{"id":48399,"date":"2012-12-12T23:33:11","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T21:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48399"},"modified":"2012-12-13T00:04:07","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T22:04:07","slug":"top-games-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/48399-top-games-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"Top games in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Market research company Gfk has released its October 2012 sales stats for the SA physical retail gaming market, detailing the top five selling games across various platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Sims 3 stubbornly clings to its number 1 spot on the PC chart, refusing to be budged by even the biggest AAA releases. Despite <a title=\"Medal of Honor Warfighter review roundup\" href=\"Medal of Honor Warfighter: military-grade mediocrity?\">lacklustre reviews, Medal of Honor Warfighter<\/a> comes in second on PC, followed by another mainstay of gaming, FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>The supernaturally good Dishonored seems to have hit home with PC gamers for its October 2012 launch, but it doesn&#8217;t manage to feature on the console charts. Borderlands 2 also remains strong on PC, having now dropped from the console charts.<\/p>\n<p>On the leading consoles, it&#8217;s not surprising to see FIFA 13 dominating. New releases such as Assassin&#8217;s Creed 3, Resident Evil 6, and Forza Horizon also work their way into the top spots.<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting to note that a much older game, Ninja Blade, made its way into the Xbox 360 top 5 for October 2012. Gfk explained that this is because the game was being bundled for sales specials.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DekYeQKN7A\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Below is the full list of top 5 selling games on each platform at retail in South Africa for October 2012.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>PC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">The Sims 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Limited Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Dishonored<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Borderlands 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>PS3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Resident Evil 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Limited Edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed 3: Join or Die Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Gran Turismo 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Xbox 360<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed 3: Join or Die Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Forza Horizon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Ninja Blade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Resident Evil 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Wii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Mario Kart Wii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Wii Sports Resort + console bundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Wii Party + console bundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>PS2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Need for Speed: Most Wanted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">GTA: San Andreas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Need for Speed: Carbon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Need for Speed: Undercover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>PSP\/Slim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">FIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Need for Speed: Most Wanted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">The Sims 2: Pets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Gran Turismo 5 Roadster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Burnout Dominator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Nintendo DS\/DS-Lite\/3DS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">1<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Pokemon Black Version 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">2<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">New Super Mario Bros<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">3<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Happy Feet 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">4<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks + Console bundle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">5<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">Mario Kart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<h3 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