MARIO KART AVOIDS BEING EATEN BY PREY
08/May/2017
Nintendo's Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' takes a second week at No1, but only just, as Bethesda's 'Prey' debuts right behind at No2.
'Prey', developed by Arkane Studios, of 'Dishonored' fame, is the spiritual successor to 2006's 'Prey' which was released on Xbox360/PC by Take 2, also debuting at No2 on the All Formats Top 40 (Units). Rockstar/Take 2 remain at No3 with 'GTA V' and Activision climb 4 places to No4 with 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'. Warner climb 1 place to No5 with 'LEGO Worlds' and 505 rocket 5 places to No 6 with 'Rocket League'. CI Games' 'Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3' debuted at No2 last week but drops to No13 this week. Bandai Namco debuted last week at No4 and now sit at No12 with 'Little Nightmares'. Also debuting in the Top 40 this week is Telltale Games' 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Telltale Series' at No31, released at the same time as the new Guardians movie hits the silver screen.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 6 May 2017
08/May/2017
Nintendo's Switch 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' takes a second week at No1, but only just, as Bethesda's 'Prey' debuts right behind at No2.
'Prey', developed by Arkane Studios, of 'Dishonored' fame, is the spiritual successor to 2006's 'Prey' which was released on Xbox360/PC by Take 2, also debuting at No2 on the All Formats Top 40 (Units). Rockstar/Take 2 remain at No3 with 'GTA V' and Activision climb 4 places to No4 with 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'. Warner climb 1 place to No5 with 'LEGO Worlds' and 505 rocket 5 places to No 6 with 'Rocket League'. CI Games' 'Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3' debuted at No2 last week but drops to No13 this week. Bandai Namco debuted last week at No4 and now sit at No12 with 'Little Nightmares'. Also debuting in the Top 40 this week is Telltale Games' 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Telltale Series' at No31, released at the same time as the new Guardians movie hits the silver screen.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 6 May 2017
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - |  | 2 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 3 | | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 8 |  | 4 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 6 | | 5 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 11 | | 6 | ROCKET LEAGUE | PSYONIX | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 5 |  | 7 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 9 | | 8 | FIFA 17 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 | | 9 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 12 | | 10 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 7 | | 11 | TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 12 | LITTLE NIGHTMARES | TARSIER STUDIOS | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | ||
| 2 | | 13 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 3 | CI GAMES | CI GAMES | CI GAMES | ||
| 16 | | 14 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 17 | | 15 | OVERWATCH | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 22 | | 16 | WWE 2K17 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| 13 | | 17 | MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA | BIOWARE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | | 18 | HALO 5: GUARDIANS | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 20 | | 19 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 21 | | 20 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 19 | | 21 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 27 | | 22 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 35 | | 23 | GEARS OF WAR 4 | THE COALITION | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 31 | | 24 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 25 | | 25 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 24 | | 26 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 28 | | 27 | MAFIA III | HANGAR 13 | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| 29 | | 28 | POKEMON SUN | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | | 29 | FOR HONOR | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| - | | 30 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | | 31 | GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TELLTALE SERIES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
| - | | 32 | DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED | EIDOS MONTREAL | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| - | | 33 | NBA 2K17 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| 32 | | 34 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | | 35 | PERSONA 5 | ATLUS SOFTWARE | ATLUS | ATLUS | ||
| 23 | | 36 | YOOKA-LAYLEE | PLAYTONIC GAMES | TEAM 17 | TEAM 17 | ||
| - | | 37 | LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 30 | | 38 | TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION | MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 34 | | 39 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| - | | 40 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
