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News UK Sales Charts: Dreams Declines While Two Point Hospital Gets a Very Healthy Start
NH Yes
Here's something we weren't expecting to see this morning. In a retail chart otherwise filled with the typical popular titles, Two Point Hospital gets off to a great start, coming in just behind Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for a second place debut. It's a pleasant surprise to see a relatively small game do so well in the shops. We're not...
News UK Sales Charts: Dreams Flies Low as Bayonetta and Vanquish Breach Top 10
Bad dream
We all knew it would probably happen -- Dreams has been a critical success, but commercial success appears to be much tougher for it. After debuting at number eight in last week's physical UK chart, the latest bestsellers list puts Media Molecule's masterpiece at number 15. It's not quite as bad as it sounds, though. The decrease in sales...
News UK Sales Charts: Yakuza in Dreams Land As PS4 Exclusives Start Strong
Two new PS4 titles in top ten
If you’ve been following the Yakuza franchise since the dark days when Sony had to step in and localise Yakuza 5 on SEGA’s behalf, then it’s probably refreshing to see a trio of Ryu ga Gotoku re-releases near the top of the UK charts. Yakuza Remastered Collection was actually the biggest new physical launch in...
News January 2020 NPD: Dragon Ball the Only Winner in Dry Month
Just Saiyan
Overall video game spend dropped by 26 per cent year-over-year in a dismal start to 2020 in the United States. As has been the case for a while now, hardware sales dipped dramatically, with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on the cusp of being replaced. Perhaps surprisingly, not even the younger, sprightlier Nintendo Switch could avoid...
News UK Sales Charts: Zombie Army 4 Lurches Into the Top 10 as Dragon Ball Crashes to Earth
Not much else to see, though
Another week, another physical UK chart to yawn at. With a lack of new software, the spending habits of Brits have hardly changed for weeks. The latest top 10, however, does have a new entry. Zombie Army 4: Dead War from Rebellion makes a debut at number eight, and we suspect it will have done even better digitally...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts The Witcher 3 Is Still Riding High on Netflix Show's Success
Dragon Ball Z cracks top 10
Netflix's take on The Witcher has been hugely successful, and it's had a significant knock-on effect on CD Projekt RED's much beloved PlayStation 4 title, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In January, the game was within the top five most downloaded games from the PS Store in both North America and Europe. Speaking of enduring...
News UK Sales Charts: Dragon Ball Z Takes a Tumble as Call of Duty Continues Winning Streak
Under 9,000
The physical game chart for the UK doesn't make for particularly inspiring reading, but hey, it seems we know what we like. With the absence of major releases, the latest chart is looking familiar as ever, with the usual suspects all swapping seats in the top 10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is in first place once more, which is likely...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty and Dragon Ball Z Duke It Out for First Place
Who came out on top?
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot got off to a flying start in UK retail last week, debuting in number one and knocking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare off its perch. Activision's ever-popular shooter has made a swift recovery, however, and has returned this week to reclaim the top spot once more. Goku's RPG still lands in second place,...
News UK Sales Charts: Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Goes Super Saiyan with Number One Debut
Over 9,000
Dragon Ball Z has been around for a long time, but its enduring popularity remains extraordinary. Bandai Namco recently released a game that follows the story of this evergreen anime, named Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, and it seems Goku still has plenty of fans in the UK. A lot of them seem to own a PlayStation 4, too; Sony's platform...
News December 2019 NPD: Call of Duty, Star Wars Can't Soften Yearly Decline
Industry down 13% year-over-year
A whopping $3 billion were spent on video games in the United States last month, but not even juggernauts like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order could prevent the industry from succumbing to a 15 per cent year-over-year decline. This has been the tale of the tape all year, of course, as...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 20 Takes Charge as January Sales Shake Up a Stagnant Top 10
Tekken a look at the bargains
We were more than ready to roll our eyes at yet another copy paste chart, but there are some interesting additions to the latest UK physical top 10. FIFA 20 scores a number one, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order also swap seats on the podium. However, a little further down is when we...
News Sony Fails to Infiltrate a Single Spot in Japanese Sales Charts
Nintendo Switch domination
Sony’s suggested that it will not delay the PlayStation 5 in Japan like it did the PlayStation 4, but it’s clear that the company’s going to have its work cut out as it plans to introduce a new stationary home console in a region that’s clearly moving away from them. Case in point: the latest Japanese software...
PS Store Sales Charts The Witcher 3 Returns on the Back of Netflix Series
Few surprises at the top
Netflix’s massively successful adaptation of The Witcher propelled CD Projekt RED’s epic role-playing game up the PlayStation Store sales charts for December 2019, where it finished 7th and 11th in North America and Europe respectively. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ruled supreme in the US, while the Old World plumped up...
News UK Sales Charts: WWE 2K20 Wrestles Its Way Back Into Familiar Top 10
Call of Duty still top
It's time to take a look at the first UK games chart for 2020, and it may give you a sense of déjà vu. The physical top 10 is largely unchanged since last week, and once again, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare resides in the number one spot. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and FIFA 20 have swapped places, meaning they still round...
News UK Sales Charts: Nothing Can Knock Modern Warfare, FIFA 20, or Star Wars Off the Podium
2019's final chart is looking familiar
The year, and the decade, are almost over and done with, but we've got time to squeeze in one last physical UK chart. Unfortunately it isn't a particularly exciting result this time, with the top 10 largely the same as last week's. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, FIFA 20, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order continue...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Takes Christmas Number One
Juggernaut
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is the UK's Christmas number one game. It's usually a toss-up between Activision's shooter franchise and the mighty FIFA, and 2019 is the turn of Captain Price and crew. FIFA 20 claims second, of course, while Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order remains a top seller in third...
News UK Sales Charts: Call of Duty, Star Wars, and FIFA 20 Duke It Out at the Top
Clash of the titans
Next week will reveal which game takes the UK's Christmas number one, and it seems inevitable that one of the current top three will take it. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and FIFA 20 are first, second, and third respectively, and it sounds like there aren't many sales separating them right now...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Star Wars and Death Stranding Can't Topple Call of Duty
Infinity Ward shooter is number one
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the most downloaded game on PlayStation 4 in October, and surprise surprise, it's achieved the same feat in November too. It shouldn't come as a huge surprise -- it is Call of Duty, after all -- but it's managed to hold its position at number one despite lots of competition...
News November 2019 NPD: Only Juggernauts Can Outpace Death Stranding
One of the top ten Sony launches in history
Death Stranding did incredibly well for itself in the November 2019 NPD results for USA, charting in seventh position. The title could only be outpaced by juggernauts, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, various permutations of Pokémon Sword & Shield, and Madden NFL...
News UK Sales Charts: Death Stranding Slips Yet Further as the Top 10 Holds Steady
CryBB
The physical UK chart is starting to settle into a groove. The latest results look like the members of the top 10 have all been playing musical chairs, and it's Marvel's Spider-Man that's been knocked out after a Black Friday resurgence. The bestsellers are about what you'd expect, it's just that most of them have swapped places. FIFA 20 is...
News UK Sales Charts: Black Friday Sees the Return of Spider-Man PS4 to the Top 10
Shop 'til you drop
Update (4/12/19): UKIE, the association that provides these charts, has shared updated information on last week's UK sales data. This more accurate info puts Marvel's Spider-Man at number 10. We've updated the top 10 below to reflect this. Original Story: We were expecting the Black Friday sales to see the resurgence of some...
News UK Sales Charts: Death Stranding Falls Out of the Top 10 as Call of Duty Reclaims Its Crown
Losing balance
Death Stranding has slipped and taken a tumble down the physical UK chart. Having already fallen from second to eighth last week, the unique PlayStation 4 adventure from Hideo Kojima now finds itself at number 13. New release Shenmue III doesn't exactly get in its way, either, debuting in 17th place. The top 10 is instead dominated...
News UK Sales Charts: Star Wars and Pokémon See Death Stranding Take a Tumble
Off balance
It's a turbulent week within the UK's physical video games chart. With some of 2019's last big titles making their debut, the latest top 10 is quite different from the week prior, largely thanks to the arrival of two major franchises. Of course, Pokémon Sword and Shield have a dominant presence, accounting for first and third...
News October 2019 NPD: The Outer Worlds Stuns as Modern Warfare Expectedly Explodes
Obsidian's RPG in at second
There were reports that The Outer Worlds was off to a particularly strong start, but few could have expected the Obsidian developed role-playing game to sell quite this well: it’s finished second in the October 2019 NPD report for software sales in the United States. Only the might of
News UK Sales Charts: Days Gone Is the Only New IP Bigger Than Death Stranding in 2019
Call of Duty still top of the chart
Death Stranding arrived on Friday 8th November 2019, and it seems it's been a success at retail in its first weekend on sale. It's the second largest new IP this year, coming in right behind another Sony-published game, Days Gone. While it's clearly selling well, it didn't quite manage to beat the juggernaut that...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Concrete Genie Missing As Call of Duty Shoots to the Top
Top gun
There were quite a few new releases in October -- so many, in fact, that it almost doesn't feel like Concrete Genie and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare released in the same month. The painterly PlayStation 4 exclusive arrived several weeks before Infinity Ward's reboot, but it's sadly nowhere to be found on the PlayStation Store charts for...
News UK Sales Charts: MediEvil Clings to the Top 10 as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reigns Supreme
Oorah
Our undead hero Sir Daniel Fortesque isn't doing too badly for a clumsy skeleton, but the MediEvil remake is starting to slip from the UK physical chart. The PlayStation 4 revival is down from number five to number 10 this week, with sales down 64 per cent according to GamesIndustry. There are a number of movers and shakers in this chart;...
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie Nowhere to Be Seen as New Releases Struggle Against FIFA 20
Big and beautiful
Update: The chart below has been updated based on new information from UKIE. Original Story: We're afraid the UK is rather unimaginative when it comes to buying video games -- especially when the new footie game from EA is out. The latest physical chart sees FIFA 20 once again in the top spot, and it's maintained this position...
News September 2019 NPD: 2K Games on Top As Industry Declines Continue
Code Vein somehow makes top ten
2K Games’ double-billing of NBA 2K20 and Borderlands 3 jumped to the top of the USA sales charts for September, as industry spend continued to sink year-over-year due to dwindling hardware numbers. Total industry spend topped out at $1.278 billion – down eight per cent compared to the same month last year. FIFA 20...
News UK Sales Charts: Concrete Genie's Wishes Dashed As PS4 Exclusive Flops in Shops
FIFA 20 scores a hat-trick
If you were hoping last week's new releases were going to shake things up in the UK's bestsellers, you're flat out of luck. FIFA 20 is still very much in prime position, landing a third consecutive number one. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint also lands a consistent result with another second place finish. GRID is the only new...
News UK Sales Charts: Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Can't Break FIFA 20's Winning Streak
Go sports team
FIFA 20 is out, and as always, the franchise reigns supreme in the UK chart. It's at number one for the second time, despite a major new release from Ubisoft. Ghost Recon: Breakpoint has had to settle for a second place debut, although we expect this game to stick around for a bit. Its predecessor went on to sell very well, so it's...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 20 Surprises No One with Number One Debut
Life goals
Well, this is a big surprise. One of the UK's favourite franchises is FIFA, and the latest entry has once again done the numbers for EA. FIFA 20 debuts at number one despite a decline in physical sales -- but let's not forget that digital is making an increasingly large dent on retail figures. Other new releases didn't fare quite so...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Shifts Down to Make Way for Link's Awakening
Less loot for the Gearbox shooter this week
New releases are starting to come thick and fast, and while those on PlayStation 4 didn't make much of a dent, it's a different story for Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening takes number one in the latest physical chart, forcing Borderlands 3 down into second place. As we mentioned, PS4's new...
News UK Sales Charts: Borderlands 3 Loots the Biggest Physical Launch of 2019
Score
The end-of-year releases are starting to arrive, and that's very much evident in the latest physical UK chart. As you might expect, Borderlands 3 comes in at the very top, but it's done more than just reach number one. Geabox's looter shooter managed the UK's largest launch at retail in 2019, topping Days Gone's impressive figures. It beats...
News August 2019 NPD: Game Sales Sink to 20 Year Low as Control Misses Out
Madden still on top
Game sales sank to a 20-year low in August 2019 in the United States, with overall consumer spend falling 18 per cent year-over-year. All sectors registered declines, with Nintendo Switch once again dominating the hardware charts. The performance was so poor across the board last month that it’s actually dragged down the entire...
News UK Sales Charts: NBA 2K20 Slam Dunks a Number One Debut
Ballin'
We're starting to see change in the UK's physical game chart. After a pretty barren summer, the new releases are beginning to shake things up. For example, NBA 2K20 has made its mark, scoring a number one in its first week. Meanwhile, Catherine: Full Body manages a top 10 debut in ninth. Last week's quartet of new titles has dispersed;...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Madden and Grand Theft Auto V Were August's Top Downloads
No surprises here
August wasn't the greatest month for new releases, and that's reflected in the PlayStation Store charts. Aside from a handful of decent games in the last few days, last month was extremely quiet. This means some evergreen favourites ruled supreme. Grand Theft Auto V took number one in Europe, while it was Madden NFL 20 that took...
News UK Sales Charts: Wreckfest Can't Catch Up with Astral Chain to Claim Number One
New releases duke it out
The summer games drought is over, everyone. After weeks of almost no activity in the UK's physical chart, several notable titles drop all at once. Surprise surprise, they're all right at the top, with Nintendo's Astral Chain taking first place. It had its work cut out, though, with Wreckfest, Man of Medan, and Control also...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Drops Down to Third in Another Quiet Week for PS4
Crash and burn
Nintendo has once again rained on Crash Bandicoot's parade. Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been pushed back to third place as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe boosts to the front of the pack in the latest physical chart. It's a quiet week yet again for PlayStation 4 software. Mortal Kombat 11 has made a giant leap up the chart from 40th to...
News UK Sales Charts: Not Even Microtransactions Can Prompt Crash Team Racing to Take a Pitstop
Out in front
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled may currently be on the naughty step following its inclusion of controversial microtransactions, but that hasn’t stopped the remastered racer from lapping the competition, where it’s enjoyed a second consecutive week at the summit of the UK sales charts. In truth this was a largely uneventful month,...
News July 2019 NPD: Madden NFL 20 Enters the Red Zone
Slow month for Sony overall
Console hardware sales were down 22 per cent year-over-year in July 2019, as the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continue to grow a little long in the tooth. Sony’s pricing stubbornness has allowed the Nintendo Switch to comfortably top the console charts, which is the only system to experience growth so far this year. It...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Reclaims Number One Despite Sales Decline
Coasting
You know it's a slow week in game sales when the title atop the chart is down 14 per cent. Nonetheless, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has pulled ahead, and takes number one once again. A lack of new releases means the chart may look familiar if you've been keeping tabs on it each week. F1 2019 and Red Dead Redemption 2 climbed back into...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V Battle for First Place
Clash of the titans
The staying power of games like Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V is incredibly impressive. These two juggernauts are always among the most popular games on PlayStation Store, but for the month of July, they made the most of a quiet release schedule. In North America, the blocky craft-em-up takes the top spot, while Rockstar's...
News UK Sales Charts: FIFA 19 and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Can't Topple Fire Emblem
A bold strategy, Cotton
Fire Emblem: Three Houses rules the roost in its second week in the latest physical UK chart, and it's fending off some stiff competition. FIFA 19 is up to number two following store promotions, while Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled keeps a steady pace, crossing the line in third place for another week. Madden NFL 20 debuts...
News UK Sales Charts: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Settles for Second as Nintendo Strikes Again
Did Nazi that coming
We're not sure what kind of strategic manoeuvre Nintendo has pulled off, but it's worked well for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which takes number one in the physical UK chart. It means that Bethesda's major new release, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, has had to make do with second place. Facing this new competition, Crash Team Racing...
News UK Sales Charts: Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Back at Number One After Amazon Prime Day
Price crash
The UK physical chart is a little late this week, but it's at least seen some interesting changes thanks to Amazon's Prime Day offers. Everyone's favourite bandicoot is back atop the chart with Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, fending off fierce competition from a couple of Nintendo Switch exclusives. Perhaps more interesting is the...
News June 2019 NPD: Days of Play Does the Business for PS4
Massive increase for PS4 exclusives
Sony’s annual Days of Play promotion has become a big part of the PlayStation calendar, with a surprising number of exclusive titles making the June 2019 NPD software best-sellers list. Discounted favourites such as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Days Gone, MLB The Show 19, and God of War all made the month’s Top 20...
Another quiet week
The latest physical UK games chart will look pretty familiar if you saw last week's. With very few changes to the top 10, it's clear most Brits are enjoying the sunshine. According to GamesIndustry.biz, only 148,107 boxed games were sold in total, and selling 2,500 copies would get you into the top 10. An extremely quiet week for...
PlayStation Store Sales Charts Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Is Top in Europe
But not even on the podium in the US
When it comes to games released in June, the first one that springs to mind is Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Activision's kart racing remake has proven to be very popular, but it seems that North America is less interested in the bandicoot's latest -- at least on the PlayStation Store, anyway. The game was...
