IN spite of a few big releases this February, the games market is tracking behind last year. 1.4m games were sold last month, representing a seven per cent decline year-on-year. Meanwhile software revenue slipped 1.8 percent to £39.1m.
Game sales have generally been slow this year, with Evolve and The Order not selling as well as some stores had been hoping for. It was a big month for NINTENDO. The platform holder released two new versions of its 3DS console, and the remake of cult favourite The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was the single best-selling game of the month. This and CAPCOM’sMonster Hunter 4 Ultimate helped the 3DS nearly double its market share in terms of revenue and units sold.
Meanwhile TAKE-TWO tops the publisher rankings thanks to the launch of new IP Evolve and continued strong sales of Grand Theft Auto V.
INDIVIDUAL FORMATS TOP 40: FEBRUARY(JAN 25TH – FEB 21ST)
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Game sales have generally been slow this year, with Evolve and The Order not selling as well as some stores had been hoping for. It was a big month for NINTENDO. The platform holder released two new versions of its 3DS console, and the remake of cult favourite The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was the single best-selling game of the month. This and CAPCOM’sMonster Hunter 4 Ultimate helped the 3DS nearly double its market share in terms of revenue and units sold.
Meanwhile TAKE-TWO tops the publisher rankings thanks to the launch of new IP Evolve and continued strong sales of Grand Theft Auto V.
INDIVIDUAL FORMATS TOP 40: FEBRUARY(JAN 25TH – FEB 21ST)
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- 01 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D -- 3DS
- 02 The Order 1886 -- PS4
- 03 Evolve -- XO
- 04 Evolve -- PS4
- 05 Grand Theft Auto V -- PS4
- 06 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- XO
- 07 Grand Theft Auto V -- XO
- 08 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- XO
- 09 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate -- 3DS
- 10 FIFA 15 -- PS4
- 11 Minecraft: Xbox Edition -- 360
- 12 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- 360
- 13 Far Cry 4 -- PS4
- 14 FIFA 15 -- XO
- 15 Assassin’s Creed Unity -- XO
- 16 Assassin’s Creed Unity -- PS4
- 17 Minecraft: Xbox Edition -- XO
- 18 Far Cry 4 -- XO
- 19 Minecraft: PlayStation Edition -- PS3
- 20 FIFA 15 -- 360
- 21 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare -- PS3
- 22 Call of Duty: Ghosts -- 360
- 23 Minecraft: PlayStation Edition -- PS4
- 24 Destiny -- PS4
- 25 Forza Horizon 2 -- XO
- 26 The Crew -- PS4
- 27 Halo: The Master Chief Collection -- XO
- 28 Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat out of Hell -- PS4
- 29 Call of Duty: Ghosts -- PS3
- 30 Terraria -- 360
- 31 Football Manager 2015 -- PC
- 32 Destiny -- XO
- 33 Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat out of Hell -- XO
- 34 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag -- XO
- 35 Far Cry 4 -- 360
- 36 Disney Infinity 2.0 -- 360
- 37 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor -- PS4
- 38 Tomodachi Life -- 3DS
- 39 FIFA 15 -- PS3
- 40 Pokémon Omega Ruby -- 3DS
- ALL FORMATS TOP 40: FEBRUARY(JAN 25TH - FEB 21ST)
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- 01 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 02 Evolve PS4, XO, PC
- 03 Grand Theft Auto V PS4, XO, PS3, 360
- 04 FIFA 15 PS4, XO, PS3, 360, Wii, 3DS, Vita, PC
- 05 Far Cry 4 PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 06 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D 3DS
- 07 The Order 1886 PS4
- 08 Minecraft: Xbox Edition XO, 360
- 09 Assassin’s Creed Unity PS4, XO, PC
- 10 Minecraft: PlayStation Edition PS4, PS3, Vita
- 11 Destiny PS4, XO, PS3, 360
- 12 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 3DS
- 13 Call of Duty: Ghosts PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, PC
- 14 The Crew PS4, XO, 360, PC
- 15 WWE 2K15 PS4, XO, PS3, 360
- 16 Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat out of Hell PS4, XO
- 17 LEGO Batman 3:Beyond Gotham PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, Wii, 3DS, Vita PC
- 18 Terraria PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 19 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 20 Disney Infinity 2.0 PS4, XO, Wi U, PS3, 360
- 21 Forza Horizon 2 XO, 360
- 22 Watch Dogs PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, PC
- 23 Dragon Age Inquisition PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 24 Rugby 15 PS4, XO, PS3, 360, Vita, PC
- 25 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, PC
- 26 Super Smash Bros Wii U, 3DS
- 27 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, Wii, 3DS, Vita, DS,PC
- 28 The Evil Within PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 29 Assassin’s Creed Rogue PS3, 360
- 30 Halo: The Master Chief Collection XO
- 31 Just Dance 2015 PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, Wii
- 32 Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 33 Football Manager 2015 PC
- 34 The LEGO Movie Videogame PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, Wii, 3DS, Vita, DS,PC
- 35 Alien Isolation PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 36 Skylanders Trap Team PS4, XO, Wii U, PS3, 360, Wii, 3DS
- 37 Tomodachi Life 3DS
- 38 Wolfenstein: The New Order PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC
- 39 The Last of Us Remastered PS4
- 40 Pokémon Omega Ruby 3DS