{"id":381,"date":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/the-most-popular-video-games-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T00:00:00","slug":"the-most-popular-video-games-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/the-most-popular-video-games-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"THE MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES IN SOUTH AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0<strong>Samuel Qudingo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is according to statistics from South African online retailer Raru, who said that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game comfortably outsold any other title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is mostly due to the game being very well priced for long periods at a time,\u201d \u2013 said Raru.<\/p>\n<p>Takealot has also confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V is one of its most popular titles, claiming that only FIFA 20 is more popular on its platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gaming trends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Takealot said that its best-selling console for 2019 was the PlayStation Classic, and added that gamers appear to be very interested in playing older games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRetro gaming remains an incredibly popular pastime for many,\u201d said Takealot. We have seen that nostalgia and classic games continue to remain on-trend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Raru, Nintendo Switch games perform remarkably well considering that they are usually exclusive to the Switch console.<\/p>\n<p>PlayStation remains a strong format, said Raru, while digital code sales for PSN, Xbox, and Steam remain extremely popular. Raru also highlighted that Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield is already one of the top 10 most sold titles of the year despite the fact that its launch date was Friday 15 November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top-selling games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top 10 most-sold games across all platforms on Raru\u2019s online storefront are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Grand Theft Auto V<br \/>\n            Resident Evil 2<br \/>\n            Tom Clancy\u2019s The Division 2<br \/>\n            The Legend of Zelda: Link\u2019s Awakening<br \/>\n            Devil May Cry 5<br \/>\n            Days Gone<br \/>\n            Pokemon Sword and Shield<br \/>\n            Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice<br \/>\n            Mortal Kombat 11<br \/>\n            Borderland 3<\/p>\n<p>Takealot\u2019s best selling titles are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>FIFA 20 (PS4)<br \/>\n            Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)<br \/>\n            FIFA 20 (Xbox One)<br \/>\n            Red Dead Redemption 2 (PS4)<br \/>\n            Mortal Kombat 11 (PS4)<br \/>\n            FIFA 19 (PS4)<br \/>\n            The Sims 4 (PC)<br \/>\n            Call of Duty Modern Warfare (PS4)<br \/>\n            Far Cry 5 (PS4)<br \/>\n            Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man (PS4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"11152\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Samuel Qudingo This is according to statistics from South African online retailer Raru, who said that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game comfortably outsold any other title. \u201cThis is mostly due to the game being&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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