A bumper week for gaming is led by ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ which tops the chart as Sony’s biggest ever PS4 launch of a new IP (ahead of No Man’s Sky). Released on Wednesday ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’ is also the biggest launch of the year so far and Sony’s biggest launch since ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’. Ubisoft’s ‘For Honor’ falls from No1 to No5, having to make way for both Horizon Zero Dawn and new Nintendo Switch titles.
Released on Friday, Nintendo Switch brings with it ‘The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild’, which debuts at No2 for both Switch and Wii U. 78% of sales were for the Switch version with 22% for Wii U. The Switch version becomes the 3rd biggest ever launch of a Zelda title, behind ‘Wind Waker’ on Gamecube and ‘Twilight Princess’ on Wii.
There were 5 new Switch games at launch, 3 of which enter the Top 10 including ‘1-2 Switch’ new at No4 and Konami’s ‘Super Bomberman R’ debuting at No7. The Switch version of ‘Just Dance 2017’ helps Ubisoft’s game re-enter the Top 40 at No24, while the Switch version of ‘Skylanders Imaginators’ fails to lift the title back in to the chart. The only other new game to make the Top 40 this week is Telltale’s ‘The Walking Dead: The New Frontier’ which begins life at No19.
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 9 Year 2017
Ending 4th March
| LW | TW | Title | Age Rating | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |
| 2 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO | |
| 3 | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 4 | 1-2 SWITCH | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO | |
| 1 | 5 | FOR HONOR | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 4 | 6 | FIFA 17 | PEGI 3+ | EA SPORTS |
| 7 | SUPER BOMBERMAN R | PEGI 7+ | KONAMI | |
| 7 | 8 | ROCKET LEAGUE | PEGI 3+ | 505 GAMES |
| 5 | 9 | SNIPER ELITE 4 | PEGI 16+ | SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING |
| 6 | 10 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | PEGI 18+ | EA GAMES |
| 8 | 11 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION |
| 9 | 12 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | PEGI 18+ | CAPCOM |
| 11 | 13 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | PEGI 7+ | MICROSOFT |
| 14 | 14 | HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 2 | 15 | HALO WARS 2 | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
| 10 | 16 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 13 | 17 | OVERWATCH | PEGI 12+ | BLIZZARD |
| 27 | 18 | UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 19 | THE WALKING DEAD: THE NEW FRONTIER | PEGI 18+ | TELLTALE GAMES | |
| 16 | 20 | WWE 2K17 | PEGI 16+ | 2K |
| 20 | 21 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 19 | 22 | POKEMON SUN | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 17 | 23 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 24 | JUST DANCE 2017 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT | |
| 15 | 25 | NIOH | PEGI 18+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 21 | 26 | STEEP | PEGI 12+ | UBISOFT |
| 26 | 27 | MAFIA III | PEGI 18+ | 2K |
| 22 | 28 | NBA 2K17 | PEGI 3+ | 2K |
| 23 | 29 | FALLOUT 4 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 29 | 30 | FINAL FANTASY XV | PEGI 16+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 12 | 31 | WATCH DOGS 2 | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 40 | 32 | TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 28 | 33 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 35 | 34 | RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER: 20 YEAR EDITION | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 31 | 35 | POKEMON MOON | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 24 | 36 | TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 37 | 37 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: THE EZIO COLLECTION | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 38 | 38 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 39 | DISHONORED 2 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | |
| 33 | 40 | LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
Ukie Games Charts ©, compiled by GfK