UK Top 40 Games Week Ending 31st Dec '16 - GFK

[SWORDF1SH]

COD ENDS YEAR ON A HIGH

02/Jan/2017
As predicted last week, Activision top the final week of the year and take a fourth consecutive No1 thanks to 'Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare'.

There's not much movement within the chasing pack: EA's 'FIFA 17' remains at No2, EA's 'Battlefield 1' remains at No3 and Rockstar/Take 2 end the year on a high by climbing 1 place to No4 with 'Grand Theft Auto V'. GTA V was last seen as high as No4 some 12 weeks ago and has also been within the Top 4 for 12 weeks in 2016. Ubisoft drop one place to No5 with 'WatchDogs 2', 2K/Take 2 remain at No6 with 'Mafia III' and 505 Games' 'Rocket League' climbs 5 places to No 7. Sony re-enter the Top 10 at No8, climbing 18 places with 'Uncharted 4' – partly due to solus software price promotion across retail, partly due to promotional activity on the Official PS4 500GB with Uncharted 4, which this week accounts for 17% of PS4 hardware compared to just 6% of PS4's sold last week (average price on this SKU has dropped from around £218 in week 51 to £198 in week 52).

All Formats

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 31 December 2016

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		2			FIFA 17	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		3			BATTLEFIELD 1	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		4			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
4		5			WATCH DOGS 2	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
6		6			MAFIA III	HANGAR 13	2K	TAKE 2
12		7			ROCKET LEAGUE	PSYONIX	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
26		8			UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7		9			STEEP	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		10			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18		11			OVERWATCH	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		12			FORZA HORIZON 3	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
11		13			DISHONORED 2	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13		14			TITANFALL 2	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		15			GEARS OF WAR 4	THE COALITION	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
8		16			FINAL FANTASY XV	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		17			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
15		18			WWE 2K17	YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K	TAKE 2
17		19			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29		20			STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		21			THE LAST GUARDIAN	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16		22			DEAD RISING 4	CAPCOM VANCOUVER	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
25		23			TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION	MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		24			DOOM	ID SOFTWARE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32		25			RATCHET & CLANK	INSOMNIAC	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
34		26			ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		27			POKEMON MOON	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
24		28			SUPER MARIO MAKER	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
27		29			FALLOUT 4	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33		30			GUITAR HERO LIVE	FREESTYLEGAMES	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31		31			RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		32			NBA 2K17	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K	TAKE 2
28		33			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2017	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
22		34			MINECRAFT: STORY MODE - COMPLETE ADV.	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
38		35			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION	4J STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36		36			POKEMON SUN	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
20		37			JUST DANCE 2017	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		38			THE CREW	IVORY TOWER/UBISOFT REFLECTIONS	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
37		39			LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
-		40			DRIVECLUB	EVOLUTION STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.

Individual Formats

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 31 December 2016

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		2			CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		3			FIFA 17	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		4			BATTLEFIELD 1	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		5			BATTLEFIELD 1	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		6			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS4	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
6		7			FIFA 17	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		8			WATCH DOGS 2	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		9			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB ONE	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
30		10			UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		11			WATCH DOGS 2	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
10		12			FORZA HORIZON 3	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
17		13			GEARS OF WAR 4	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
11		14			MAFIA III	PS4	2K	TAKE 2
26		15			ROCKET LEAGUE	XB ONE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
18		16			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
19		17			THE LAST GUARDIAN	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
15		18			STEEP	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
21		19			MAFIA III	XB ONE	2K	TAKE 2
16		20			FINAL FANTASY XV	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		21			DEAD RISING 4	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
32		22			ROCKET LEAGUE	PS4	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
23		23			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.	PS4	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
25		24			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
27		25			OVERWATCH	PS4	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28		26			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.	XB ONE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
20		27			STEEP	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
22		28			DISHONORED 2	PS4	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
35		29			RATCHET & CLANK	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29		30			TITANFALL 2	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		31			POKEMON MOON	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
33		32			TITANFALL 2	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		33			OVERWATCH	XB ONE	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34		34			RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31		35			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2017	PC	SEGA	SEGA
37		36			DISHONORED 2	XB ONE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24		37			SUPER MARIO MAKER	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
36		38			WWE 2K17	PS4	2K	TAKE 2
-		39			FIFA 17	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		40			STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

Chart information Copyright UKIE

[ethomaz]

U4 living.

FFXV dying.

[Dr. Pezus]

The last guardian hasn't said its last word!

[BananaKing]

nice to see Doom legging it out. i wonder how much that game has sold by now. i really hope for a Doom 5 soon.

[ethomaz]

Some summary about 2016 game marketing in UK.

UK physical games sales dropped 13.4% in 2016 - NeoGAF

UK physical games sales dropped 13.4% in 2016PS4 and 3DS game sales rise, every other platform falls
 The UK games market in 2016 failed to recover as the year came to a close.
 According to the latest GfK figures, the number of boxed games sold in 2016 in the UK was down by 13.4% in units and 13.8% in value. 23.7m games were sold in the year, generating £776m.
 The disappointing results was down to plummeting 360 and PS3 software sales, plus the big games of 2016 failing to match their 2015 counterparts.
 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was the top selling game of December and is the second best-selling game of 2016. It has also recovered a little since its disappointing launch. However, it remains 31.5% down compared with the previous year's Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
 Bethesda launched Fallout 4 in November 2015, which went on to sell over 1m units. Last November it released Dishonored 2, which failed to make a major dent on the charts.
 Ubisoft's 2015 Christmas hit was Assassin's Creed Syndicate, which sold almost half a million units during that year. 2016's big release, Watch Dogs 2, is still a little off from that target (although Syndicate launched four weeks earlier in its year).
 Sticking with Ubisoft, its December title Steep had a slower start to life than 2015's Rainbow Six: Siege. Meanwhile, Microsoft's big Q4 game of last year, Gears of War 4, was no match for 2015's Halo 5.
 Square Enix enjoyed decent sales for Final Fantasy XV last year, but it doesn't compare well when put against its big Christmas game of 2015 - Just Cause 3 (although that game had an extra week on sale).
 So overall, the triple-A games of Christmas 2016 performed poorly in comparison to the major launches the year before. There are some exceptions, of course. FIFA 17 is matching the sales of FIFA 16, while Battlefield 1 has shifted over 1m units so far in the UK (although last year's Star Wars Battlefront managed a similar feat in a shorter space of time).
 Outside of the big releases, the other major reason for the drop in software sales was down to a collapse in 360 and PS3 boxed games. Over 3m Xbox 360 boxed games and almost 2m PS3 titles were sold in 2015, but those numbers have plummeted by more than half for both platforms in 2016.
 PS4 and Xbox One software sales were far more robust, but didn't grow significantly. PS4 and 3DS were the only two consoles that sold more games in 2016 than 2015.
 Full breakdown on the top selling games and hardware is expected later in the week. The final weekly GfK chart of 2016 saw Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare notching up its fourth consecutive No.1, with FIFA 17 and Battlefield 1 keeping pace at No.2 and No.3 respectively.

 

Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...t-drop-in-2016

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UK physical software sales
 
 2016 - 23,700,000 units / £776m
 2015 - 28,000,000 units / £928m
 2014 - 30,200,000 units / £948m
 2013 - 34,500,000 units / £1,015m
 2012 - 39,600,000 units / £1,046m
 2011 - 55,400,000 units / £1,420m
 2010 - 63,000,000 units / £1,530m
 2009 - 74,600,000 units / £1,685m
 2008 - 83,000,000 units / £1,911m
 2007 - 70,600,000 units / £1,555m
 2006 - 65,100,000 units / £1,360m
 2005 - 57,500,000 units / £1,219m
 2004 - 57,600,000 units / £1,247m
 2003 - 53,700,000 units / £1,150m
 2002 - 46,100,000 units / £1,074m
 2001 - 45,000,000 units / £913m
 2000 - 37,300,000 units / £732m