UK Top 40 Games Week Ending 19th Nov '16 - GFK

[ethomaz]

 COD DEFENDS CROWN

21/Nov/2016
It's a close battle at the Top as Activision Blizzard's 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare' (-46%) remains No1 for a third week.

It narrowly fends off the challenge from new-entry 'WatchDogs 2' from Ubisoft for PS4 and Xbox One. EA's 'FIFA 17' (+1%) drops one place to No3 and 'Battlefield 1' (-5%) also moves down one place to No4. There's already a hint of Black Friday dealing within this Chart, as 2K/Take 2's 'WWE 2K17' risies 11 places to No5 (+173%) and Microsoft's 'Forza Horizon 3' remains at No6, but sales units climb +49% over last week. Last week's big new release, Bethesda's 'Dishonored 2' drops from No4 to No7 (-52%). The only other new release within the Top 40 is also from Ubisoft - debuting at No10 is 'Assassin's Creed : The Ezio Collection', with remastered content for PS4/Xbox One consumers, who will have to wait until this time next year for a full new game in this franchise.


TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 19 November 2016

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		2			WATCH DOGS 2	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
2		3			FIFA 17	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		4			BATTLEFIELD 1	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
16		5			WWE 2K17	YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K	TAKE 2
6		6			FORZA HORIZON 3	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4		7			DISHONORED 2	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
5		8			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11		9			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
-		10			ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		11			GEARS OF WAR 4	THE COALITION	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		12			STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
9		13			LEGO DIMENSIONS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	LEGO DIMENSIONS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17		14			MAFIA III	HANGAR 13	2K	TAKE 2
8		15			TITANFALL 2	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		16			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		17			ROCKET LEAGUE	PSYONIX	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
7		18			OVERWATCH	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13		19			SKYLANDERS IMAGINATORS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21		20			RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
22		21			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		22			TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION	MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		23			FALLOUT 4	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
26		24			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION	4J STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24		25			MINECRAFT: STORY MODE - COMPLETE ADV.	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
15		26			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2017	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
25		27			LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23		28			FARMING SIMULATOR 17	GIANTS SOFTWARE	FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE	KOCH MEDIA
27		29			LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		30			JUST DANCE 2017	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		31			BATMAN: RETURN TO ARKHAM	ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34		32			TOMODACHI LIFE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
37		33			BIOSHOCK: THE COLLECTION	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K	TAKE 2
-		34			SKYLANDERS SUPERCHARGERS	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		35			F1 2016	CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
30		36			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		37			DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31		38			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35		39			DESTINY: THE COLLECTION	BUNGIE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		40			WATCH DOGS	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

[ethomaz]

The bomba never ends.

TOP 10 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 19 November 2016

01 (01) CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) - 79,700 / 555,300 [-46%]
02 (NE) WATCH DOGS 2 (UBISOFT) - 78,000 / NEW
03 (02) FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 56,700 / 1,744,300 [+1%]
04 (03) BATTLEFIELD 1 (ELECTRONIC ARTS) - 50,400 / 607,300 [-5%]
05 (16) WWE 2K17 (TAKE 2) [+173%]
06 (06) FORZA HORIZON 3 (MICROSOFT) [+49%]
07 (04) DISHONORED 2 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) ~ 19,200 / 59,200 [-52%]
08 (05) THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
09 (11) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
10 (NE) ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION (UBISOFT)

[Dr. Pezus]

Titanfall below battlefront?!

[Rorono]

Year of bombas

[Xevross]

So many games have bombed in the last two months in the uk. Its really sad. I'm holding out hope that a major factor of this is that more people are waiting for black friday. I guess we'll see about that in a weeks time.

[ethomaz]

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[Xevross]

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Sort of what I was saying before, although its definitely not BF alone which is causing the flops in the UK this year. If BF week isn't massively up on last year then november overall will be extremely down

[ethomaz]

Sort of what I was saying before, although its definitely not BF alone which is causing the flops in the UK this year. If BF week isn't massively up on last year then november overall will be extremely down

I guess it depends of the games or the confidence gamers have with it.

BF1 was up in UK but others games that have less gamer confidence aren't... TF2, WD2, Gears, etc.

[Xevross]

I guess it depends of the games or the confidence gamers have with it.

BF1 was up in UK but others games that have less gamer confidence aren't... TF2, WD2, etc.

There's a long list of games which have done badly. If you compare this November to last year its a bit of a disaster. Black Ops 3, Fallout 4 and Battlefront were all massive and then there's others which did well too.

[Horizon]

There's a long list of games which have done badly. If you compare this November to last year its a bit of a disaster. Black Ops 3, Fallout 4 and Battlefront were all massive and then there's others which did well too.

Fatigue definitely has something to do with it though. Fallout does not come around every 2 or 3 years and the last Battlefront was on the PS2. Both much loved and desired franchises with new iterations. Fallout 4 and Battlefront had such incredible sales in the UK.