--- title: "Card Merchant vs Cerberus Games: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Card Merchant or Cerberus Games? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card and tabletop game stores set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/card-merchant-vs-cerberus-games" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Card Merchant vs Cerberus Games: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Card Merchant or Cerberus Games? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Card and tabletop game stores set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Card Merchant and Cerberus Games - **Competitive set**: Card and tabletop game stores - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Card Merchant Share of Search**: 25.4% - **Cerberus Games Share of Search**: 6.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Card Merchant or Cerberus Games? - In August 2026, Card Merchant had more branded searches than Cerberus Games among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand. Card Merchant was estimated to have 10.8K branded searches compared to Cerberus Games’ 2.9K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Cerberus Games’ 6.9%. - Card Merchant was ahead of Cerberus Games in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Card Merchant’s estimated Share of Search among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand moved from 28% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.7K to 10.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cerberus Games’ estimated Share of Search among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand moved from 7.8% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 2.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand card and tabletop game stores in August 2026? - In August 2026, Shuffle and Cut overtook Cerberus Games to rank 4th among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand, at 7.4%. - In August 2026, Cerberus Games lost estimated Share of Search among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 6.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Card Merchant in New Zealand rose 23.7% over 11 measured months, from 8.7K to 10.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Card Merchant estimated searches | Card Merchant Share of Search | Card Merchant rank | Cerberus Games estimated searches | Cerberus Games Share of Search | Cerberus Games rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.7K | 28% | 1 | 2.4K | 7.8% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 10.5K | 27.6% | 1 | 2.9K | 7.7% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 10.4K | 27.7% | 1 | 3.6K | 9.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 10.5K | 25.2% | 1 | 3.7K | 8.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 10.4K | 29% | 1 | 2.9K | 8.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 8.7K | 23.6% | 2 | 3.6K | 9.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 10.8K | 24.7% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 10.5K | 26.5% | 2 | 2.9K | 7.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 10.6K | 25.3% | 2 | 2.9K | 7% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 10.7K | 25% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.5% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 10.8K | 25.4% | 2 | 2.9K | 6.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Card Merchant’s and Cerberus Games’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Card Merchant**: Measured on the search terms “card merchant”, “card merchant near me”, “card merchant new zealand”, “card merchant nz”, “cardmerchant” and “cardmerchant nz”, summed into one figure. - **Cerberus Games**: Measured on the search terms “cerberus games”, “cerberus games nz”, “cerberus games online” and “cerberusgames”, summed into one figure. - [Card Merchant profile](/demand/nz/brands/card-merchant) - [Cerberus Games profile](/demand/nz/brands/cerberus-games) - [All card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-card-and-tabletop-game-stores): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Card Merchant or Cerberus Games? In August 2026, Card Merchant had more branded searches than Cerberus Games among card and tabletop game stores in New Zealand. Card Merchant was estimated to have 10.8K branded searches compared to Cerberus Games’ 2.9K, and held a 25.4% Share of Search versus Cerberus Games’ 6.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Card Merchant vs Cerberus Games: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/card-merchant-vs-cerberus-games This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/card-merchant-vs-cerberus-games. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.