Market research company Gfk has released its August 2013 sales charts for the SA physical retail gaming market, revealing the top 5 selling games during the month.
As a new twist this month, we have PC sales data that excludes any Sims 3 titles, which has become a running joke due its dominance.
Interestingly, Grand Theft Auto 5 pre-orders entered into the PS3 chart, illustrating the immense popularity of the title.
The excellent Splinter Cell Blacklist cracked into the top spots on PC and Xbox 360. The indomitable Minecraft upstaged all the triple-A releases once again, as its physical release topped the Xbox 360 chart.
| Top selling games in SA by platform – August 2013 | ||
| # | PC | PC (minus The Sims titles) |
| 1 | The Sims 3: Island Paradise Expansion | Battlefield 3 |
| 2 | Battlefield 3 | Age of Empires 2 |
| 3 | The Sims 3: Dragon Valley Expansion | Flight Simulator X |
| 4 | The Sims 3 | Age of Empires 3: The Asian Dynasties |
| 5 | Age of Empires 2: Gold | Splinter Cell: Blacklist |
| # | Xbox 360 | |
| 1 | Minecraft | |
| 2 | FIFA 2013 | |
| 3 | Black Ops 2 | |
| 4 | Splinter Cell Blacklist | |
| 5 | Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel (Overkill Edition) | |
| # | PlayStation 3 | |
| 1 | The Last of Us | |
| 2 | Black Ops 2 | |
| 3 | FIFA 2013 | |
| 4 | Battlefield 3 | |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (pre-orders) | |
| # | Wii U | |
| 1 | New Super Mario Bros | |
| 2 | Pikmin 3 | |
| 3 | Nintendo Land | |
| 4 | New Super Luigi U | |
| 5 | FIFA 2013 | |
Top selling games in SA by platform
Gfk explained to MyGaming to what degree their sales stats represent the overall SA retail market.
Gfk spokesperson Sónia Sengupta said they cover around 90% of the SA gaming retail market, and 95% of the SA gaming consoles retail market.
Gfk does track online retailers, as well as both the physical and online sales of the retailers who have physical and online outlets, said Sengupta.
The stats presented are gathered on a monthly basis from the retailers with whom the Gfk is in partnership.
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