EA unleash ‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ for the first time on PS4 and Xbox One and the combined sales of console/pc versions give EA the No1, their first since week 48 last year (FIFA 17).
The original ‘Mass Effect’ debuted on Xbox 360 at No12 on the All Formats Top 40 (Units) back in Nov07, but since then EA have always debuted at No1with this series (‘Mass Effect 2’ back in week 4, 2010 and ‘Mass Effect 3’ back in week 10, 2012). Week 1 series highpoint is still ‘Mass Effect 3’, which was the first to see all versions released in the same week (Xbox360/PS3/PC), with PC box taking 10% of sales units back then.
‘Mass Effect Andromeda’ is the 3rd biggest launch of the year so far (behind the recent releases of ‘Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Wildlands’ and ‘Horizon Zero Dawn’) and Andromeda has the 3rd best week 1 for the Mass Effect franchise in terms of physical sales. ‘Mass Effect Andromeda’ shows a sales unit split of 55% PS4, 41% Xbox One and just 4% on PC, with an undivulged quantity having sold through EA Origin on PC (and also of course PSN / Xbox Live).
Ubisoft drop from 2 successive weeks at No1 to No2 this week with ‘Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands’. Warner also drop 1 place to No3 with ‘Lego Worlds’ and Sony continue to drop 1 place per week since launch with ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’ now No4. Microsoft’s ‘Halo Wars 2’ is one of the Xbox One high climbers this week, up 15 places to No11, driven by a major retail promotion during the week. Also climbing strongly are Microsoft’s ‘Rare Replay’ up 9 places to No18 and ‘Ryse: Son of Rome’ up 6 places to No25, thanks to hardware bundling.
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices) Week 12 Year 2017
Ending 25th March
| LW | TW | Title | Age Rating | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA | PEGI 16+ | EA GAMES | |
| 1 | 2 | TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 2 | 3 | LEGO WORLDS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 3 | 4 | HORIZON ZERO DAWN | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 4 | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 6 | 6 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
| 5 | 7 | FIFA 17 | PEGI 3+ | EA SPORTS |
| 7 | 8 | ROCKET LEAGUE | PEGI 3+ | 505 GAMES |
| 8 | 9 | CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION |
| 10 | 10 | FORZA HORIZON 3 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 26 | 11 | HALO WARS 2 | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
| 15 | 12 | BATTLEFIELD 1 | PEGI 18+ | EA GAMES |
| 13 | 13 | OVERWATCH | PEGI 12+ | BLIZZARD |
| 11 | 14 | FOR HONOR | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 16 | 15 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 17 | 16 | 1-2 SWITCH | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 9 | 17 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | PEGI 7+ | MICROSOFT |
| 27 | 18 | RARE REPLAY | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
| 12 | 19 | RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD | PEGI 18+ | CAPCOM |
| 18 | 20 | SNIPER ELITE 4 | PEGI 16+ | SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING |
| 19 | 21 | WWE 2K17 | PEGI 16+ | 2K |
| 20 | 22 | UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 25 | 23 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 24 | 24 | POKEMON SUN | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 31 | 25 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | PEGI 18+ | MICROSOFT |
| 14 | 26 | NIER AUTOMATA | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 40 | 27 | TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 28 | WATCH DOGS 2 | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT | |
| 23 | 29 | JUST DANCE 2017 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
| 35 | 30 | MAFIA III | PEGI 18+ | 2K |
| 30 | 31 | NBA 2K17 | PEGI 3+ | 2K |
| 29 | 32 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 34 | 33 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 21 | 34 | STEEP | PEGI 12+ | UBISOFT |
| 28 | 35 | HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 32 | 36 | MARIO SPORTS SUPERSTARS | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 33 | 37 | DISHONORED 2 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 38 | SUNSET OVERDRIVE | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT | |
| 38 | 39 | FALLOUT 4 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 39 | 40 | POKEMON MOON | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
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