Top 10 in Sales - Europe: 2012 Edition - News

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Welcome to the ‘Top 10’ weekly feature. Each week we will be taking a look at the top 10 selling games in a particular genre, platform, most recent month, even sprinkling in the top 10 selling games from a past year. All sales specified will be worldwide, unless stated otherwise. If there is a particular top 10 you want to see leave a comment and it may be featured in a future top 10.

Over the next month we will be taking a look at the top 10 selling games in 2012 by region. This week we will be taking a look at the top 10 selling games in Europe in 2012. Last week we looked at the top 10 selling games in the USA in 2012 and the week before that the top 10 selling 3DS games in 2012.

Looking at the top 10 bestselling games in Europe in 2012, nine of the games were released in 2012 and one was released in 2011. For the titles released in 2012 one was released in August, two in September, one in October, and five in November.

The nine titles in 2012 sold a combined 19.7 million units or 94.8 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The one game released in 2011, Mario Kart 7, sold a 1.08 million units or 5.2 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The top 10 bestselling games in Europe in 2012 sold a combined 20.78 million games in 2012. This is 8.17 million units less than the top 10 in the USA sold. No games in Europe sold five million units in 2012, however the top three sold more than three million units. Also the top four sold more than two million units. The entire top 10 sold more than one million units.

Three games are first party, one published by Microsoft and two by Nintendo and seven games are third party. The third party publishers include two Electronic Arts titles, two Activision titles and three Ubisoft titles. The one title published by Microsoft, Halo 4, sold 1.55 million units or 7.5 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The two titles published by Nintendo sold a combined 2.30 million units or 11.1 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The two Electronic Arts titles, two versions of FIFA Soccer 13, sold a combined 6.67 million units or 32.1 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The two Activision titles, two versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops II, sold a combined 6.43 million units or 30.9 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The three Ubisoft titles, two versions of Assassin’s Creed III and Just Dance 4, sold a combined 4.25 million units or 20.5 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The top 10 bestselling games in Europe in 2012 as a graph shows how four titles sold well above the rest and the other six games sold pretty evenly. If you combine the sales of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox versions of Assassin’s Creed III it sold more than any other game in the top 10 that only has one version of the game. FIFA Soccer 13 was the bestselling game in Europe in 2012, followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Looking at the top 10 by platform four of the titles were released for the Xbox 360, three for the PlayStation 3, two for the 3DS and one for the Wii. The four Xbox 360 titles sold a combined 8.58 million units or 41.3 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The three PlayStation 3 titles sold a combined 8.36 million units or 40.2 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The two 3DS titles sold a combined 2.3 million units or 11.1 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

Here are the rest of the top 10 bestselling games in Europe in 2012: There were 17.07 million home console and handhelds sold for the entire year. This is a 25.9 percent drop year-on-year. This is 1.93 million units less than in the USA in 2012. There were also 144.17 million games sold in 2012. This is a 16.2 percent drop year-on-year. This is 66.99 million units less than in the USA in 2012.

The top 11 titles sold more than one million units and the top 45 titles sold more than 500,000 units. The top 136 titles sold more than 200,000 units and the top 269 units sold more than 100,000.

Nintendo sold more games in the USA in 2012 than the other two first party publishers, Microsoft and Sony. Nintendo sold 15.03 million games across its four platforms, the Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS. Microsoft sold 6.87 million games for the Xbox 360. Sony sold 6.01 million games for the PlayStation 3, PSP, and PlayStation Vita.

Electronic Arts was the biggest publisher in the USA in 2012, selling 25.62 million games. Activision sold 17.86 million games and Ubisoft 15.71 million games. Take-Two sold 6.68 million games, Sega sold 6.04 million games, THQ sold 4.76 million games, Warner Bros. sold 4.44 million units, and Square Enix sold 4.01 million games.

The top 100 can be seen below, or click here to view the complete chart.

Pos	Game			Weeks	Yearly	Total
1	FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Action			14	3,530,086	3,530,086
2	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) Activision, Shooter			7	3,288,453	3,288,453
3	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) Activision, Shooter			7	3,139,094	3,139,094
4	FIFA Soccer 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Action			14	2,721,753	2,721,753
5	Halo 4 (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter			8	1,553,733	1,553,733
6	Just Dance 4 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc			13	1,542,715	1,542,715
7	Assassin's Creed III (PS3) Ubisoft, Action			9	1,541,933	1,541,933
8	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform			20	1,222,740	1,222,740
9	Assassin's Creed III (X360) Ubisoft, Action			9	1,172,532	1,172,532
10	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing			57	1,082,193	2,098,830
11	Diablo III (PC) Activision, Role-Playing			33	1,051,813	1,051,813
12	Pokemon Black / White Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing			12	989,261	989,261
13	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform			59	937,275	2,032,645
14	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc			112	894,356	4,275,015
15	FIFA Soccer 12 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports			66	823,339	3,991,605
16	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter			60	806,592	4,659,207
17	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action			61	757,732	2,112,895
18	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing			60	723,922	2,256,801
19	Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game (PS3) Electronic Arts, Racing			9	721,667	721,667
20	Far Cry 3 (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter			5	717,831	717,831
21	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing			110	717,731	4,112,945
22	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) Sega, Sports			59	713,530	1,701,168
23	Mario Party 9 (Wii) Nintendo, Misc			44	695,722	695,722
24	Just Dance 3 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc			64	684,364	3,146,843
25	Far Cry 3 (PS3) Ubisoft, Shooter			5	679,247	679,247
26	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter			62	659,546	2,386,184
27	Mass Effect 3 (X360) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing			43	659,227	659,227
28	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing			247	652,130	12,167,380
29	Hitman: Absolution (PS3) Square Enix, Action			6	634,612	634,612
30	Zumba Fitness (Wii) 505 Games, Sports			92	632,783	2,343,535
31	Guild Wars 2 (PC) NCSoft, Role-Playing			18	630,410	630,410
32	Borderlands 2 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter			15	602,716	602,716
33	FIFA Street (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports			42	602,254	602,254
34	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing			60	600,228	1,758,517
35	Hitman: Absolution (X360) Square Enix, Action			6	594,251	594,251
36	Forza Motorsport 4 (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Racing			64	593,093	1,602,257
37	Zumba Fitness 2 (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports			58	588,935	834,949
38	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports			317	581,190	28,322,788
39	Resident Evil 6 (PS3) Capcom, Action			13	576,872	576,872
40	FIFA Soccer 12 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports			66	571,959	2,715,888
41	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) Activision, Shooter			60	561,942	4,059,687
42	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform			163	537,455	6,420,513
43	Football Manager 2013 (PC) Sega, Action			10	532,439	532,439
44	Max Payne 3 (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter			33	510,288	510,288
45	World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (PC) Activision, Role-Playing			14	500,888	500,888
46	Skylanders Giants (Wii) Activision, Action			11	498,031	498,031
47	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing			60	488,142	1,403,812
48	Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3) Ubisoft, Action			59	483,376	1,765,184
49	Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3) Square Enix, Role-Playing			48	467,051	467,051
50	The Sims 3 (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation			187	460,967	2,591,213
51	FIFA Street (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports			42	459,692	459,692
52	Battlefield 3 (X360) Electronic Arts, Shooter			62	456,196	1,905,826
53	Resident Evil 6 (X360) Capcom, Action			13	449,209	449,209
54	Batman: Arkham City (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action			63	447,315	1,401,411
55	Forza: Horizon (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Racing			10	445,972	445,972
56	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Wii) Activision, Action			64	431,278	987,937
57	Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game (X360) Electronic Arts, Racing			9	405,407	405,407
58	Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS) Sega, Sports			47	405,348	405,348
59	Wii Fit Plus (Wii) Nintendo, Sports			166	401,606	7,897,312
60	Wii Party (Wii) Nintendo, Misc			117	397,883	3,259,063
61	Farming Simulator 2013 (PC) Focus Home Interactive, Action			10	396,266	396,266
62	Borderlands 2 (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter			15	392,490	392,490
63	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PC) Activision, Shooter			7	391,556	391,556
64	Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (3DS) Nintendo, Adventure			10	377,660	377,660
65	Football Manager 2012 (PC) Sega, Sports			63	372,750	1,088,958
66	Max Payne 3 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter			33	372,740	372,740
67	Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 (PS3) Konami Digital Entertainment, Sports			15	370,282	370,282
68	F1 2012 (PS3) Codemasters, Racing			15	367,698	367,698
69	New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Nintendo, Platform			340	363,527	8,837,244
70	Mass Effect 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing			43	354,619	354,619
71	Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing			54	354,128	864,515
72	Battlefield 3 (PC) Electronic Arts, Shooter			62	352,152	1,160,939
73	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter			32	350,258	350,258
74	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (X360) Sega, Sports			27	348,035	348,035
75	Assassin's Creed: Revelations (X360) Ubisoft, Action			59	338,552	1,395,808
76	Kinect Star Wars (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Action			39	337,633	337,633
77	Medal of Honor: Warfighter (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter			10	336,388	336,388
78	London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3) Sega, Sports			27	335,907	335,907
79	Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PSV) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action			45	330,510	330,510
80	Dishonored (X360) Bethesda Softworks, Shooter			12	326,915	326,915
81	WWE '13 (PS3) THQ, Action			9	325,357	325,357
82	Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo (DS) Activision, Misc			60	318,123	815,357
83	LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action			28	309,130	309,130
84	Sleeping Dogs (PS3) Square Enix, Action			20	308,014	308,014
85	The Sims 3: Pets (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation			63	307,001	820,896
86	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PC) Activision, Shooter			60	304,847	915,079
87	Nintendo Land (WiiU) Nintendo, Action			5	304,346	304,346
88	Sleeping Dogs (X360) Square Enix , Action			20	302,887	302,887
89	Mass Effect 3 (PC) Electronic Arts, Role-Playing			43	297,984	297,984
90	Pokemon Black / White Version (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing			96	287,914	2,786,268
91	Batman: Arkham City (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Action			63	285,888	1,034,830
92	WWE '13 (X360) THQ, Action			9	283,379	283,379
93	Nintendogs + cats (3DS) Nintendo, Simulation			93	280,842	880,061
94	Saints Row: The Third (X360) THQ, Action			59	280,832	1,039,996
95	Saints Row: The Third (PS3) THQ, Action			59	280,327	825,334
96	Dishonored (PS3) Bethesda Softworks, Shooter			12	278,104	278,104
97	Medal of Honor: Warfighter (X360) Electronic Arts, Shooter			10	276,614	276,614
98	Kinect Sports (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Sports			112	273,855	1,481,810
99	Red Dead Redemption (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action			137	269,416	1,968,678
100	Anno 2070 (PC) Ubisoft, Strategy			59	268,201	793,385

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zuvuyeay (on 20 March 2013)

good work,fifa rules,diablo & guild wars doing it for the PC

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Salnax (on 19 March 2013)

So, basically America with Association Football.

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