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October 25th, 2019, 22:10 Posted By: wraggster
In 2019, the French video game industry had a total of 1200 games in production, 63% of which were brand new IP, according to a survey of over 1,130 companies.
In an annual industry survey conducted by the French Video Game Trade Association (SNJV) and IDATE Digiworld, 50% of companies reported being development studios, while 42% were service or technology providers. Over half of the development studios are less than five years old.
In terms of hiring, 75% of employees were considered "permanent contracts," 23% were "fixed-term contracts," and only 2% were trainees. 57% of the companies surveyed said they would be hiring in 2020.
Across the French industry, 14% of employees are women, while 2% are non-binary. The percentage of women in the French industry has held steady since at least 2016, according to results of past surveys.
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October 21st, 2019, 22:28 Posted By: wraggster
Nintendo are the big winners this week as Switch titles take over the Top 10, thanks in part to the release of The Witcher 3 and the platform holder's latest experiment with fitness gaming.
CD Projekt Red's seminal RPG landed at No.4. Naturally, the vast majority of copies sold this week -- 96%, in fact -- were for Switch, selling almost exactly the same amount as Skyrim in its debut week. With a handful of copies shifted on PS4, Xbox One and PC, the game's overall sales increased 999% week-on-week.
The Witcher 3 was not, however, the best-selling Switch game of the week. Instead, that title goes to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, rising from No.3 to No.2 on the back of a 10% sales boost. The racer has been a consistent best-seller for Switch -- now past one million lifetime sales in the UK -- and could well be benefitting from the recent launch of the Switch Lite (or perhaps Mario Kart Tour players looking for a more premium experience).
Five of the top ten best-selling games this week were for Switch or led by the Switch version. Nintendo's newest IP, Ring Fit Adventure, debuted at No.5, with the remake of Zelda: Link's Awakening continuing to sell well at No.8.
The Nintendo Switch version of Minecraft took No.6, but once again if you combine with the sales figures for the Xbox and PlayStation versions (listed separately, as each is published by the respective platform holders), the title would actually be at No.2.
Outside the Top 10, the release of a Switch version of Overwatch put Blizzard's shooter at No.11. As with The Witcher, there were a handful of sales on the other consoles, with combined sales up 563% week-on-week.
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October 20th, 2019, 21:14 Posted By: wraggster
FIFA 20 made a clean sweep of the EMEAA charts last week, topping both the physical, digital and combined charts in terms of units sold.
EA Sports' perennially popular football series was also the No.1 game in all three charts in terms of value -- a rare example of one game being the most popular by every single metric measured by the ISFE.
This is the third week in a row that FIFA 20 has been at the top of the combined physical and digital chart (units). Last week, it held off competition from Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint; this week, the only serious competitor was Codemasters' Grid.
The latest entry in the long-running racing series entered the combined chart at No.5 -- the only new entry to make it into the top ten.
The only other game to make it into the combined top 50 was Playtonic's Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible lair, which charted at No.49 despite a strong reception from critics and having Team17 as its publisher.
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October 20th, 2019, 21:13 Posted By: wraggster
A bipartisan group of US legislators has authored a letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, asking him to reconsider the decision to temporarily ban a professional Hearthstone player for speaking in support of protests in Hong Kong.
The letter, signed by senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), and members of Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Michael Gallagher (R-WI), and Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), expresses concern over the ban of Chung 'Blitzchung' Ng Wai from professional Hearthstone competitions "in light of the Chinese government's growing appetite for pressuring American business to help stifle free speech."
Although the legislators make reference to Blitzchung forfeiting prize money and being banned for a year, Blizzard said a week ago that it would give him the money after all and reduced the ban to half a year.
"Because your company is such a pillar of the gaming industry, your disappointing decision could have a chilling effect on gamers who seek to use their platform to promote human rights and basic freedoms," one segment of the letter reads. "Indeed, many gamers around the world have taken notice of your company's actions, understandably calling for boycotts of Activision Blizzard gaming sites.
"As China amplifies its campaign of intimidation, you and your company must decide whether to look beyond the bottom line and promote American values--like freedom of speech and thought--or to give in to Beijing's demands in order to preserve market access. We urge you in the strongest terms to reconsider your decision with respect to Mr. Chung. You have the opportunity to reverse course. We urge you to take it."
Blizzard initially banned Ng Wai from competitive Hearthstone for 12 months and stripped him of his Hearthstone Grandmasters prize money earlier this month after he shouted, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!" in a broadcast post-match interview. The company also cut ties with two interviewers on camera at the time.
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October 14th, 2019, 22:59 Posted By: wraggster
FIFA 20 has held its No.1 position for a third consecutive week.
EA's game had a lower-than-usual launch as a physical release, but has maintained decent sales since then. It has also performed strong digitally, too. It holds its position despite a 59% drop in sales week-on-week.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint also holds firm at No.2. Ubisoft's game had a disappointing first week as a boxed title, but sales dropped just 56% in its second week -- which is a good second week result for a game with a core audience of fans.
The highest charting new title this week is Grid from Codemasters, which make its debut at No.5. 61% of the game's launch sales came on PS4. Next on the list was Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, from Team17 and Playtonicm, which comes in at No.31. 56% of sales came on Nintendo Switch, with 30% on PS4 and the rest coming on Xbox One.
Finally, PS4 exclusive Concrete Genie comes in at No.35.
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October 13th, 2019, 13:46 Posted By: wraggster
The 2010s have offered some of the best video games ever made. The following list below shows the wide range of experiences the increasingly shattered video game space has to offer, from MOBAs to mobile games. You’ll almost definitely disagree with a part of this list, and maybe even have your ideas about what was ‘’best’’, but you’ll agree the 2010s was a good decade for video games. Without some of these video games, the gaming landscape would be like the Michigan Lottery Promo Code with their generous free spins.
1. Fortnite (2017)
You can’t deny Fortnite’s effects on popular culture. The game has become more than just a video game. It’s a place for teens to hang out after school and for the older people to remind themselves of the harsh ruins of time.
2. The Last Of US (2013)
After a massive, stern opening, The Last Of Us tells a genuinely unique post-apocalyptic story. The game is among the few games with a story that matches the best seen in other mediums.
3. Rayman Legends (2013)
Rayman Legends is beautiful and also inventive. It’s a platform game that manages to out-Mario Mario. The game will never age, as it’s as impressive as it was when it was first released in 2013.
4. Nier: Automata (2017)
The game speaks volumes that in a year that gave us Super Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild, Nier: Automata didn’t lose its shine. It’s an extremely smooth action game with glorious soundtracks.
5. League of Legends (2009)
Not all games are an entire industry, but League of Legends. The game was released in 2009, but it’s a living game, and it’s hard to argue that it didn’t dominate in this decade.
6. Gone Home (2013)
Talking of walking sims, Gone Home is a suitable, influential slice of video game storytelling. Without this game, many classic games – Firewatch or What Remains of Edith – don’t exist.
7. Alien: Isolation (2014)
Forget Goldeneye 007, Alien: Isolation is the best movie video game ever. Being pursued around a spaceship by a horrifying alien that retaliate to your every move is one of the most frightening experiences in video game history.
8. Dota 2 (2013)
It’s insanely complicated with a sharp studying curve. In terms of extent and balance, the game is about as good as any combative video game gets. Dota 2 is one of the most-played video games on Steam ever.
9. Outer Wilds (2019)
Outer Wilds is a breathing, living snow globe of a universe that’s continuously thrilling players with its ingenious spaces. Moreover, the game is wrapped in a peculiar puzzle, revealing the secrets of a lost civilization. The game is breathtaking in every sense of the world.
10. Destiny (2014)
It’s not flawless, and it’s a ‘’play it in spite of itself’’ kind of experience, but who can refute the sheer influence of destiny? It may be the most dominant video game in terms of how it helped come up with a new business model; the 10-year game. Moreover, the game is almost too much fun to play with friends.
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October 12th, 2019, 17:53 Posted By: wraggster
FIFA 20 continues what's sure to be a long run topping the EMEAA charts, coming in at No. 1 for a second week since launch.
Despite receiving a harsh critical reception, new release Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint enters the charts at No. 2.
The only thing more predictable than FIFA 20 being at No. 1 is Grand Theft Auto V being somewhere in the top ten, and this week Rockstar's eternally popular gangster wonderland finds itself at No. 3.
Although Nintendo doesn't report digital sales figures, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening still arrives in the charts at No. 4 three weeks after release.
Borderlands 3 is down two places this week to come in at No. 5, while Insomniac's Spider-Man makes a surprise appearance, slinging its way from No. 22 to No. 6.
Similarly, Red Dead Redemption II is up from No. 21 to No. 7, and Just Cause 3 has jumped from No. 123 to No. 8.
Rounding out the charts this week are Crash Team Racing at No. 9, and Call of Duty Black: Black Ops IIII which rose from No. 29
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October 12th, 2019, 17:51 Posted By: wraggster
The UK physical charts for September welcomed 12 new entries, but to no one's surprise FIFA 20 made it to No.1 -- despite having only been out for five days when GfK closed its report for the month.
Physical sales for EA's football behemoth were down 7% compared to FIFA 19's sales during its first month, though most of that will be down to a digital shift. As GamesIndustry.biz noted on the title's launch week, FIFA 20's PS4 edition attracted fewer sales this year, with both the Xbox One and Switch versions enjoying a slight increase year-on-year.
Debuting at No.2 was Borderlands 3. The title shifted 48.3% fewer copies during its first month on shelves than Borderlands 2 did back in September 2012. However, 2012 was a lifetime away in terms of consumer habits and physical game sales, and 2K has said that 70% of all Borderlands copies sold in its first five days were digital. It is also the fastest selling game in 2K's history.
Entering the charts at No.3 was Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening which, as we mentioned back on its launch week, was developer Grezzo's biggest Zelda launch in the UK, surpassing the record set by Ocarina of Time 3D.
Microsoft's Gears 5 debuted at No.4, with sales not quite matching its predecessor. Again, this can be attributed to a rise in digital sales, plus the title's inclusion with Game Pass.
Closing this brand new top five was NBA 2K20, with its sales slightly decreasing 13% when compared to last year's release. The title mainly sold on PS4 -- 67% of the physical copies shifted -- followed by Xbox One -- 33% -- and Switch.
Further down the charts, Bandai Namco's Man of Medan landed at No.7 for its first month in the listings. Other newcomers in the top ten included PES 2020 at No.9 and THQ Nordic's Wreckfest at No.10.
Also debuting in the Top 50 this month were Nintendo's Astral Chain at No.12, 505 Games' Control at No.15, Focus' Greedfall at No.30, Square Enix's Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age at No.40, and Atlus' Catherine: Full Body at No.44.
Amid this wealth of new titles, EA took the crown, topping the publishers' charts in both value and units for the month, followed by Nintendo and Take-Two.
In terms of formats, PS4 was far ahead last month, with 48.4% of all physical games sold in September going to Sony's console, followed by Xbox One with 30.8% and Switch with 18.7% -- the lowest it's been since November 2018.
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October 10th, 2019, 21:44 Posted By: wraggster
Today is World Mental Health Day, so it's a particularly appropriate time for the inaugural edition of The International Games Summit on Mental Health Awareness (TIGS for short). The two-day event kicked off yesterday with a series of panels, including one moderated by Scott C. Jones.
Mental health in games is a focus for Jones, whose podcast, Heavily Pixelated, tells people's stories of how games helped them through difficult times in their lives. Jones' podcast and TIGS itself are fairly recent efforts, and they reflect a burgeoning understanding of the importance of mental health, both in this industry and society at large.
Three of the four panelists were developers whose own projects prominently feature mental health concerns. 2Dogs CEO and creative director Ken Hall is working on Destiny's Sword, a strategy-combat MMO where players manage the human consequences of their troops' combat experiences including addiction, depression, and PTSD. Kristopher Poulin-Thibault recently released Looking Back, a JRPG about the personal struggles he experienced in pursuit of his doctoral thesis. Embreate's Scott Nihil this week launched Wittle, a project that took comedians' personal stories of depression and adapted them into web-based games. Finally, Dr. Kelli Dunlap of TIGS partner and mental health non-profit Take This offered her own expertise.
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October 9th, 2019, 21:35 Posted By: wraggster
Blizzard has removed professional player Chung 'blitzchung' Ng Wai from the Hearthstone Grandmasters after he showed support to the current anti-government protests in Hong Kong during an interview over the weekend.
In a blog post, Blizzard said that Ng Wai had violated the competition's rules stating that players are not allowed to "engage in any act that, in Blizzard's sole discretion, brings you into public disrepute, offends a portion or group of the public, or otherwise damages Blizzard image."
In a video interview he gave after his win against South Korean player Jang 'DawN' Hyun Jae, Ng Wai shouted: "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our age!", Inven Global reported. This video has since been removed.
He was also wearing a gas mask and goggles akin to those Hong Kong protesters wore before masks were banned from the demonstrations last week - although numerous protesters have defied this ban since.
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October 9th, 2019, 21:33 Posted By: wraggster
The National Health Service (NHS) today announced the opening of a specialist gaming addiction treatment centre in London.
Part of the National Centre of Behavioural Addiction, the centre is located at the National Problem Gambling Clinic and will also provide support for internet addiction.
Launched in response to "growing concerns" about the mental health implications of children and teenagers gaming excessively, the centre is part of a wider expansion of NHS treatments.
The service is aimed at supporting people aged between 13 and 25 who are being negatively affected by "server or complex behavioural issues associated with gaming, gambling and social media."
GamesIndustry.biz has contacted the NHS for clarification on how it defines and treats "gaming addiction." The announcement makes repeated references to the World Health Organisation gaming disorder classification. However, the WHO deliberately avoids using the word "addiction."
Claire Murdoch, NHS national mental health director said: "Compulsive gaming and social media and internet addiction is a problem that is not going to go away when they play such a key part in modern life.
"The NHS is rising to the challenge - as it always does - with these new, innovative services, but we can't be expected to pick up the pieces, which is why tech giants need to recognise the impact that products which encourage repeated and persistent use have on young people and start taking their responsibilities seriously too."
The announcement comes shortly the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport released its report on immersive and addictive technologies. Along with suggesting a ban on the sale of loot boxes to children, the report said gaming companies need to take more responsibility over any potentially harmful effects of gaming, and introduce more robust age-verification systems.
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October 9th, 2019, 21:32 Posted By: wraggster
Nearly three quarters of all Americans play video games, according to the 2019 Evolution of Entertainment Study from market research firm NPD Group.
Following a survey of 5,000 American aged two and older, NPD revealed that 73% play video games, an increase of 6% over the year prior.
The survey also revealed that video gaming accounts for around 17% of consumers' entertainment time and 11% of their total spend on entertainment.
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October 7th, 2019, 17:58 Posted By: wraggster
FIFA 20 tops the UK retail charts for its second week running, despite a week-on-week sales decline of 66%.
Even with that drop off, FIFA 20 remains several leagues above any other game in terms of boxed sales.
Meanwhile, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is a comfortable No. 2 in the charts, performing well in the face of a lukewarm critical reception.
Borderlands 3 holds onto the No. 3 spot, enduring a sales decline of 43% week-on-week, while Gears 5 enjoys its third week at No 4, with sales only down 1%.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening sits at No. 5 this week after a 60% sales decline. It's followed-up by new entry Ghostbusters: Remastered, which comes in at No. 6, with PlayStation 4 as by far the most popular format, followed up Nintendo Switch and the Xbox One.
Mario Kart 8 enters at No. 7, enjoying its third straight week of climbing sales. It's joined by Sea of Thieves which has also seen similar sales climb, despite actually being down a spot to No. 8 from last week.
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October 5th, 2019, 15:05 Posted By: wraggster
FIFA 20 launched last week, and EA Sports' flagship franchise has (somewhat predictably) topped the EMEAA charts in its debut.
The football simulation pushed the previous week's chart-topper The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening down to the second spot, while Borderlands 3 shifts down to a numerically symmetrical third place finish for the week.
The top five is rounded out by two new arrivals, as Bandai Namco's Code Vein finished fourth on the chart, followed by Square Enix's Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Code Vein was the only original IP to make it into the top 25 this week, unless one counts the Switch edition of Minecraft in 25th place. (The Switch edition of the game launched in 2017, almost six years after the PC version officially left beta.)
Minecraft for PC was also one of the week's big movers, jumping up from 315th place to 30th. However, even that gain was humbled by Gears of War 3, which moved up week-over-week from 1,033th to 14th, and Gears of War 2 going from 1,004th on the charts to 15th. Some notable titles headed in the opposite direction included Efootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 (down 11 spots to 16th), Red Dead Redemption 2 (dropping 13 spots to 21st), and NHL 20 (down 22 spots to 31st).
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September 30th, 2019, 17:50 Posted By: wraggster
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening managed to serenade its way to the top of the EMEAA charts in its debut week, despite its platform exclusivity and Nintendo only reporting physical sales of its games.
Retail sales alone of Link's Awakening were enough to beat out this week's No.2, Borderlands 3, now in its second week reporting both digital and physical combined sales.
Grand Theft Auto has been hovering a bit lower than usual in the top ten of the EMEAA charts for a few weeks lately due to a flurry of new fall releases, but it drove its way back up to No.3 again this week as launch sales of other titles tapered off.
Another recent release, eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020, remained strong in the top ten at No.5 in its second week. Last week's former debut No.3, Greedfall, dropped to No.14 this week. NHL 20 hung in there, dipping from No.5 to No.8.
While the rest of the top 10 held fairly steady from recent weeks, a bit further down the charts it looks like Tomb Raider had a solid week, likely thanks to hefty Steam discounts. Shadow of the Tomb Raider jumped from No.158 to No.15 last week, and Rise of the Tomb Raider made it from No.971 to No.22.
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September 30th, 2019, 17:48 Posted By: wraggster
Unsurprisingly, FIFA 20 has topped the UK boxed charts in its first week on sale.
It is comfortably the biggest release of the year, although physical launch sales are down slightly compared with FIFA 19 (a drop of 7% year-on-year).
The PS4 version of the game accounted for 61% of the sales, with the Xbox One edition accounting for 38%. The Nintendo Switch 'Legacy' version accounted for 1% of sales.
The PS4 physical version attracted fewer sales this year, with both the Xbox One and Switch versions enjoying a slight increase in sales.
The Xbox One version was boosted by a special hardware bundle available from GAME, Amazon and the Microsoft store. The All-Digital Xbox One S was bundled with FIFA 20, Minecraft, Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 3 for Ł169.99. This meant that Sea of Thieves rose from No.21 to No.7 (up 199%), Minecraft on Xbox rose from No.22 to No.9 (up 197%) and Forza Horizon 3 increased 183% and is at No.10.
This all shows the impact a major release like FIFA can have on console sales and the performance of other titles.
Outside of FIFA 20, the next big release was Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. The Square Enix game debuts on Switch at No.11 and arrives almost a year after the PS4 version (selling about half of what that version managed in its first week).
Meanwhile, Bandai Namco's Code Vein reached No.13 and Focus Home Interactive's The Surge 2 came in at No.35.
Last week's No.1, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, drops to No.2 with a 62% fall in sales week-on-week. Borderlands 3 tumbles from No.2 to No.3 with a 45% sales dip. Gears 5 holds firm at No.4 with a 70% increase in sales (the game also benefitted from a hardware bundle). Rounding off the Top Five is Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled. The Activision game rose 74% in sales due to some price activity at UK retail.
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September 23rd, 2019, 20:09 Posted By: wraggster
The NPD has published its predictions for US game and hardware sales through the end of 2019, anticipating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to top the charts for the year as the best-selling title by dollar sales.
Should this come to pass, this would be the ninth time Call of Duty was the best-selling US title in the last 11 years.
Overall, analyst Mat Piscatella forecasts a 6% year-over-year growth for overall spending. This is a much smaller jump than previous years, and likely due to the winding down of the current console generation.
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September 23rd, 2019, 20:09 Posted By: wraggster
Four brand new releases shook up the EMEAA region's game sales last week, pushing the usual suspects out of the top ten and giving others a chance to shine.
Borderlands 3 debuted at No.1 by unit sales last week, followed closely by fellow new releases eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 at No.2 and Greedfall at No.3. NHL 20 debuted at No.5, pushed out by NBA 2K20 now in its second week after topping the charts last week.
With so many new releases, the usual mainstays managed to cling to Top Ten-dom, with Grand Theft Auto V at No.7 this week and Red Dead Redemption 2 at No. 8. Gears 5 is also maintaining itself, sitting just above them at No. 6. Its numbers are likely diminished somewhat by the fact that it was released into Xbox Game Pass at launch, making its popularity difficult to discern.
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September 23rd, 2019, 20:07 Posted By: wraggster
Some of the biggest names in games have partnered with the United Nations in an effort to reduce the industry's impact on the environment.
A initial 21 companies have joined the UN's new Playing For The Planet Alliance, a group that has formally pledged to use their platforms and audiences to raise awareness of climate change and embark on ventures that will reduce pollution on more.
On board so far are Sony Interactive Entertainment, Microsoft, Google Stadia, Ubisoft, Sports Interactive, Twitch, Niantic, Supercell, Playmob, Rovio, Sybo, Space Ape, Wild Works, Green Man Gaming, Creative Mobile, Reliance Games, iDreamSky, E-Line Media, Strange Loop, Pixelberry and Internet of Elephants.
The UN estimates these companies have a combined audience of 970 million players and the initiatives they announced at the recent Climate Action Summit will reduce CO2 emissions by 30 million tonnes by 2030.
The UN Environment website has a round-up of everything these companies have pledged. Among them is the revelation that the next generation PlayStation console will have a low-power suspend mode -- something president and CEO Jim Ryan says will consume much less power than PS4.
"If just one million users enable this feature, it would save equivalent to the average electricity use of 1,000 US homes," he wrote on the PlayStation Blog.
Meanwhile, Microsoft set itself a new target of reducing supply chain emissions by 30% by 2030 and to certify that 825,000 Xbox consoles are carbon neutral as part of a pilot programme.
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September 23rd, 2019, 20:02 Posted By: wraggster
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on Nintendo Switch is No.1 in the UK Boxed Charts.
Link's Awakening is the latest Zelda remake from independent developer Grezzo. The company previously created the 3D remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for 3DS. Link's Awakening is Grezzo's biggest Zelda launch in the UK yet, surpassing the record set by Ocarina of Time 3D by 27%.
It's actually only the third time Zelda has been No.1 in the UK charts. The last time was way back in 2003 with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker on Nintendo GameCube. Before then, Ocarina of Time was No.1 on N64 back in 1998 just before Christmas. It followed Nintendo air-lifting copies of the game to stores after it sold out in its first week.
It's the fastest-selling Switch game released this year, surpassing the record set by Super Mario Maker 2.
The biggest Zelda launch on Nintendo Switch in the UK was Breath of the Wild, which was a launch title for the system. In fact, Breath of the Wild is still in the charts today, and saw a 22% increase in sales over the last week (it's currently at No.16).
Indeed, a number of Nintendo Switch games performed well this week, coinciding with the launch of the new Nintendo Switch Lite console. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is back at No.3 after a 23% rise in sales, Super Smash Bros Ultimate is at No.18 with a 15% increase in sales, while Super Mario Odyssey is at No,.24 with an 18% sales bump.
Also new this week on Switch is Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, which initially launched on PS3 back in 2013. The Switch version debuts at No.23, while a new PS4 version came in slightly lower at No.26.
Last week's No.1, Borderlands 3, drops to No.2. The 2K game was the fastest selling game in the UK so far this year, but it fell 69% in sales during its second week. Other big new releases last week also fell quite hard. Gears 5 drops from No.2 to No.4 after a 74% sales fall. Efootball PES 2020 falls 73% and is at No.5, while Greedfall drops all the way from No.5 to No.28 after a 78% sales drop.
It's worth remembering these are just physical game sales. Digital sales are not included in this chart.
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