UK Top 40 Games Week Ending 25th Mar '17 - GFK

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ethomaz

MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA LANDS NO1

27/Mar/2017
EA unleash 'Mass Effect: Andromeda' for the first time on PS4 and Xbox One and the combined sales of console/pc versions give EA the No1, their first since week 48 last year (FIFA 17).

The original 'Mass Effect' debuted on Xbox 360 at No12 on the All Formats Top 40 (Units) back in Nov07, but since then EA have always debuted at No1with this series ('Mass Effect 2' back in week 4, 2010 and 'Mass Effect 3' back in week 10, 2012). Week 1 series highpoint is still 'Mass Effect 3', which was the first to see all versions released in the same week (Xbox360/PS3/PC), with PC box taking 10% of sales units back then. 'Mass Effect Andromeda' is the 3rd biggest launch of the year so far (behind the recent releases of 'Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Wildlands' and 'Horizon Zero Dawn') and Andromeda has the 3rd best week 1 for the Mass Effect franchise in terms of physical sales. 'Mass Effect Andromeda' shows a sales unit split of 55% PS4, 41% Xbox One and just 4% on PC, with an undivulged quantity having sold through EA Origin on PC (and also of course PSN / Xbox Live). Ubisoft drop from 2 successive weeks at No1 to No2 this week with 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands'. Warner also drop 1 place to No3 with 'Lego Worlds' and Sony continue to drop 1 place per week since launch with 'Horizon: Zero Dawn' now No4. Microsoft's 'Halo Wars 2' is one of the Xbox One high climbers this week, up 15 places to No11, driven by a major retail promotion during the week. Also climbing strongly are Microsoft's 'Rare Replay' up 9 places to No18 and 'Ryse: Son of Rome' up 6 places to No25, thanks to hardware bundling.

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 25 March 2017

LW
TW TitleDeveloperLabelPublisher
-1 MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDABIOWAREEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
12 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDSUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
23 LEGO WORLDSTRAVELLER'S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34 HORIZON ZERO DAWNGUERRILLA GAMESSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
45 GRAND THEFT AUTO VROCKSTAR NORTHROCKSTARTAKE 2
66 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILDNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
57 FIFA 17EA CANADAEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
78 ROCKET LEAGUEPSYONIX505 GAMES505 GAMES
89 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFAREINFINITY WARDACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1010 FORZA HORIZON 3PLAYGROUND GAMESMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2611 HALO WARS 2343 INDUSTRIES/CREATIVE ASSEMBLYMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1512 BATTLEFIELD 1DIGITAL ILLUSIONSEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
1313 OVERWATCHBLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENTBLIZZARDACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1114 FOR HONORUBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
1615 FORZA MOTORSPORT 5TURN 10 STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1716 1-2 SWITCHNINTENDONINTENDONINTENDO
917 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION4J STUDIOSMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2718 RARE REPLAYRAREMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1219 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARDCAPCOMCAPCOMCAPCOM
1820 SNIPER ELITE 4REBELLIONSOLD OUT SALES & MARKETINGSOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING
1921 WWE 2K17YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS2KTAKE 2
2022 UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S ENDNAUGHTY DOGSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2523 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.BETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2424 POKEMON SUNGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO
3125 RYSE: SON OF ROMECRYTEKMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1426 NIER AUTOMATAPLATINUMGAMESSQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4027 TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISIONMASSIVE ENTERTAINMENTUBISOFTUBISOFT
-28 WATCH DOGS 2UBISOFT (MONTREAL)UBISOFTUBISOFT
2329 JUST DANCE 2017UBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
3530 MAFIA IIIHANGAR 132KTAKE 2
3031 NBA 2K17VISUAL CONCEPTS2KTAKE 2
2932 MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION4J STUDIOSSONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3433 LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENSTRAVELLER'S TALESWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2134 STEEPUBISOFT (FRANCE)UBISOFTUBISOFT
2835 HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASONIO INTERACTIVESQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3236 MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARSNAMCO/CAMELOTNINTENDONINTENDO
3337 DISHONORED 2ARKANE STUDIOSBETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
-38 SUNSET OVERDRIVEINSOMNIACMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3839 FALLOUT 4BETHESDABETHESDA SOFTWORKSBETHESDA SOFTWORKS
3940 POKEMON MOONGAME FREAKNINTENDONINTENDO



ethomaz

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 25 March 2017

LW
TW TitleFormatLabelPublisher
-1 MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDAPS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
-2 MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDAXB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
33 HORIZON ZERO DAWNPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
14 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDSPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
25 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDSXB ONEUBISOFTUBISOFT
56 LEGO WORLDSXB ONEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
47 LEGO WORLDSPS4WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVEWARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
98 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILDNSNINTENDONINTENDO
69 GRAND THEFT AUTO VPS4ROCKSTARTAKE 2
810 FORZA HORIZON 3XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
-11 MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDAPCEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
712 GRAND THEFT AUTO VXB ONEROCKSTARTAKE 2
1313 FIFA 17XB ONEEA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
2814 HALO WARS 2XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1115 ROCKET LEAGUEXB ONE505 GAMES505 GAMES
1416 FIFA 17PS4EA SPORTSELECTRONIC ARTS
1517 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFAREPS4ACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1718 ROCKET LEAGUEPS4505 GAMES505 GAMES
1819 FORZA MOTORSPORT 5XB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1920 1-2 SWITCHNSNINTENDONINTENDO
2721 RARE REPLAYXB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1022 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITIONXB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
1223 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILDWII UNINTENDONINTENDO
2424 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFAREXB ONEACTIVISIONACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2025 UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S ENDPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3126 BATTLEFIELD 1XB ONEEA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
2127 POKEMON SUN3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
2928 RYSE: SON OF ROMEXB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
2629 OVERWATCHXB ONEBLIZZARDACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2230 FOR HONORPS4UBISOFTUBISOFT
1631 NIER AUTOMATAPS4SQUARE ENIXSQUARE ENIX EUROPE
2332 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARDPS4CAPCOMCAPCOM
2533 FOR HONORXB ONEUBISOFTUBISOFT
3234 SNIPER ELITE 4PS4SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETINGSOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING
3735 BATTLEFIELD 1PS4EA GAMESELECTRONIC ARTS
-36 OVERWATCHPS4BLIZZARDACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3337 MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITIONPS4SONY COMPUTER ENT.SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3038 MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARS3DSNINTENDONINTENDO
3939 SUNSET OVERDRIVEXB ONEMICROSOFTMICROSOFT
3540 POKEMON MOON3DSNINTENDONINTENDO



ethomaz

ME2 = 102k > ME:A

Kerotan

Mass effect now a predominantly playstation franchise.  Big turnaround over last gen.  

Horizon showing big legs at #3. Stretching it's lead nicely over rival RPG Zelda.

Xevross

Horizon's legs still going strong

BananaKing

Mass effect now a predominantly playstation franchise.  Big turnaround over last gen.  

Horizon showing big legs at #3. Stretching it's lead nicely over rival RPG Zelda.
Zelda isn't an RPG.

But yes, nice legs for horizon. I'm also liking For Honors legs, and hope it continues charting for a while

SWORDF1SH

Horizon holding well, Forza Horizon has amazing legs and Halo Wars already having retailer promotions.