What will be the highest selling game this year?

2013 is going to be a staggering year for the games industry at retail, at least its second half. There are just so many big and heavy hitters lined up. From Grand Theft Auto V, the next, eagerly awaited installment in Rockstar's crime saga, to Pokemon X and Y, the newest generation of Nintendo's flagship handheld franchise, and the first legitimately tangible leap forward that the games have taken in over a decade; there is Call of Duty: Ghosts, the new game in a series that perenially seems to sell, no matter what, and there is FIFA 14, the newest in EA Sports' venerable franchise that never stops breaking records.

Then there are games like Battlefield 4, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Monster Hunter 4, Gran Turismo 6, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and so on. All massive franchises, proven at retail, all hitting us this year.

Which one do you think will sell the most?

Personally, I think Pokemon will; now, I anticipate GTA 5 setting records at launch across industries, and I know that its immediate sales will far outpace anything Pokemon will be able to muster (plus GTA will be on more platforms than Pokemon, which is an exclusive), but GTA sells right out of the gate, and then slows down; it doesn't have much of a tail, whereas Pokemon is a slow burn. The fact that Pokemon is a proven system seller, coupled with the hype around the newest one, and the fact that it seems to be such an exciting shake up of the series (meaning more people are excited in it than the usual Pokemon game), means that I think that by December, more copies of Pokemon X and Y will have been sold than any other game that launches this year.

What do you think?

Well CoD is on every single platform known to man.

I'll go with

Cod ghosts > Pokemon X & Y >>>>> gta

GTA5 will be the highest-selling game.

I think more people are looking to play non-CoD games in November (when I assume it launches). I don't think people are going to buy new consoles for CoD, and all the focus will be on the new consoles this holiday.

CoD. Doesn't make it the best though.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Blabadon"]On a system that's only 32 million strong still. Sure, it'll sell a shitload, and I'll certainly contribute, but when there's already 150+ million 360s and PS3s out there, coupled with GTA coming out rarely and CoD being as you said, a perennial seller that will outsell Pokemon, another perennial seller, solely because it's CoD, it won't win.Blabadon

Ghosts, no doubt. CoD is The King after all.

call of duty ghosts. It is always the same game every single year. 

Pokemon X and Y only for 3DS right? shadowchronicle

call of duty ghosts. It is always the same game every single year. 

nhh18

CoD most likely because it's CoD (and multiple platforms always helps). 

I imagine X&Y will put up great numbers in terms of sales, but handheld sales never reach that of many larger console franchises. Just not possible on one platform.

CoD most likely because it's CoD (and multiple platforms always helps). 

I imagine X&Y will put up great numbers in terms of sales, but handheld sales never reach that of many larger console franchises. Just not possible on one platform.

HowlingLotus

I hope people skip CoD this year and go with GTA V and BF4.

Let's go ahead and be rambunctious: Battlefield 4.

Pokemon and COD might sell more copies in 2013 than GTA V will, but both of these franchises get sequels with much greater frequency than GTA does. In 2-3 years, GTA 5 will outsell both Ghosts and X/Y.

Pokemon being on 3DS will really impact its early sales too.

I see the new Call of Duty selling the most copies.  It sells an incredible amount of copies every year and it wil be released for the current and future consoles.  Grand Theft Auto will be right behind but at the moment it probably only coming out for the ps3 and xbox 360 so it probably can't beat out the new Call of Duty.

Ill say GTA5 even though history dictates itll be cod... GTA will have an extra couple months and given its highly anticipated and will mostly likely be stellar, I think it'll sell gangbusters... Cod will be cod.

How is Animal Crossing: New Leaf going at the moment?

How is Animal Crossing: New Leaf going at the moment?

trugs26

COD followed closely by GTA VHeil68

Pokemon and Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto will shame every other games sales figures

Pokemon and Grand Theft Auto will shame every other games sales figures

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Pokemon and Grand Theft Auto will shame every other games sales figures

PurpleMan5000

GTA V

Call of Duty unfortunately, then GTA V and then Pokemon X Y.

Grand Theft Auto 5jg4xchamp

CoD easily.

Call of Duty:Ghosts because its on the PS3,PS4,Xbox60,XboxOne and PC ( lol not on WiiU)

simply will outsell every other game out there this year like every year

Call of Duty:Ghosts because its on the PS3,PS4,Xbox60,XboxOne and PC ( lol not on WiiU)

simply will outsell every other game out there this year like every year

finalstar2007

COD: Ghosts, easily. Anyone that says anyhing else is in denial.

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Call of Duty:Ghosts because its on the PS3,PS4,Xbox60,XboxOne and PC ( lol not on WiiU)

simply will outsell every other game out there this year like every year

charizard1605

Sorry man but its not, not even the CoD devs know that answer lol

Note the date of the site i posted, it came few days after your site because the guy came in and said "i dont know"

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/06/17/call-of-duty-ghosts-may-not-come-to-the-wii-u-after-all-ifinity-ward-backpedals/

CoD, closely followed by GTA V.