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Europe Weekly Chart, Ending 9th Feb 2013

Hardware:

1: PS3 - 50,630 (-13%)
2: X360 - 27,912 (-16%)
3: 3DS - 24,212 (-7%)
4: PSV - 8,514 (-5%)
5: WiiU - 8,013 (-9%)
6: Wii - 6,631 (-23%)
7: DS - 4,495 (-19%)
8: PSP - 1,452 (-12%)

Software:

1: (X360) Dead Space 3 - 80,608
2: (PS3) Dead Space 3 - 63,849
3: (PS3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 31,887
4: (PS3) Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - 28,811
5: (X360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 25,439
6: (PS3) FIFA Soccer 13 - 25,154
7: (PS3) Far Cry 3 - 22,252
8: (Wii) Just Dance 4 - 21,843
9: (X360) Far Cry 3 - 17,916
10: (X360) FIFA Soccer 13 - 17,648

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Divine4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

... wow wii u got trampled by the ps vita just to start off with. lets hear what these spinderallas are going to say about these sales . . i want to see how these nes fanatics are going to spin this into a positive. the system is dead. . . 4 months into the market and the console is already dead. im not even sure if its worth a bag of skittles. they might even discontinue the system by summer but we'll see.

bothebo4085d ago

There's no denying that it's doing extremely poorly. I think Ninny fanboys need to wake up and face reality about the Wii U sales. Just like I did with the Vita.

xursz4085d ago

My last bubble. Make sure I have this right - Sony moved roughly 60k hardware, Nintendo moved about 45k, and MS moved 28k.

It's pretty obvious who own EU. Hopefully things pick up for both WiiU and PSVITA, after respective price drops obviously.

classic2004085d ago

LOL I remember how they talked about the VITA as a fail but now are using the VITA as an example of the wiiu and saying both will succeed.

Price drop I believe will be announce soon from sony for vita since the PS4 is on its way.

PopRocks3594085d ago

"wow wii u got trampled by the ps vita just to start off with. lets hear what these spinderallas are going to say about these sales"

The Wii U got trampled by a margin of 500 units sold? Neither one sold well this week. Simple as that.

aceitman4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

The wii u only sold 31,000 for the week world wide , that's not good , the wii was selling 220,000 this time after it launched. If y disagree just look at the chart to see.

Knight_Crawler4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

So you are comparing the PS Vita to a console...why dont you compare the PS vita to its true competitor the 3DS, numbers do not look so good for the Vita when compared to the 3DS do they?

Funny how some people see what they want to see.

Edit: Also where you when the Wii was killing the 360 and PS3?

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microgenius4085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

oh yeah and numbers do not look so good for the WIIU when compared to the ps3 do they?
and WHERE THE HELL is TEH WII now?
yeah its being slayed by ps3&360 every week

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smashcrashbash4085d ago

Wow. PS3 is ahead by a lot in the UK. If they announce a price drop from it when they announce the PS4 it will jump even further ahead.

Cocozero4085d ago

You do know Europe doesn't include just the UK right? The 360 dominates the UK more than its dominates NA.

2pacalypsenow4085d ago

So your saying in the uk it has sold more consoles than in he U.S ?? acording to vg chartz ps3 has sold 28 million and xbox 23 in europe

Aloren4085d ago

hmmm... no, that's not what he's saying.

stage884085d ago (Edited 4085d ago )

The 360 isn't dominating the UK. We've been Playstation central for a long time thank you very much.

SlyFamous024085d ago

Can you please give a link to the alleged xbox dominance of the UK?

Cocozero4085d ago

@2pacalypsenow

Ratio wise obviously.

@stage88

If you lived in the UK you would know that the PS brand is becoming irrelevant.

@SlyFamous02

Just look at the front page of N4G, or if you are blind:
http://n4g.com/news/1173905...

torchic4085d ago

@2pac

UK is kinda like a semi-EU nation. UK numbers are not included in Europe numbers.

GribbleGrunger4085d ago

Why are you lot even engaging in the UK argument. These are European numbers, which include the UK. Picking out one region to prove dominance is silly and pointless. Stop pandering to those people who just accept what they're presented with for goodness sake. 360 dominates America. PS3 dominates Europe. Nintendo dominate Japan.

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LOL_WUT4085d ago

Wow, those are some sad numbers for the Wii U it got outsold by a handheld. On the bright side it at least outsold its predecessor the Wii. ;)

Tei7774085d ago

hanghelds normally outsell console...

Whats significant is that it got outsold by a handheld that is supposed be failing horribly

Knushwood Butt4084d ago

Wow, here's a new one!

Handhelds normally outsell console!!

I must remember to use that one in the future.

Tei7774084d ago (Edited 4084d ago )

@Knushwood

Well yeah thats normally the pattern. The PSP, Gameboy, GBA DS, 3DS all sold at a much faster rate then then pretty much all consoles bar the wii. Their sales just tend to have shorter legs then console

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing696h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker5h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing695h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos11h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto10h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8810h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies37m ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.