DisturbedSwan Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 GI.Biz: Assassin's Creed, Spider-Man, Mario and PS5 deliver strong sales in October | European Monthly Charts EA Sports FC 24 tops the charts for a second month Quote Assassin's Creed, Spider-Man, Mario and PS5 deliver strong sales in October | European Monthly Charts EA Sports FC 24 tops the charts for a second month 10.21 million PC and console games were sold across Europe according to GSD, a slight drop of 2.3% year-on-year. This data covers all games sold digitally by most major games publishers across the Eurozone (for UK market analysis, click here), and physical game sales in all major Eurozone markets. The sales decrease is still impressive when you consider that Call of Duty launched in the October sales window last year, but this year's CoD came out in November. That means Europe achieved only a slight decline despite the absence of Activision's hugely popular first person shooter. EA Sports FC 24 was comfortably the best-selling game of the month. Sales of EA's football title were 10% lower than last year's FIFA 23, although some of that can be explained by the brand name change and the fact there was a winter World Cup last year to help generate excitement around the sport. Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Mirage is No.2, beating Spider-Man 2 by a very narrow margin (and Assassin's Creed Mirage was on sale for two weeks longer). Mirage's first four weeks on the market are over 49% lower than what Assassin's Creed Valhalla managed. Mirage is billed as a smaller, more classical take on the series and so there was no expectation that it would compete with Valhalla. Compared with older Assassin's Creed games, Mirage sales are 22% higher than 2018's Odyssey and 6% higher than 2017's Assassin's Creed Origins. Onto Spider-Man 2, and the PS5 game's launch was strong, with the first two weeks up nearly 30% compared with 2018's Spider-Man, and almost three times higher than 2020's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Compared with last year's big PlayStation game, God of War Ragnarok, the first two weeks of sales for Spider-Man 2 are 28% lower. However, that's because God of War was also released on PS4. If we focus on just PS5 sales, Spider-Man 2 outsold Ragnarok by 8% after two weeks. In fourth place is Super Mario Bros Wonder, although the Nintendo game may have charted higher as this data does not include download figures (Nintendo doesn't share digital numbers with the charts company). Launch sales of Wonder are double that of 2017's Super Mario Odyssey (when the Nintendo Switch install base was much, much smaller), nearly 59% bigger than 2020's Super Mario 3D All-Stars and nearly 53% bigger than 2021's Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Bros Wonder is the fastest selling Super Mario game in Europe. Also new in the charts for October are Lords of the Fallen (No.5), Metal Gear Sold: Master Collection Volume 1 (No.16), EA Sports UFC 5 (No.17), Detective Pikachu Returns (No.32), Sonic Superstars (No.33) and Forza Motorsport (No.42). In terms of individual countries, EA Sports FC 24 was No.1 in most markets, but things differ in terms of the second position. The second best-selling game of October in France is Super Mario Bros Wonder, in Germany it is Assassin's Creed: Mirage, while in Italy and Spain it is Spider-Man 2. Over in console hardware, PS5 is comfortably the No.1 console in Europe (across tracked markets, UK and Germany not included). PS5 sales are up 143% over October last year, driven by the availability of stock this time around. Nintendo Switch is at No.2 despite a 20% drop in sales compared with last October, while Xbox Series S and X sales continue to struggle in Europe, down 52% year-on-year. In total, 481,000 consoles were sold across the tracked markets in October. Compared with September, overall market sales are up nearly 16%, PS5 sales are up 11%, Switch sales are up 10% and Xbox sales are down just under 20%. Please note: Xbox's big exclusive of the year (Starfield) launched in September, while PlayStation and Nintendo's big games (Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros Wonder) launched in October. In terms of peripherals and accessories, 1.14 million products were sold across tracked markets (down 3.6% year-on-year), while wallet/point card sales are down 4% to 969,818 units sold. European GSD October 2023 Top 10 (Digital + Physical) 01 EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 02 ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE (UBISOFT) 03 MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 04 SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO)* 05 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 06 LORDS OF THE FALLEN (CI GAMES) 07 BATTLEFIELD 2042 (EA GAMES) 08 HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 09 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR) 10 IT TAKES TWO (EA GAMES) * Digital data unavailable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisturbedSwan Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 UK Chart Roundup (Week 46 2023) Quote Hogwarts Legacy is back at the top of the UK physical charts following its release on Nintendo Switch, plus Black Friday discounting, pushing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to second place. Black Friday deals have boosted sales for several titles, including EA Sports FC 24 at No.3, which benefited from a 115% sales boost from being part of a PS5 bundle. The same goes for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which has moved from No.10 to No.8 following a 165% rise in sales. Gran Turismo 7 and Forspoken also re-entered the charts at No.15 and No.16, respectively, due to being bundled with the PS5. Meanwhile, three new titles debuted in the UK boxed charts this week. Super Mario RPG at No.6, followed by Bluey: The Video Game at No.7, while Persona 5 Tactica came in at No.34. Elsewhere, retailer promotions saw games such as The Last Of Us Part 1, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Resident Evil 4 re-enter the Top 40. Other titles, including Minecraft Legends, Final Fantasy 16, The Crew Motorfest, and Lego 2K Drive, also benefited heavily from price reductions. UK Chart, week ending November 18th 2023 (Week 46) Quote 01 (08) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 02 (01) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (ACTIVISION) 03 (02) EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 04 (04) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 05 (03) SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO) 06 (NE) SUPER MARIO RPG (NINTENDO) 07 (NE) BLUEY: THE VIDEOGAME (OUTRIGHT GAMES) 08 (10) ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE (UBISOFT) 09 (06) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 10 (33) MORTAL KOMBAT 1 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (07) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 12 (RE) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 13 (RE) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 14 (09) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 15 (RE) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 16 (RE) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX) 17 (11) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 18 (RE) MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE (UBISOFT) 19 (12) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 20 (RE) MINECRAFT LEGENDS (MOJANG) 21 (RE) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX) 22 (RE) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 23 (RE) LEGO 2K DRIVE (2K) 24 (20) SONIC SUPERSTARS (SEGA) 25 (26) FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: SECURITY BREACH (MAXIMUM GAMES) 26 (17) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT) 27 (RE) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 28 (RE) JUST DANCE 2024 EDITION (UBISOFT) 29 (RE) THE CREW MOTORFEST (UBISOFT) 30 (21) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION) 31 (RE) THE LAST OF US PART I (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 32 (22) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES) 33 (18) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO) 34 (NE) PERSONA 5 TACTICA (ATLUS) 35 (RE) NBA 2K24 (2K) 36 (RE) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM) 37 (RE) CYBERPUNK 2077 (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 38 (13) ROBOCOP: ROGUE CITY (NACON) 39 (36) THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT COMPLETE EDITION (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 40 (19) THE GRINCH: CHRISTMAS ADVENTURES (OUTRIGHT GAMES) UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10 week ending November 25th 2023 (Week 47) Quote EA Sports FC 24 back at No.1 for Black Friday week | UK Boxed Charts Physical game sales for Black Friday rose by 7% in the UK compared to last year EA Sports FC 24 found its way back to the top of the UK charts this Black Friday week, pushing Hogwarts Legacy down to No.2. The post-FIFA title saw a 101% increase in sales, most of which were on PS5. This comes as Black Friday physical game sales in the UK are 7% higher than last year's event, GfK reported. Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is at No.3 this week following a 30% drop in sales, followed by Super Mario Bros Wonder at No.4 and Spider-Man 2 at No.5 – both experiencing a slight sales increase. Black Friday discounts benefited many titles this week on the UK physical charts, including Star Wars Jedi: Survivor which jumped from No.32 to No.10 after experiencing a 400% rise in sales. God of War Ragnarok made it into the Top 20 at No.18 after experiencing a 102% spike in sales, while Resident Evil 4 took its previous spot at No.22 after ranking at No.36 last week. Elsewhere, more retailer promotions helped bring several titles back into the charts, such as F1 23 which saw a 302% sales increase. Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, Stray, WWE 2K23, Lego Harry Potter Collection, and Just Dance 2023 also benefited from Black Friday deals. Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending November 25, 2023: 01 (03) EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 02 (01) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 03 (02) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (ACTIVISION) 04 (05) SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO) 05 (04) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 06 (11) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 07 (09) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 08 (08) ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE (UBISOFT) 09 (10) MORTAL KOMBAT 1 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 10 (32) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES) UK Chart Roundup (Week 48 2023) Quote Black Friday aftermath sees sales dip at retail | UK Boxed Charts Two new titles debuted in the charts this week, including The Walking Dead: Destinies EA Sports FC 24 remained at the top of the UK boxed charts this week, followed by Hogwarts Legacy despite a slight decrease in sales for both titles. GfK's report showed that all titles in the Top Ten saw a decrease in sales this week, as Black Friday promotions came to an end. Super Mario Bros Wonder moved back into the Top Three, while Assassin's Creed: Mirage dropped out of the Top Ten falling from No.8 to No.11 experiencing a 39% decrease in sales. Two new titles entered the charts this week – Batman: Arkham Trilogy at No.28 and The Walking Dead Destinies at No.29. Meanwhile, Cyberpunk 2077 and Forspoken made their way into the Top 20 as a result of ongoing price promotions. Elsewhere, several titles returned to the physical charts this week including Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope which experienced an 83% increase in sales, in addition to Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, Stray, Lego Harry Potter Collection, and Super Mario Party. UK Chart, week ending December 2nd 2023 (Week 48) Quote 01 (01) EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 02 (02) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 03 (04) SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO) 04 (03) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (ACTIVISION) 05 (06) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 06 (05) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 07 (07) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 08 (13) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 09 (09) STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR (EA GAMES) 10 (11) MORTAL KOMBAT 1 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 11 (08) ASSASSIN'S CREED MIRAGE (UBISOFT) 12 (10) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 13 (12) SONIC SUPERSTARS (SEGA) 14 (15) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR) 15 (21) CYBERPUNK 2077 (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT) 16 (16) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO) 17 (20) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 18 (31) FORSPOKEN (SQUARE ENIX) 19 (18) BLUEY: THE VIDEOGAME (OUTRIGHT GAMES) 20 (27) F1 23 (EA SPORTS) 21 (19) SUPER MARIO RPG (NINTENDO) 22 (RE) MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE (UBISOFT) 23 (22) JUST DANCE 2024 EDITION (UBISOFT) 24 (26) EA SPORTS UFC 5 (EA SPORTS) 25 (36) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM (NINTENDO) 26 (23) RESIDENT EVIL 4 (CAPCOM) 27 (17) GOD OF WAR RAGNAROK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 28 (NE) BATMAN: ARKHAM TRILOGY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 29 (NE) THE WALKING DEAD: DESTINIES (GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT) 30 (14) GRAN TURISMO 7 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 31 (RE) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 32 (RE) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION) 33 (RE) SUPER MARIO PARTY (NINTENDO) 34 (RE) NICKELODEON KART RACERS 3: SLIME SPEEDWAY (GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT) 35 (RE) STRAY (ANNAPURNA INTERACTIVE) 36 (32) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT) 37 (24) FINAL FANTASY XVI (SQUARE ENIX) 38 (25) MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 39 (38) NBA 2K24 (2K) 40 (RE) WWE 2K23 (2K) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I hope people kept the receipt for Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Wow, Robocop really dropped like a stone, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nag Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, OCH said: Wow, Robocop really dropped like a stone, eh? That game has "buy when on sale" all over it... which is what I intend to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCH Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I was considering the same for Mario Wonder or RPG. But I have to at least start one of the stack of unplayed games on my shelf before buying another (although Tekken 8 is preordered for January). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DisturbedSwan Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10, week ending December 9th 2023 (Week 49) Quote Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora debuts at No.5 | UK Boxed Charts Two more titles launched this week, including a new expansion for The Sims 4 Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora had to settle for No.5 in its debut week, with EA Sports FC 2024 still holding the top spot. This is according to the GfK boxed charts which, as always, does not count digital sales so the game's overall performance is likely to be better. While EA Sports FC held the top spot, Super Mario Bros Wonder has made it to No.2 followed by Hogwarts Legacy at No.3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 at No.4. The next new edition to the physical charts is Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition at No.15 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This edition includes the base game and Phantom Liberty expansion, in addition to new features and improvements. Its position on the charts has pushed the base game up from No.15 to No.11 with a 3% increase in sales, mostly on PS4. Elsewhere, the latest Sims 4 expansion, The Sims 4: For Rent, debuted at No.26. GTA 6 hacker receives indefinite hospital order The rest of the charts saw a few re-entries, including Football Manager 2024 at No.18 following the launch of a new PS5 version. Wreckfest came back at No.28 following a 97% rise in sales as a result of retail promotions of the PS5. Meanwhile, Elden Ring is back in the Top 40 at No.25 due to price promotions, resulting in a 110% sales increase. Titles such as Mario Party Superstars, Super Mario Odyssey, Pokemon Violet, and Gotham Knights also made their way back into the charts this week. Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending December 9, 2023: 01 (01) EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 02 (03) SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO) 03 (02) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 04 (04) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (ACTIVISION) 05 (NE) AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA (UBISOFT) 06 (05) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 07 (06) MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 08 (07) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 09 (08) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) 10 (12) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) UK Chart Roundup & UK Chart Top-10, week ending December 16th 2023 (Week 50) Quote EA Sports FC 24 is Christmas No.1 | UK Boxed Charts Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora falls out of Top 10 following its debut last week EA Sports FC 24 has continued its hold at the top spot, making it the best-selling game in the 2023 UK retail charts heading into Christmas. According to the latest GfK data, the game experienced a 29% increase in sales after a slight dip last week. Hogwarts Legacy returned to No.2 due to a 17% boost in sales, pushing Super Mario Bros Wonder down to No.3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 stayed at No.4, while Spider-Man 2 rose from No.7 to round out the Top 5. Following its debut at No.5 last week, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has fallen to No.12 after experiencing a 53% sales drop. Elsewhere, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate found itself in the Top 10 at No.8, climbing up from No.14 after a 62% sales boost due to PlayStation 5 price promotions. There were also a few re-entries in the physical charts this week, including NBA 2K24 at No.30 which saw a 478% spike in sales thanks to ongoing retailer discounts on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Other titles included Gran Turismo 7 at No.29, which experienced a 367% rise, as well as Super Mario Party, Red Dead Redemption 2, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition. God of War Ragnarök also returned to the charts this week at No.40, following price reductions and the recent release of its Valhalla DLC. Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending December 16, 2023: 01 (01) EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA SPORTS) 02 (03) HOGWARTS LEGACY (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 03 (02) SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO) 04 (04) CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III (ACTIVISION) 05 (07) MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) 06 (06) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO) 07 (08) NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS (NINTENDO) 08 (14) MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ULTIMATE (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 09 (10) LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE) 10 (09) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I wasn’t even aware Avatar was out, Ubisoft pretty much just chucked that out with little marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 You think? It’s all I saw for a few weeks on YouTube. Still do. 4 hours ago, Nag said: Idk why forum made it look tiny but if you zoom in grandpa it’s a little interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I saw maybe a couple of ads for Avatar on facebook. But not much. It pretty much came out like a ghost. So I doubt it’s performed too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one-armed dwarf Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Digital Foundry love it, but I've not seen much chat about it elsewhere. It's an awesome tech showcase with a fairly anemic game built around it, is my impression after 8 hours or so. Think people just see 'Ubisoft' and give a swerve if it isn't Assassin's Creed. Which I don't blame them for. The movie license doesn't seem to translate into sales these days, similar to The Avengers game which came out during peak MCU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I’ve got It on my rental list, so I’ll give it a go eventually. Never seen either of the movies, so dunno what sense it’ll make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmark Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, AndyKurosaki said: I’ve got It on my rental list, so I’ll give it a go eventually. Never seen either of the movies, so dunno what sense it’ll make. The story is as deep as blue people good, humans bad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKurosaki Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 So it’s basically Smurphs then. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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