STILL LIFE IN THE LAST OF US

15/Jul/2013
Not even the dream team of Mario & Luigi can dislodge ‘The Last of Us’ (-43%) from the top spot as it holds on to No1 for a 5th consecutive week.

If it makes it to six consecutive weeks at No1, then it will equal the unbroken runs of ‘Black Ops II’ and ‘FIFA 12’. Nintendo have a dream team of a different kind with their 3DS titles ‘Animal Crossing: New Leaf’ (-26%) and newcomer ‘Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros.’ together at No2 and No3 respectively. ‘FIFA 13’ (-31%) makes way, down one place to No4, while ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ (-54%) slips from No2 to No5. ‘Far Cry 3’ (+18%) swaps places with ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ (-25%) as Ubisoft’s top title this week, up from No10 to No6, while Assassin’s Creed III drops from No5 to No8. 

‘Black Ops II’ (-16%) looks comfortable at No7 for a second week (3rd add-on pack Vengeance debuted on 360 from July 2nd), while ‘Tomb Raider’ (-24%) clings on at No9. Budget-priced ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ (+36%) jumps back into the Top 10, up from No22 to No10. Second add-on ‘Civilization V: Brave New World’ debuts at No39 and No2 in the PC Full Price Chart.

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 13 July 2013

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		2			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		3			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		4			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
2		5			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		6			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
7		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		8			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6		9			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22		10			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
15		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13		12			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		13			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		14			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		15			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		16			DEADPOOL	HIGH MOON STUDIOS	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
23		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
16		18			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11		19			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		20			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17		21			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
14		22			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
29		23			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
25		24			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		25			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
33		26			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
26		27			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21		28			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
30		29			THE WALKING DEAD	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
31		30			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
24		31			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		32			METRO LAST LIGHT	4A GAMES	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
34		33			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	MONSTER GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
39		34			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
32		35			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
37		36			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
35		37			RIDE TO HELL: RETRIBUTION	EUTECHNYX	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		38			MOTOGP 13	MILESTONE STUDIOS	PQUBE	PQUBE
-		39			CIVILIZATION V: BRAVE NEW WORLD	FIRAXIS	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
-		40			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

PS3 topples Xbox 360 in June

PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher.

For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 had a software market share (by value) of over 40 per cent, says GfK Chart-Track.

The success is largely down to Sony’s hugely successful new IP, The Last of Us. The game comfortably beat Animal Crossing: New Leaf to top the monthly charts. Grid 2 was the best-selling Xbox 360 game.

It was a decent month for games sales, overall. 1.85m units were sold, which is down 13.2 per cent over June 2012, but up 46 per cent over May 2013. In total stores took £44.5m from software alone.

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-topples-xbox-360-in-june/0118601

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 13 July 2013

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3		2			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		3			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		4			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4		5			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
12		6			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		7			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		8			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		9			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		10			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18		11			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
8		12			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6		13			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
13		14			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		15			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16		16			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		17			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
10		18			DEADPOOL	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		19			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	PS3	SEGA	SEGA
23		20			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
22		21			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28		22			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		23			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		24			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
20		25			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		26			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
36		27			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
31		28			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
-		29			CIVILIZATION V: BRAVE NEW WORLD	PC	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
15		30			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
24		31			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
37		32			GRID 2	XB360	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
-		33			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
21		34			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
34		35			GRID 2	PS3	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
39		36			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		37			POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		38			VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION	VITA	SEGA	SEGA
-		39			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
40		40			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

:D TLOU is bossing it.

PS3 topples Xbox 360 in June

PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher.

For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 had a software market share (by value) of over 40 per cent, says GfK Chart-Track.

The success is largely down to Sony’s hugely successful new IP, The Last of Us. The game comfortably beat Animal Crossing: New Leaf to top the monthly charts. Grid 2 was the best-selling Xbox 360 game.

It was a decent month for games sales, overall. 1.85m units were sold, which is down 13.2 per cent over June 2012, but up 46 per cent over May 2013. In total stores took £44.5m from software alone. 

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ps3-topples-xbox-360-in-june/0118601

So PS3 under or 360 over - tracked in UK in June.

PS3 killed everything... first time in years.

Really impressive, Under tracked i guess :D

From GAF based in previous weeks.

TLoU: 9,000 - 11,500 (-43%)
AC: 6'000 - 8'500 (-26%)

TLoU have yet to receive price cut. It seem Sony will sell 3.4m on full price.

TLoU is first in the digital chart for PS3 too

The Last of Us is having great legs, even pre-price cut.