SA retailers reveal best selling games of 2014 (so far)

Drum roll please, we are here to announce the top selling games of 2014 in South Africa (so far).

It has been an interesting year for gaming with the PlayStation 4 finding its legs in the local market and epic new games being launched for the next-gen console. The PC and current-gen market are far from being eclipsed by the new kid on the block though, and feature strongly in the sales wrap.

We spoke to local retailers and asked them what had been selling well this year so far.

Kalahari – Top Selling Games – 2014 (Jan, Feb)		Makro – Top Selling Games 2014 (Jan, Feb)		AWX – Top Selling Games 2014 (Jan, Feb)
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls	PC	FIFA 14	PS3, PS4, Xbox 360	Thief	PS4
Battlefield 4	PC	Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS3 and PS4	Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS3, PS4
FIFA 14	PS3	Minecraft	Xbox 360	Battlefield 4	PS3, PS4
Gran Theft Auto 5	PS3	Grand Theft Auto 5	PS3	FIFA 14	PS4
InFamous: Second Son	PS4	Grant Turismo 6	PS3	Assassin’s Creed 4	PS4
The Last of Us	PS3	Need for Speed Rivals	PS3, PS4	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13	PS3
Thief	PC, PS4	Injustice: Gods Among Us	PS4	Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition	PS4
Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS3	Assassin’s Creed 4	PS4	Killzone Shadowfall	PS4
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition	PS4	Kinect Sports Ultimate	Xbox 360	Rocksmith 2014	PS3
Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3	PS2	Forza 4	Xbox 360	Need for Speed Rivals	PS4

Please note that Takealot, BT Games, and Zaps Online declined to provide sales figures.

GFK’s statistics for February showed that FIFA 14 did will on PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360, while GTA 4 and Battlefield 4 dominated sales on PC.

Here are the GFK stats for January and February 2014.

Gfk – Top Sellers: January and Februay 2014
Grand Theft Auto 4	PC
Battlefield 4	PC, PS3
FIFA 14	PS4, PS3, Xbox 360
Call of Duty: Ghosts	PS4, PS3, Xbox 360
Tomb Raider Definitive Edition	PS4
Minecraft	Xbox 360
The Last of Us	PS3
Killzone: Shadowfall	PS4
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls	PC
Thief	PS4

Gfk covers around 90% of the SA gaming retail market, and 95% of the SA gaming consoles retail market. Gfk also tracks online retailers, as well as both the physical and online sales of the retailers which have physical and online outlets.

It is quite clear that FIFA 14 on the three consoles has dominated early year sales, followed closely by Battlefield 4 for PC, PS3, and PS4, and Call of Duty: Ghosts on the PlayStation platforms.

Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls did well locally with SA gamers contributing to the expansion’s strong sales worldwide.

How may of the top selling games do you own? Let us know in the comments and forum.