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Topic: Pikmin 3 falls out of the top 10 UK chart.

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ocelot20

There has hardly been any interesting news this passed week. This piece of news did catch me by surprise a little. Was this title not suppose to be one of them titles that shift systems? I don't own Pikmin 3 and I don't intend to buy it since I have no interest in the type of games. However I am a little disappointed I would of thought this would of shifted a few consoles. But according gamespot Pikmin 3 dropped from number 2 in the UK charts to 15th. Sony's The Last of US took second sport (not bad for a 7 week old title) and MineCraft Xbox Edition took number 1 (not bad for a title that has been available on xbox for a year).

So what do you people think of this? Am in no way trying to imply this game is rubbish or anything like that before anyone starts.

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/uk-chart-minecraft-stays-top-as-p...

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ocelot20

Discostew

Consider how many Wii U units are sold in UK vs the PS3/360. It's not possible for Pikmin to retain a spot in the top 10 because of that.

This really wasn't a surprise.

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conman2012

Are xbox and ps3 games availble as downloads like nintendo ones on the eshop ? Because presumably some uk owners brought pikmin as a download, especially if that wonderfull 101 deal is available in the uk. Anyway, i presume these charts ignore eshop download sales which should have some slighty positive effect on sales figures.

Also mos of those other games are multi plats right? So again that has a positive effect s pikmin is at least competing.

I also agree with the low user base making it not so suprizing

conman2012

rallydefault

Discostew wrote:

Consider how many Wii U units are sold in UK vs the PS3/360. It's not possible for Pikmin to retain a spot in the top 10 because of that.

This really wasn't a surprise.

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rallydefault

kkslider5552000

rallydefault wrote:

Discostew wrote:

Consider how many Wii U units are sold in UK vs the PS3/360. It's not possible for Pikmin to retain a spot in the top 10 because of that.

This really wasn't a surprise.

/thread

/thread (twice)

for good measure. It is what it is, there's not much else to say. One game can't solve too much on its own and despite some actual hype, it is nowhere near a Mario or likely even a Zelda level popular.

I'm honestly surprised its even done as well as it has tbh.

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banacheck

Are xbox and ps3 games availble as downloads like nintendo ones

Yes,

I'm not surprised at Pikmin3 not staying at the top spot, there is not enough Wii U's sold to do that compared to the other two consoles. But Pikmin3 is out now & will sell as people buy Wii U's, and i'm sure it will sell well as it's an excellent game in my eyes, one well worth picking up.

banacheck

conman2012

I guess the real key is if sales are going well Nintendo would presumably start talking about it. Let wait and see what they say

conman2012

Caryslan

conman2012 wrote:

Are xbox and ps3 games availble as downloads like nintendo ones on the eshop ? Because presumably some uk owners brought pikmin as a download, especially if that wonderfull 101 deal is available in the uk. Anyway, i presume these charts ignore eshop download sales which should have some slighty positive effect on sales figures.

Also mos of those other games are multi plats right? So again that has a positive effect s pikmin is at least competing.

I also agree with the low user base making it not so suprizing

I don't know about the UK, but Sony in the US has made a major effort to have games on their online store at the same time a retail copy comes out on the PS3. Not only that, but they offer pre-order offers and even discounts. Right now, the ticker is adversting pre-orders for the digital download version of Madden 25.

Microsoft on the other hand does not seem to do that, and it takes a few months for games to get put up on Xbox Live.

So, Sony does offer day 1 Downloads on certain games while it takes time for games to arrive on Xbox Live.

Caryslan

MAB

Maybe Pikmin 3 should have been Miyamoto's secret FPS game... Add in a soccer ball or two then, BAM! system seller

MAB

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