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Archiving the March 1, 2014 Edition

 

Title	Publisher	PS4	One	Wii U	Combined
New Super Mario Bros U	Nintendo	0	0	3.74	3.74
Call of Duty Ghosts	Activision	1.94	1.57	0.14	3.65
Nintendo Land	Nintendo	0	0	2.86	2.86
Battlefield 4	Electronic Arts	1.57	1.2	0	2.77
FIFA Soccer 14	Electronic Arts	1.63	0.78	0	2.41
Assassin's Creed 4	Ubisoft	1.43	0.69	0.15	2.27
Super Mario 3D World	Nintendo	0	0	1.87	1.87
Killzone: Shadow Fall	Sony	1.51	0	0	1.51
New Super Luigi U	Nintendo	0	0	1.37	1.37
NBA 2K14	Take-Two	0.76	0.49	0	1.25
Wii Party U	Nintendo	0	0	1.12	1.12
Need For Speed Rivals	Electronic Arts	0.79	0.31	0	1.1
Forza 5	Microsoft	0	1.09	0	1.09
Madden NFL 25	Electronic Arts	0.57	0.49	0	1.06
Knack	Sony	0.97	0	0	0.97
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes	Warner Bros	0.42	0.29	0.22	0.93
Dead Rising 3	Microsoft	0	0.91	0	0.91
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	0	0	0.86	0.86
Ryse	Microsoft	0	0.82	0	0.82
Pikmin 3	Nintendo	0	0	0.73	0.73
LEGO City Undercover	Nintendo	0	0	0.72	0.72
ZombiU	Ubisoft	0	0	0.64	0.64
Just Dance 2014	Ubisoft	0.15	0.2	0.26	0.61
Skylanders Swap Force	Activision	0.13	0.13	0.24	0.5

 

 

Notes

 

• We'll see a lot less Wii U exclusives by the end of the year. Even as Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros 4, and maybe Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze enter this list, games like Wind Waker HD, LEGO City, and Pikmin 3 are likely to get booted out in a matter of weeks, especially after the release of Titanfall, Infamous: Second Son, and MGS5: Ground Zeroes.
• So far, 14 of these games are exclusives, while 10 are multiplatform. However, expect this exclusive bias to change quickly, especially since the bottom six entries of the list are exclusives.
• Electronic Arts is the leading third party, with 2 of the top 5 Gen 8 console games thus far, even including Wii U exclusives. Japan, meanwhile, is only represented via 1st parties. Even Dead Rising 3 is published by Microsoft, not developer Capcom. However, with the recent release of Tomb Raider and Thief from Square Enix, this may soon change. Ironically, both games were developed in the West.
• Call of Duty Ghosts is not only on track to top this list quickly, it will likely be the first game of the gen to top 5 million. 10 million is also possible, but it might not quite make it thanks to competition from the PS360 versions of Ghosts, the bevy of upcoming shooters, and the lack of longevity after the first year for most CoD games.
• Note that the only true new IP's on this list are Knack, ZombiU, and Ryse, none of which are anywhere near the top. One can make an argument for a couple of Nintendo exclusives like Nintendo Land, but developerss have NOT delivered much new to the table. That will change when Titanfall enters the list though.