MVC Top 20 game chart

From this table, we can see the top 20 video games from this week. In the top 10, there are 3 games that have been published by EA games (Fifa 13, Need For Speed and Medal of Honour) which shows how successful it is as a publisher. There are 3 games that are solely available to DS platforms, one game that is only available for PC and one game that is only available for Xbox 360. These are all first party games which are also all established franchises. This suggests that most first party games that are successful today tend to have very well known IPs. Also in the top 20, we can see that there are no Sony first party games. This shows how Sony are more successful with their third party games. All the rest of the games are available across many platforms, Fifa 13 is available across the most platforms, even the PS2 (which is a contributing factor for its position as number 2 in the gaming charts as more people can play it across different consoles). The reason for this is that many countries, e.g. Brazil and India, the PS2 is still a very popular console, and Fifa is a very popular game in these countries. Out of all of the games in the top 20, only one is a new IP - Dishonoured, published by Bethesda Softworks. This shows how most publishers are more comfortable creating games from an established and well known franchise (to ensure success) rather than create a new IP and risk it not being a success. Assassin's Creed being number one is evidence of this - it is a very popular and well known franchise. Most of the games in the top 20 are also for an older audience, for example the violence in Assassin's Creed and Medal of Honour may be unsuitable for a younger audience. This suggests that the gaming audience is increasing in age, as more games are aimed at older audiences. However, there are a few games that are aimed for younger audiences such as Moshi  Monsters and Skylanders, which implies that a young gaming audience is still catered for.