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Q1: THE OFFICIAL STATS
2009: The story so TOTAL SOFTWARE BY COMPANY (UNITS) 1
Nintendo .................................................................................13.9
2 Electronic Arts ......................................................................12.6 3 Ubisoft ......................................................................................9.9 4 Activision Blizzard.................................................................8.5 5 Sega............................................................................................6.1 6 Microsoft ..................................................................................5.3 7 THQ............................................................................................4.7 8 Sony ..........................................................................................4.6 9 Take 2.........................................................................................4.1 10 Capcom.....................................................................................3.3 WII FIT, WII PLAY and Mario Kart Wii continue to sell by the bucketload, along with Professor Layton and Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – so it’s little surprise to see Nintendo become the top seller of Q1. Compared to the same period last year, the Japanese firm has swapped places with EA, whilst Activision, Microsoft and Capcom have all moved up the table.
TOTAL SOFTWARE BY COMPANY (VALUE) 1
Nintendo .................................................................................15.7
2 Electronic Arts......................................................................12.6 3 Activision Blizzard.................................................................9.5 4 Microsoft .................................................................................8.9 5 Ubisoft .....................................................................................8.2 6 Sega..........................................................................................5.5 7 Capcom....................................................................................4.9 8 Sony..........................................................................................4.9 9 THQ...........................................................................................3.9 10 Symantec.................................................................................3.5 NINTENDO TOPS the value table, smashing its share from Q1 last year – up from 11.5 per cent to over 15 per cent. EA has seen its share drop by over four per cent in that time, whilst Activision Blizzard’s results have grown by 2.7 per cent. Sega, Ubisoft, Microsoft and THQ have all lost over one per cent of share comparatively, whilst Capcom jumps into the Top 10.
INDIVIDUAL FORMAT CHART Wii
PLAYSTATION 3
XBOX 360
PC (ALL PRICES)
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Wii Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nintendo
Killzone 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sony
Resident Evil 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capcom
Football Manager 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sega
2 Mario Kart Wii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nintendo
2 Resident Evil 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capcom
2 Call of Duty: World at War . . . Activision Blizzard
2 Empire: Total War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sega
3 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games . . . . . Sega
3 Call of Duty: World at War . . . Activision Blizzard
3 Halo Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microsoft
3 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II . . . . . . THQ
4 Guitar Hero: World Tour . . . . . Activision Blizzard
4 Street Fighter IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capcom
4 FIFA 09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
4 WOW: Lich King . . . . . . . . . . . . Activision Blizzard
5 Animal Crossing: To The City . . . . . . . . . Nintendo
5 FIFA 09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
5 Gears of War 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Microsoft
5 C&C: Red Alert 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
6 Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party . . . . . . Ubisoft
6 LittleBigPlanet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sony
6 Street Fighter IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capcom
6 The Sims 2: Double Deluxe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
7 Sonic Unleashed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sega
7 Need For Speed: Undercover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
7 Need For Speed: Undercover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
7 Grand Theft Auto IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take 2
8 Shaun White Snowboarding. . . . . . . . . . . . Ubisoft
8 Resistance 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sony
8 Guitar Hero: World Tour . . . . . Activision Blizzard
8 World of Warcraft. . . . . . . . . . . Activision Blizzard
9 The House of the Dead: Overkill . . . . . . . . . . Sega
9 Grand Theft Auto IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Take 2
9 Left 4 Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
9 Spore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EA
10 Call of Duty: World at War . . . Activision Blizzard
10 Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ubisoft
10 COD 4: Modern Warfare. . . . . Activision Blizzard
10 COD: World at War. . . . . . . . . . Activision Blizzard
SEGA’S MARIO AND SONIC is still riding high in its
SONY EMULATES Nintendo’s Q1 domination of its
RESIDENT EVIL 5 goes one better on Xbox 360
A SIMILAR STORY to Q1 last year takes hold, with
third calendar year on sale – but drops down on last
own system, as Killzone outsells all others on PS3.
than it does on PS3, taking the No.1 position in the
the latest iteration in the Football Manager series
year’s No.1 position. Two first party titles, Wii Fit and
Its other big first party release, LittleBigPlanet,
top ten of Q1 sellers on the console. The highest
becoming the biggest-seller of the quarter.
Mario Kart Wii, dominate the list – two of three Nintendo titles in the Top Ten. Sega, Activision Blizzard and Ubisoft share the other spots.
continues to do well despite being released last
first-party release is Microsoft’s Halo Wars in third
Elsewhere, EA and Activision Blizzard both enjoy a
year. Capcom is the other standout performer, with
place, whilst the firm’s Gears Of War 2 claims a
trio of titles in the Top Ten, but neither firm can
two titles in the Top Ten.
respectable fifth position.
dislodge Sega from the top two positions.