Guild Wars 2 : #1 in Ten EU Nations

[Coolit]

So apparently NCSoft is reporting that GW2 is the number one selling game in the all formats video chart for 10 EU countries.

Guild Wars 2 now stands at number one in the official All Formats charts of the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and Belgium – all the major territories within Europe.

Not bad at all!

[Deleted]

I knew something was up when there were a lot of scandinavians in the map chat!

[peterpan007]

So apparently NCSoft is reporting that GW2 is the number one selling game in the all formats video chart for 10 EU countries.



Not bad at all!

Who else were they competing with those weeks ?

[Deleted]

that's because they're not competing with anyone at the moment, lol.

[Deleted]

It does not make GW2 the great game i was hoping for, just confirms it was massively overhyped

[Swagman]

I wonder why guild wars is so much more popular across the pond than in America. Maybe cause unlike SWTOR they didn't make all the bad guys speak with an English accent?

[Mothhive]

Who else were they competing with those weeks ?

that's because they're not competing with anyone at the moment, lol.

There are plenty of big games coming out soon that you can pre-order that they would have been competing with. MoP, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Hitman, etc.

[Cybran]

that's because they're not competing with anyone at the moment, lol.

Dark souls Prepare to die edition, Darksiders 2, Hitman, etc

[Kamari]

There are plenty of big games coming out soon that you can pre-order that they would have been competing with. MoP, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Hitman, etc.

Those games aren't out yet. They don't report pre-orders as sales until the game actually launches. They might track the pre-orders, but it's not the same list...

[zoefschildpad]

Belgium is one of the major territories in Europe? really? Belgium?

[peterpan007]

There are plenty of big games coming out soon that you can pre-order that they would have been competing with. MoP, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Hitman, etc.

Pre-orders don't rank.

Anyway found the chart

Here's the UK's top 40 All Formats chart in full:

1. GUILD WARS 2 - NCSOFT EUROPE
2. SLEEPING DOGS - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 - NINTENDO
4. LONDON 2012: THE OFFICIAL VIDEO GAME - SEGA
5. LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6. DARKSIDERS II - THQ
7. MADDEN NFL 13 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
8. TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9. TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER - UBISOFT
10. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
11. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - SEGA
12. DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION - KOCH MEDIA
13. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14. TALES OF GRACES F - NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
15. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
16. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17. FIFA 12 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
18. BATTLEFIELD 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
19. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20. ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - UBISOFT
21. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
23. THE SIMS 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
24. PROTOTYPE 2 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY - TAKE 2
26. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - MICROSOFT
28. MASS EFFECT 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
29. SONIC GENERATIONS - SEGA
30. MARIO KART 7 - NINTENDO
31. SNIPER ELITE V2 - 505 GAMES / MASTERTRONIC
32. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
33. WWE '12 - THQ
34. NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN - ELECTRONIC ARTS
35. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - SEGA
36. FIFA STREET - ELECTRONIC ARTS
37. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - TAKE 2
38. SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR - CITY INTERACTIVE
39. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO - MIND CANDY
40. RAYMAN ORIGINS – UBISOFT

[jvbastel]

Belgium is one of the major territories in Europe? really? Belgium?

of course it is, we're awesome

[Eorayn]

It deserves it.

[Deleted]

There are plenty of big games coming out soon that you can pre-order that they would have been competing with. MoP, Borderlands 2, Dishonored, Hitman, etc.

i don't know how pre-order works in other countries but here you don't pay for it until you get it. pre-order simply means they save you a copy on release date so you can pick it up or mail it to you. in both scenarios you pay when you receive it.

i haven't bought a hardcopy of a game for like 7 years so things could have changed. digital is the future

[Simulacrum]

Console ports of old games and pre-orders aren't really stiff competition.

[Deleted]

Notice how the list only has games that have been released and doesn't include pre-orders?

GW2 had very little competition.

EDIT: I mean, London2012 came 4th..... :P

[Deleted]

I wonder why guild wars is so much more popular across the pond than in America. Maybe cause unlike SWTOR they didn't make all the bad guys speak with an English accent?

Some of the bad guys speak with an 'English' (I use the term very cautiously, because Sylvari don't sound very English at all even though they're intended to be) accent. Hell, Caithe has the most convincing English accent, and her voice actor is American.

[Deleted]

Free to play. Which basicly gives the game a greater market. Since a lot of people actually don't want to pay for playing a single game monthly like WoW for example.

[SirRobin]

Kudos Arena Net! Not bad at all for a PC only game.

[VibrantViolet]

I love how people are like, "lol no competition", but if it were a game they liked, they'd be like, "It deserved it because it's a great game!"