WILDLANDS HOLDS FIRM AT NO.1
20/Mar/2017
In a quiet week for new releases, 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands' occupies the top spot for a second week.
It is a good start to the year for Ubisoft who now have the most weeks at No1 so far in 2017 with four ('For Honor' also grabbed two weeks at the top a month ago). An impressive second week for 'Lego Worlds' sees it leapfrog 'Horizon: Zero Dawn', up one place to No2 with only a 34% decline in sales. 'Horizon: Zero Dawn', Sony's biggest ever PS4 launch of a new IP, has to settle for No3. Familiar faces, 'Grand Theft Auto V' and 'FIFA 17' remain popular; GTA creeping up one place to No4, while FIFA shimmies up two places to No5. 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' is now the only Switch game in the Top 10, down 2 places to No6, while '1-2 Switch' falls from No9 to No17. Retailer hardware bundling propels 3 old Xbox One exclusives back in to the Top 40, with re-entries for 'Forza Motorsport 5' at No16, 'Rare Reply' at No27 and 'Ryse: Son of Rome' at No31. A retailer promotion also signals a re-entry for 'Homefront: The Revolution', back in the Top 40 at No22. The only new title to make the Top 40 this week is 'Styx: Shards of Darkness' from Focus Home Interactive & Maximum Games, debuting at No37.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 18 March 2017
20/Mar/2017
In a quiet week for new releases, 'Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands' occupies the top spot for a second week.
It is a good start to the year for Ubisoft who now have the most weeks at No1 so far in 2017 with four ('For Honor' also grabbed two weeks at the top a month ago). An impressive second week for 'Lego Worlds' sees it leapfrog 'Horizon: Zero Dawn', up one place to No2 with only a 34% decline in sales. 'Horizon: Zero Dawn', Sony's biggest ever PS4 launch of a new IP, has to settle for No3. Familiar faces, 'Grand Theft Auto V' and 'FIFA 17' remain popular; GTA creeping up one place to No4, while FIFA shimmies up two places to No5. 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' is now the only Switch game in the Top 10, down 2 places to No6, while '1-2 Switch' falls from No9 to No17. Retailer hardware bundling propels 3 old Xbox One exclusives back in to the Top 40, with re-entries for 'Forza Motorsport 5' at No16, 'Rare Reply' at No27 and 'Ryse: Son of Rome' at No31. A retailer promotion also signals a re-entry for 'Homefront: The Revolution', back in the Top 40 at No22. The only new title to make the Top 40 this week is 'Styx: Shards of Darkness' from Focus Home Interactive & Maximum Games, debuting at No37.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 18 March 2017
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
1 | 1 | TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
3 | 2 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
2 | 3 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
5 | 4 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
7 | 5 | FIFA 17 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
4 | 6 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
8 | 7 | ROCKET LEAGUE | PSYONIX | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | |||
10 | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
12 | 9 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
15 | 10 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
11 | 11 | FOR HONOR | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
13 | 12 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
18 | 13 | OVERWATCH | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
6 | 14 | NIER AUTOMATA | PLATINUMGAMES | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
17 | 15 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
- | 16 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
9 | 17 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
14 | 18 | SNIPER ELITE 4 | REBELLION | SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING | SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING | |||
19 | 19 | WWE 2K17 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
20 | 20 | UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
26 | 21 | STEEP | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
- | 22 | HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION | DEEP SILVER DAMBUSTER | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | |||
24 | 23 | JUST DANCE 2017 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
22 | 24 | POKEMON SUN | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
23 | 25 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
25 | 26 | HALO WARS 2 | 343 INDUSTRIES/CREATIVE ASSEMBLY | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
- | 27 | RARE REPLAY | RARE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
16 | 28 | HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | |||
29 | 29 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
30 | 30 | NBA 2K17 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
- | 31 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
37 | 32 | MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARS | NAMCO/CAMELOT | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
33 | 33 | DISHONORED 2 | ARKANE STUDIOS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
27 | 34 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
28 | 35 | MAFIA III | HANGAR 13 | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
32 | 36 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
- | 37 | STYX: SHARDS OF DARKNESS | CYANIDE | FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE | MAXIMUM GAMES | |||
31 | 38 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
35 | 39 | POKEMON MOON | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
34 | 40 | TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION | MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT | UBISOFT | UBISOFT |