BURNOUT PARADISE REMASTERED IN POLE POSITION
19/Mar/2018
EA's 'Burnout Paradise Remastered' for PS4/Xbox One is a remaster of 2008's 360/PS3 original, and claims No1 this week, just like 'Burnout Paradise' did back in week 4, 2008.
'Burnout' as a franchise has existed since the first Criterion-developed/Acclaim-published game launched in 2001 on PS2. In terms of success, 2004's 'Burnout 3: Takedown' (EA-published from here on in) is the biggest-seller both as week 1 and cumulative, claiming No1 in week 37, 2004. The only other game in the series to claim No1 was 2005's follow-up 'Burnout Revenge'. Nintendo's 'Kirby Star Allies' for Switch debuts at No2 and becomes the most successful launch for a Kirby title, of which there have been 19 dating back to SNES/Gameboy releases in 1996 - prior to this week the highest week 1 chart record was jointly held by 2 games: No15 for 3DS 'Kirby Triple Deluxe' (Wk20, 2014) and No15 for 3DS 'Kirby: Planet Robobot' (Wk23, 2016). EA's 'FIFA 18' drops to No3. Capcom re-enter at No13 with 'Devil May Cry HD Collection' thanks to PS4/Xbox One versions. Maximum Games' 'Beast Quest' debuts at No35 for PS4/Xbox One.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 17 March 2018
19/Mar/2018
EA's 'Burnout Paradise Remastered' for PS4/Xbox One is a remaster of 2008's 360/PS3 original, and claims No1 this week, just like 'Burnout Paradise' did back in week 4, 2008.
'Burnout' as a franchise has existed since the first Criterion-developed/Acclaim-published game launched in 2001 on PS2. In terms of success, 2004's 'Burnout 3: Takedown' (EA-published from here on in) is the biggest-seller both as week 1 and cumulative, claiming No1 in week 37, 2004. The only other game in the series to claim No1 was 2005's follow-up 'Burnout Revenge'. Nintendo's 'Kirby Star Allies' for Switch debuts at No2 and becomes the most successful launch for a Kirby title, of which there have been 19 dating back to SNES/Gameboy releases in 1996 - prior to this week the highest week 1 chart record was jointly held by 2 games: No15 for 3DS 'Kirby Triple Deluxe' (Wk20, 2014) and No15 for 3DS 'Kirby: Planet Robobot' (Wk23, 2016). EA's 'FIFA 18' drops to No3. Capcom re-enter at No13 with 'Devil May Cry HD Collection' thanks to PS4/Xbox One versions. Maximum Games' 'Beast Quest' debuts at No35 for PS4/Xbox One.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 17 March 2018
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  | 1 | BURNOUT PARADISE REMASTERED | STELLAR ENTERTAINMENT | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - | | 2 | KIRBY STAR ALLIES | HAL LABORATORY INC | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 4 |  | 3 | FIFA 18 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 1 |  | 4 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 6 | | 5 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | | 6 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 8 | | 7 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | BLUEHOLE STUDIO | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 14 | | 8 | EA SPORTS UFC 3 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 13 | | 9 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 10 |  | 10 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 11 | | 11 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 5 | | 12 | CALL OF DUTY: WWII | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| - | | 13 | DEVIL MAY CRY HD COLLECTION | NEOBARDS ENTERTAINMENT | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 12 | | 14 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PSYONIX | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 9 | | 15 | MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 22 | | 16 | SPLATOON 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 25 | | 17 | SONIC FORCES | SONIC TEAM | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 26 | | 18 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 15 | | 19 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 17 | | 20 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | VICARIOUS VISIONS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 24 | | 21 | ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 30 | | 22 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 27 | | 23 | WWE 2K18 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | ||
| - | | 24 | KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE | WARHORSE STUDIOS | DEEP SILVER | DEEP SILVER | ||
| 19 | | 25 | SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS | BLUEPOINT GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 20 | | 26 | MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 23 | | 27 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 16 | | 28 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 33 | | 29 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 3 | | 30 | BRAVO TEAM | SUPERMASSIVE GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 21 | | 31 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 29 | | 32 | THE SIMS 4 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 37 | | 33 | GRAN TURISMO: SPORT | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 35 | | 34 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| - | | 35 | BEAST QUEST | TORUS GAMES | MAXIMUM GAMES | MAXIMUM GAMES | ||
| 40 | | 36 | DOOM | ID SOFTWARE | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 32 | | 37 | JUST DANCE 2018 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 28 | | 38 | PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS | LONDON STUDIO | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 36 | | 39 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 38 | | 40 | NBA 2K18 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 |
