{"id":38230,"date":"2012-05-22T16:28:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38230"},"modified":"2012-05-31T16:28:22","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T14:28:22","slug":"the-best-selling-games-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/38230-the-best-selling-games-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"The best selling games in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Market research company Gfk has released their latest stats on the SA physical retail gaming market, revealing which titles sold the best across major platforms during April 2012.<\/p>\n

There was a little bit of shuffling in the top ranking titles for April, a month which will likely be remembered as a bit of a gaming drought in terms of new releases.<\/p>\n

EA’s back catalogue is still going strong on the major platforms, dominating the top 5 PC sales, but losing a bit of ground on Xbox 360. Mass effect 3 has completely dropped off the charts.<\/p>\n

Old favourites are holding strong, with Call of Duty 4, The Sims, Gran Turismo 5 and FIFA all present.<\/p>\n

Of the new releases, Activision’s late entry (24 April) Prototype 2 cracked into the top five on PS3, while The Witcher 2 (17 April) clearly made a strong debut on Xbox 360.<\/p>\n

Below is the full breakdown of top 5 selling games across major platforms for April 2012.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Platform<\/td>\nGaming title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\n1. THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\n2. THE SIMS 3: PETS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\n3. BATTLEFIELD 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\n4. MEDAL OF HONOUR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/td>\n5. NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XBOX360<\/td>\n1. KINECT STAR WARS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XBOX360<\/td>\n2. FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XBOX360<\/td>\n3. CALL OF DUTY 4 – MODERN WARFARE 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XBOX360<\/td>\n4. THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSIN OF KINGS DARK EDITION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XBOX360<\/td>\n5. BATTLEFIELD 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\n1. GRAN TURISMO 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\n2. FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\n3. PROTOTYPE 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\n4. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2013:THE MASTERS EDITION<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/td>\n5. FIFA STREET 4 :2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WII<\/td>\n1. WII SPORTS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WII<\/td>\n2. WII SPORTS RESORT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WII<\/td>\n3. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WII<\/td>\n4. FAMILY PARTY: FITNESS FUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WII<\/td>\n5. MEGAMIND<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Platform<\/td>\nGaming title<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/td>\n1. FIFA 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/td>\n2. GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/td>\n3. FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/td>\n4. MX VS.ATV UNTAMED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/td>\n5. WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-LI<\/td>\n1. POKEMON : MYSTERY DUNGEON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-LI<\/td>\n2. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-LI<\/td>\n3. WIZARDS OF WAVERLEY PLACE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-LI<\/td>\n4. LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-LI<\/td>\n5.MARIO KART<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/SLIM<\/td>\n1. PSP STREET FIGHTER : ALPHA 3 MAX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/SLIM<\/td>\n2. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/SLIM<\/td>\n3. GOD OF WAR: GHOST OF SPARTA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/SLIM<\/td>\n4. CARS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/SLIM<\/td>\n5. THE SIMS 2 : PETS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n
Source: Gfk<\/a><\/h5>\n

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