FIFA CLAIMS IT'S 5TH
19/Feb/2018
'FIFA 18' returns to No1, boosted by a heavily promoted Switch version and smaller price drops across other formats.
It is the biggest sales week for FIFA 18 on Switch since launch and hands the footballing giant its 5th All Formats No1, after it had previously returned to the top for one week at the beginning of the year. Deep Silver's new release 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' has to settle for a debut at No2, while 'Shadow of the Colossus' tumbles from top spot to No7. 'Grand Theft Auto V' benefits from a retail promotion, climbing two places to No3, jumping ahead of 'Monster Hunter: World' which slips one place to No4. 'Bayonetta 2' bounces back into the chart at No5, its highest ever position thanks to the launch of the Switch version. It originally debuted at No7 on Wii U back in W43 2014. There are new entries for 'Dynasty Warriors 9' at No13, the PS4 remaster of SNES classic 'Secret of Mana' at No24 and 'Monster Energy Supercross' at No25. The Half Term effect means 28 titles within the Top 40 all manage to increase sales this week.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 17 February 2018
19/Feb/2018
'FIFA 18' returns to No1, boosted by a heavily promoted Switch version and smaller price drops across other formats.
It is the biggest sales week for FIFA 18 on Switch since launch and hands the footballing giant its 5th All Formats No1, after it had previously returned to the top for one week at the beginning of the year. Deep Silver's new release 'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' has to settle for a debut at No2, while 'Shadow of the Colossus' tumbles from top spot to No7. 'Grand Theft Auto V' benefits from a retail promotion, climbing two places to No3, jumping ahead of 'Monster Hunter: World' which slips one place to No4. 'Bayonetta 2' bounces back into the chart at No5, its highest ever position thanks to the launch of the Switch version. It originally debuted at No7 on Wii U back in W43 2014. There are new entries for 'Dynasty Warriors 9' at No13, the PS4 remaster of SNES classic 'Secret of Mana' at No24 and 'Monster Energy Supercross' at No25. The Half Term effect means 28 titles within the Top 40 all manage to increase sales this week.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 17 February 2018
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
4 | 1 | FIFA 18 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
- | 2 | KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE | WARHORSE STUDIOS | DEEP SILVER | DEEP SILVER | |||
5 | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
3 | 4 | MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
- | 5 | BAYONETTA 2 | PLATINUMGAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
2 | 6 | EA SPORTS UFC 3 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
1 | 7 | SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS | BLUEPOINT GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
6 | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: WWII | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
7 | 9 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
9 | 10 | ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
11 | 11 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | VICARIOUS VISIONS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
8 | 12 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
- | 13 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 9 | OMEGA FORCE | KOEI | KOEI TECMO | |||
13 | 14 | OVERWATCH: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
16 | 15 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | BLUEHOLE STUDIO | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
22 | 16 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
17 | 17 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PSYONIX | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
12 | 18 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
15 | 19 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
14 | 20 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
- | 21 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 7 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
24 | 22 | THE SIMS 4 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
25 | 23 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
- | 24 | SECRET OF MANA | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
- | 25 | MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS | MILESTONE STUDIOS | MILESTONE | MILESTONE | |||
18 | 26 | WWE 2K18 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
20 | 27 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
38 | 28 | NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
26 | 29 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
34 | 30 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
10 | 31 | THE EVIL WITHIN 2 | TANGO GAMEWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
30 | 32 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
33 | 33 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
23 | 34 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
- | 35 | ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED | STUDIO WILDCARD | STUDIO WILDCARD | STUDIO WILDCARD | |||
- | 36 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED | RAVEN SOFTWARE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
21 | 37 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
- | 38 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
29 | 39 | L.A. NOIRE | VIRTUOS | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
19 | 40 | DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ | ARC SYSTEM WORKS | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |