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Blockbuster FIFA 13 has smashed the record for the longest consecutive stay in the Chart-Track Top Ten on current-gen systems. The football title fell out of the Top Ten last week for the first time since it launched last September, which means it enjoyed an incredible 48 weeks at the …
Read More »3DS sales spike in the UK, pushes ahead of PS3 and 360
3DS is now outselling PS3 and 360 week-by-week, Nintendo has told MCV. The spike in hardware sales has been driven by a number of hit titles including most recently Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The platform holder had eight 3DS titles in the UK individual formats Top 40, and it is …
Read More »Chart-Track: GTA V could topple Call of Duty
Grand Theft Auto V has the potential to be the biggest launch of the generation, GfK Chart-Track says. The fastest selling game of all time in the UK is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which sold 2m units in its first week.The game that made the most money after its …
Read More »Xbox 360 overtakes Wii as the UK’s No.1 games console
Xbox 360 is this generation’s best-selling home games console in the UK, says GfK Chart-Track. Microsoft’s platform will overtake Wii in a matter of days, the stat tracker says. Xbox 360 is regularly outselling all rivals in hardware terms, and has now shifted 8.4m consoles across the country. This is …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Dead Island shuffles to No.1
Dead Island: Riptide defied the critics by becoming the UK’s best selling video game this week. Despite some dodgy reviews, the game was comfortably the best seller, although it only managed half the sales of the original. The first game was a big hit for publisher Deep Silver following what …
Read More »In this week’s MCV: Disney vs Activision as toy war heats up
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features Disney vs Activision as the battle for video game toys begins. We also analyse the challenges faced by HMV, THQ and Play.com and run our exclusive 2012 retail charts. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our …
Read More »UNCOVERED: The Top Ten best selling Skylanders
Over 6m Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year, GfK Chart-Track figures reveal. Activision’s kids sensation dominated the Top 40 accessory charts with 18 entries in the list, only points cards had a bigger share of the market. And for the first time we can reveal a Skylanders …
Read More »Revealed: 2012 in numbers in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »UK retailers sell 2.2m boxed games in last big sales week before Christmas
UK boxed games retailers sold 2.23m video games last week. In total, the likes of GAME, Amazon and Tesco made 56.7m from the sale of software. A rise of 13 per cent week-on-week. The numbers are disappointing for those buyers and store managers expecting a late festive rush. For the …
Read More »November game sales struggle as retailers bank on late Christmas
UK retailers made 211.3m from video game sales last month. That’s a big number, a jump of 154 per cent over October. But unfortunately the market is still tracking behind 2011.In terms of revenue, UK physical game sales were down 22.2 per cent year-on-year last month. In terms of units, …
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