Category Archives: Charts

Wed, May 01, 2013 | 14:52 BST

Tomodachi Collection: New Life still the pips on Media Create charts

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Tomodachi Collection: New Life continued its dominance of the Media Create charts this week, moving another 144,903 units. Combined with last week when it moved 404,858 units during its debut, the title has moved 549,761 physical units in Japan.

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Wed, Apr 24, 2013 | 14:28 BST

Tomodachi Collection: New Life sparks 3DS surge on Japanese charts

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Tomodachi Collection: New Life was the big seller in Japan the week of Apr 15 -21. It moved 404,858 for 3DS, while Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 debuted in second with 87,661 units sold on PS3. 3DS LL sales were up over the prior period by 28,950 units.

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Mon, Apr 22, 2013 | 10:16 BST

UK charts – Injustice: Gods Among Us fights its way to number one

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BioShock Infinite has been denied a fourth week at number one by NetherRealm’s superhero brawler, Injustice: Gods Among Us, which has hit the top spot in this week’s UK chart.

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Sat, Apr 20, 2013 | 16:39 BST

NPD March: BioShock Infinite tops US retail charts with 878K – Update

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Despite launching later in the month, BioShock Infinite was the best-selling game in the US in March.

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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 23:20 BST

NPD March: Xbox 360 on top for 27th consecutive month

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This month’s NPD Report drops today, with Microsoft the first to spill details. The platform holder shifted 261,000 Xbox 360 consoles over the course of the month.

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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 10:32 BST

Japanese Charts: Luigi’s Mansion 2 stands firm, passes 500,000 sales

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Luigi’s Mansion 2: Dark Moon has retained its place at top of the Japanese charts, and has broken through 500,000 lifetime sales.

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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 00:04 BST

Xbox Live Activity Charts for April 8 are alarmingly boring

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If it weren’t for the date at the top of the page, the latest Xbox Live Activity charts could belong to almost any week since November. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Minecraft. CastleMiner Z. I’ll say this for Xbots: they’re consistent.

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Wed, Apr 17, 2013 | 20:37 BST

US games sales decline to continue until GTA 5, next-gen systems are released

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Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia expects NPD figures for March 2013 to be down by 10-15% when the numbers are reported tomorrow.

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Fri, Apr 12, 2013 | 11:28 BST

Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite help UK boxed sales jump in March

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Tomb Raider and BioShock Infinite were the best-selling boxed games across the UK in March, and helped physical sales in Britain jump over previous months.

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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 02:28 BST

PSN charts, March 2013: MLB 13, Atelier Totori score big

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Sony has revealed PlayStation Store sales charts for the US for March, showing some discrepancies between regions. In North America, MLB 13 the Show topped the PS3 charts, while Tomb Raider came in much lower than in international territories. As Kotaku points out, Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland topped the NA Vita despite having almost no marketing support, which is certainly interesting. Urban trial Freestyle was the Vita’s other big winner. You can check out the full North American charts below the break; PAL territory figures are also available.

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Thu, Apr 04, 2013 | 14:04 BST

Dragon Quest X fails to crack top five during debut week in Japan

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Square Enix is in the middle of a shake-up – what with a new CEO and lay-offs in Los Angeles, and now comes word that Dragon Quest X on Wii U didn’t fare to well during its debut week.

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Wed, Apr 03, 2013 | 15:36 BST

Luigi’s Mansion reigns supreme at retail in Japan

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Luigi’s Mansion was still the number one title on the Media Create charts for the week, moving 111,000 units extra. Fate/Extra CCC debuted in second place for PSP, moving 73,000 units. On the hardware side of things, Wii and Wii U were the only offerings to show an increase over the prior week with 1,858 and 22,829 units moved, respectively. All other hardware units saw a decline in sales.

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Tue, Apr 02, 2013 | 10:14 BST

UK Charts: BioShock Infinite ascends to first

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BioShock Infinite has rocketed to the top of the UK charts, trouncing the rest of the pack and netting 9000 more sales in its first week than BioShock 2.

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Wed, Mar 27, 2013 | 16:27 GMT

Japan charts: Luigi’s Mansion screams to first place

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Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon is the new Japanese number one this week, leaving One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 trailing by only a few thousand units.

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Mon, Mar 25, 2013 | 10:24 GMT

UK Charts: Gears of War Judgment hits top, Walking Dead in at third

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Gears of War: Judgment is the new UK number one this week, followed by the poorly-reviewed Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The delay in review code seems to have worked after all.

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Wed, Mar 20, 2013 | 14:10 GMT

Sword Art Online and 3DS LL sales top retail in Japan

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Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix went head-to-head on Media Create’s charts for the week of March 11-17, with Namco’s debut besting Square’s by only 9,766 units.

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Mon, Mar 18, 2013 | 09:32 GMT

UK Charts: Tomb Raider top for a second week

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Tomb Raider has stood firm at the top of the UK charts for a second week running, fending off competition for newcomer God of War: Ascension.

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Fri, Mar 15, 2013 | 16:19 GMT

NPD February: Dead Space 3, Xbox 360 top charts

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While traditional retail sales continued their downwards trend, the NPD Group’s February report showed the Xbox 360 still triumphant on its home ground, and a handful of new releases interrupting the Q1 quiet.

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Thu, Mar 14, 2013 | 19:06 GMT

Black Ops 2 and Minecraft 360 most popular titles on latest XBL Activity Charts

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Major Nelson has released the Xbox Live Activity charts for the week of March 4, and as usual, Black Ops 2 was the one to beat. It wasn’t though, and the runner up was the equally unstoppable Mincraft Xbox 360 Edition. The full charts are below.

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Wed, Mar 13, 2013 | 14:54 GMT

Project Diva F, Soul Sacrifice and Vita dominate Media Create charts

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Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F and Soul Sacrifice took the top spots in the Media Create charts for the period of March 4-10, with the former moving 110,229 units on PS3 and Comcept’s debut moving 92,396 units on Vita. The handheld also took the top spot on the hardware charts, thanks to last month’s price drop. While sales were only up 1,038 units over the week prior, it still moved 63,581 units which is considerably better than its recent sales history.

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