UK MONTHLY CHARTS: JUNE ANALYSIS 16 MCV 16/07/10
Summer sellers SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY (UNITS) MONTH THIS
LAST MONTH
14 NINTENDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.2% 22 – EA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.7% 31 TAKE-TWO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.9% 43 UBISOFT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.1% 56 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2% 615 WARNER BROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6% 75 SEGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4% 89 THQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8% 98 SONY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8% 10 12 DISNEY INTERACTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7%
The big new release of last month was Super Mario Galaxy 2, which has helped Nintendo take the top spot as the publisher that sold the largest number of video games during June. The platform holder displaces May’s champion Take-Two, which has dropped down to No.3 despite strong sales of Red Dead Redemption.
SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY (VALUE) MONTH THIS
LAST MONTH
11 – TAKE-TWO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.8% 24 NINTENDO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.5% 32 ELECTRONIC ARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.0% 43 UBISOFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7% 55 – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8% 616 WARNER BROS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2% 79 THQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8% 86 SEGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4% 910 SONY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0% 10 12 DISNEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3%
The biggest riser last month was Warner. The firm’s LEGO Harry Potterdidn’t arrive until the end of June, but it did enough to secure fourth spot in the Top 50 and shoot Warner from No.16 in the publisher rankings to No.6. Red Deadmeans Take-Two remains the biggest publisher in terms of software value.
SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY FORMAT (UNITS) MONTH THIS
LAST MONTH
11 – XBOX 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.2% 22 – PS3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22.1% 33 – NINTENDO WII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.3% 44 – NINTENDO DS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.4% 55 – PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2% 66 – PSP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3% 77 – PS2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5%
Once again Xbox 360 was the format that most games were sold on in June, but it has lost six per cent of its market share compared with May and the gap between 360 and PlayStation 3 is beginning to narrow. Both of Nintendo’s platforms showed positive growth during June, although not enough to displace Sony and Microsoft’s machines. Wii software sales were largely driven by Super Mario Galaxy 2and LEGO Harry Potter, while DS sales also benefited from LEGO Potter, as well as new puzzler Rooms: The Main Building.
SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY FORMAT (VALUE) MONTH THIS
LAST MONTH
11 – XBOX 360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.5% 22 – PS3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1% 33 – NINTENDO WII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1% 44 – NINTENDO DS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2% 55 – PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.8% 66 – PSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1% 77 – PS2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2%
In terms of money generated by games, once again the top seven is unchanged. Compared with May, the gap between PS3 and 360 is narrowing, while Wii’s share of the software market by value has shot up eight per cent. Super Mario Galaxy 2’sRRP was a lot higher than recent Wii hits such as Just Danceand Wii Fit Plus, which explains the increase for the platform holder. Looking at the bottom of the charts and there has been slight rises for both PSP and PC. The latter benefited from expansion pack The Sims 3: Ambitions, while PSP was boosted by the anticipated release of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.
INDIVIDUAL FORMAT CHARTS
PS3 1 RED DEAD REDEMPTION.............................TAKE-TWO 2 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP................................................EA 3 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED..........................................THQ 4 LEGO HARRY POTTER YEARS 1-4...........WARNER 5 MODNATION RACERS..............................................SONY 6 POP: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS...................UBISOFT 7 BLUR...............................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 8 DEMON’S SOULS: BLACK PAHNTOM ED.NAMCO 9 MODERN WARFARE 2...........ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 10 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2...........................EA
PSP 1 METAL GEAR SOLID: PEACE WALKER....KONAMI 2 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP................................................EA 3 MODNATION RACERS..............................................SONY 4 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BLOODLINES...........UBISOFT 5 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010.................................SEGA 6 FIFA 10...................................................................................EA 7 POP: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS...................UBISOFT 8 DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY..................SQUARE ENIX 9 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 ..................KONAMI 10 BEN 10 ALIEN FORCE: VILGAX........NAMCO BANDAI
XBOX 360 1 RED DEAD REDEMPTION.............................TAKE-TWO 2 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP................................................EA 3 LEGO HARRY POTTER YEARS 1-4...........WARNER 4 MODERN WARFARE 2...........ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 5 UFC 2010: UNDISPUTED..........................................THQ 6 BLUR...............................................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 7 SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION.....................UBISOFT 8 ALAN WAKE.....................................................MICROSOFT 9 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2............................EA 10 LOST PLANET 2...................................................CAPCOM
WII 1 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2..........................NINTENDO 2 LEGO HARRY POTTER YEARS 1-4...........WARNER 3 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS WII.................NINTENDO 4 MARIO KART WII..............................................NINTENDO 5 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP................................................EA 6 F1 2009.......................................................CODEMASTERS 7 MONSTER HUNTER TRI...................................CAPCOM 8 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING................SEGA 10 CALL OF DUTY 4.....................ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 10 RED STEEL 2.........................................................UBISOFT
Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Red Dead Redemption performed strongly in what was a tough month for the UK games industry. Christopher Dring takes a closer look at the data...
MAYBE IT WAS the World Cup, the hot weather or increased economic uncertaintly, but it was a tough month for the UK video games market – with sales down around 23 per cent compared to June 2009. But it wasn’t all bad news. Red Dead Redemption enjoyed another month at the top of the charts, which meant that Take-Two was once again the biggest publisher in terms of the value of the software market. However, in terms of units it was a return to the top for Nintendo, driven by June’s
second biggest seller, Super Mario Galaxy 2.
The platformer helped Wii’s share of the software market increase, although not enough to topple PS3 and Xbox 360. Another hit for Nintendo last month was DS puzzler Rooms: The Main Building. The game topped the DS chart and helped the portable grow its share of the software market, too. The late release of LEGO Harry Potter was a big boost for Warner. However, other new titles such as Green Day: Rock Band failed to make a significant dent on the Top 50.
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