{"id":43985,"date":"2012-08-31T01:27:49","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T23:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=43985"},"modified":"2012-08-31T01:41:11","modified_gmt":"2012-08-30T23:41:11","slug":"sas-top-selling-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/43985-sas-top-selling-games","title":{"rendered":"SA’s top-selling games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Market research company Gfk has released its July 2012 sales stats for the SA physical retail gaming market, detailing the top five selling games across various platforms.<\/p>\n

On PC, Diablo III has ceded its number one position, and The Sims 3: Showtime Katy Perry Collection is on top.<\/p>\n

July was relatively quiet on the new release front, but London 2012, the official game of the Olympics, made a strong showing. Otherwise, the classics are still selling strong.<\/p>\n

It should be interesting to see how things get mixed up as we head into the big release season toward year end.<\/p>\n

Below is the full list of top 5 selling games on each platform at retail in South Africa for July 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Top selling SA games at physical retail \u2013 July 2012<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sims 3: Showtime Katy Perry Collection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sims 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diablo III<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battlefield 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Sims 3: Pets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gran Turismo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
God of War 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xbox 360<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
London 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kinect Star Wars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mario Kart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii Sports Resort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wii Party<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PS2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Need For Speed Most Wanted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FIFA 2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Need For Speed: Carbon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Need For Speed: Undercover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PSP\/Slim<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Need For Speed: Most Wanted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Need For Speed: Shift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dragonball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DS\/DS-Lite<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Super Mario Bros<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pokemon: Mystery Dungeon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ice Age 3: Continental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mario Kart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wizards of Waverly Place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Under the Wii category, Wii Sports is consistently the number one selling title. However, this title is only available as bundled with sales of the Wii console.<\/p>\n

Gfk has explained that: \u201cAll software sold is reported in our system as such, regardless of whether it was bundled with another item or sold as stand-alone. Should the item have been bundled e.g. console with a game, GfK will split the item in order to portray the full scope of each market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which games did you purchase at retail in July? Did you contribute to any on the list? Let us know in the comments below and in the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n

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All SA gaming market news coverage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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