Overview

There were adjustments to the sales figures this week. Most notable were the increases in the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Vita hardware sales. The PlayStation 3 is now just 50,000 units behind the Xbox 360 and will become the second bestselling home console of the 7th generation in the next couple of weeks. The PlayStation Vita was adjusted above 5 million units.

Overall hardware sales decreased by 13 percent week-on-week. Week-on-week sales are down across the board. Overall year-on-year sales are down four percent. Also the 3DS is the only platform to be up year-on-year. However, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are only slightly down. The DS has dropped by 50 percent year-on-year, the biggest by percent.

No games debuted in the top 30 this week.

There are no software milestones this week in the top 30.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week are down across the board. PlayStation 3 sales are down 12,240 (-9%) to 127,649 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 1,991 (-2%) to 92,388 units sold. The Wii sold 30,249 units, a decrease of 1,228 (-4%). The Wii U sold 26,864 units, a decrease of 5,547 (-17%).

Handheld sales week-on-week has dropped across the board. The 3DS sold 138,079 units, which is down 29,753 (-18%) week-on-week. The PSP is down 5,576 (-10%) to 50,273 units sold. The Vita sold 31,794 units which is down 17,690 (-36%) compared to last week. The DS is down 30 (0%) to 16,641 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 74,055 units (-13%) to 513,937 units sold.

The 3DS is the only platform up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 855 (-1%), the Wii is down 27,746 (-48%), and the Xbox 360 is down 6,206 (-6%). The PSP is down 8,573 (-15%), the DS is down 16,330 (-50%), the Vita is down 9,395 (-23%) and the 3DS is up 19,750 (17%). Year on year sales are down 22,491 units (-4%).

Home console hardware sales for the Xbox 360 for three weeks, the PlayStation 3 for six weeks, the Wii for two weeks, and the Wii U for one week. The PlayStation 3 has led for the last 20 weeks. Wii and Wii U sales have been nearly identical for the last five weeks.

The PlayStation 3 has a 51 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 37 percent market share; and the Wii has a 12 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all for home consoles are down.

Handheld hardware sales have decreased for one week for the 3DS and Vita, two weeks for the PSP and six weeks for the DS. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has decreased this week to 107,000 units this week, down from 118,000 units last week.

The PSP has a 75 percent market share this week for the seventh generation handhelds, while the DS has a 25 percent market share. The 3DS has an 81 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 19 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four handhelds are down.

Worldwide Software

No games debuted in the top 30 this week.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) is at the top of the charts with sales of 103,410. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) is at number two with sales of 95,590. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) is at number three with sales of 61,775. Dead Island: Riptide (X360) is at number four with sales of 50,505. Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) is at number five with sales of 37,791.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) is at number six with sales of 36,128. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) is at number seven with sales of 34,783. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) is at number eight with sales of 31,852. Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 29,146. Dead Island: Riptide (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 28,181.

Software home console sales week-on-week are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 sold the most games this week with sales of 962m291, a decrease of 183,610 units (-16%). The Xbox 360 sold 994,918 games this week, a decrease of 119,540 units (-12%). Wii software sales are down 42,589 units (-8%) to 460,707 games sold. The Wii U sold 95,004 games, a decrease of 17,882 (-16%).

Handheld software sales week-on-week are down across the board. The 3DS sold 576,868 games, which is down 248,860 units (30%). The DS sold 303,614 games, a decrease of 34,769 units (-10%) week-on-week. The PSP sold 100,225 games, a decrease of 31,277 (-24%). Vita game sales are down 61,309 units (-39%) to 95,568 games sold. Total combined software is down 739,836 games units (-18%) week-on-week to 3.48 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the 3DS and Vita, and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 is down 372,253 units (-28%), the Wii is down 353,900 units (-43%) and the Xbox 360 is down 312,482 units (-26%). The DS is down 120,002 units (-28%), the PSP is down 73,903 units (-42%), the 3DS is up 302,836 units (111%), and the Vita is up 9,142 units (11%). Total combined software is down 825,558 units (-19%) games sold year on year.

Home console software sales have decreased for one week for all four home consoles. Software sales between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 remain within 200,000 of each other for the second straight week.

The PlayStation 3 has a 42 percent market share, the Xbox 360 has a 38 percent market share, and the Wii has a 20 percent market share. Compared to ten weeks ago the Wii U is up, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii are down.

The 3DS sold the most software for a handheld for the 21st straight week. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold more than six times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold more than three times as many games as the PSP.

The DS has a 75 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 25 percent market share. The 3DS has an 86 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 14 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS is up, while the DS, Vita and PSP are down.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) Nintendo, Misc	103,410	860,537	4
2	Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) Nintendo, Adventure	95,590	1,727,687	8
3	LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) Nintendo, Action	61,775	246,459	3
4	Dead Island: Riptide (X360) Deep Silver, Action	50,505	383,594	3
5	Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	37,791	479,395	4
6	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) Activision, Shooter	36,128	10,190,291	26
7	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) Activision, Shooter	34,783	12,202,284	26
8	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	31,852	5,966,328	42
9	Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) Capcom, Adventure	29,146	1,198,558	51
10	Dead Island: Riptide (PS3) Deep Silver, Action	28,181	206,226	3
11	Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	27,190	390,473	4
12	Halo 4 (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	26,121	8,235,078	27
13	Tomb Raider (PS3) Square Enix, Action	24,939	1,160,991	10
14	Animal Crossing: Jump Out (3DS) Nintendo, Action	24,556	3,310,750	27
15	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	23,439	7,925,812	76
16	Pokemon Black Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	22,328	6,591,033	47
17	BioShock Infinite (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	22,247	1,146,052	7
18	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	21,816	20,043,796	132
19	God of War: Ascension (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	21,736	1,113,292	9
20	FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Action	21,133	6,418,234	33
21	NBA 2K13 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Action	20,725	2,474,317	32
22	Nintendo Land (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	20,635	1,989,517	25
23	Assassin’s Creed III (PS3) Ubisoft, Action	20,299	4,854,757	28
24	BioShock Infinite (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	19,582	714,389	7
25	Soul Sacrifice (PSV) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	19,485	265,244	10
26	Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) Nintendo, Strategy	18,596	877,899	56
27	New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	17,989	1,819,054	25
28	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	17,982	33,714,277	266
29	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	17,621	81,259,151	338
30	Lego City Stories Undercover (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	16,757	288,479	8
31	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	80
32	Dragon’s Dogma (X360) Capcom, Adventure	Pro	N/A	51
33	Wii Sports Resort (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	Pro	N/A	203
34	The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series (PS3) Telltale Games, Adventure	Pro	N/A	22
35	NBA 2K13 (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	32
36	Tomb Raider (X360) Square Enix, Action	Pro	N/A	10
37	Far Cry 3 (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	24
38	SimCity (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation	Pro	N/A	10
39	Assassin’s Creed III (X360) Ubisoft, Action	Pro	N/A	28
40	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	182
41	Just Dance 4 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc	Pro	N/A	32
42	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) Activision, Strategy	Pro	N/A	9
43	Far Cry 3 (PS3) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	24
44	MLB 13: The Show (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Sports	Pro	N/A	10
45	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	Pro	N/A	129
46	Defiance (X360) Trion Worlds, Action	Pro	N/A	6
47	Crysis 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	Pro	N/A	12
48	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) Capcom, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	75
49	FIFA Soccer 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Action	Pro	N/A	33
50	Gears of War: Judgment (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	Pro	N/A	8
51	Madden NFL 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports	Pro	N/A	37
52	Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	Pro	N/A	80
53	Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut (PS3) Ignition Entertainment, Action	Pro	N/A	3
54	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Fighting	Pro	N/A	10
55	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (3DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	25
56	Persona 4 Arena (PS3) Atlus, Fighting	Pro	N/A	42
57	Kinect Sports (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Sports	Pro	N/A	132
58	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	79
59	Forza Horizon (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Racing	Pro	N/A	29
60	The Sims 3 (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation	Pro	N/A	206
61	Nintendogs + cats (3DS) Nintendo, Simulation	Pro	N/A	116
62	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) Nintendo, Fighting	Pro	N/A	276
63	Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	134
64	New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	365
65	Grand Theft Auto IV (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	263
66	Major League Baseball 2K13 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Sports	Pro	N/A	10
67	The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series (X360) Telltale Games, Adventure	Pro	N/A	22
68	Battlefield 3 (X360) Electronic Arts, Shooter	Pro	N/A	81
69	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	Pro	N/A	81
70	Paper Mario (3DS) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	26
71	Madden NFL 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	Pro	N/A	37
72	Skylanders Giants (Wii) Activision, Action	Pro	N/A	30
73	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	79
74	Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (3DS) Namco Bandai Games, Misc	Pro	N/A	11
75	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	Pro	N/A	79

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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.

This week we will be looking at the top 10 selling games in April 2013. Last week we looked at the top 10 selling Tomb Raider games and the week before that the top 10 selling Final Fantasy games.

Looking at the top 10 bestselling games in April 2013, nine of the 10 games were released in 2013, while the other game was released in 2012. Four games were released in March 2013; five games were released in April 2013; and one game was released in May 2012. The game released in 2012, Dragon’s Dogma, is at the bottom of the list with sales of 190,157.

The four games released in March 2013, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS), BioShock Infinite for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and Tomb Raider (PS3), sold a combined 1.54 million units or 43.8 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The five games released in April 2013, Tomodachi Collection (3DS), Injustice: Gods Among Us for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Defiance (X360), and Dead Island: Riptide (X360), sold a combined 1.79 million units or 50.9 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The top 10 bestselling games in April 2013 sold a combined 3.52 million units. The top two titles sold more than 500,000 units and the top five titles sold more than 300,000 units. The top nine titles sold more than 200,000 units.

Two of the titles are first party and both were published by Nintendo. Those two games Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Tomodachi Collection are both for the 3DS and sold a combined 1.28 million units or 36.4 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The third party publishers include Warner Bros., Take-Two, Trion Worlds, Deep Silver, Square Enix, and Capcom. The two Warner Bros. titles are Injustice: Gods Among Us for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. They sold a combined 705,472 units or 20.2 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The two Take-Two titles are the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of BioShock Infinite which sold a combined 611,386 units or 17.3 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

The top 10 bestselling games in April 2013 as a graph shows how the recently released 3DS titles has sold above the rest of the top 10. The 3DS has the top two titles, games Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon and Tomodachi Collection.

There are four Xbox 360 titles, as well as four PlayStation 3 titles. The four Xbox 360 titles has sold a combined 1.28 million units or 36.4 percent of the total games sold in the top 10. The four PlayStation 3 titles sold a combined 0.96 million units or 27.3 percent of the total games sold in the top 10.

Here are sales figures outside the top 10: The top 28 titles sold more than 100,000 units, while the top 65 titles sold more than 50,000 units.

For the month of April there were 2.04 million units of hardware sold, which is a 32.8 percent drop compared to March. There were also 22.35 million units of software sold, which is a 35.1 percent drop month-on-month.

Nintendo was the top publisher with 3.76 million games, while Sony sold 0.96 million games and Microsoft sold 0.86 million games. Electronic Arts sold 2.18 million games, Take-Two sold 1.63 million games, Activision sold 1.60 million games, Warner Bros. sold 1.35 million games, and Ubisoft sold 1.32 million games.

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Black Ops II rises to second, The Walking Dead charts at ninth, and Persona 4 Arena fails to make the top 10.

Dead Island: Riptide has managed a third week atop the UK charts, albeit with a 55 percent drop in sales.

It is the second game of the year to manage three weeks at number one, following BioShock Infinite back in March.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II jumps to second place thanks to cut-price promotions, followed by Tomb Raider in third and Injustice: Gods Among Us in fourth.

FIFA 13 is fifth, BioShock Infinite sixth, Assassin’s Creed III seventh, and Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins eighth.

The highest new entry of the week came from The Walking Dead in ninth, a disc-based version of Telltale’s episodic game based on the comic series that was previously available digitally.

Luigi’s Mansion 2 landed in tenth, denying new release Persona 4 Arena a top 10 finish in its first week on sale.

The Top 20 UK chart for the week ending May 11:

1. Dead Island: Riptide
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
3. Tomb Raider
4. Injustice: Gods Among Us
5. FIFA 13
6. BioShock Infinite
7. Assassin’s Creed III
8. Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins
9. The Walking Dead
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2
11. Persona 4 Arena
12. Far Cry 3
13. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
14. God of War: Ascension
15. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
16. Defiance
17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim
18. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
19. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
20. Grand Theft Auto IV

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Overview

Overall hardware sales increased by six percent week-on-week. Week-on-week sales are up for the Wii U, 3DS, PSP, and Vita. Overall year-on-year sales are down 17 percent. Also the 3DS is the only platform to be up year-on-year. The PSP has dropped by 72 percent year-on-year, the biggest by percent.

No games debuted in the top 30 this week.

Software milestones this week in the top 30: Kinect Adventures! (X360) passed the 20 million mark.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week is up for the Wii U, and down for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. PlayStation 3 sales are down 3,655 (-3%) to 113,365 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 6,417 (-8%) to 73,633 units sold. The Wii U sold 32,460 units, an increase of 1,352 (4%). The Wii sold 27,727 units, a decrease of 1,888 (-6%).

Handheld sales week-on-week have increased for the 3DSm PSP and Vita, and dropped for the DS. The 3DS sold 171,388 units, which is up 12,818 (8%) week-on-week. The PlayStation Vita is up 8,957 (27%) to 42,540 units sold. The DS sold 20,177 units which is down 228 (-1%) compared to last week. The PSP is up 523 (4%) to 15,131 units sold. Total week on week sales are up 11,462 units (2%) to 4796,421 units sold.

The 3DS is the only platform up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 14,242 (-11%), the Wii is down 42,665 (-61%), and the Xbox 360 is down 13,792 (-16%). The PSP is down 39,847 (-72%), the DS is down 19,947 (-50%), the Vita is down 5,991 (-12%) and the 3DS is up 1,187 (1%). Year on year sales are down 102,837 units (-17%).

Home console hardware sales have decreased for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 five straight weeks. Wii U sales have increased for one week, while Wii sales have decreased for one week. The PlayStation 3 has led for the last 18 weeks. The Wii U has outsold its predecessor, the Wii, for seven straight weeks.

The PlayStation 3 has a 53 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 34 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the Wii U is up, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii are down.

Handheld hardware sales have decreased for five straight weeks for the DS. The PSP and Vita have each increased for two weeks, while the 3DS has increased for one week. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has increased this week to 129,000 units this week, down from 125,000 units last week.

The DS has a 57 percent market share this week for the seventh generation handhelds, while the PSP has a 43 percent market share. The 3DS has an 80 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 20 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS is up, while the DS, PSP, and Vita are down.

Worldwide Software

No games debuted in the top 30 this week.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) is at the top of the charts with sales of 202,761. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) is at number two with sales of 202,761. Dead Island: Riptide (X360) is at number three with sales of 96,204. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) is at number four with sales of 79,563. Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) is at number five with sales of 58,489.

Soul Sacrifice (PSV) is at number six with sales of 58,113. Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) is at number seven with sales of 57,640. Dead Island: Riptide (PS3) is at number eight with sales of 48,954. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) is at number nine with sales of 45,157. Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 41,775.

Software home console sales week-on-week are down across the board. The PlayStation 3 sold the most games this week with sales of 1.14 million, a decrease of 359,545 units (-24%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.01 million games this week, a decrease of 319,500 units (-24%). Wii software sales are down 17,876 units (-3%) to 502,839 games sold. The Wii U sold 112,886 games, a decrease of 1,122 (-1%).

Handheld software sales week-on-week is up for the Vita and 3DS, and down for the PSP and DS. The 3DS sold 843,382 games, which is up 69,605 units (9%). The DS sold 338,827 games, a decrease of 24,005 units (-7%) week-on-week. The Vita sold 156,877 games, an increase of 18,930 (14%). PSP game sales are down 24,017 units (-15%) to 142,465 games sold. Total combined software is down 657,530 games units (-13%) week-on-week to 4.24 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the 3DS and Vita, and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 is down 359,545 units (-21%), the Wii is down 507,468 units (-50%) and the Xbox 360 is down 301,560 units (-23%). The DS is down 131,870 units (-28%), the PSP is down 102,020 units (-44%), the 3DS is up 429,783 units (104%), and the Vita is up 39,226 units (33%). Total combined software is down 772,271 million units (-15%) games sold year on year.

Home console software sales have decreased for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for one week, and two week for the Wii and Wii U. Software sales between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 remain within 200,000 of each other for the seventh straight week.

The PlayStation 3 has a 43 percent market share, the Xbox 360 has a 38 percent market share, and the Wii has a 19 percent market share. Compared to ten weeks ago the Wii U is up, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii are down.

The 3DS sold the most software for a handheld for the 20th straight week. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold more than five times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold more than two times as many games as the PSP. The Vita outsold the PSP for the first time since the week ending March 23.

The DS has a 72 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 28 percent market share. The 3DS has an 84 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 16 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS and DS are up, while the Vita and PSP are down.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) Nintendo, Misc	202,761	757,127	3
2	Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) Nintendo, Adventure	152,928	1,757,979	7
3	Dead Island: Riptide (X360) Deep Silver, Action	96,204	333,089	2
4	LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) Nintendo, Action	79,563	184,684	2
5	Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) Capcom, Adventure	58,489	1,169,161	50
6	Soul Sacrifice (PSV) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	58,113	245,759	9
7	Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	57,640	441,604	3
8	Dead Island: Riptide (PS3) Deep Silver, Action	48,954	178,045	2
9	Animal Crossing: Jump Out (3DS) Nintendo, Action	45,157	3,286,194	26
10	Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	41,775	363,283	3
11	Tomb Raider (PS3) Square Enix, Action	36,092	1,136,052	9
12	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	33,691	5,932,095	41
13	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) Activision, Shooter	32,843	10,147,985	25
14	Dragon’s Dogma (X360) Capcom, Adventure	32,370	513,637	50
15	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) Activision, Shooter	30,727	12,156,582	25
16	Halo 4 (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	25,695	8,203,964	26
17	Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut (PS3) Ignition Entertainment, Action	25,303	30,622	2
18	BioShock Infinite (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	25,029	1,123,805	6
19	Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) Nintendo, Strategy	24,843	941,656	55
20	BioShock Infinite (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	24,603	694,807	6
21	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	24,574	7,900,524	75
22	FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Action	23,456	6,395,226	32
23	God of War: Ascension (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	23,166	1,091,556	8
24	Pokemon Black Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	21,779	6,566,481	46
25	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	21,132	20,019,935	131
26	Nintendo Land (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	20,051	1,922,569	24
27	Tomb Raider (X360) Square Enix, Action	19,807	978,128	9
28	NBA 2K13 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Action	19,735	2,427,049	31
29	New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	19,159	1,799,115	24
30	SimCity (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation	18,936	755,109	9
31	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Fighting	Pro	N/A	9
32	Far Cry 3 (PS3) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	23
33	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	79
34	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	Pro	N/A	265
35	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	Pro	N/A	337
36	NBA 2K13 (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	31
37	Lego City Stories Undercover (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	7
38	Far Cry 3 (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	23
39	Wii Sports Resort (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	Pro	N/A	202
40	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) Capcom, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	74
41	Defiance (X360) Trion Worlds, Action	Pro	N/A	5
42	Star Trek: The Game (X360) Namco Bandai Games, Action	Pro	N/A	2
43	Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (3DS) Namco Bandai Games, Misc	Pro	N/A	10
44	FIFA Soccer 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Action	Pro	N/A	32
45	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	181
46	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) Activision, Strategy	Pro	N/A	8
47	Assassin’s Creed III (PS3) Ubisoft, Action	Pro	N/A	27
48	Gears of War: Judgment (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	Pro	N/A	7
49	Star Trek: The Game (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Action	Pro	N/A	2
50	MLB 13: The Show (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Sports	Pro	N/A	9
51	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	Pro	N/A	128
52	Just Dance 4 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc	Pro	N/A	31
53	Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	Pro	N/A	79
54	Assassin’s Creed III (X360) Ubisoft, Action	Pro	N/A	27
55	Forza Horizon (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Racing	Pro	N/A	28
56	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (3DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	24
57	Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) Nintendo, Fighting	Pro	N/A	275
58	Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition (Wii) Namco Bandai Games, Misc	Pro	N/A	23
59	Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Limited Edition) (PS3) Electronic Arts, Racing	Pro	N/A	27
60	The Sims 3 (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation	Pro	N/A	205
61	Paper Mario (3DS) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	25
62	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	Pro	N/A	80
63	Dead Island (PS3) Deep Silver, Action	Pro	N/A	87
64	Madden NFL 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports	Pro	N/A	36
65	Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	50
66	Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire! (3DS) Namco Bandai Games, Action	Pro	N/A	44
67	Skylanders Giants (Wii) Activision, Action	Pro	N/A	29
68	Heavy Rain (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Adventure	Pro	N/A	167
69	Grand Theft Auto IV (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	262
70	Nintendogs + cats (3DS) Nintendo, Simulation	Pro	N/A	115
71	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360) Bethesda Softworks, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	78
72	Zumba Fitness (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports	Pro	N/A	129
73	7th Dragon 2020-II (PSP) Sega, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	3
74	New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	364
75	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) Activision, Shooter	Pro	N/A	78

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Overview

Overall hardware sales decreased by six percent week-on-week. Week-on-week sales are up for the Wii, PSP, and PlayStation Vita. Overall year-on-year sales are down 23 percent. Also the 3DS is the only platform to be up year-on-year. The PSP has dropped by 76 percent year-on-year, the biggest by percent.

Six games debuted in the top 30 this week. Dead Island: Riptide (X360) debuted at the top of the charts with sales of 236,885. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number four with sales of 129,091. The game launched in North America and Europe.

Software milestones this week in the top 30: Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) passed the one million mark.

Worldwide Hardware

Hardware home console sales week-on-week are up for the Wii, and down for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U. PlayStation 3 sales are down 2,260 (-2%) to 115,371 units sold. Xbox 360 sales are down 4,553 (-6%) to 76,132 units sold. The Wii U sold 31,108 units, a decrease of 2,140 (-6%). The Wii sold 28,508 units, an increase of 167 (1%).

Handheld sales week-on-week have increased for the PSP and Vita, and dropped for the DS and 3DS. The 3DS sold 158,570 units, which is down 24,084 (-13%) week-on-week. The PlayStation Vita is up 4,080 (14%) to 33,583 units sold. The DS sold 20,405 units which is down 707 (-3%) compared to last week. The PSP is up 383 (3%) to 14,608 units sold. Total week on week sales are down 29,114 units (-5%) to 478,285 units sold.

The 3DS is the only platform up year-on-year. The PlayStation 3 is down 24,855 (-18%), the Wii is down 38,706 (-58%), and the Xbox 360 is down 26,359 (-26%). The PSP is down 45,929 (-76%), the DS is down 20,951 (-51%), the Vita is down 19,517 (-37%) and the 3DS is up 3,789 (2%). Year on year sales are down 141,420 units (-23%).

Home console hardware sales have decreased for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U for four straight weeks. The PlayStation 3 has led for the last 17 weeks. The Wii U has outsold its predecessor, the Wii, for six straight weeks. However the gap has decreased for four straight weeks.

The PlayStation 3 has a 52 percent market share for the seventh generation; the Xbox 360 has a 35 percent market share; and the Wii has a 13 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago all four home consoles are down.

Handheld hardware sales have decreased for four straight weeks for the DS and one week for the 3DS. The PSP and Vita have each increased for one week. The gap between the 3DS and Vita has decreased this week to 125,000 units this week, down from 153,000 units last week.

The DS has a 58 percent market share this week for the seventh generation handhelds, while the PSP has a 42 percent market share. The 3DS has an 83 percent market share for the eighth generation of handhelds, while the Vita has a 17 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the Vita us up, while the 3DS, DS and PSP are down.

Worldwide Software

Six games debuted in the top 30 this week. Dead Island: Riptide (X360) debuted at the top of the charts with sales of 236,885. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number four with sales of 129,091. The game launched in North America and Europe.

Lego City Undercover (3DS) debuted at number six with sales of 105,121. The game launched in North America and Europe.

Star Trek: The Game (X360) debuted at number 11 with sales of 50,219. The PlayStation 3 version debuted at number 13 with sales of 41,335. The game launched in North America and Europe.

Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram (PS3) debuted at number 16 with sales of 34,282. The game launched in Japan.

PhotoKano Kiss (PSV) debuted at number 19 with sales of 32,755. The game launched in Japan.

Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Portable (PSP) debuted at number 22 with sales of 27,582. The game launched in Japan.

Here are the other games in the top 10 that are not debuts: Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) is at number two with sales of 165,159. Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) is at number three with sales of 147,934. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) is at number five with sales of 122,653.

Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) is at number seven with sales of 85,264. Injustice: Gods Among Us (Ps3) is at number eight with sales of 76,803. Tomb Raider (PS3) is at number nine with sales of 58,712. Dragon’s Dogma (X360) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 51,201.

Software home console sales week-on-week is up for the PlayStation 3, and down for the Wii, Xbox 360, and Wii U. The PlayStation 3 sold the most games this week with sales of 1.50 million, an increase of 64,821 units (5%). The Xbox 360 sold 1.32 million games this week, a decrease of 25,770 units (-2%). Wii software sales are down 65,947 units (-11%) to 520,715 games sold. The Wii U sold 114,008 games, a decrease of 16,043 (-12%).

Handheld software sales week-on-week is up for the Vita, and down for the DS, PSP, and 3DS. The 3DS sold 773,777 games, which is down 242,257 units (-24%). The DS sold 362,832 games, a decrease of 2,731 units (-1%) week-on-week. PSP game sales are down 60,318 units (-28%) to 156,482 games sold. The Vita sold 137,947 games, an increase of 36,395 (36%). Total combined software is down 311,850 million games units (-6%) week-on-week to 4.89 million.

Year on year software totals are up for the 3DS and Vita, and down for everything else. The PlayStation 3 is down 259,512 units (-15%), the Wii is down 535,247 units (-51%) and the Xbox 360 is down 202,607 units (-13%). The DS is down 156,696 units (-30%), the PSP is down 133,126 units (-46%), the 3DS is up 383,344 units (98%), and the Vita is up 13,274 units (11%). Total combined software is down 776,562 million units (-6%) games sold year on year.

Home console software sales have increased for the PlayStation 3 for two weeks, while the other platforms have dropped for one week. Software sales between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 have increased this week, after being nearly identical for five straight weeks. They had been within 100,000 units of each other.

The PlayStation 3 has a 45 percent market share, the Xbox 360 has a 40 percent market share, and the Wii has a 15 percent market share. Compared to ten weeks ago the Wii U is up, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii are down.

The 3DS sold the most software for a handheld for the 19th straight week. The 3DS and DS have remained above their rivals, the Vita and PSP respectively. The 3DS sold more than five times as many games as the Vita. The DS sold 57 percent more games than the PSP.

The DS has a 70 percent market share for the current generation handhelds and the PSP has a 30 percent market share. The 3DS has an 85 percent market share for the next generation handhelds, while the Vita has a 15 percent market share. Compared with ten weeks ago the 3DS, Vita and PSP are up, while the DS is down.

The Top 75 can be seen below or click here to view the full chart.

Pos	Game	Weekly	Total	Week #
1	Dead Island: Riptide (X360) Deep Silver, Action	236,885	236,885	1
2	Dragon’s Dogma (PS3) Capcom, Adventure	165,159	1,110,672	49
3	Tomodachi Collection: Shin Seikatsu (3DS) Nintendo, Misc	147,934	554,366	2
4	Dead Island: Riptide (PS3) Deep Silver, Action	129,091	129,091	1
5	Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) Nintendo, Adventure	122,653	1,605,051	6
6	Lego City Undercover (3DS) Unknown, Action	105,121	105,121	1
7	Injustice: Gods Among Us (X360) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	85,264	383,964	2
8	Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Fighting	76,803	321,508	2
9	Tomb Raider (PS3) Square Enix, Action	58,712	1,099,960	8
10	Dragon’s Dogma (X360) Capcom, Adventure	51,201	481,267	49
11	Star Trek: The Game (X360) Namco Bandai Games, Action	50,219	50,219	1
12	BioShock Infinite (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	42,371	670,204	5
13	Star Trek: The Game (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Action	41,335	41,335	1
14	BioShock Infinite (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	37,852	1,098,776	5
15	New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	35,744	5,898,404	40
16	Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram (PS3) 5pb, Adventure	34,282	34,282	1
17	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) Activision, Shooter	33,186	12,125,855	24
18	Call of Duty: Black Ops II (PS3) Activision, Shooter	33,132	10,115,142	24
19	PhotoKano Kiss (PSV) Kadokawa Shoten, Adventure	32,755	32,755	1
20	Animal Crossing: Jump Out (3DS) Nintendo, Action	32,187	3,241,037	25
21	Halo 4 (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	29,742	8,178,269	25
22	Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Portable (PSP) Kadokawa Shoten, Adventure	27,582	27,582	1
23	Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) Nintendo, Strategy	27,035	916,813	54
24	Tomb Raider (X360) Square Enix, Action	26,696	958,321	8
25	Mario Kart 7 (3DS) Nintendo, Racing	25,232	7,875,950	74
26	Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (PS3) Namco Bandai Games, Fighting	25,165	362,724	8
27	God of War: Ascension (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	24,676	1,068,390	7
28	FIFA Soccer 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Action	24,417	6,371,770	31
29	Pokemon Black Version 2 (DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	23,056	6,544,702	45
30	Kinect Adventures! (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Misc	22,745	19,998,803	130
31	Defiance (X360) Trion Worlds, Action	Pro	N/A	4
32	SimCity (PC) Electronic Arts, Simulation	Pro	N/A	8
33	NBA 2K13 (X360) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	30
34	Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	78
35	Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Racing	Pro	N/A	264
36	Lego City Stories Undercover (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	6
37	Far Cry 3 (PS3) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	22
38	Gears of War: Judgment (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Shooter	Pro	N/A	6
39	Nintendo Land (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	23
40	New Super Mario Bros. U (WiiU) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	23
41	NBA 2K13 (PS3) Take-Two Interactive, Action	Pro	N/A	30
42	Far Cry 3 (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	22
43	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) Capcom, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	73
44	StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) Activision, Strategy	Pro	N/A	7
45	New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	180
46	Wii Sports (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	Pro	N/A	336
47	Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity (3DS) Nintendo, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	23
48	MLB 13: The Show (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Sports	Pro	N/A	8
49	FIFA Soccer 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Action	Pro	N/A	31
50	7th Dragon 2020-II (PSP) Sega, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	2
51	Forza Horizon (X360) Microsoft Game Studios, Racing	Pro	N/A	27
52	Wii Sports Resort (Wii) Nintendo, Sports	Pro	N/A	201
53	Attouteki Yuugi: Mugen Souls Z (PS3) Unknown, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	1
54	Just Dance 4 (Wii) Ubisoft, Misc	Pro	N/A	30
55	Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Action	Pro	N/A	78
56	Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Racing	Pro	N/A	127
57	Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Limited Edition) (PS3) Electronic Arts, Racing	Pro	N/A	26
58	Madden NFL 13 (X360) Electronic Arts, Sports	Pro	N/A	35
59	Zumba Fitness (Wii) Majesco Entertainment, Sports	Pro	N/A	128
60	BioShock Infinite (PC) Take-Two Interactive, Shooter	Pro	N/A	5
61	Heavy Rain (PS3) Sony Computer Entertainment, Adventure	Pro	N/A	166
62	Nintendogs + cats (3DS) Nintendo, Simulation	Pro	N/A	114
63	Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (X360) Ubisoft, Shooter	Pro	N/A	49
64	Detective Conan: Marionette Symphony (3DS) Namco Bandai Games, Adventure	Pro	N/A	1
65	Madden NFL 13 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Sports	Pro	N/A	35
66	Assassin’s Creed III (PS3) Ubisoft, Action	Pro	N/A	26
67	Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Wii) Nintendo, Platform	Pro	N/A	132
68	Paper Mario (3DS) Nintendo, Action	Pro	N/A	24
69	Steins;Gate: Senkei Kousoku no Phonogram (X360) 5pb, Adventure	Pro	N/A	1
70	Pandora’s Tower (Wii) Xseed Games, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	55
71	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) Activision, Strategy	Pro	N/A	144
72	Battlefield 3 (PS3) Electronic Arts, Shooter	Pro	N/A	79
73	Hitman: Absolution (PS3) Square Enix, Action	Pro	N/A	23
74	Skylanders Giants (Wii) Activision, Action	Pro	N/A	28
75	Labyrinth Cross Blood: Infinity (PSV) CyberFront, Role-Playing	Pro	N/A	1

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DC Comics fighter Injustice stays second, while Star Trek falls to 10th.

Deep Silver’s zombie-mulching sequel Dead Island: Riptide has secured a second week at the top of the UK charts.

Injustice: Gods Among Us spent a second week at number two, followed by Tomb Raider in third, FIFA 13 in fourth, and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen in fifth.

Call of Duty: Black Ops II climbed back up to sixth, BioShock Infinite seventh, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins in eighth, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 in ninth.

Movie tie-in Star Trek, which debuted last week in fourth, dropped to tenth place.

The only new entry in the charts this week was PlayStation Vita RPG Soul Sacrifice, which debuted at 26.

The Top 20 UK chart for the week ending May 4:

1. Dead Island: Riptide
2. Injustice: Gods Among Us
3. Tomb Raider
4. FIFA 13
5. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
7. BioShock Infinite
8. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
9. Luigi’s Mansion 2
10. Star Trek
11. Assassin’s Creed III
12. Far Cry 3
13. Defiance
14. The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim
15. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
16. God of War: Ascension
17. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
18. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
19. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
20. Grand Theft Auto IV

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Game development is hard. I’m not saying this from experience, but from a fair share of common sense gained from a world where game developers are having an increasingly difficult time staying afloat. Zombies, however, are a sure bet. Most of the more cynical denizens of the internet will tell you that Zombies are so 2009, but the only votes that count in the real world are measured in dollars and cents (and pounds and euros and yen, of course), and those votes are saying that zombies are the best nerd subject any game, television, or movie producer could go with, which is why developer Techland and producer Deep Silver have paired not once, but twice to make an open world zombie survival action RPG in the form of Dead Island. Since the first game’s formula proved to be quite successful, it’s only natural that despite the game’s many flaws, the safe bet was to assume that they wouldn’t fix what isn’t broken. This ‘everything is fine the way it is’ mentality is both Dead Island Riptide‘s greatest strength and its greatest weakness, since lovers of the first game will almost certainly book a return flight, but critics may find themselves wishing they’d planned with a different client.

I mentioned that Techland have created an open world zombie survival action RPG twice because that’s precisely what they have done here. Dead Island Riptide isn’t so much an upgraded and innovative sequel as much as it as an expansion of the original with identical gameplay in a new world with a story that’s more of a second chapter in an ongoing story than its own self contained tale. There is a new character that focuses on hand to hand combat, and a few incredibly minor tweaks and added gameplay mechanics, but outside of the similar but different location and sequence of events that make up its story, it’s basically the same game. For fans of the first, this will be okay, and I personally feel there’s nothing wrong with a sequel that emulates the first but adds a new world to explore and story to unearth, but since they also failed to fix its bugs and for some reason failed to polish it up more, it feels like a wasted opportunity. I’m being a harsh critic not because I feel this game was poor or unenjoyable – It’s a blast, especially with friends – but because I want the developers to see their potential, and the modern mentality seems to be that if people paid for it, it’s good enough. I expect more. While I certainly enjoyed my time in Palanai, no compliment came without a caveat, an asterisk hovering over each sentence followed by ‘but they could have/should have done better.’

Dead Island Riptide sees the four heroes of the original leaving Banoi on a military ship where they get screwed over by some corporate fat cats and meet up with a fifth member; the ship crashes into an island similarly named Panalai, where they meet up with even more survivors, fortify their defenses, and make their way through the hordes of infected so they may escape said island with their lives. Along the way you rescue others, run errands for natives and tourists in exchange for money, weapons, and materials to upgrade your equipment, and deal with betrayals that are the heart of most zombie media. So, basically, it’s the exact same thing as Dead Island except set on a flooded island rather than a resort (hence the subtitle Riptide). In addition to the usual questing that various survivors urge you to embark upon, you must also do ongoing side missions where your allies (the main cast members not currently in use by co op partners) send you to gather materials to upgrade their weapons to help you out during the other significant gameplay addition in the form of a stronghold defense mission type wherein the hordes attack your home base and you must fend them off long enough to complete whatever mission is at hand.

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Game development is hard. I’m not saying this from experience, but from a fair share of common sense gained from a world where game developers are having an increasingly difficult time staying afloat. Zombies, however, are a sure bet. Most of the more cynical denizens of the internet will tell you that Zombies are so 2009, but the only votes that count in the real world are measured in dollars and cents (and pounds and euros and yen, of course), and those votes are saying that zombies are the best nerd subject any game, television, or movie producer could go with, which is why developer Techland and producer Deep Silver have paired not once, but twice to make an open world zombie survival action RPG in the form of Dead Island. Since the first game’s formula proved to be quite successful, it’s only natural that despite the game’s many flaws, the safe bet was to assume that they wouldn’t fix what isn’t broken. This ‘everything is fine the way it is’ mentality is both Dead Island Riptide‘s greatest strength and its greatest weakness, since lovers of the first game will almost certainly book a return flight, but critics may find themselves wishing they’d planned with a different client.

I mentioned that Techland have created an open world zombie survival action RPG twice because that’s precisely what they have done here. Dead Island Riptide isn’t so much an upgraded and innovative sequel as much as it as an expansion of the original with identical gameplay in a new world with a story that’s more of a second chapter in an ongoing story than its own self contained tale. There is a new character that focuses on hand to hand combat, and a few incredibly minor tweaks and added gameplay mechanics, but outside of the similar but different location and sequence of events that make up its story, it’s basically the same game. For fans of the first, this will be okay, and I personally feel there’s nothing wrong with a sequel that emulates the first but adds a new world to explore and story to unearth, but since they also failed to fix its bugs and for some reason failed to polish it up more, it feels like a wasted opportunity. I’m being a harsh critic not because I feel this game was poor or unenjoyable – It’s a blast, especially with friends – but because I want the developers to see their potential, and the modern mentality seems to be that if people paid for it, it’s good enough. I expect more. While I certainly enjoyed my time in Palanai, no compliment came without a caveat, an asterisk hovering over each sentence followed by ‘but they could have/should have done better.’

Dead Island Riptide sees the four heroes of the original leaving Banoi on a military ship where they get screwed over by some corporate fat cats and meet up with a fifth member; the ship crashes into an island similarly named Panalai, where they meet up with even more survivors, fortify their defenses, and make their way through the hordes of infected so they may escape said island with their lives. Along the way you rescue others, run errands for natives and tourists in exchange for money, weapons, and materials to upgrade your equipment, and deal with betrayals that are the heart of most zombie media. So, basically, it’s the exact same thing as Dead Island except set on a flooded island rather than a resort (hence the subtitle Riptide). In addition to the usual questing that various survivors urge you to embark upon, you must also do ongoing side missions where your allies (the main cast members not currently in use by co op partners) send you to gather materials to upgrade their weapons to help you out during the other significant gameplay addition in the form of a stronghold defense mission type wherein the hordes attack your home base and you must fend them off long enough to complete whatever mission is at hand.

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Techland developing first-person co-op slasher for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in 2013.

Dead Island and Call of Juarez series developer Techland today announced Hellraid, the game formerly known as Project Hell. Due out in 2013, the first-person hack-and-slash game is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Hellraid features a single-player campaign and a “unique” cooperative multiplayer component that pits four players against creatures of Hell.

“The armies of Hell brought pain and destruction to the realm of man, and only a select few have the fighting skills necessary to confront the devilish monstrosities,” the game’s description reads.

Hellraid promises to combine elements of hack-and-slash role-playing games, first-person shooters, and online multiplayer games. The title also sports a Game Master system that claims to make “each game a different experience” by placing loot and enemies in different places and generating random online challenges.

Techland’s current project is Call of Juraez: Gunslinger, which launches May 22 on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and PC for $15.

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DC brawler Injustice knocked to second place, while Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen debuts in third.

Dead Island: Riptide has shuffled its way to first place in the UK charts, yet failed to sell even half as many copies in its opening weekend as its predecessor did in 2010.

Three percent of the game’s total sales also came from the controversial Zombie Bait Edition of the game, which features a resin statue of a bloodied female torso.

Last week’s king of the charts, DC Comics fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us, is beaten to second place.

Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma relaunch, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, lands in third place. Meanwhile, Namco Bandai’s licensed Strek Trek tie-in warps into fourth.

Tomb Raider slips another spot to fifth, while BioShock Infinite drops four spots to sixth.

The fourth new entry in the top 10 this week is 3DS exclusive LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, which debuts in eighth. It’s behind FIFA 13, which is seventh.

Defiance is ninth, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 rounds out the top 10.

The Top 20 UK chart for the week ending April 27:

1. Dead Island: Riptide
2. Injustice: Gods Among Us
3. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
4. Star Trek
5. Tomb Raider
6. BioShock Infinite
7. FIFA 13
8. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins
9. Defiance
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2
11. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
12. Far Cry 3
13. Fire Emblem: Awakening
14. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
15. Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed
16. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
17. Hitman: Absolution
18. Skylanders Giants
19. Aliens: Colonial Marines
20. Assassin’s Creed III

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