http://www.swedishgamesindustry.com/news/2010/11/23/nordic-chart-over-bestselling-video-games-launches.aspx
http://www.swedishgamesindustry.com/nordic-chart.aspx
Nordic chart over bestselling video games launches
The Nordic region is often viewed as one market. According to research company GfK the Nordic region ranks among the top five markets in Europe.
- Besides a general interest in a Nordic chart there's also a huge demand from the industry's players to be able to track which games sell best in the Nordic region, says Martin Lindell, analyst at trade association Swedish Games Industry.
The Nordic chart is compiled by media control-GfK, who collects sales reports from retailers across the Nordic countries.
- The industry has been open to the idea of a unified tracking for quite sometime, but this didn't come into fruition until we began our research into Norway and an international compilation quickly followed. We are now proud to deliver a Nordic chart covering Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, says Magdalena Jönsson, Project Manager of Games market research at GfK.
The first official Nordic chart is the October chart 2010. Even though the Nordic is seen as one market there are still differences between the four countries in terms of taste and culture. One clear example is NHL 11, which sells well in Sweden and Finland, but is not as popular in Denmark and Norway.
The Official Nordic Game Chart October 2010:
1. FIFA 11
2. Medal of Honor
3. Fallout: New Vegas
4. World of Warcraft
5. Fable III
6. NHL 11
7. New Super Mario Bros
8. World Rally Championship 2010
9. Civilization V
10. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
11. The Sims 3: Late Night
12. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
13. Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
14. Battlefield Bad Company 2
15. The Sims 3
16. Sports Champions
17. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
18. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
19. Mafia 2
20. Halo Reach
PC
1. World of Warcraft
2. Medal of Honor
3. Civilization V
4. Fallout: New Vegas
5. The Sims 3: Late Night
6. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
7. The Sims 3
8. The Sims 3: Fast Lane Stuff
9. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
PS3
1. FIFA 11
2. Medal of Honor
3. Fallout: New Vegas
4. World Rally Championship 2010
5. NHL 11
6. Sports Champions
7. Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
8. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
9. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
10. F1 2010
Xbox 360
1. FIFA 11
2. Fable 3
3. Medal of Honor
4. Fallout: New Vegas
5. Halo Reach
6. NHL 11
7. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
8. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
9. World Rally Championship 2010
10. Dead Rising 2
Wii
1. New Super Mario Bros
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. Just Dance 2
4. Wii Fit PluS
5. Mario Kart
6. Wii Party
7. NHL Slapshot
8. FIFA 11
9. Wii Sports Resort
10. EA Sports Active
DS
1. New Super Mario Bros
2. Mario Kart
3. FIFA 11
4. Lego Stars Wars: The Complete Saga
5. Super Mario 64
6. Littlest Pet Shop Friends: Country
7. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
8. Mario Party
9. Littlest Pet Shop Friends: Beach
10. Pokémon Silver
PSP
1. FIFA 11
2. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
3. Little Big Planet
4. Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventures Continues
5. FIFA Street 2
6. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
7. Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier
8. Secret Agent Clank
9. Daxter
10. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
