{"id":58188,"date":"2013-09-09T01:55:32","date_gmt":"2013-09-08T23:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=58188"},"modified":"2013-09-09T01:58:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T23:58:20","slug":"top-selling-games-in-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/58188-top-selling-games-in-sa","title":{"rendered":"Top selling games in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Market research company Gfk has released its July 2013 sales charts for the SA physical retail gaming market, revealing the top 5 selling games.<\/p>\n

July didn’t see many big game releases, and so we note that AAA favourites dominate the chart for the month. The Last of Us, released in mid-June, unsurprisingly tops the PS3 chart.<\/p>\n

Readers will be familiar with the long-running trend of Sims 3 and its expansions dominating the PC sales chart, but it’s good to see some good old fashioned war-gaming in the chart with Battlefield 3 and Company of Heroes 2.<\/p>\n

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Top selling games in SA by platform – July 2013<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nJuly 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nPC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Sims 3: Island Paradise Expansion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBattlefield 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe Sims 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nThe Sims 3: University Expansion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCompany of Heroes 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nXbox 360<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBlack Ops 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nModern Warfare 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBattlefield 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayStation 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Last of Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBlack Ops 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nFIFA 2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBattlefield 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nJonah Lomu Rugby Challenge 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nWii U<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nPikmin 3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nNew Super Mario Bros<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNintendo Land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJust Dance 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nNew Super Luigi U<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Top selling games in SA by platform<\/h3>\n

Gfk explained to MyGaming to what degree their sales stats represent the overall SA retail market.<\/p>\n

Gfk spokesperson S\u00f3nia Sengupta said they cover around 90% of the SA gaming retail market, and 95% of the SA gaming consoles retail market.<\/p>\n

Gfk does track online retailers, as well as both the physical and online sales of the retailers who have physical stores and that also perform\u00a0sales online, said Sengupta.<\/p>\n

The stats presented are gathered on a monthly basis from the retailers with whom the Gfk is in partnership.<\/p>\n

More SA Gaming news<\/h3>\n

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SA gaming industry growing despite \u201cisolation\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SA pre-order exclusives harm retail competition?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MWEB uncapped ADSL users warned for excessive usage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re not trying to rip gamers off: Megarom manager<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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