)
18	Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo)*
19	Dishonored (Bethesda)
20	Elden Ring (Bandai Namco)

* Digital data unavailable

 

[ethomaz]

2022 HARDWARE

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 36, 2022 (Aug 04 - Sep 10)​

It’s the first game in the series to do so, with the 2015 original game (released on Wii U) and its 2017 sequel (on Nintendo Switch) missing out at No.2

The third game’s launch sales are slightly below (down 9%) compared with the second title, although this only factors in physical sales. Splatoon is a rare Nintendo game that focuses on online play, so it may have performed more strongly via the Nintendo eShop.

[...]

“Splatoon Wii U had no official hardware bundle at launch – that actually arrived four weeks after. Splatoon Wii U arrived two and a half years after the introduction of Wii U, to quite a small install base of around just 400,000 consoles.

“Meanwhile, Splatoon 2 on Switch did have an official hardware bundle at week one. At launch the official bundle accounted for 57% of Switch hardware in that week and around 17% of actual Splatoon 2 software sales.

“Splatoon 2 arrived very early in the Switch hardware lifecycle, just 21 weeks after the console launched in UK, at the time with around 230,000 install base”

[...]

Elsewhere, last week’s No.1 – The Last of Us: Part 1 falls to No.4 after a 66% sales drop in its second week.

NBA 2K23 debuts at No.6, which is three places below what its predecessor managed, with physical boxed sales 29% lower this year than last time. 56% of 2K23’s sales were on PS5, 16% on PS4, 14% on Xbox Series X and S, 9% on Xbox One and 4% on Nintendo Switch. Note: This is purely boxed physical unit sales.

Further down the charts, Temtem from Humble Games reached No.21 and Steelrising from Nacon/Maximum Games is at No.29.

Last Week	This Week	Title
NEW	1	Splatoon 3
2	2	Horizon: Forbidden West
5	3	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
1	4	The Last of US: Part 1
7	5	Nintendo Switch Sports
1	6	NBA 2K23
9	7	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
10	8	Minecraft (Switch)
6	9	Saints Row
5	10	Pokémon Legends: Arceus

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

These charts mean nothing now, Sony is at like 80% digital and Microsoft is undoubtedly beyond that. These threads need to stop being made.

I guess, if these charts were different and put xbox on a good light you will be salivating and asking for more

 

[Retro]

Edit, was looking at the wrong thing

 

[Bryank75]

2022 HARDWARE

Where is this from? I hope it's not VGChartz.... LOL

 

[ethomaz]

Where is this from? I hope it's not VGChartz.... LOL

InstallBase.

The PAL Charts Aggregator thread for September 2022 |

Here is the new format for the PAL charts with more focus on monthly data. For clarification's purposes: the OP is a recap of August monthly charts with links for weekly charts at the bottom. As already stated, this format is a test format and may change over time. Thanks to DisturbedSwan...

www.installbaseforum.com

BTW GFK & GDS kinda release these data every month... so you can match that graph pretty easy.

• PlayStation 5 sales in August increased by 56% compared to July.
• The growth allowed PlayStation 5 to become the most selling console in the UK so far. However, Nintendo Switch is feeling good too - the system in August 2022 increased sales by 4%.
• Xbox Series S|X sales remained on more or less the same levels.
• About 125k consoles were sold in August 2022, which is a 20% growth MoM. Despite this, console sales are decreasing. In the first 8 months of 2022 about 880k consoles have been sold. It’s 30% less than in January-August 2021.

They use these % every month to make the chart.
If you sum the 3 bars it will be around 880k... and the PS5 rise in August is like 56% more... a bit less than 40k + 56% = ~61k... Xbox flat... Switch + 4%.

GfK & GSD: PlayStation 5 is the best-selling console in the UK so far

Sony is feeling great in the UK market.

gamedevreports.substack.com

 

[RE4-Station]

2022 HARDWARE

Damn, PS5 just got #1 in the August 2022 NPD report in both revenue and unit sales and also are leading in UK? PS5 is a beast!

 

[Bryank75]

InstallBase.

The PAL Charts Aggregator thread for September 2022 |

Here is the new format for the PAL charts with more focus on monthly data. For clarification's purposes: the OP is a recap of August monthly charts with links for weekly charts at the bottom. As already stated, this format is a test format and may change over time. Thanks to DisturbedSwan...

www.installbaseforum.com

BTW GFK & GDS kinda release these data every month... so you can match that graph pretty easy.

• PlayStation 5 sales in August increased by 56% compared to July.
• The growth allowed PlayStation 5 to become the most selling console in the UK so far. However, Nintendo Switch is feeling good too - the system in August 2022 increased sales by 4%.
• Xbox Series S|X sales remained on more or less the same levels.
• About 125k consoles were sold in August 2022, which is a 20% growth MoM. Despite this, console sales are decreasing. In the first 8 months of 2022 about 880k consoles have been sold. It’s 30% less than in January-August 2021.

They use these % every month to make the chart.
If you sum the 3 bars it will be around 880k... and the PS5 rise in August is like 56% more... a bit less than 40k + 56% = ~61k... Xbox flat... Switch + 4%.

GfK & GSD: PlayStation 5 is the best-selling console in the UK so far

Sony is feeling great in the UK market.

gamedevreports.substack.com

Thank you brother... need to take a deep look.

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 37, 2022 (Sep 12 - Sep 18)​

#		Title	Publisher		Last Week
1		SPLATOON 3	NINTENDO		1
2		HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		2
3		MARIO KART 8 DELUXE	NINTENDO		3
4		NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS	NINTENDO		5
5		MINECRAFT	NINTENDO		8
6		NBA 2K23	TAKE 2		6
7		ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS	NINTENDO		7
8		POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS	NINTENDO		10
9		GRAND THEFT AUTO V	TAKE 2		13
10		THE LAST OF US PART I	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		4
11		SAINTS ROW	DEEP SILVER		9
12		GRAN TURISMO 7	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		19
13		F1 MANAGER 2022	FIRESHINE GAMES		11
14		KIRBY AND THE FORGOTTEN LAND	NINTENDO		14
15		SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER’S FURY	NINTENDO		18
16		THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD	NINTENDO		24
17		BATTLEFIELD 2042	ELECTRONIC ARTS		12
18		LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		16
19		MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE	NINTENDO		32
20		NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE	NINTENDO		25
21		MARIO PARTY SUPERSTARS	NINTENDO		26
22		FIFA 22	ELECTRONIC ARTS		22
23		F1 22	ELECTRONIC ARTS		15
24		TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COWABUNGA COLLECTION	KONAMI		17
25		LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE		23
26		POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND	NINTENDO		28
27		CALL OF DUTY: VANGUARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD		27
28		IMMORTALS FENYX RISING	UBISOFT
29		SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY	NINTENDO		20
30		ELDEN RING	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
31		POKEMON SWORD	NINTENDO		35
32		MARIO STRIKERS: BATTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL	NINTENDO		30
33		NEW POKEMON SNAP	NINTENDO
34		PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.		34
35		LUIGI’S MANSION 3	NINTENDO		39
36		RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2	TAKE 2		40
37		RAYMAN LEGENDS: DEFINITIVE EDITION	UBISOFT
38		LEGO BRAWLS	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT		31
39		THE QUARRY	TAKE 2		34
40		CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

 

[ethomaz]

 

[Vertigo]

It’ll be interesting to see if TLOU remake has a slow burn with its sales. I don’t see if taking off too hot but long game should be good if the HBO series ends up being exceptional.

 

[Remember_Spinal]

It’ll be interesting to see if TLOU remake has a slow burn with its sales. I don’t see if taking off too hot but long game should be good if the HBO series ends up being exceptional.

At the end of f the day sony will just count it into the original game anyway.

 

[ethomaz]

UK Sales: Week 38, 2022 (Sep 19 - Sep 25)​

01 (01) SPLATOON 3 (NINTENDO)
02 (03) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
03 (NE) STRAY (IAM8BIT)
04 (04) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO)
05 (09) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR GAMES)
06 (05) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)
07 (07) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)
08 (02) HORIZON: FORBIDDEN WEST (SONY INTERACTIVE ENT.)
09 (08) POKEMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS (NINTENDO)
10 (18) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WB GAMES)

The only other new release to enter the charts this week was Square Enix's fantasy strategy game The DioField Chronicle, which launched at No.17.

Splatoon remains the biggest selling boxed game of the week, racking up a third consecutive No.1 despite a 44% drop in sales.

Nintendo also took No.2 with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rising one place, although sales were down 5% compared to last week.

Two games actually saw healthy rises in sales this week. Grand Theft Auto 5 sold 21% more units and rose from No.9 to No.5, and a retailer promotion boosted Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga by 43%, up from No.18 to No.10.

Physical edition of Stray launches at No.3 | UK Boxed Charts

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[On Demand]

PS5 doomed yet because of price increase?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

PS5 doomed yet because of price increase?

The Hopium were that people would see a 50 dollar price increase and ps5’s would be collecting cob webs on shelves all over the world, completely forgetting it’s been being resold for a 50-100% markup for the last two years.

Nothing short of a war is going to stop the PS5 from selling at this point. People can spread all the FUD they want, Sony knows they wouldn’t be able to raise the price if the demand wasn’t there. They are the only ones that won’t be greatly impacted this holiday by the global economy being in the dumps.

Microsoft will continue to hide their xbox numbers so you don’t see how they subsidize their consoles and gamepass spending. Nintendo will pretend selling their console for 300 dollars in 2022-23 is some kind of pro-consumer move when it should have gotten a price cut already.

 

[ethomaz]

PS5 doomed yet because of price increase?

Well the month the price rise happened PS5 become the best seller console in UK for 2022.

That just tell you nobody care about the price since there is more stock to these that want the console to buy it.

 

[FatKaz]

The Hopium were that people would see a 50 dollar price increase and ps5’s would be collecting cob webs on shelves all over the world, completely forgetting it’s been being resold for a 50-100% markup for the last two years.

Nothing short of a war is going to stop the PS5 from selling at this point. People can spread all the FUD they want, Sony knows they wouldn’t be able to raise the price if the demand wasn’t there. They are the only ones that won’t be greatly impacted this holiday by the global economy being in the dumps.

Microsoft will continue to hide their xbox numbers so you don’t see how they subsidize their consoles and gamepass spending. Nintendo will pretend selling their console for 300 dollars in 2022-23 is some kind of pro-consumer move when it should have gotten a price cut already.

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.