By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sales Discussion - UK Charts - WEEK ENDING 30 April 2016

RATCHET CRANKS IT UP

03/May/2016

‘Ratchet & Clank’ (-49%) holds on to No1 in the All Formats Chart for a second week.


The last Sony title to do this was ‘The Last of Us: Remastered’ back in W32 2014. ‘Ratchet & Clank’ is also the 7th biggest Sony first-party PS4 launch and gives Sony PS4 exclusive titles a total of 8 weeks at No1 compared to Microsoft’s 5 weeks for Xbox One first-party exclusive titles. PS4 retailer hardware bundling alongside the recent launch of ‘Eclipse’ the first new DLC, help propel ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’ (+82%) up five places to No2, its highest chart position since it topped the chart back in week 7. ‘Dark Souls III’ (-29%) slips one place to No3, while ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division’ (-5%) and ‘EA Sports UFC 2’ (+2%) are both non-movers at 4 and 5 respectively.

Spring and Bank Holiday retailer promotions push three titles back in to the Top 10 with reappearances for ‘Lego Marvel Avengers’ (+45%) up from No11 to No6, ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (+33%) up from No12 to No8 and ‘Far Cry Primal’ (+53%) up from No17 to No9. The only new entry this week is Nintendo’s ‘Yo-Kai Watch’ for 3DS which debuts at No14. Retailer promotions extend to the rest of the Top 40 with most titles seeing sales boosts. In fact ¾ of all Top 40 titles experience 



Around the Network

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 30 April 2016

LW

  TW     Title Developer Label Publisher
1 1     RATCHET & CLANK INSOMNIAC SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7 2     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 3     DARK SOULS III FROM SOFTWARE BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
4 4     TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5     EA SPORTS UFC 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 6     LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS TRAVELLER'S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
8 7     FIFA 16 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 8     GRAND THEFT AUTO V ROCKSTAR NORTH ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
17 9     FAR CRY PRIMAL UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 10     DIRT RALLY CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
14 11     LEGO JURASSIC WORLD TRAVELLER'S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
3 12     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 13     UEFA EURO 2016 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT KONAMI KONAMI
- 14     YO-KAI WATCH LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 15     PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE 2 POPCAP GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 16     WWE 2K16 YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS 2K TAKE 2
18 17     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION 4J STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 18     DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING BUNGIE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20 19     FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
9 20     QUANTUM BREAK REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 21     MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION 4J STUDIOS SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 22     MINECRAFT: STORY MODE TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
24 23     DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 AVALANCHE SOFTWARE DISNEY INFINITY DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
6 24     STAR FOX ZERO PLATINUMGAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
40 25     ZOO TYCOON FRONTIER DEVELOPMENTS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 26     KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS RARE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
25 27     TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
38 28     HALO 5: GUARDIANS 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 29     UNTIL DAWN SUPERMASSIVE GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
13 30     RUGBY CHALLENGE 3 WICKED WITCH SOFTWARE ALTERNATIVE ALTERNATIVE
- 31     FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
32 32     BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 33     ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE UBISOFT (QUEBEC) UBISOFT UBISOFT
34 34     TERRARIA ENGINE SOFTWARE XBOX 360 CLASSICS 505 GAMES
27 35     LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA TRAVELLER'S TALES XBOX 360 CLASSICS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
- 36     LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER'S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- 37     THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT CD PROJEKT RED BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
36 38     JUST CAUSE 3 AVALANCHE STUDIOS SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
31 39     FALLOUT 4 BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
35 40     METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS KONAMI KONAMI

 

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 30 April 2016

LW

  TW     Title Format Label Publisher
1 1     RATCHET & CLANK PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2 2     DARK SOULS III PS4 BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
11 3     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III PS4 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 4     EA SPORTS UFC 2 PS4 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 5     TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION XB ONE UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 6     TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION PS4 UBISOFT UBISOFT
13 7     CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III XB ONE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- 8     YO-KAI WATCH 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 9     DARK SOULS III XB ONE BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
14 10     EA SPORTS UFC 2 XB ONE EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 11     UEFA EURO 2016 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER PS4 KONAMI KONAMI
16 12     FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
7 13     QUANTUM BREAK XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 14     DIRT RALLY PS4 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
23 15     GRAND THEFT AUTO V PS4 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
3 16     STAR FOX ZERO WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 17     ZOO TYCOON XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 18     KINECT SPORTS: RIVALS XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 19     FAR CRY PRIMAL PS4 UBISOFT UBISOFT
32 20     FAR CRY PRIMAL XB ONE UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 21     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 22     FIFA 16 PS4 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 23     HALO 5: GUARDIANS XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
15 24     FIFA 16 XB ONE EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 25     UNTIL DAWN PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18 26     PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE 2 XB ONE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 27     GRAND THEFT AUTO V XB ONE ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
4 28     STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT XB ONE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 29     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
- 30     FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016 PC SEGA SEGA
17 31     DIRT RALLY XB ONE CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
26 32     MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 33     LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31 34     LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS PS4 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 35     MINECRAFT: STORY MODE XB360 TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
38 36     LEGO JURASSIC WORLD XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
36 37     DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING PS4 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
29 38     PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE 2 PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
39 39     DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING XB ONE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34 40     MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT


Go Ratchet and Clank keep the genre alive on playstation



Please excuse my (probally) poor grammar

- 29 UNTIL DAWN

wow!!!!

What a great surprise to see Until Dawn still charting



Only a -49% fall off for Ratchet is a great hold and #14 first weekfor Yo-Kai Watch :(



Around the Network

Ratchet & Clank so stronk B-)



WoodenPints said:
Only a -49% fall off for Ratchet is a great hold and #14 first weekfor Yo-Kai Watch :(

Hope it does better everywhere else in Europe, but this isn't looking that is going to be anything like the phenomenom it is in Japan.



You know it deserves the GOTY.

Come join The 2018 Obscure Game Monthly Review Thread.

Ratchets back baby! Went from an IP on the decline back to its prime. Its outperforming its ps3 titles massively.



Darwinianevolution said:
WoodenPints said:
Only a -49% fall off for Ratchet is a great hold and #14 first weekfor Yo-Kai Watch :(

Hope it does better everywhere else in Europe, but this isn't looking that is going to be anything like the phenomenom it is in Japan.

For a second i thought you were talking about my boy ratchet 



Fun fact: Given that Ratchet & Clank's first week in the UK was three times higher than the previous best opening in the series in the UK, this means that even after the second week drop, it's still 50% higher than ACiT's first week. So Ratchet & Clank's second week in the UK is higher than what any other game in the series has done first week.