BACK ON WATCH

05/Sep/2016

Blizzard are No1 this week, but it is not their new World of Warcraft expansion Legion which tops the chart.

Instead their hugely popular online FPS ‘Overwatch’ (+24%) bounces back to No1 following a recent price drop. It is the fourth week ‘Overwatch’ has claimed top spot, after unseating Uncharted 4 back in week 21. No other Blizzard developed title has spent more weeks at No1, let alone reclaimed the crown. Launched on Tuesday, boxed sales of ‘World of Warcraft: Legion’ fall short of previous expansion Warlords of Draenor, but it is still this week’s highest new entry, debuting at No3 behind ‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’ ( -72%) which slips one place to No2. ‘F1 2016’ (-29%) slides two places to No4 while ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’ (+1%) creeps up one place to No5. ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ (+18%) is still proving hugely popular, up 3 places to No6, while ‘No Man’s Sky’ (-36%) nosedives 4 places to No7. ‘Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (+1%) drops one place to No8 ahead of ‘Rocket League’ (+12%) which re-enters the Top 10, up 2 places to No9. In its second week ‘Madden NFL 17’ (-54%) falls from No5 to No10. A retailer promotion kicks ‘Disney Infinity 3.0’ (+194%) up from No30 to No11 and helps propel ‘Rock Band 4’ (+215%) back in to the Top 40 at No27.

There are new entries for several other titles launched on Tuesday with ‘The Witcher III: The Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition’ debuting at No17 and ‘God Eater 2: Rage Burst’ new at No21.

Individual formats:

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
-		1			WORLD OF WARCRAFT: LEGION	PC	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1		2			DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		3			UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3		4			NO MAN'S SKY	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		5			OVERWATCH	PS4	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8		6			OVERWATCH	XB ONE	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		7			F1 2016	PS4	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
2		8			DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7		9			F1 2016	XB ONE	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
13		10			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS4	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16		11			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB ONE	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18		12			ROCKET LEAGUE	XB ONE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
6		13			MADDEN NFL 17	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17		14			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14		15			FIFA 16	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
20		16			ROCKET LEAGUE	PS4	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
-		17			THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION	PS4	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
15		18			QUANTUM BREAK	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
21		19			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
11		20			A.O.T. WINGS OF FREEDOM	PS4	KOEI	KOEI TECMO EUROPE
23		21			DOOM	PS4	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
10		22			ASSETTO CORSA	PS4	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
30		23			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22		24			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
25		25			FORZA MOTORSPORT 6	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
24		26			DOOM	XB ONE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27		27			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	XB ONE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		28			MADDEN NFL 17	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
28		29			HALO 5: GUARDIANS	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
35		30			HEAVY RAIN & BEYOND TWO SOULS COLLECTION	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
31		31			TOMODACHI LIFE	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		32			GOD EATER 2: RAGE BURST	PS4	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
39		33			BLOODBORNE	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
-		34			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
-		35			DISNEY INFINITY 3.0	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
-		36			DISNEY INFINITY 3.0	XB ONE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
-		37			FAR CRY PRIMAL	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
32		38			YO-KAI WATCH	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		39			TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION	XB ONE	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
33		40			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

Combined formats:

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
4		1			OVERWATCH	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1		2			DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		3			WORLD OF WARCRAFT: LEGION	BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT	BLIZZARD	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2		4			F1 2016	CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
6		5			UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		6			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
3		7			NO MAN'S SKY	HELLO GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7		8			LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
11		9			ROCKET LEAGUE	PSYONIX	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
5		10			MADDEN NFL 17	EA TIBURON	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		11			DISNEY INFINITY 3.0	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
12		12			FIFA 16	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		13			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13		14			DOOM	ID SOFTWARE	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15		15			MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
10		16			A.O.T. WINGS OF FREEDOM	OMEGA FORCE	KOEI	KOEI TECMO EUROPE
-		17			THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION	CD PROJEKT RED	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
8		18			ASSETTO CORSA	KUNOS SIMULAZIONI	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
17		19			LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22		20			FAR CRY PRIMAL	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		21			GOD EATER 2: RAGE BURST	SHIFT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
24		22			TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION	MASSIVE ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
23		23			STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		24			FALLOUT 4	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16		25			QUANTUM BREAK	REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20		26			LEGO JURASSIC WORLD	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
-		27			ROCK BAND 4	HARMONIX	MAD CATZ	MAD CATZ
25		28			MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION	4J STUDIOS	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
39		29			WORMS W.M.D	TEAM 17	TEAM 17	TEAM 17
26		30			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		31			DARK SOULS III	FROM SOFTWARE	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
21		32			EA SPORTS UFC 2	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		33			TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
34		34			WWE 2K16	YUKE'S/VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K	TAKE 2
18		35			MIRROR'S EDGE CATALYST	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		36			FORZA MOTORSPORT 6	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
28		37			MINECRAFT: STORY MODE	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES	TELLTALE GAMES
33		38			HALO 5: GUARDIANS	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
40		39			HEAVY RAIN & BEYOND TWO SOULS COLLECTION	QUANTIC DREAM	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36		40			TOMODACHI LIFE	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO

Hype seems strong for this one.  It's bringing back antagonists people love (Burning Legion); characters people love (Alleria Windrunner; Illidan; Maiev) etc.  I've already heard feedback from the beta that the game is fixing a hell of a lot of problems too, such as PvE and PvP balance (there's finally separate trees).

A lot of people I know who quit have gone back, so yeah, not too surprised it's doing well.

Deus Ex MD not even 65k in 2 weeks... While Human Revolution sold over 90k only first week. :-

Did HR have a digital sku at launch?  And even if it did it's attach ratio would be much lower.  Definitely have to factor that in.  

Anyway uncharted 4 continues to beast. 

Nice perfomance from God Eater!
Sadly no Vita version in the top 40 but according to the combined charts it still did good.