Market research company Gfk has released their latest stats on the SA physical retail gaming market, revealing which titles sold the best across major platforms during April 2012.
There was a little bit of shuffling in the top ranking titles for April, a month which will likely be remembered as a bit of a gaming drought in terms of new releases.
EA’s back catalogue is still going strong on the major platforms, dominating the top 5 PC sales, but losing a bit of ground on Xbox 360. Mass effect 3 has completely dropped off the charts.
Old favourites are holding strong, with Call of Duty 4, The Sims, Gran Turismo 5 and FIFA all present.
Of the new releases, Activision’s late entry (24 April) Prototype 2 cracked into the top five on PS3, while The Witcher 2 (17 April) clearly made a strong debut on Xbox 360.
Below is the full breakdown of top 5 selling games across major platforms for April 2012.
| Platform | Gaming title |
| PC | 1. THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME |
| PC | 2. THE SIMS 3: PETS |
| PC | 3. BATTLEFIELD 3 |
| PC | 4. MEDAL OF HONOUR |
| PC | 5. NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT |
| XBOX360 | 1. KINECT STAR WARS |
| XBOX360 | 2. FIFA 2012 |
| XBOX360 | 3. CALL OF DUTY 4 – MODERN WARFARE 2 |
| XBOX360 | 4. THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSIN OF KINGS DARK EDITION |
| XBOX360 | 5. BATTLEFIELD 3 |
| PS3 | 1. GRAN TURISMO 5 |
| PS3 | 2. FIFA 2012 |
| PS3 | 3. PROTOTYPE 2 |
| PS3 | 4. TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2013:THE MASTERS EDITION |
| PS3 | 5. FIFA STREET 4 :2012 |
| WII | 1. WII SPORTS |
| WII | 2. WII SPORTS RESORT |
| WII | 3. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 |
| WII | 4. FAMILY PARTY: FITNESS FUN |
| WII | 5. MEGAMIND |
| Platform | Gaming title |
| PS2 | 1. FIFA 2011 |
| PS2 | 2. GRAND THEFT AUTO SAN ANDREAS |
| PS2 | 3. FIFA 2012 |
| PS2 | 4. MX VS.ATV UNTAMED |
| PS2 | 5. WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 |
| DS/DS-LI | 1. POKEMON : MYSTERY DUNGEON |
| DS/DS-LI | 2. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS |
| DS/DS-LI | 3. WIZARDS OF WAVERLEY PLACE |
| DS/DS-LI | 4. LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS |
| DS/DS-LI | 5.MARIO KART |
| PSP/SLIM | 1. PSP STREET FIGHTER : ALPHA 3 MAX |
| PSP/SLIM | 2. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED |
| PSP/SLIM | 3. GOD OF WAR: GHOST OF SPARTA |
| PSP/SLIM | 4. CARS |
| PSP/SLIM | 5. THE SIMS 2 : PETS |
Source: Gfk
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