CALL OF DUTY: WWII WINS XMAS NO1
18/Dec/2017
The Official Christmas Chart arrives and Activision's 'Call of Duty: WWII' claims the Xmas No1, meaning that 'COD' claims 4 years in a row, and now equals the total number of Xmas No1's set by EA's 'FIFA', as both titles have 8 Xmas No1's each since records began 34 years ago in 1984.
The first Xmas No1 in 1984 was also published by Activision and was 'Ghostbusters' (Spectrum/Commodore). EA take No2 with 'FIFA 18' and a massive surge (price promotion and movie hype) for 'Star Wars Battlefront II' sees EA remaining at No3, fending off Microsoft's new release 'Playerunknown's Battlegrounds' for Xbox One, debuting strongly at No4. Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed Origins' has a nice Xmas, remaining at No5 with sales surging over last week. Nintendo's 'Super Mario Odyssey' at No6 is the top-selling Switch Santa title and Rockstar/Take 2 occupy 7th spot with 'GTA V'. 2K/Take 2's 'WWE 2K18' festive fighter remains at No8 and sales surge thanks to PS4/Xbox One big increases and also a new Switch version this week. One other new release squeezes in to the Top 40, as Capcom's 'Okami HD' debuts at No37 for PS4/Xbox One.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 16 December 2017
18/Dec/2017
The Official Christmas Chart arrives and Activision's 'Call of Duty: WWII' claims the Xmas No1, meaning that 'COD' claims 4 years in a row, and now equals the total number of Xmas No1's set by EA's 'FIFA', as both titles have 8 Xmas No1's each since records began 34 years ago in 1984.
The first Xmas No1 in 1984 was also published by Activision and was 'Ghostbusters' (Spectrum/Commodore). EA take No2 with 'FIFA 18' and a massive surge (price promotion and movie hype) for 'Star Wars Battlefront II' sees EA remaining at No3, fending off Microsoft's new release 'Playerunknown's Battlegrounds' for Xbox One, debuting strongly at No4. Ubisoft's 'Assassin's Creed Origins' has a nice Xmas, remaining at No5 with sales surging over last week. Nintendo's 'Super Mario Odyssey' at No6 is the top-selling Switch Santa title and Rockstar/Take 2 occupy 7th spot with 'GTA V'. 2K/Take 2's 'WWE 2K18' festive fighter remains at No8 and sales surge thanks to PS4/Xbox One big increases and also a new Switch version this week. One other new release squeezes in to the Top 40, as Capcom's 'Okami HD' debuts at No37 for PS4/Xbox One.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 16 December 2017
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: WWII | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 2 | | 2 | FIFA 18 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | | 3 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - |  | 4 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | BLUEHOLE STUDIO | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 5 | | 5 | ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 |  | 6 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 6 | | 7 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 8 | | 8 | WWE 2K18 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| 7 | | 9 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 13 |  | 10 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | VICARIOUS VISIONS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | | 11 | THE SIMS 4 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 12 | | 12 | JUST DANCE 2018 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 | | 13 | GRAN TURISMO: SPORT | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 15 | | 14 | NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 30 | | 15 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2018 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 10 | | 16 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 17 | | 17 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 20 | | 18 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 7 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 33 | | 19 | DESTINY 2 | BUNGIE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 25 | | 20 | MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 14 | | 21 | POKEMON ULTRA SUN | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 16 | | 22 | POKEMON ULTRA MOON | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 21 | | 23 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PSYONIX | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 28 | | 24 | L.A. NOIRE | VIRTUOS | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 23 | | 25 | WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS | MACHINEGAMES | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | | 26 | SOUTH PARK: THE FRACTURED BUT WHOLE | UBISOFT (SAN FRANCISCO) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 18 | | 27 | SONIC FORCES | SONIC TEAM | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| - | | 28 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 27 | | 29 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | | 30 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 40 | | 31 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | | 32 | OVERWATCH: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 29 | | 33 | PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS | LONDON STUDIO | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 19 | | 34 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 34 | | 35 | DOOM | ID SOFTWARE | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | | 36 | NBA 2K18 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| - | | 37 | OKAMI HD | HEXADRIVE | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| - | | 38 | HIDDEN AGENDA | SUPERMASSIVE GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 26 | | 39 | THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| - | | 40 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM |
