The wave of nostalgia continues and intensifies after the recent releases of ‘Wipeout: Omega Collection’ and ‘Tekken 7’. This week sees 3 classic franchises back in the charts as the top 3 new releases. The first is a return for ‘Crash Bandicoot’ (all 3 original PS1 games from 1996-1998) as Activision’s ‘Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy’ for PS4 does what none of the originals did by debuting at No1. It’s not always about a strong debut though, as the original Crash Bandicoot games have helped the overall franchise of 16 different Crash titles to currently occupy the 24th position within the all-time UK franchise list (boxed software, unit sales since 1995 up to last week).
Debuting at No2 is Codemasters’ ‘Micro Machines: World Series’ (PS4/Xbox One/PC) and this is a franchise first seen in 1991 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, now published over 20 different formats since then. Debuting at No7 is Sold Out’s ‘Elite Dangerous’ which finally gains release on PS4 (PC release dates back to 2014, but not via the traditional box/retail route). The original ‘Elite’ dates back to 1984 and the BBC Micro - the first UK games chart (Gallup’s ‘Chartalk’ newsletter) was published slightly after this (week 46, 1985) but was actually headed by ‘Elite’.
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 26 Year 2017
Ending 1st July
| LW | TW | Title | Age Rating | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION | |
| 2 | MICRO MACHINES: WORLD SERIES | PEGI 7+ | CODEMASTERS | |
| 1 | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 9 | 4 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 3 | 5 | FIFA 17 | PEGI 3+ | EA SPORTS |
| 6 | 6 | OVERWATCH | PEGI 12+ | BLIZZARD |
| 7 | ELITE DANGEROUS | PEGI 7+ | SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING | |
| 5 | 8 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 2 | 9 | DIRT 4 | PEGI 3+ | CODEMASTERS |
| 11 | 10 | ROCKET LEAGUE | PEGI 3+ | 505 GAMES |
| 17 | 11 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION |
| 4 | 12 | TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 12 | 13 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
| 10 | 14 | TEKKEN 7 | PEGI 16+ | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
| 13 | 15 | INJUSTICE 2 | PEGI 16+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 18 | 16 | LEGO WORLDS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 8 | 17 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 7 | 18 | ARMS | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
| 14 | 19 | WIPEOUT: OMEGA COLLECTION | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 30 | 20 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | PEGI 18+ | EA GAMES |
| 21 | 21 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 20 | 22 | FALLOUT 4 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 22 | 23 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 16 | 24 | DEAD BY DAYLIGHT | PEGI 18+ | 505 GAMES |
| 15 | 25 | DISHONORED 2 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 25 | 26 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | PEGI 7+ | MICROSOFT |
| 27 | THE GOLF CLUB 2 | PEGI 3+ | MAXIMUM GAMES | |
| 27 | 28 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | PEGI 18+ | CAPCOM |
| 19 | 29 | HALO 5: GUARDIANS | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
| 26 | 30 | DOOM | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 24 | 31 | PREY | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 32 | CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED | PEGI 16+ | ACTIVISION | |
| 29 | 33 | WWE 2K17 | PEGI 16+ | 2K |
| 34 | VALKYRIA REVOLUTION | PEGI 16+ | SEGA | |
| 35 | 35 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 36 | 36 | TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 33 | 37 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 38 | MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA | PEGI 16+ | EA GAMES | |
| 39 | POKEMON SUN | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO | |
| 39 | 40 | MAFIA III | PEGI 18+ | 2K |
Ukie Games Charts ©, compiled by GfK