COLOSSAL WIN FOR SONY
12/Feb/2018
'Shadow of the Colossus' remastered for PS4 debuts at No1 pushing 'Monster Hunter: World' down to No3.
The original PS2 title also debuted at No1, back in W7 2006, however launch week sales of the new PS4 version are 73% greater than that of its predecessor. It is the 8th different Sony-format exclusive to reach No1 so far this year. 'EA Sports UFC 3' holds on to No2, while heavyweights 'FIFA 18' and 'GTA V' are non-movers at No's 4 and 5 respectively. 'Call of Duty: WWII' falls 3 places to No6 - the first time it has dropped outside the Top 5. Nintendo Switch favourites 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' and 'Super Mario Odyssey' are both non-movers at No's 7 and 8 respectively, while price promotion on 'Assassin's Creed Origins' helps push it back in to the Top 10, up from No15 to No9. Strong retailer price promotion on 'The Evil Within 2' and 'Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition' propel them both back in to the chart, re-entering at No's 10 and 13 respectively. The release of 'Dragon Quest Builders' for Switch means the Square developed game also breaks back in to the Top 40 at No31.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 10 February 2018
12/Feb/2018
'Shadow of the Colossus' remastered for PS4 debuts at No1 pushing 'Monster Hunter: World' down to No3.
The original PS2 title also debuted at No1, back in W7 2006, however launch week sales of the new PS4 version are 73% greater than that of its predecessor. It is the 8th different Sony-format exclusive to reach No1 so far this year. 'EA Sports UFC 3' holds on to No2, while heavyweights 'FIFA 18' and 'GTA V' are non-movers at No's 4 and 5 respectively. 'Call of Duty: WWII' falls 3 places to No6 - the first time it has dropped outside the Top 5. Nintendo Switch favourites 'Mario Kart 8 Deluxe' and 'Super Mario Odyssey' are both non-movers at No's 7 and 8 respectively, while price promotion on 'Assassin's Creed Origins' helps push it back in to the Top 10, up from No15 to No9. Strong retailer price promotion on 'The Evil Within 2' and 'Overwatch: Game of the Year Edition' propel them both back in to the chart, re-entering at No's 10 and 13 respectively. The release of 'Dragon Quest Builders' for Switch means the Square developed game also breaks back in to the Top 40 at No31.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE, WEEK ENDING 10 February 2018
LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
- | 1 | SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS | BLUEPOINT GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
2 | 2 | EA SPORTS UFC 3 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
1 | 3 | MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
4 | 4 | FIFA 18 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
5 | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
3 | 6 | CALL OF DUTY: WWII | SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
7 | 7 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
8 | 8 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
15 | 9 | ASSASSIN'S CREED ORIGINS | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
- | 10 | THE EVIL WITHIN 2 | TANGO GAMEWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
18 | 11 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | VICARIOUS VISIONS | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
10 | 12 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
- | 13 | OVERWATCH: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION | BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
21 | 14 | FALLOUT 4 | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
16 | 15 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PLAYGROUND GAMES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
11 | 16 | PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | BLUEHOLE STUDIO | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
13 | 17 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PSYONIX | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
19 | 18 | WWE 2K18 | YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K | TAKE 2 | |||
6 | 19 | DRAGON BALL FIGHTERZ | ARC SYSTEM WORKS | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | |||
20 | 20 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
17 | 21 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
30 | 22 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
32 | 23 | PREY | ARKANE AUSTIN | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
25 | 24 | THE SIMS 4 | THE SIMS STUDIO | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
24 | 25 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
22 | 26 | LEGO WORLDS | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
- | 27 | WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS | MACHINEGAMES | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
12 | 28 | GRAN TURISMO: SPORT | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
39 | 29 | L.A. NOIRE | VIRTUOS | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | |||
35 | 30 | 1-2 SWITCH | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
- | 31 | DRAGON QUEST BUILDERS | SQUARE ENIX | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | |||
31 | 32 | DESTINY 2 | BUNGIE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | |||
26 | 33 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |||
38 | 34 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | |||
14 | 35 | JUST DANCE 2018 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | |||
29 | 36 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | |||
27 | 37 | DOOM | ID SOFTWARE | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |||
- | 38 | NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | |||
36 | 39 | THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME | TRAVELLER'S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |||
28 | 40 | SPLATOON 2 | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |