Saints March On Rome

09/Sep/2013

‘Saints Row IV’ (-48%) takes the crown for a third week and prevents ‘Rome: Total War II’ from becoming the first PC-only title to take top spot since ‘Guild Wars II’ (W35 2012) by just a few hundred sales.

The sequel to 2004’s ‘Rome: Total War’ tops its predecessor by over 4,000 sales for week 1 and is the first of two event titles (Tuesday release) in our All Formats Top 10. Originally released by Activision, Sega have taken over publishing duties for the much anticipated sequel.

The second Tuesday release shows as a re-entry at No3 with Activision Blizzard’s ‘Diablo III’ making its first outing on Xbox 360 and PS3 following the PC release in May last year. Ubisoft’s ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist’ (-51%) drops two places to No4 while ‘Disney Infinity’ (-22%) slips a place to No5. ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ (-23%) slips to its lowest position since launch at No6 but stays ahead of ‘Payday 2’ (+51%) which continues an impressive week-on-week climb to No7. New at No8 is Sony’s ‘Killzone: Mercenary’ which becomes the 5th best launch week for a PS Vita title. It’s also the second outing on a hand-held for the Killzone series following the launch of ‘Killzone: Liberation’ on PSP in W44 2006. Ubisoft’s ‘Rayman Legends’ (-16%) slips from No6 to No9 although it does receive a slight boost in the form of the PS Vita version which arrived this week. The final new entry in this week’s Top 10 is a first for home consoles as ‘Farming Simulator 2013’ arrives for both Xbox 360 and PS3.

Outside the Top 10, last week’s new releases ‘Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’ (-80%) and ‘Madden NFL 25’ (-51%) dip to No11 and No19 respectively. There’s also a debut in the Top 40 for ‘Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate’ at No35 from Tecmo Koei.

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 7 September 2013

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			SAINTS ROW IV	VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		2			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	CREATIVE ASSEMBLY	SEGA	SEGA
-		3			DIABLO III	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		4			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		5			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
5		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
9		7			PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
-		8			KILLZONE: MERCENARY	GUERRILLA CAMBRIDGE	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6		9			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		10			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	GIANTS SOFTWARE	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
3		11			FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15		12			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		13			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10		14			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		15			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11		16			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
14		17			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
13		18			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7		19			MADDEN NFL 25	EA TIBURON	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		20			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		21			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
22		22			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
19		23			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
20		24			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		25			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
25		26			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
24		27			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
29		28			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		29			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17		30			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31		31			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
36		32			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32		33			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
33		34			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		35			DEAD OR ALIVE 5 ULTIMATE	TEAM NINJA	TECMO	TECMO KOEI EUROPE
-		36			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	LEVEL 5	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
30		37			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		38			LOST PLANET 3	SPARK UNLIMITED	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
40		39			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
39		40			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 7 September 2013

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
-		1			ROME: TOTAL WAR II	PC	SEGA	SEGA
1		2			SAINTS ROW IV	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		3			DIABLO III	XB360	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		4			DIABLO III	PS3	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		5			SAINTS ROW IV	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
5		6			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
3		7			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		8			KILLZONE: MERCENARY	VITA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		9			PAYDAY 2	XB360	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
6		10			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
8		11			DISNEY INFINITY	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
-		12			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	XB360	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
10		13			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13		14			DISNEY INFINITY	WII	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
11		15			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4		16			FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
15		17			DISNEY INFINITY	PS3	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
18		18			RAYMAN LEGENDS	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		19			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		20			RAYMAN LEGENDS	WII U	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		21			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		22			FINAL FANTASY XIV: A REALM REBORN	PC	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		23			FARMING SIMULATOR 2013	PS3	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
20		24			RAYMAN LEGENDS	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		25			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		26			MADDEN NFL 25	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		27			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		28			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
26		29			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
23		30			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
21		31			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
40		32			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
27		33			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
24		34			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
28		35			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		36			PAYDAY 2	PS3	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
17		37			MADDEN NFL 25	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
34		38			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
-		39			NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
22		40			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

There's a Vita game in the chart!

Legends on Wii U falls below 360, but stays above PS3. Curious.

Low KZ: M start, and Rayman Legends Vita whenever it launched, is not even in top 40, doom all over the place.

FARMING SIMULATOR 2013... impressive...

Right, the Vita version of Rayman Legends released last week. It's #2 on the Vita chart.

Damn TLOU is falling away.

Amazing how 360 legends holds, but everything else falls, PS3 in particular.

Slow week.

Well add to that, that Western Vita owners should be pretty hungry for a high profile retail game developed by a Western studio.

Gosh, all this Sony conference kerfuffle made me forget about this. Good job, Forest-Spirit!

Well, that's a pretty average Killzone opening really. Not stellar; not terrible. Shame Legends Vita didn't show up, though (bad word of mouth; or just everyone who wanted it already bought it?)

Other than that, nothing too exciting. Dead or Alive 5 releasing again doesn't light up the charts. Ni No Kuni is back (price cut?) And Diablo 3 released, which I must admit I completely missed.