GTA V BECOMES 3RD LONGEST SERVING NO1
16/Jan/2018
Having commented last week on the rise of Rockstar/Take 2's perennial favourite 'GTA V' which climbed back in to the Top 3, the title now benefits from promotional activity and grabs No1 for the first time since June 2017 (week 25).
This means that 'GTA V' now has 14 weeks at No1 on the Overall All Formats (Units) and is now third in the list of all-time No1's, moving ahead of 505 Games' 'Zumba Fitness' (13 weeks at No1) . 'GTA V' is now just 2 weeks behind Nintendo's 'Wii Fit' which racked up 16 weeks at No1, but still 4 weeks away from all-time All Formats No1 chart topper, Eidos/Square-Enix's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' (18 weeks). Over the 226 weeks on chart 'GTA V' has spent over half within the Top 5 (123 times) and has never been out of the Top 40. Activision Blizzard's 'Call of Duty: WWII' hovers at No2 and EA's 'FIFA 18' drops from No1 to No3. Sales units on these top 3 titles are close, so we will have to wait and see who claims another No1 next week. Ubisoft remain at No4 for a fourth consecutive week with 'Assassin's Creed Origins' and Nintendo climb 7 places to No5 with 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' - this game is currently the top-selling Switch title in the UK, has 38 weeks on chart and has so far not been out of the Top 40.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 13 January 2018
16/Jan/2018
Having commented last week on the rise of Rockstar/Take 2's perennial favourite 'GTA V' which climbed back in to the Top 3, the title now benefits from promotional activity and grabs No1 for the first time since June 2017 (week 25).
This means that 'GTA V' now has 14 weeks at No1 on the Overall All Formats (Units) and is now third in the list of all-time No1's, moving ahead of 505 Games' 'Zumba Fitness' (13 weeks at No1) . 'GTA V' is now just 2 weeks behind Nintendo's 'Wii Fit' which racked up 16 weeks at No1, but still 4 weeks away from all-time All Formats No1 chart topper, Eidos/Square-Enix's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' (18 weeks). Over the 226 weeks on chart 'GTA V' has spent over half within the Top 5 (123 times) and has never been out of the Top 40. Activision Blizzard's 'Call of Duty: WWII' hovers at No2 and EA's 'FIFA 18' drops from No1 to No3. Sales units on these top 3 titles are close, so we will have to wait and see who claims another No1 next week. Ubisoft remain at No4 for a fourth consecutive week with 'Assassin's Creed Origins' and Nintendo climb 7 places to No5 with 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' - this game is currently the top-selling Switch title in the UK, has 38 weeks on chart and has so far not been out of the Top 40.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 13 January 2018
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
3 | 1 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
2 | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: WWII | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
1 | 3 | FIFA 18 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 4 | ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
12 | 5 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
7 | 6 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | BLUEHOLE STUDIO | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
5 | 7 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
9 | 8 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
10 | 9 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 7 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
8 | 10 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
13 | 11 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
18 | 12 | L.A. NOIRE | VIRTUOS | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 13 | THE SIMS 4 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
15 | 14 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | VICARIOUS VISIONS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
- | 15 | GEARS OF WAR: ULTIMATE EDITION | THE COALITION | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
14 | 16 | NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
20 | 17 | WWE 2K18 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
11 | 18 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PSYONIX | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
24 | 19 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
21 | 20 | SPLATOON 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
16 | 21 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
31 | 22 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
19 | 23 | GRAN TURISMO: SPORT | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
23 | 24 | MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF WAR | MONOLITH | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
30 | 25 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
28 | 26 | JUST DANCE 2018 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
22 | 27 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
26 | 28 | SONIC FORCES | SONIC TEAM | SEGA | SEGA | |||
17 | 29 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
36 | 30 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
- | 31 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
27 | 32 | THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
- | 33 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED | RAVEN SOFTWARE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
- | 34 | THE EVIL WITHIN 2 | TANGO GAMEWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
32 | 35 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
39 | 36 | DOOM | ID SOFTWARE | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
35 | 37 | MINECRAFT: STORY MODE - SEASON 2 | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | |||
34 | 38 | NBA 2K18 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
- | 39 | POKEMON ULTRA SUN | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
25 | 40 | DESTINY 2 | BUNGIE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |