Ukie Week 3 2013 UK Video Games Charts

Capcom end FIFA 13’s run at the top as ‘DMC’ (Devil May Cry) debuts at No1. It may be a quiet time of year, but it still represents Capcom’s first All Formats No1 since ‘Resident Evil 5’ back in week 13 2009 (Resident Evil 6 could only manage No2).  Released on Tuesday and developed by Cambridge indie developer Ninja Theory (the first time a Devil May Cry title has been developed outside of Capcom), DMC sells over a third of what ‘Devil May Cry 4’ did at launch when it also reached No1, back in week 6 2008.  ‘FIFA 13’ (-40%) drops to No2 ahead of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ (-26%), while ‘Far Cry 3’ (-49%) falls 2 places to No4.  There is no change at No5 and No6 with ‘Need for Speed Most Wanted’ (-35%) and ‘Just Dance 4’ (-18%) both non-movers.  ‘Football Manager 2013’ (-16%) is up one place to No7, while sales of ‘Hitman Absolution’ (-50%) are cut in half, knocking it from No4 to No8.  The Top 10 is rounded off by ‘Skyrim’ (-20%) at No9 and ‘Assassin’s Creed III’ (-21%) at No10. DMC is the only new release to chart this week.
 
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 18 January 2013
 

  1. DMC - CAPCOM
  2. FIFA 13 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  3. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  4. FAR CRY 3 - UBISOFT
  5. NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  6. JUST DANCE 4 - UBISOFT
  7. FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 - SEGA
  8. HITMAN ABSOLUTION - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
  9. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  10. ASSASSIN'S CREED III - UBISOFT
  11. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  12. WWE '13 - THQ
  13. DISHONORED - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  14. SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED - SEGA
  15. SKYLANDERS GIANTS - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  16. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - MICROSOFT                
  17. LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  18. MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  19. NBA 2K13 - TAKE 2
  20. BORDERLANDS 2 - TAKE 2
  21. DOOM 3: BFG EDITION - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  22. HALO 4 - MICROSOFT
  23. DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION - KOCH MEDIA
  24. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2013 - KONAMI
  25. FORZA HORIZON - MICROSOFT               
  26. SONIC GENERATIONS - SEGA
  27. GRAN TURISMO 5 ACADEMY EDITION - SONY COMPUTER ENT.   
  28. SLEEPING DOGS - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
  29. DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
  30. GRAND THEFT AUTO IV - TAKE 2
  31. ANARCHY REIGNS - SEGA
  32. MARIO KART 7 - NINTENDO 
  33. NEW SUPERMARIO BROS 2 – NINTENDO
  34. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – SEGA
  35. PAPER MARIO STICKER STAR – NINTENDO
  36. GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – ROCKSTAR
  37. RESIDENT EVIL 6 – CAPCOM
  38. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND – NINTENDO
  39. BATTLEFIELD 3 – EA GAMES
  40. ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY – ACTIVISION

 
UKIE Games Charts ©, compiled by GfK Chart-Track