DP ServBot
10-14-2013, 09:21 AM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/10/gta.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/)
The battle between Grand Theft Auto 5 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-5) and FIFA 14 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/fifa-14) rages on, with Rockstar reclaiming the UK No. 1 after EA Sports held it for two weeks. It's maybe a bit surprising to see Pokemon X and Y (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-x-y) not on top, the duo instead placing in third and fourth in the all-formats chart.
If the two Poke-versions were combined they'd almost certainly be Numero Uno, however, since X and Y are first and second in the individual formats chart. Maybe the biggest stat for Nintendo is that the 3DS games' first week sales are around double of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2's debut showing - I'm sure we'll be hearing about very big numbers soon.
The other new release in the top ten is Beyond: Two Souls (http://www.joystiq.com/game/beyond-two-souls), Quantic Dream's PS3 game charting fifth. As for Dragon's Crown (http://www.joystiq.com/game/dragons-crown) debuting all the way down in 19th, I have to wonder if the game's late European arrival and Sony's region-free policy played their part...Continue reading GTA 5 reclaims rule in UK charts, wild Pokemon X, Y appear in top 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)GTA 5 reclaims rule in UK charts, wild Pokemon X, Y appear in top 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/) | Email this (http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20744544/) | Comments (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/#comments)
The battle between Grand Theft Auto 5 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-5) and FIFA 14 (http://www.joystiq.com/game/fifa-14) rages on, with Rockstar reclaiming the UK No. 1 after EA Sports held it for two weeks. It's maybe a bit surprising to see Pokemon X and Y (http://www.joystiq.com/game/pokemon-x-y) not on top, the duo instead placing in third and fourth in the all-formats chart.
If the two Poke-versions were combined they'd almost certainly be Numero Uno, however, since X and Y are first and second in the individual formats chart. Maybe the biggest stat for Nintendo is that the 3DS games' first week sales are around double of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2's debut showing - I'm sure we'll be hearing about very big numbers soon.
The other new release in the top ten is Beyond: Two Souls (http://www.joystiq.com/game/beyond-two-souls), Quantic Dream's PS3 game charting fifth. As for Dragon's Crown (http://www.joystiq.com/game/dragons-crown) debuting all the way down in 19th, I have to wonder if the game's late European arrival and Sony's region-free policy played their part...Continue reading GTA 5 reclaims rule in UK charts, wild Pokemon X, Y appear in top 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)GTA 5 reclaims rule in UK charts, wild Pokemon X, Y appear in top 4 (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Mon, 14 Oct 2013 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/) | Email this (http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20744544/) | Comments (http://www.joystiq.com/2013/10/14/gta-5-reclaims-rule-in-uk-charts-wild-pokemon-x-y-appear-in-to/#comments)