Market research company Gfk has released its July 2012 sales stats for the SA physical retail gaming market, detailing the top five selling games across various platforms.
On PC, Diablo III has ceded its number one position, and The Sims 3: Showtime Katy Perry Collection is on top.
July was relatively quiet on the new release front, but London 2012, the official game of the Olympics, made a strong showing. Otherwise, the classics are still selling strong.
It should be interesting to see how things get mixed up as we head into the big release season toward year end.
Below is the full list of top 5 selling games on each platform at retail in South Africa for July 2012.
| Top selling SA games at physical retail – July 2012 |
| PC |
| The Sims 3: Showtime Katy Perry Collection |
| The Sims 3 |
| Diablo III |
| Battlefield 3 |
| The Sims 3: Pets |
| PS3 |
| London 2012 |
| Gran Turismo |
| FIFA 2012 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
| God of War 3 |
| Xbox 360 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
| London 2012 |
| FIFA 2012 |
| Kinect Star Wars |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
| Wii |
| Mario Kart |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
| Wii Sports |
| Wii Sports Resort |
| Wii Party |
| PS2 |
| Need For Speed Most Wanted |
| FIFA 2012 |
| Need For Speed: Carbon |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| Need For Speed: Undercover |
| PSP/Slim |
| Need For Speed: Most Wanted |
| WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 |
| Need For Speed: Shift |
| Cars |
| Dragonball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team |
| DS/DS-Lite |
| New Super Mario Bros |
| Pokemon: Mystery Dungeon |
| Ice Age 3: Continental |
| Mario Kart |
| Wizards of Waverly Place |
Under the Wii category, Wii Sports is consistently the number one selling title. However, this title is only available as bundled with sales of the Wii console.
Gfk has explained that: “All software sold is reported in our system as such, regardless of whether it was bundled with another item or sold as stand-alone. Should the item have been bundled e.g. console with a game, GfK will split the item in order to portray the full scope of each market.”
Which games did you purchase at retail in July? Did you contribute to any on the list? Let us know in the comments below and in the MyGaming forum.
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