Numbers Discussion Thread

[The Wolf King]

Deliverance saw an 80% sales drop due to stock shortages

 

[Kvally]

Was looking at Amazon today. Best selling game is Zelda BOTW followed by Super Mario . Third best selling game is the PC version of Titanfall 2. Huh.

Best selling console is Switch. Followed by PS4 Slim and then Xbox One S Minecraft Bundle. Xbox One X outselling PS Pro still (surprised). Xbox One S has 3 sku's in the top 100, PS4 Slim has 1 sku in top 100.

Top 100 of Amazon for console exclusives (excluding pre-orders)

Nintendo: 15
Sony: 2
Microsoft: 1

 

[The Wolf King]

Augmented and mixed reality revenue to overtake VR by 2021

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...-mixed-reality-revenue-to-overtake-vr-by-2021

 

[yankeessuck]

Metal Gear Survive sold 5% of what MGS5 did in its first week in the UK

That pleases me

 

[Kvally]

Metal Gear Survive sold 5% of what MGS5 did in its first week in the UK

That pleases me

So your saying there's a chance.

 

[The Wolf King]

Nearly $9Billion was spent on digital games in January

 

[Kvally]

Nearly $9Billion was spent on digital games in January

But but physical.......

 

[The Wolf King]

That's console, mobile and PC.

 

[Kvally]

That's console, mobile and PC.

So no physical for mobile is what you are saying?

 

[yankeessuck]

Horizon Zero Dawn is at 7.6 million sold

 

[menace-uk-]

But but physical.......

Last I saw Physical is still the prefered format on console. The big games, like COD, Battlefield, have a 35-40% digital buy.

 

[Kvally]

Last I saw Physical is still the prefered format on console. The big games, like COD, Battlefield, have a 35-40% digital buy.

I think I saw something about Destiny is 50%+ digital now?

 

[menace-uk-]

I think I saw something about Destiny is 50%+ digital now?

Possibly. Each game varies, though. That 35-40% is where most of the big games are.

 

[TeKPhaN]

But but physical.......

Still leads

 

[Kvally]

Still leads

Barely.

 

[TeKPhaN]

Barely.

Nope

 

[Kvally]

Bundle veteran Forza Horizon 3 is once again the best placing racing game on the chart. Despite a drop of three places against the previous week, Playground Games’ racer placed in 22nd. At this rate, we wouldn’t be surprised to see FH3 stick around in the top 40 until Horizon 4 becomes reality.

Following behind FH3, Need For Speed Payback continues its newfound resurgence through the chart. Inching up into 27th, EA must be happy to see the game returning to the charts in the UK. Even more impressively, of all the bigger titles on the market at time of writing, Payback has held its price point higher than the rest. Compared to the £20 and below mark of Forza Motorsport 7 and GT Sport, Payback is sitting around a £30 average.

Speaking of the two console exclusives, they are nowhere to be seen this week. This marks Sport‘s second consecutive week outside the top 40 and after briefly reappearing last week, Forza 7 falls back under. With a new content update just arriving for GT Sport, perhaps it will help on the sales front. As far as Forza 7 is concerned, it’s hard to gauge what could inspire a return to the top sellers list.

Racing Games in Retail UK Top 40 for Week Ending February 24

• 22nd: Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games)
• 27th: Need For Speed Payback (EA/Ghost Games)

 

[The Wolf King]

MS should give FM a rest and give it a longer dev time

 

[Sasquatch Montana]

MS should give FM a rest and give it a longer dev time

Nah. Theres no guarentee there would be a 50% boost in sales to offset the 50% increase in budget. Historically in videogames, absence doth not make the heart grow fonder.

With Gran Turismo games done for this generation (and a weak one at that) that only leaves Mario Kart and other Forzas as meaningful competition. Its the the best time to be in the racing business.

 

[Kvally]

Nah. Theres no guarentee there would be a 50% boost in sales to offset the 50% increase in budget. Historically in videogames, absence doth not make the heart grow fonder.

With Gran Turismo games done for this generation (and a weak one at that) that only leaves Mario Kart and other Forzas as meaningful competition. Its the the best time to be in the racing business.

That brings up a good question. Would a gamer rather have one game that sells 20 million copies for the generation, or 6 games that sell 3.3 million each over a generation.

The first option is of course $60 for the gamer, second option is $360 for the gamer.

 

[yankeessuck]

Top 10 in UK for 2017 with digital

01. FIFA 18 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 2,696,721
02. CALL OF DUTY: WWII (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 2,442,416
03. GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2) - 1,080,022
04. ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS (UBISOFT) - 679,965
05. DESTINY 2 (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 673,551
06. STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 658,814
07. CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 651,354
08. TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT) - 574,889
09. GRAN TURISMO: SPORT (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 484,833
10. HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) - 456,374

 

[The Wolf King]

GTAV sold 1,080,022 in the UK last year.

Destiny 2 sold 673,551

Star wars Battlefront 2 sold 658,814

Fifa 18 2,696,721

COD:WWII 2,442,416

 

[Andy]

Horizon Zero Dawn is at 7.6 million sold

Excellent. I heard it was approaching 5 million. That's much better.

 

[JinCA]

MS should give FM a rest and give it a longer dev time

It seems like one of those games they could move to a service based type thing and just add new tracks every few months, not sure why it needs a new full game released every two years being that it's a sim racer.

 

[menace-uk-]

MS should give FM a rest and give it a longer dev time

Nah. They need to sort out the clusterf*** known as multiplayer. They need more emphasis on tracks instead of cars. They need to stop adding dumb s*** like off roaders, SUVs, Limos, etc.

T10 have lost their way, and have been ignorant to multiplayer issues for too long.

 

[The Wolf King]

Monster Hunter series now at 48M


Monster Hunter: World has now shipped 7.5 million units on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, which makes it the best-selling game in Capcom's history.

Capcom said today that Monster Hunter: World had been played by more than 7 million people, from a total of 7.5 million shipped units including downloads - a record high for the Japanese publisher.

That milestone includes both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and is all the more remarkable for Monster Hunter: World being the first game in the franchise to launch on a non-Nintendo platform since 2006. It is also the first simultaneous global launch of any game in the series' history.

Capcom noted both of these factors in a statement released today, stating that "Monster Hunter: World has overcome both linguistic and cultural barriers" in finding this new level of success.

 

[The Wolf King]

Here is the UKIE/GFK Top 10 for week ending March 3rd

Last Week This Week Title
1 1 FIFA 18
2 2 Grand Theft Auto V
3 3 Call of Duty: WWII
8 4 Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
4 5 Monster Hunter World
9 6 Super Mario Odyssey
5 7 EA Sports UFC 3
15 8 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
16 9 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7 10 Shadow of Colossus

 

[Kvally]

Here is the UKIE/GFK Top 10 for week ending March 3rd

Last Week This Week Title
1 1 FIFA 18
2 2 Grand Theft Auto V
3 3 Call of Duty: WWII
8 4 Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
4 5 Monster Hunter World
9 6 Super Mario Odyssey
5 7 EA Sports UFC 3
15 8 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
16 9 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
7 10 Shadow of Colossus

Nintendomination.

 

[Frozpot]

GTA V is just..... Is there anyone even left to sell it to?!!

 

[karmakid]

GTA V is just..... Is there anyone even left to sell it to?!!

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