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Both 3DS and Vita saw decent upturns in unit sales last week thanks to two big new Top Ten releases, the latest Japanese sales data from Famitsu reveals. Bandai Namco’s new Vita title Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment debuted at No.1 in the Top Ten for the week ending April …
Read More »Titanfall holds onto No.1 in slowest week of 2014 so far
EA’s blockbuster Titanfall held onto the top spot with little effort as not a single new release entered this week’s chart. Titanfall takes its third consecutive UKIE gFk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 and fourth chart-topping performance since its launch back in March on Xbox One and PC. Elsewhere in the …
Read More »Titanfall is still No.1 as FIFA World Cup debuts in second
EA’s Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall has claimed No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for the second successive week. It’s the game’s third UK No.1, relegating EA’s new entry 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil into second place in its debut week, although EA has three titles …
Read More »Vita back on top as Titanfall makes Famitsu’s Japanese Top Ten
Sony’s PlayStation Vita was the best selling console in Japan last week according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The machine relegated last week’s chart-topper 3DS LL into second place with PS4 in third, although all hardware suffered week-on-week declines. The Wii U slipped one place to sixth, having …
Read More »Titanfall beats InFamous: Second Son in March charts
Titanfall beat Thief, South Park and Infamous to become the biggest selling game of March. It was a month of new releases, with a total of six new games in the Top Ten. As well as the above Dark Souls II and Metal Gear Solid V also made the Top …
Read More »Titanfall reclaims No.1 thanks to Xbox 360 release
Sales of EA’s shooter Titanfall climbed 220 per cent thanks to the Xbox 360 release, returning to the shooter to the top of UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. That means Warner Bros’ LEGO: The Hobbit has to settle for No.2 in its debut week, while last week’s chart-topper …
Read More »Dark Souls II and 3DS win March chart battles in Japan
From Software’s Dark Souls II was the best selling game in Japan throughout March, the latest Famitsu data reveals. It sold over 309k units, which was 100k more than its closest rival Mario Party Island Tour. The 3DS was the month’s best-selling console with unit sales of over 188k units …
Read More »Warner Bros shines in quiet month: the February charts
February is not traditionally a big sales month, but this year was even quieter than usual. Where in 2013 there was a 1.9m decline in month-on-month sales between January and February, this decrease was to the tune of 16.4m in 2014. This is due to the lack of releases on …
Read More »InFamous: Second Son forces Metal Gear into second place
Sony’s PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The game enjoyed the second biggest week one on PS4 behind launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall and is the first InFamous title to claim the top spot. Konami’s Metal Gear Solid …
Read More »Dark Souls II debuts at No.1 in Japan as PS4 retains hardware lead
Cult RPG game Dark Souls II has debuted at the top of the Japanese charts, the latest Famitsu sales data has revealed. Namco Bandai’s game sold 256,701 units on PS3 in its first week – that’s seven times more than its closest rival Youkai Watch on 3DS. PS4 remains the …
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