{"id":60650,"date":"2013-12-02T03:52:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T01:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=60650"},"modified":"2013-12-03T10:17:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T08:17:34","slug":"top-selling-games-in-sa-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/60650-top-selling-games-in-sa-2","title":{"rendered":"Top selling games in SA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Interestingly, Grand Theft Auto 4 has seen a resurgence in popularity, no doubt sparked by the massive success of console exclusive GTA 5, which continues its dominance on the console charts.<\/p>\n

Call of Duty: Ghosts pre-orders saw the title crack into the top-5 on the non-Sims PC chart. It will be interesting to see how the game performs once the November stats are finalised, as the game launched in that month.<\/p>\n

Below is a chart detailing the top 5 selling games at SA retail for October 2013.<\/p>\n

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Top selling games at SA retail (October 2013)<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

<\/td>\nPC<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPC (excluding The Sims titles)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nBattlefield 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBattlefield 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nThe Sims 3: Into the Future expansion<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFIFA 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nFIFA 2014<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAge of Empires 2: Gold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nThe Sims 3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Ghosts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nXbox 360<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto 5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nFIFA 2014<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMinecraft<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBatman: Arkham Origins<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nForza Motorsport 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPS3<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nPS Vita<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFIFA 2014<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFIFA 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto 5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBatman: Arkham Origins Blackgate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBatman: Arkham Origins<\/td>\n<\/td>\nUncharted: Golden Abyss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Black Ops 2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nKillzone Mercenary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBeyond: Two Souls<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWii U<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n3DS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nNew Super Mario Bros<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPokemon Y<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nLegend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPokemon X<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSuper Mario 3D World<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNew Super Mario Bros 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nSonic: Lost World Dead Sixth Edition<\/td>\n<\/td>\nsuper Mario Land<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nNew Super Luigi U<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMario Kart<\/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 and online outlets, 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

PC superior to next-gen consoles: Nvidia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next-gen consoles should last 6 years, not 10<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Xbox One game install times longer than PS4: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

EA doesn\u2019t want to be worst company in America<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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