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 |