Worldwide Video Game Markets

Sunday, 3 April 2011

UK 2010 Top 10

UK 2010 Top 10 (100%):

01. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 3,266,298 / NEW
02. FIFA 11 (Electronic Arts) 2,390,231 / NEW
03. Just Dance (Ubisoft) - 1,305,338
04. Red Dead Redemption (Take 2) - 1,135,559 / NEW
05. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 920,811 / 1,889,093
06. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - 903,866 / NEW
07. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) - 880,755 / NEW
08. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 818,554 / 2,307,351
09. Halo: Reach (Microsoft) - 781,331 / NEW
10. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) -

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UK H1 2010 Top 10 (100%):

01. Just Dance (Ubisoft) - 940,358
02. Red Dead Redemption - (Rockstar/Take 2) - 819,161 / NEW
03. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - (Electronic Arts) - 590,580 / NEW
04. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) - 540,761 / 3,467,398
05. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 499,998 / 1,468,280
06. Wii Sports Resort - (Nintendo) - 439,920 / 1,928,717
07. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts) - 396,858 / NEW
08. Aliens vs Predator (Sega) - 359,968 / NEW
09. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix Europe) - 339,996 / NEW
10. FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts) - 318,719 / 2,474,416

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UK 2009 Top 10 (100%):

01. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) - 2,926,637 / NEW
02. FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts) - 2,155,697 / NEW
03. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 1,488,797 / NEW
04. Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 1,246,461 / 2,856,461
05. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 968,282 / NEW
06. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft) - 920,910 / NEW
07. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 917,863 / 2,857,863
08. Mario & Sonic at Olympic Winter Games (Sega) - 825,027 / NEW
09. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 769,726 / 2,199,726
10. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts) - 713,314

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UK 2008 Top 10 (100%):

01. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts) -
02. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 1,940,000 / NEW
03. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2) - 1,850,000 / NEW
04. Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games (Sega) -
05. Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 1,610,000 / NEW
06. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision) - 1,430,000 / NEW
07. Wii Play (Nintendo) -
08. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo) - 1,310,000
09. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Advenures (LucasArts) -
10. Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2) -

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UK 2007 Top 10 (100%*):

01. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts) - 1,546,039 / NEW
02. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo) - 1,129,509
03. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) - 1,038,938 / NEW
04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami) - 874,869 / NEW
05. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo) - 844,694 / NEW
06. Halo 3 (Microsoft) - 816,862 / NEW
07. The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts) - 816,217 / NEW
08. Wii Play (Nintendo) - 764,447
09. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft) - 744,762 / NEW
10. WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2008 (THQ) - 625,690 / NEW

*Extrapolated to 100% from below

UK 2007 Top 10 (90%):

01. FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts) - 1,391,435 / NEW
02. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo) - 1,016,558
03. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) - 935,044 / NEW
04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami) - 787,382 / NEW
05. More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima (Nintendo) - 760,225 / NEW
06. Halo 3 (Microsoft) - 735,176 / NEW
07. The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts) - 734,595 / NEW
08. Wii Play (Nintendo) - 688,002
09. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft) - 670,286 / NEW
10. WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2008 (THQ) - 563,121 / NEW

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Thursday, 5 August 2010

UK Installed Bases through January 2010

These are from The GAME Group's 2009/2010 Annual Report which I missed back in May, so better late than never;

UK Installed Bases through January 2010:

NDS: 10,700,000
PS2: 10,000,000
WII: 6,600,000
360: 4,900,000
PSP: 3,600,000
PS3: 3,000,000

UK Installed Bases through June 2009:

NDS: 9,400,000
WII: 5,400,000
360: 3,900,000
PSP: 3,300,000
PS3: 2,200,000

UK Hardware Unit Sales July 2009 - January 2010:

NDS: 1,300,000
WII: 1,200,000
360: 1,000,000
PS3: 800,000
PSP: 300,000

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

CNC French Video Game Market Report 2009

Le marché du jeu vidéo en 2009

2008 / 2009 software value (€m) / YoY % change:

The full report can be viewed online or downloaded from the link at the top of the page.

June & July 2010 UK Sales Awards

July 2010 Elspa Sales Awards:

Silver (100,000+)

[PSP] Need for Speed: Undercover (EA)
[360] The Darkness (Take 2)
[WII] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)

Gold (200,000+)

[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
[360] Burnout Paradise (EA)
[PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)
[360] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft)

Platinum (300,000+)

[WII] EA Sports Active (EA)
[PS3] Resistance 2 (Sony)
[PC] *Driving Test Success all Tests 2008/09 (Focus Multimedia)

June 2010 Elspa Sales Awards:

Silver (100,000+)

[360] Lost Odyssey (Microsoft)
[WII] Toy Story Mania! (Disney)
[WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)

Gold (200,000+)

[PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
[PSP] Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Sony)
[WII] F1 2009 (Codemasters)
[PSP] Medal of Honor: Heroes (EA)

Platinum (300,000+)

[360] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)
[PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2)

Monday, 2 August 2010

UK June Top 10

June 2010 Individual Format Top Ten:

01. [360] Red Dead Redemption - 190,000
02. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 186,000
03. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption - 142,000
04. [WII] Just Dance - 61,000
05. [360] FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa - 52,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 51,000
07. [PS3] FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa - 49,000
08. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 43,000
09. [NDS] Rooms: The Main Building - 41,000
10. [360] Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 - 34,000

Saturday, 31 July 2010

Archive: Famitsu Playstation May 2005 Chart

Playstation Sales (04/25/05 - 05/15/05):

Top 30:
01. [PS2] Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song (Square Enix) - 154,144 / 375,161
02. [PS2] Mobile Suit Gundam: The One Year War (Bandai) - 87,141 / 339,223
03. [PS2] Baseball Live 2005 (Namco) - 49,184 / 90,984
04. [PS2] Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2 (Konami) - 34,272 / 144,404
05. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 Liveware Evolution (Konami) - 29,298 / 432,829
06. [PS2] Beet the Vandal Buster Darkness Century (Bandai) - 28,977 / NEW
07. [PS2] Far East of Eden III: Namida (Hudson) - 25,841 / 124,580
08. [PS2] Front Mission Online (Square Enix) - 24,969 / NEW
09. [PS2] Mercenaries (Electronic Arts) 24,423 / NEW
10. [PSP] Derby Time (Sony) - 23,559 / 45,461
11. [PS2] Spectral Force Chronicle (Idea Factory) - 19,572 / NEW
12. [PS2] Tekken 5 (Namco) - 16,605 / 307,190
13. [PS2] Jissen Pachislot secrets! Fist of the North Star Plus (Sega) - 15,359 / 133,650
14. [PSP] Street Supremacy (Genki) - 14,919 / 32,401
15. [PSP] Dora-Slot: Shuyaku wa Zenigata (Dorasu) - 14,284 / NEW
16. [PS2] Eien no Aseria (Xuse) - 14,037 / NEW
17. [PS2] Dynasty Warriors 5 (Koei) - 14,030 / 887,901
18. [PS2] Daito Giken Koushiki Pachislot Simulator Yoshimune (Daito Giken) - 11,846 / 446,879
19. [PS2] DEMENTO (Capcom) - 11,359 / 25,963
20. [PS2] Saint Seiya: Chapter Sanctuary (Bandai) - 11,346 / 119,494
21. [PS2] Love Doll: Lovely Idol (Princess Soft) - 11,044 / NEW
22. [PSP] Ape Escape: On the Loose (Sony) - 9,615 / 73,176
23. [PSP] Tales of Eternia (Namco) - 9,114 / 164,508
24. [PS2] Minna no Golf 4 [Best] (Sony) - 8,471 / 171,818
25. [PSP] Minna no Golf Portable (Sony)- 7,987 / 347,151
26. [PS2] Mabino Style (Kid) - 7,905 / NEW
27. [PSP] Bleach: Heat the Soul (Sony) - 7,885 / 70,235
28. [PS2] Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi (Square Enix) - 7,868 / 3,500,752
29. [PS2] One Piece Grand Battle! Rush (Bandai) - 7,768 / 79,736
30. [PS2] Like Life an Hour (GN Software) - 7,308 / NEW

UK April & May 2010 Top 10s

There are some serious errors in the May chart, note the missing Lost Planet 2 number, the fact that it doesn't match ELSPA Sales Awards, and it doesn't fit with the week on week percentage changes given by Chart-Track and the 2010 H1 numbers given by ERA (even when taking into account extrapolation).

One possibility is that the numbers have all been shifted up to the next game, and that the title with the missing data is actually Red Dead Redemption (360), not Lost Planet 2. I'm not very confident that's the case though, so May numbers should be considered unreliable.

May 2010 Individual Format Top Ten:

01. [360] Red Dead Redemption - 181,000
02. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption - 96,000
03. [WII] Just Dance - 75,000
04. [PS3] FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa - 72,000
05. [360] FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa - 70,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 59,000
07. [360] Alan Wake - 48,000
08. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 45,000
09. [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 42,000
10. [360] Lost Planet 2 -

April 2010 Individual Format Top Ten:

01. [WII] Just Dance - 152,000
02. [360] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction - 129,000
03. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City - 76,000
04. [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 66,000
05. [WII] Wii Sports Resort - 61,000
06. [NDS] Pokemon SoulSilver - 45,000
07. [PS3] 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - 43,000
08. [360] 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - 42,000
09. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold - 42,000
10. [360] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - 39,000

NPD April & May 2010 Full Top 10s

NPD Top 10 numbers live on ... in Famitsu;

May 2010:

01. [360] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2) - 945,900 / NEW
02. [PS3] Red Dead Redemption (Take 2) - 567,100 / NEW
03. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) - 563,900 / NEW
04. [360] UFC 2010: Undisputed (THQ) - 221,100 / NEW
05. [PS3] UFC 2010: Undisputed (THQ) - 192,300 / NEW
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 185,000
07. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 184,000 / 6,264,000
08. [360] Alan Wake (Microsoft) - 145,000 / NEW
09. [NDS] Pokemon SoulSilver (Nintendo) - 141,000 / 1,403,900
10. [360] Skate 3 (Electronic Arts) - 133,000 / NEW

April 2010:

01. [360] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft) - 486,100 / NEW
02. [NDS] Pokemon SoulSilver (Nintendo) - 242,900 / 1,262,900
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 200,300 / 6,080,000
04. [NDS] Pokemon HeartGold (Nintendo) - 192,600 / 953,800
05. [PS3] God of War III PS3 (Sony) - 180,300 / 1,280,300
06. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 180,000
07. [360] Battlefield Bad Company 2 (Electronic Arts) - 166,000 / 991,500
08. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 165,000
09. [WII] Just Dance (Ubisoft) - 145,000
10. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) - 135,000 / NEW

Famitsu Software LTD Updates through June 20, 2010

From Weekly Famitsu No.1126;

Lifetime Sales Ending Week 25 2010 (06/14/10 - 06/20/10):

Combined SKUs:
**. [PS2] Ryu ga Gotoku (Sega) - 883,179
**. [PS2] Ryu ga Gotoku 2 (Sega) - 827,978
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Sega) - 587,708
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 4 (Sega) - 551,369
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega) - 352,470

Lifetime Sales Deduced From Combined SKU Sales:
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 4 (Sega) - 551,369
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 (Sega) - 509,306
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku 3 [Best] (Sega) - 78,402
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! (Sega) - 270,438
**. [PS3] Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! [Best] (Sega) - 82,032

Friday, 30 July 2010

Famitsu Software LTD Updates through May 16, 2010

From Weekly Famitsu No.1121:

Lifetime Sales Ending Week 20 2010 (05/10/10 - 05/16/10):

**. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 3,248,764
**. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai) - 599,829
**. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 239,631
**. [PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) - 206,142
**. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 205,694
**. [PS3] End of Eternity (Sega) - 184,113
**. [360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 96,896
**. [360] End of Eternity (Sega) - 41,098

Famitsu Software LTD Updates through April 25, 2010

From two articles in Weekly Famitsu No.1119 & No.1120 the second article combines full price and budget releases, so I've listed the titles from that article which have re-releases separately. I've also included the Top 30 for 04/26/10 - 05/09/10 as Famitsu didn't post that online this year.

Lifetime Sales Ending Week 17 2010 (04/19/10 - 04/25/10):

**. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix) - 4,151,575
**. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 3,732,721
**. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 3,698,583
**. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 3,185,362
**. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix) - 1,885,602
**. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryokusha - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5) - 1,109,422
**. [WII] Monster Hunter 3 (Capcom) - 1,024,456
**. [NDS] Meccha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: 7-tsu no Shima no Daibouken (Bandai Namco) - 673,613
**. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco) - 647,711
**. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Devil's Flute (Level 5) - 642,164
**. [NDS] Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! Bandai Namco) - 628,736
**. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 520,564
**. [PS3] Yakuza 3 (Sega) - 509,306
**. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu 20 Shunen (Hudson) - 368,558
**. [NDS] Momotarou Dentetsu DS: Tokyo & Japan (Hudson) - 367,331
**. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 (Bandai Namco) - 349,603
**. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (Konami) - 258,036
**. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010: Sengo Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Hudson) - 241,199
**. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 236,897
**. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami) - 236,066
**. [PS3] Bayonetta (Sega) - 206,142
**. [PSP] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva (Sega) - 186,746
**. [PS2] Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra (Bandai Namco) - 181,297
**. [PS3] Demon's Souls (Sony) - 168,816
**. [PS2] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2009 (Konami) - 166,085
**. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi 4: Seitouchi Shounen Tanteidan, Boku to Himitsu no Chizu (Sony) - 137,969
**. [360] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) - 123,817
**. [PS3] Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony) - 104,338
**. [360] Bayonetta (Sega) - 90,052
**. [360] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix) - 87,374
**. [360] Steins;Gate (5pb) - 50,891

Lifetime Sales Ending Week 17 2010 [Combined SKUs] (04/19/10 - 04/25/10):

**. [PS1] Xenogears (Square) - 916,892
**. [NDS] Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (Capcom) - 640,990
**. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2 (Capcom) - 371,489
**. [360] Ace Combat 6 (Bandai Namco) - 242,297*
**. [PSP] Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes (Capcom) - 234,792
**. [PSP] Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Konami) - 216,601
**. [PSP] Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable: Mushi Mushi Hakase to Teppen-yama no Himitsu!! (Sony) - 147,923
**. [PS3] Boku no Natsu Yasumi 3: Kitaguni Hen- Chiisana Boku no Daisougen (Sony) - 84,561
**. [WII] Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes (Double Pack) (Capcom) - 31,518

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**. [360] Ace Combat 6 [Platinum) (Namco Bandai] - 147,295
**. [360] Ace Combat 6 (Namco Bandai) - 95,002

Fortnightly Sales Weeks 18 2010 - 19 2010 (04/26/10 - 05/09/10):

Top 30:
01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix) - 891,846 / NEW
02. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami) - 582,360 / NEW
03. [PS3] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) - 96,864 / NEW
04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 78,212 / 3,810,933
05. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 56,323 / 2,706,497
06. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo) - 49,760 / 3,235,122
07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 45,194 / 1,904,021
08. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger Path of Light (Pokemon) - 36,625 / 450,567
09. [PS3] NieR Replicant (Square Enix) - 35,301 / 100,119
10. [360] Super Street Fighter 4 (Capcom) - 33,626 / NEW
11. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 29,175 / 153,021
12. [NDS] Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat III (Takara Tomy) - 25,065 / NEW
13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 21,652 / 1,875,168
14. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.) - 20,543 / 3,719,126
15. [360] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft) - 19,013 / NEW
16. [PSP] Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact (Marvelous Entertainment) - 18,007 / NEW
17. [PSP] Marriage Royale: Prism Story (ASCII Media Works) - 17,701 / NEW
18. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom) - 17,060 / 285,458
19. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) - 16,013 / 5,815,062
20. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 14,927 / 148,731
21. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo) - 14,472 / 673,130
22. [NDS] Nicola Kanshuu: Model * Oshare Audition (Alchemist) - 11,992 / 47,141
23. [Wii] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2 (Bandai Namco Games) - 11,233 / 360,836
24. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky (ULTIMATE) (Square Enix) - 11,029 / 126,208
25. [PS3] Hokuto no Ken: Musou (Koei) - 10,632 / 534,046
26. [WII] One Piece: Unlimited Cruise 2 - Awakening of the Hero (Minna no Susume Selection) (Namco Bandai) 10,550 / 17,315
27. [NDS] Crayon Shin-Chan: Obaka Daininden - Susume! Kasukabe Ninja Tai! (Namco Bandai Games) - 9,042 / 56,808
28. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 16 (Minna no Susume Selection) (Hudson) - 8,893 / 12,530
29. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 (Best) (Konami) - 8,632 / 128,804
30. [PS2] Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (Konami) - 8,196 / 51,707

Thursday, 29 July 2010

Global Shipments CY2010 Q2

Hardware Shipments / LTD:

NDS: 3.15m / 132.04m
Wii: 3.04m / 73.97m
PS3: 2.4m / 38.1m
PS2: 1.6m / 146.1m
360: 1.5m / 41.7m
PSP: 1.2m / 62.7m

Software Shipments / LTD:

Wii: 28.17m / 573.00m
PS3: 24.8m / 315.3m
NDS: 22.42m / 740.93m
PSP: 9.2m / 261.8m
PS2: 3.4m / ~1500m
360: N/A

Playstation hardware shipments LTDs through FY2009 Q4
PSP hardware & software shipment LTDs through FY2008 Q3
Playstation hardware & software shipment LTDs through FY2008 Q1

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

European Charts: Week 28, 2010

Full German charts now included.

The size reduction used above causes some formatting errors, the original version is available below.

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Tuesday, 20 July 2010

European Charts: Week 27, 2010

Full German platform specific Top 10s will be updated at a later date when I have access to them.

The size reduction used above causes some formatting errors, the original version is available below.

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Monday, 19 July 2010

"Xbox 360 S" Sells around 70,000 UK First Week

Microsoft’s new and improved, slimmer XBox 360 console, the XBox 360 250GB (or XBox 360 S) achieves the biggest launch in the UK for a “revised” home console, surpassing the launches of both PS2 Slim and PS3 Slim and recording over two days around the same as the original Xbox 360's launch sales total back in week 48 2005.

This is even more impressive when you take into account that the original Xbox 360 was launched across two versions (Pro and Core).

Chart-Track

Chart-Track has told GamesIndustry.biz that UK consumers snapped up an estimated 165,000 PlayStation 3 units in the two days following the console's launch.

That makes PS3 the fastest-selling home console in history, beating the Wii - which shifted 105,000 units during its launch weekend - and Xbox 360, with 70,000 sold.

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UK First Half 2010 Top 10

These numbers have been extrapolated to reflect 100% of the UK market.

UK H1 2010 Top 10:

01. Just Dance (Ubisoft) - 940,358 / N/A
02. Red Dead Redemption - (Rockstar/Take 2) - 819,161 / NEW
03. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - (Electronic Arts) - 590,580 / NEW
04. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) - 540,761 / 3,467,398
05. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 499,998 / 1,468,280
06. Wii Sports Resort - (Nintendo) - 439,920 / 1,928,717
07. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Electronic Arts) - 396,858 / NEW
08. Aliens vs Predator (Sega) - 359,968 / NEW
09. Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix Europe) - 339,996 / NEW
10. FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts) - 318,719 / 2,474,416

UK 2009 Top 10:

01. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) - 2,926,637
02. FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts) - 2,155,697
03. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo) - 1,488,797
04. Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 1,246,461
05. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 968,282
06. Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft) - 920,910
07. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 917,863
08. Mario & Sonic at Olympic Winter Games (Sega) - 825,027
09. Call of Duty: World at War (Activision Blizzard) - 769,726
10. FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts) - 713,314

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Saturday, 17 July 2010

Territory Report: Greece

MARKET OVERVIEW

Greece’s games industry remains optimistic. In 2009, local sources estimated the games market value at approximately e129m, of which software made up e50m. After growth in previous years, the total market in 2009 was flat due to lower software sales.

Despite the recession’s effect on consumer spending in terms of software, hardware revenues still grew by over 7.5 per cent year-on-year and hardware values account for over 60 per cent of the overall market.

Hardware sales have always been strong in Greece, particularly for the DS and PS3 – the latter of which saw a 70 per cent increase in sales. The PS2 also has a strong presence, found in over 25 per cent of homes.

In terms of software sales, the Wii is the weakest format available in Greece, partly because casual gaming has been slower to catch on than in other markets. This is partly due the fact that children’s games are rarely localised.

TERRITORY ANALYSIS

After several years of good growth, Greece’s economy is in the grip of a severe financial crisis. The economy shrank by around two per cent in 2009 with a drastic decrease in consumer spending. Tourist receipts were also down substantially and the global downturn affected Greek shipping earnings.

Despite and considering the economic crisis, the games market is not performing as badly as might be expected. Instead, it is probably the weak euro, the strong pound and the resultant cheap grey imports from the UK that are having more of an impact on the market.

In 2009, The software market probably decreased at retail by between five and 15 per cent year-on-year – although when taking into account the substantial grey market product, it probably grew by five cent or more.

With disposable income tight, Platinum/Classic releases and lowerpriced software have taken a higher share of the market. The hardware market has performed better on the back of strong PS3 sales and in 2009 grew by approximately five to 10 per cent year-on-year.

In fact, PS3 dominates the more powerful formats and grew even stronger in 2009, with Xbox 360 and Wii having little market impact.

DS is strongest in the portable market; a sector which is growing. The PC market is shrinking but still has presence and is dominated by the large MMOs, which are more resistant to piracy.

The key challenges remain the difficult economic backdrop, piracy, grey imports from the UK, the need to further grow the casual and social gaming sector, and low software attach ratios on portable formats. In spite of these problems, Greece remains a mature games market with good revenue opportunities on PS3 and PC. It also has an improving retail environment.

Spain Hardware Sales 2010

Nintendo Spain's Rafael Martinez reveals hardware unit YTD and LTD marketshares from GfK in this interview. As Nintendo previously gave out these marketshares for the end of 2009, along with LTD units it;s possible to calculate this yeas sales from the change in LTD marketshare combined with the 2010 YTD marketshares.

Console Hardware Units 2010:

YTD / LTD: 560,000 / 4,490,000
Wii: 46.9% (263,000) / 50.4% (2,260,000)
PS3: 35.9% (201,000) / 32.4% (1,450,000)
360: 17.2% (96,000) / 17.2% (770,000)

Portable Hardware Units 2010:

YTD / LTD: 360,000 / 7,460,000
NDS: 71.8% (258,000) / 67.8% (5,060,000)
PSP: 28.3% (102,000) / 32.2% (2,400,000)

Total Hardware Units 2010:

YTD / LTD: 920,000 / 11,950,000
WII: 263,000 / 2,260,000
NDS: 258,000 / 5,060,000
PS3: 201,000 / 1,450,000
PSP: 102,000 / 2,400,000
360: 96,000 / 770,000

As we recently had 2010 unit figures for France I thought it interesting to see how the combined sales across the two countries had been during the first half of 2010:

France + Spain Hardware Units 2010:

ALL: 2,255,000 (100%)
NDS: 728,000 (32.3%)
WII: 588,000 (26.1%)
PS3: 493,000 (21.2%)
360: 251,000 (11.1%)
PSP: 195,000 (8.6%)

France / Spain / Total
ALL: 1,335,000 (59.2%) / 920,000 (40.8%) / 2,255,000
NDS: 470,000 (64.6%) / 258,000 (35.4%) / 728,000
WII: 325,000 (55.3%) / 263,000 (44.7%) / 588,000
PS3: 292,000 (59.2%) / 201,000 (40.8%) / 493,000
360: 155,000 (61.8%) / 96,000 (38.2%) / 251,000
PSP: 93,000 (47.7%) / 102,000 (52.3%) / 195,000

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

European Charts: Week 26, 2010

Welcome to the new European Charts, which will be updated the second Monday or Tuesday following the close of that week's chart. Basically a one week delay to allow for the inclusion of every chart for that week.

Features:

* Individual format charts for: UK, Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, and Sweden

* Platform specific charts for: UK, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, and Ireland

* All Formats charts for: UK, Denmark, Ireland

* New Entries roundup

Notes:

The Netherlands' charts finish midweek, so as to include the full first seven days of new releases. I've decided to use the chart which ends a few days later than the other countries so that it covers the same new releases (provided that the title had a simultaneous release across Europe).

Finland and Norway charts aren't included as they are based off of shipment numbers supplied by publishers rather than independently tracked sell through figures. Also due to Finland having only fortnightly, and not weekly charts, and Norway only having separate home console, portable console, and PC charts with no combined individual platform or platform specific charts.

German platform specific charts will be completed once I've made a new trial account for the site that publishes the charts.

The size reduction used above causes some formatting errors, the original version is available below.

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Friday, 9 July 2010

French Hardware Sales H1 2010 (GfK)

France H1 2010 (01/01/10 - 30/06/10):

Hardware Units / LTD:

NDS: 470,000 / 8.8m
WII: 325,000 / 4.3m
PS3: 292,000 / 2.3m
360: 155,000 / 1.8m
PSP: 93,000 / 2.7m

Hardware Value / Average Selling Price:

PS3: €93m / €318
WII: €67m / €206
360: €34m / €219

* PS3 has been the top selling console for the last 12 weeks after Wii was the top selling console during the first quarter.

* Home Console sales are down 8%, however PS3 sales are up 60%

* Portable console sales are heavily down, with NDS dropping 41%, and PSP decreasing b 26%

Source: GfK

LSA

I think the LTDs are actually through May 2009, as Wii+PS3+360 = 8.3m, which is the same as reported by this week's MCV through May 2009. Adding the 2010 figures to the LTD reported through 2009 results in these LTDs:

NDS: 8.9m
Wii: 4.4m
PSP: 2.7m
PS3: 2.4m
360: 1.9m

It seems that this 2.5m PS3 figure must be shipped.