It’s time again to take a look at the bestselling games across the major platforms in South Africa.
Market research company GfK recently sent us their sales hit list for SA retail, which reveals the top 5 bestselling games for PC and console for July 2014. This includes both pre-orders and post-launch sales.
See which titles proved most popular in the table, below.
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Bestselling games in SA – July 2014
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PC
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| 1 | The Sims 3 |
| 2 | Battlefield 4 |
| 3 | Age of Empires 3: Age of Discovery |
| 4 | Age of Empires 2: Gold |
| 5 | Zoo Tycoon 2 |
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PlayStation 4
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| 1 | Sniper Elite 3 |
| 2 | Fifa 2014 |
| 3 | Watch Dogs |
| 4 | Sniper Elite 3 (Bundled) |
| 5 | The Last of Us: Remastered |
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PlayStation 3
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| 1 | Minecraft |
| 2 | Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 |
| 3 | Fifa 2014 |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 |
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Xbox 360
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| 1 | Minecraft |
| 2 | Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 |
| 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 5 | Fifa 2014 |
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PS Vita
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| 1 | Need for Speed: Most Wanted |
| 2 | Fifa 2014 |
| 3 | Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes |
| 4 | Uncharted: Golden Abyss |
| 5 | Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition |
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Wii U
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| 1 | Mario Kart 8 |
| 2 | Super Mario 3D World |
| 3 | Nintendo Land |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 |
| 5 | Fifa 2013 |
GfK says it 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.
The stats presented are gathered on a monthly basis from the retailers with whom GfK is in partnership.
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