Market research company Gfk has released its sales charts for the SA physical retail gaming market up to June 2013.
This means we can compile the data for 2013 so far, and detail the top selling games across the major gaming platforms for H1 2013 (January – June).
Below we have listed the most popular games at SA retail for the year so far. The games listed have appeared at least once on the Gfk top 5 sales chart over the first 6 months of 2013.
Most popular games in SA (by retail sales) – H1 2013 |
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| Battlefield 3 | Forza 4 | Lego City: Undercover | The Last of Us |
| Black Ops 2 | Gears of War Judgment | Modern Warfare 3 | The Sims 3 |
| Company of Heroes 2 | God of War: Ascension | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | The Sims 3: Island Paradise |
| Crysis 3 | GTA 4 | New Super Mario Bros | The Sims 3: Pets |
| Dead Space 3 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | NFS: Most Wanted (2012) | The Sims 3: Seasons |
| Driver San Francisco | Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2 | Nintendo Land | The Sims 3: University Life |
| Far Cry 3 | Just Dance 4 | SimCity (2013) | Tomb Raider 2013 |
| FIFA 2012 | Kinect + Kinect Adventures (bundle) | Sonic and SEGA All Star Racing Transformed | Uncharted 3 |
| Flight Simulator X | Kinect Star Wars | StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | ZombiU |
| Games in the list above appeared at least once in the top 5 by platform (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U) Gfk retail stats for January – June 2013 | |||
Top selling games in SA by platform – Q1 2013
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 stores and that also perform sales online, said Sengupta.
The stats presented are gathered on a monthly basis from the retailers with whom the Gfk is in partnership.
Below is the full sales chart detailing the top 5 selling games by platform at retail in SA during H1 2013.
Top selling games in SA by platform – Q1 2013 |
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| January 2013 | Februay 2013 | March 2013 | April 2013 | May 2013 | June 2013 | |
| # | PC | PC | PC | PC | PC | PC |
| 1 | The Sims 3 | Crysis 3 | StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | The Sims 3: University Life | The Sims 3 | The Sims 3: Island Paradise |
| 2 | Black Ops 2 | The Sims 3 | The Sims 3: University Life | StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | The Sims 3: University Life | The Sims 3: University Life |
| 3 | Far Cry 3 | The Sims 3: Seasons Limited Ed. | SimCity Limited Ed. | The Sims 3 | Battlefield 3 | Company of Heroes 2 |
| 4 | The Sims 3: Pets | StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | Crysis 3 | SimCity Limited Edition | StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm | The Sims 3 |
| 5 | The Sims 3: Seasons Limited Ed. | Dead Space 3 | Tomb Raider 2013 | The Sims 3: Seasons Limited Ed. | Flight Simulator X | Battlefield 3 |
| # | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 |
| 1 | Black Ops 2 | Forza 4 | Gears of War Judgment | Forza 4 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | FIFA 2013 |
| 2 | FIFA 2013 | Crysis 3 | Tomb Raider 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | FIFA 2013 | Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2 |
| 3 | FIFA 2012 | Kinect + Kinect Adventures (bundle) | Forza 4 | Kinect Star Wars | Black Ops 2 | Black Ops 2 |
| 4 | Modern Warfare 3 | Black Ops 2 | Crysis 3 | Black Ops 2 | Battlefield 3 | Battlefield 3 |
| 5 | Far Cry 3 | Dead Space 3 | Black Ops 2 | Modern Warfare 3 | Driver San Francisco | Far Cry 3 |
| # | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation 3 |
| 1 | FIFA 2013 | FIFA 2013 | God of War: Ascension | God of War: Ascension | FIFA 2013 | The Last of Us |
| 2 | Black Ops 2 | Black Ops 2 | Tomb Raider 2013 | FIFA 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | FIFA 2013 |
| 3 | FIFA 2012 | Crysis 3 | FIFA 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | God of War: Ascension | Jonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2 |
| 4 | Far Cry 3: Insane Ed. | Dead Space 3 | Black Ops 2 | GTA 4 | Black Ops 2 | Battlefield 3 |
| 5 | Modern Warfare 3 | Far Cry 3: Insane Ed. | Crysis 3 | Uncharted 3 | NFS: Most Wanted (2012) | God of War: Ascension |
| # | Wii U | Wii U | Wii U | Wii U | Wii U | Wii U |
| 1 | New Super Mario Bros | Nintendo Land | New Super Mario Bros | New Super Mario Bros | New Super Mario Bros | New Super Mario Bros |
| 2 | Nintendo Land | New Super Mario Bros | Nintendo Land | Nintendo Land | Sonic and SEGA All Star Racing Transformed | Sonic and SEGA All Star Racing Transformed |
| 3 | ZombiU | ZombiU | Udraw gaming tablet | Lego City: Undercover | Just Dance 4 | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Ed. |
| 4 | Just Dance 4 | FIFA 2013 | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Edition | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Ed. | FIFA 2013 | Nintendo Land |
| 5 | FIFA 2013 | Sonic and SEGA All Star Racing Transformed | Nintendo Land | Lego City: Undercover Limited Ed. | Lego City: Undercover | FIFA 2013 |
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