Sales

February 26, 2018

Metal Gear Survive Sales Figures Much Lower Than Expected In UK

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Metal Gear Survive flopped in the UK, debuting at sixth on the official sales charts. Going just by the physical copies of the games that were sold online and in stores, the title sold just 85% of the copies of Metal Gear Rising.

The action adventure game is a spin-off to the main Metal Gear series and takes place between Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain. It is a break in the traditional gameplay for the franchise, focusing more on tower defense than stealth whilst also featuring an in-depth survival mechanic.

The full list of the top 10 sellers in the UK can be seen below.

FIFA 18
Grand Theft Auto 5
Call of Duty: WW2
Monster Hunter World
EA Sports UFC 3
Metal Gear Survive
Shadow of the Colossus
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Odyssey

Assassin’s Creed Origins

November 30, 2016

Pokémon Sun & Moon Are Biggest Nintendo Launch In UK History

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The latest release in the Pokemon franchise is the biggest launch for any Nintendo property in the UK, with the games managing to beat out the likes of Wii Fit and New Super Mario Bros. in terms of first week sales.

October 31, 2016

Titanfall 2 Sales Struggle, Battlefield 1 Has Strong Launch

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It seems like Titanfall 2 will fail to meet the expectations of publisher EA and analysts, with research firm Cowen & Company reporting that the sales projection for the game has been dramatically reduced since its release last week. According to the company, the shooter is only expected to sell around 5 million copies, a significant drop compared to its initial forecast, which was originally around the 9 million mark.

October 12, 2016

Overwatch Reaches 20 Million Players

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Blizzard used a press release today to reveal that they have no reached more than 20 million players since release, making the game one of the most successful launches in recent times.

October 5, 2016

FIFA 17 Breaks Launch Week Sales Records

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The FIFA series is one of the most popular franchises in the world so it should come as little surprise that the latest instalment will have sold particularly well. However, few might have expected it to break the sales record for the series.

November 25, 2015

PlayStation 4 Moves Past 30 Million Sales Mark

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Sony has revealed that the PlayStation 4 console has sold more than 30 million units as of November 22, exceeding the company’s expectations for this year. The figure means that the console is still outperforming the Xbox One by a significant margin, with some experts stating that it could be double Microsoft’s figures.

June 24, 2015

Microsoft is Bombing Hard in Japan With the Xbox One

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Microsoft has always struggled to establish itself in the Japanese market with the Xbox. The original console made very little impact in the country despite endless meetings and a large marketing budget while the Xbox 360 had some success but was dwarfed by the runaway sales of the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii.

January 8, 2015

Sony reveals PlayStation 4 has sold 18 million units

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Sony has today revealed extensive sales figures for the PlayStation 4, something that the Japanese company is usually rather secretive about. According to a press release, the PlayStation 4 has now sold a total of 18.5 million units worldwide as of January 2015. This followed a very strong holiday period in which more than 4 million consoles were sold prompting Sony to herald the PlayStation 4 as “fastest and strongest growth in PlayStation hardware history.”

November 25, 2014

Super Smash Bros. Wii U Sells Over 490,000 Copies In First Three Days

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Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has sold over 490,000 copies in its first three days in the United States. The publisher revealed that the 490,000 units refers to both physical and digital copies.

November 13, 2014

XBox One Rapidly Catching Up To Playstation 4

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The last few years have been rough for Microsoft, especially in the game console department. It took them a while to figure this out, but your core audience responds better when they aren’t completely ignored in favor of soccer moms and octogenarians. It might not have been the best strategy to throw that loyal audience under the bus for a new breed of consumer who will purchase one game for themselves and then leave. It might have been erroneous to announce plans to tether every purchase to one machine, even for discs, and then have to frantically reverse direction after the response was so incendiary. It also might have been a bad idea to set the price of your new console $100 above your main competitor just so you can shove in a decapitated Johnny 5 head that doesn’t apply to any game they’re interested in, can’t be turned off, and watches them in their sleep.

October 7, 2014

Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Release Date Announced

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Nintendo has finally announced that the Wii U version of the latest Super Smash Bros. game will be available in North America on Nov. 21, Europe on Dec. 5 and Australia on Dec. 6.