FootballManagerBlog Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Football Manager 2012 has taken the top spot on the UK PC sales chart in its first week on sale, ahead of fellow new entry The Sims 3: Pets, which settles for No.2. The Sims 3 takes No.3, while FIFA Manager 12 is a new entry at No.4, one place in front of The Sims 3: Generations. Last week's top two titles, Rage and Might and Magic: Heroes VI, drop to sixth and seventh respectively, while Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, The Sims 3: Late Night and The Sims: Medieval round off the top ten. Here's how the top ten for the week of ending October 22 reads: 01. Football Manager 2012 (Sega) 02. The Sims 3: Pets (EA) 03. The Sims 3 (EA) 04. FIFA Manager 12 (EA) 05. The Sims 3: Generations (EA) 06. Rage (Bethesda) 07. Might & Magic: Heroes VI (Ubisoft) 08. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (THQ) 09. The Sims 3: Late Night (EA) 10. The Sims: Medieval (EA) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMagpies Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ahh, FIFA Manager, where it belongs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballManagerBlog Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ahh, FIFA Manager, where it belongs. fifa got owned Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvp Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ahh, FIFA Manager, where it belongs. It dosen't belong on that list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipknot67 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Ahh, FIFA Manager, where it belongs. It dosen't belong on that list. Yeah, was going to say basically just that, amazed it got anywhere near the top 20 never mind top 5. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord @S Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 FM will always be the best - proof that we don't need all these gimmicks like 'Director', 'spend your own money' and my personal favourite 'get your friend to be a ref'! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It puzzles me how FIFA Manager still makes it onto the list. Who in their right minds would buy it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanukki Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Still, EA have six of the top 10 with five bloody Sims games in those. I don't suspect they are hurting financially, even if the football manager sim category is one that currently escapes their blunt might. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It puzzles me how FIFA Manager still makes it onto the list. Who in their right minds would buy it? There will always be a market for a competitor to Football Manager, and that can only be a good thing for consumers.They simply target different markets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Yeah it is a nice thing to have competition, keeps SI developers on their toes, good example is the PES and FIFA rivalry. But still little surprised that FIFA Manager is fourth, and i don't really think that they focus for that different markets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackemforever Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It puzzles me how FIFA Manager still makes it onto the list. Who in their right minds would buy it? It puzzles me how half of the top 10 is made up of Sims games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 It puzzles me how half of the top 10 is made up of Sims games.The Sims is one of the best-selling series of all time... The Sims 3 and its expansion packs will be up there for a very, very long time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBKalle Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Baffling list TBF... FM is clearly a huge hit every year, but the fact half of the list consists of Sims expansion packs and even FIFA Manager is there makes me scratch my head. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donki Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Just wait for Skyrim!!! . But yeah no surprise with FM being top dog on release week! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 A top 10 of sales at retail doesn't mean much these days - the chart looks a lot different for online sales. Still, FM will be #1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turneep Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Most people who play FM and The Sims arent really gamers. Most PC games are bought online these days, few people buy PC games in stores, shows in the amount of space allocated to PC games in retail shops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Most people who play FM and The Sims arent really gamers.A "gamer" is someone who plays a game? ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 FifaManager being in the UK charts should be a concern to SI. I'm not sure that EA's title has featured in the UK charts in recent years, they key test will be if it hangs around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriss Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Not surprised at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn2166 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 do people in the UK play only sim games? 7 out of the top 10. Must love you sims across the pond Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie BG Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 FifaManager being in the UK charts should be a concern to SI. I'm not sure that EA's title has featured in the UK charts in recent years, they key test will be if it hangs around. As has been mentioned, the PC chart isn't particularly reliable these days as a barometer as they don't include digital sales, which include for an ever increasing margin of the market. By the way we are also no.3 in the all format charts (despite still not including digital sales). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I used the term concern as a positive, the fact that a title that does not get the usual EA push can still feature in the retail top 10 is a good thing for SI. A lack of competition however unintended can lead to complacency so the potential emergence of a rival title can only serve to focus the creative minds to ensure that future releases are significantly better than its predecessor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Neil Brock Posted October 25, 2011 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2011 Lack of competition has little to do with it from our perspective. We all play the game, I can assure you we always try and make each version as good as we possibly can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie BG Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 There is definitely no complacency here! We're our own biggest critics and are all massive fans of the game (a good chunk of the studio started work after being part of this community). All we want to do is make the best game possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Lack of competition has little to do with it from our perspective. We all play the game, I can assure you we always try and make each version as good as we possibly can. ...and that is how it should be, when/if you find yourself sitting in a pre-release meeting one September & you say 'that'll do' that is the day that you should leave. This is coming from a guy who recently allowed himself to be made redundant because I no longer have any passion for the company or industry I was working in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Lack of competition has little to do with it from our perspective. We all play the game, I can assure you we always try and make each version as good as we possibly can. There is definitely no complacency here! We're our own biggest critics and are all massive fans of the game (a good chunk of the studio started work after being part of this community). All we want to do is make the best game possible. It's human nature. A lack of competition breeds complacency as the pressure is not as high. Productivity is highest when employees have to fight for their pay cheques. There is a reason why the Competition Commission in the UK exists, after all (not that it applies to SI here). And no developer is going to say, "I haven't worked as hard as I can" in front of their customers. I'm sure you all care about the game. Unfortunately, you also care about your pay cheques so your loyalties are not fully towards the consumer. This is where competition comes in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joga Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Have to agree with x42bn6, even if you are not 'noticing' it, competition drives people to more better results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie BG Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I don't disagree. All we're saying is that regardless, we're definitely not being complacent and continue to want to try and make the best game every year we possibly can. We're all as big a fan of the game as you are and are as big a critic of any failures it may have as you are too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I was a tester one year and it ended up ruining the game for me, for a short while. Can't imagine what it'd be like actually making the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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