Market research company Gfk has released their latest stats on the SA physical retail gaming market, revealing which titles sold the best across major platforms during May 2012. Despite a mostly quiet month on the retail release front, there were a few big name titles that entered to shuffle up the rankings.
Unsurprisingly, Diablo III reigned supreme on PC, even though it only had half a month to perform, having launched on 15 May. Interestingly, the Diablo III Collector’s Edition was the second best-seller on PC in May, suggesting that there are lots of hardcore Diablo fans in SA.
On Xbox 360 it’s surprising to see the long-awaited Max Payne 3 (15 May) beaten to the post by the less-than-stellar Kinect Star Wars, although the latter did have a head start, having launched back in April.
On PS3, it seems little can be done to usurp Gran Turismo 5 from its reigning position on the charts. The title has remained at number 1 for the last 3 months since MyGaming began reporting on SA sales stats. Not even Max Payne and his stylish slow-mo shooting could beat out the stalwart racer.
The PS2 is still a strong seller despite its age, and gamers are enjoying some classic titles on the platform, along with more recent releases.
Nintendo reigned supreme across their platforms with first-party titles.
Below is the full list of top 5 selling games at retail in South Africa for May 2012.
| PC | |
| 1. – DIABLO 3 PC | ROLE PLAYING |
| 2. – DIABLO 3 COLLECTOR’S EDITION | ROLE PLAYING |
| 3. – BATTLEFIELD 3 | SHOOTER |
| 4. – THE SIMS 3 | ROLE PLAYING |
| 5. – THE SIMS 3 : PETS | ROLE PLAYING |
| XBOX 360 | |
| 1. – KINECT STAR WARS | ACTION |
| 2. – MAX PAYNE 3 | SHOOTER |
| 3. – CALL OF DUTY – MODERN WARFARE 3 | SHOOTER |
| 4. – FIFA 2012 | SPORTS |
| 5. – CALL OF DUTY 4 – MODERN WARFARE 2 | SHOOTER |
| PS3 | |
| 1. – GRAN TURISMO 5 | RACING |
| 2. – MAX PAYNE 3 | SHOOTER |
| 3. – FIFA 2012 | SPORTS |
| 4. – PROTOTYPE 2 | ACTION |
| 5. – BATTLEFIELD 3 | SHOOTER |
| NINTENDO WII | |
| 1. – WII SPORTS | SPORTS |
| 2. – WII SPORTS RESORT | SPORTS |
| 3. – MARIO & SONIC AT THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 | SPORTS |
| 4. – SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 | ACTION |
| 5. – MARIO KART | RACING |
| PS2 | |
| 1. – NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | RACING |
| 2. – FIFA 2011 | SPORTS |
| 3. – FIFA 2010 | SPORTS |
| 4. – BLACK PLATINUM | ACTION |
| 5. – GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS | ACTION |
| PSP | |
| 1. – NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | RACING |
| 2. – PSP STREET FIGHTER : ALPHA 3 MAX | ACTION |
| 3. – THE SIMS 2 : PETS | ROLE PLAYING |
| 4. – DRAGONBALL Z:TENKAICHI TAG TEAM | ACTION |
| 5. – ASSASSINS CREED 2 BLOOD LINES | ACTION |
| NINTENDO DS/DS-LITE | |
| 1. – NEW SUPER MARIO BROS | ACTION |
| 2. – POKEMON : MYSTERY DUNGEON | ROLE PLAYING |
| 3. – LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS | ACTION |
| 4. – POKEMON DUNGEON EXPLORERS OF TIME | ROLE PLAYING |
| 5. – MARIO KART | RACING |
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