German-based GamesMarkt Magazine has published Europe’s top 20 half-year software sales for 2013, which has led to some surprising results. The table – which you can see here – charts the best-selling games in the all-formats chart from January to June this year, so don’t expect to see Animal Crossing: New Leaf jumping up the chart. However, there are two Nintendo 3DS games that have featured in the top 20 – Luigi’s Mansion 2 places in at number 17 and New Super Mario Bros. 2 joins just behind at number 18. Just Dance 4 – released for Wii and Wii U, as well as Xbox 30 and PlayStation 3 – also features at number 12, but there’s no information relating to how many sold on each platform.
Within the top 10 publishers, Nintendo places second but is pushed out of the top spot by Electronic Arts, with their FIFA 13 game also taking the software chart number one. Nintendo has 11.82 per cent of the software market share, while Sony takes up 8.22 per cent and Microsoft 4.11 per cent. Electronic Arts steals the show though with over 17 per cent of the European market share. The first half of 2013 is devoid of Wii U games but it will be interesting to see what the second half of 2013 will offer up in terms of software sales, especially during the holiday season.
EA first? Doesn’t surprise me. though Nintendo being second is better than I expected.
EA’s first because Euros are HUGE football fans.
Tell me about it, I was bullied during my time in middle school for hating soccer.
Europeans love their Football, and FIFA. That game alone gobbles up the market.
Having said that, Europeans also like variety. Nintendo’s software share of 11.82% is actually pretty reasonable.
EA first yay -.-
EA stole the show and their customers money.
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Well, this is the ultimate example of the fallacy of karma. Worst company in the world = best-selling publisher in Europe.
You truly have shown how stupid you are if you think EA is the worst company in the world. You know … there isn’t other companies making profits over destroying peoples lives and the environment or anything …
Maybe he means “worst game company in the world”
I think it would be pretty obvious to understand I was discussing game companies on a game-related website… and you have the nerve to call other people stupid? What a joke.
With the fanboys on here, no it’s not obvious at all. Go back to being butthurt over a game company though. EA isn’t that bad, gamers are just a bunch of crybabies.
EA won worst company is North America 2 years in a row, that’s what he is talking about.
A bullshit poll hijacked by a bunch of sad little virgins.
Turn the retard switch off and try again when you are sober.
Here’s one of them now.
fak u ea
First europe then the world
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EA best publisher in europe= Irony at its best. Proves even EA is different in Europe.
Nintendo needs real success for Wii U this Christmas or the public will write it off. I wish Nintendo made it more powerful to break the stigma of having a weaker performing console.
EA won first? LOL! That’s such a joke.