It’s time again to take a look at the best-selling 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 best-selling games for PC and console for September 2014. This includes both pre-orders and post-launch sales.
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.
See which titles proved most popular in the table, below.
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Best-selling games in SA – September 2014
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PC
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| 1 | The Sims 4 |
| 2 | Sim City 4 |
| 3 | Fifa 15 |
| 4 | Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls |
| 5 | Battlefield 4 |
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PlayStation 4
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| 1 | Fifa 15 |
| 2 | Destiny |
| 3 | Fifa 15: Ultimate Edition |
| 4 | The Last of Us: Remastered |
| 5 | Destiny: Vanguard Edition |
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PlayStation 3
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| 1 | Fifa 15 |
| 2 | Minecraft |
| 3 | Fifa 15: Ultimate Edition |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 5 | Destiny |
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Xbox 360
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| 1 | Fifa 15 |
| 2 | Minecraft |
| 3 | Destiny |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 5 | Fifa 15 Ultimate Edition |
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PS Vita
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| 1 | Fifa 15 |
| 2 | Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes |
| 3 | Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition |
| 4 | Fifa 2014 |
| 5 | Little Big Planet |
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Wii U
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| 1 | Funky Barn |
| 2 | Tekken: Tag Tournament |
| 3 | Assassin’s Creed 3 |
| 4 | Mario Kart 8 |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 |
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I find it so weird that any iteration of the sims always tops the list, yet I don’t actually know anyone across two cities who’s even mentioned the game to me..