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11/Jan/2016

2016 starts the way 2015 ended with ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’ (-68%) still on top in the All Formats Chart.

 

With no new physical releases until later in the month familiar faces jostle for position within the Top 10. ‘FIFA 16 (-55%) climbs two places back to No2 moving ahead of fellow EA title ‘Star Wars Battlefront’(-66%), which is pushed down to No3. ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (16,360 / -59%) moves up a place to No4 while ‘Fallout 4’ (-75%) slides two places to No5. ‘Tom Clancy’s Rainbow 6: Siege’ (-58%) is a non-mover at No6 but ‘WWE 2K16’ (-53%) climbs two places up to No7. Square Enix’s ‘Just Cause 3’ (-66%) is another non move at No8 but ‘Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’ (-68%) is down to No9.

A resurgent ‘Battlefield 4’ (-27%) re-enters the Top 10 continuing it’s week on week climb from the end of last year. It’s propulsion up the chart is fuelled by the ‘Gen 7’ formats with price promoted versions of both Xbox 360 & PS3 accounting for 97% of sales this week.



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Latest UK Software Charts
 
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 9 January 2016

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  TW     Title Developer Label Publisher
1 1     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 2     FIFA 16 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 4     GRAND THEFT AUTO V ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
3 5     FALLOUT 4 BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 6     TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 7     WWE 2K16 YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS 2K TAKE 2
8 8     JUST CAUSE 3 AVALANCHE STUDIOS SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7 9     ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE UBISOFT (QUEBEC) UBISOFT UBISOFT
23 10     BATTLEFIELD 4 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 11     MINECRAFT: STORY MODE TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
14 12     LEGO JURASSIC WORLD TRAVELLER'S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13 13     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION 4J STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 14     DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 AVALANCHE SOFTWARE DISNEY INFINITY DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
22 15     FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
19 16     MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION 4J STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 17     FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 18     BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16 19     UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION BLUEPOINT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11 20     HALO 5: GUARDIANS 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 21     WOLFENSTEIN: THE OLD BLOOD MACHINEGAMES BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
20 22     DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING BUNGIE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 23     THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE ZENIMAX ONLINE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 24     NEED FOR SPEED GHOST GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 25     THE EVIL WITHIN TANGO GAMEWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27 26     JUST DANCE 2016 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
24 27     GUITAR HERO LIVE FREESTYLEGAMES ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 28     THE LAST OF US: REMASTERED NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
37 29     LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER'S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15 30     RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER CRYSTAL DYNAMICS SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
33 31     THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT CD PROJEKT RED BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
31 32     METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS KONAMI KONAMI
30 33     UNTIL DAWN SUPERMASSIVE GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29 34     THE CREW IVORY TOWER/UBISOFT REFLECTIONS UBISOFT UBISOFT
- 35     THE SIMS 4 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 36     NBA 2K16 VISUAL CONCEPTS 2K TAKE 2
36 37     LEGO DIMENSIONS TRAVELLER'S TALES LEGO DIMENSIONS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- 38     DISHONORED: DEFINITIVE EDITION ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
35 39     TERRARIA ENGINE SOFTWARE XBOX 360 CLASSICS 505 GAMES
- 40     CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE SLEDGEHAMMER GAMES ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD


Latest UK Software Charts
 
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 9 January 2016

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  TW     Title Format Label Publisher
1 1     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III PS4 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III XB ONE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 3     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT XB ONE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 5     FIFA 16 PS4 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 6     GRAND THEFT AUTO V PS4 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
10 7     TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE PS4 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 8     FIFA 16 XB ONE EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 9     TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE XB ONE UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 10     FALLOUT 4 PS4 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 11     FALLOUT 4 XB ONE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 12     GRAND THEFT AUTO V XB ONE ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
14 13     ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE PS4 UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 14     FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016 PC SEGA SEGA
16 15     JUST CAUSE 3 PS4 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12 16     FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 17     JUST CAUSE 3 XB ONE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19 18     UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13 19     HALO 5: GUARDIANS XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
35 20     BATTLEFIELD 4 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 21     WWE 2K16 PS4 2K TAKE 2
18 22     ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE XB ONE UBISOFT UBISOFT
30 23     MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23 24     THE LAST OF US: REMASTERED PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27 25     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 26     FIFA 16 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 27     WOLFENSTEIN: THE OLD BLOOD PS4 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
32 28     UNTIL DAWN PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
37 29     LEGO JURASSIC WORLD XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
34 30     BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT PS4 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 31     WWE 2K16 XB ONE 2K TAKE 2
36 32     FIFA 16 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
28 33     MINECRAFT: STORY MODE XB360 TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
- 34     THE SIMS 4 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 35     THE EVIL WITHIN PS4 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
31 36     NEED FOR SPEED PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
33 37     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 38     RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER XB ONE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
- 39     BATTLEFIELD 4 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 40     WWE 2K16 XB360 2K TAKE 2


Don't think there was such a possibility that existed of Uncharted outselling a Halo mainline game and a remaster at that. Who knew?



PS4 killin it as usual.



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Only PS, XB and PC on the chartz.



...Let the Sony Domination continue with the PS4...

It's good that RoTR is still in the chart, but falling 15 / 18 places isn't so good for the post holiday legs potential.

Rather boring top end of the charts.



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Halo?!? Being outsold by Nathan Drake Collection, Forza and almost being outsold by Until Dawn, a game that released months earlier. I'm not going to try and claim a trend but it needs to start going up the charts if we are going to expect good legs.



kurasakiichimaru said:
Don't think there was such a possibility that existed of Uncharted outselling a Halo mainline game and a remaster at that. Who knew?

 

SWORDF1SH said:
Halo?!? Being outsold by Nathan Drake Collection, Forza and almost being outsold by Until Dawn, a game that released months earlier. I'm not going to try and claim a trend but it needs to start going up the charts if we are going to expect good legs.

 


I'm really sure the Uncharted bundles are helping.

I'm also sure Until Dawn won't reach lifetime sales of Halo 5.



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no nintendo games in the top 40? holy shit