Combined Formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
-		1			SAINTS ROW IV	VOLITION	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		2			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	UBISOFT (TORONTO)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		3			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
2		4			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
3		5			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4		6			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		7			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
8		8			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6		9			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
-		10			THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED	2K MARIN	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
11		11			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
16		12			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
14		13			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		14			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		15			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25		16			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
1		18			PAYDAY 2	OVERKILL SOFTWARE	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
7		19			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT SF/WAYFORWARD	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		20			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
13		21			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		22			THE WONDERFUL 101	PLATINUMGAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
17		23			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
18		24			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		25			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
19		26			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
20		27			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
23		28			SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THE FULL PACKAGE	VOLITION	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
21		29			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
38		30			MARIO KART 7	RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		31			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		32			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
31		33			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24		34			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28		35			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30		36			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		37			PLANES	TOSE	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
26		38			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
33		39			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		40			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA

Individual Formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
-		1			SAINTS ROW IV	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		2			SAINTS ROW IV	PS3	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
-		3			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		4			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
1		5			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
-		6			DISNEY INFINITY	XB360	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3		7			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
5		8			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
-		9			DISNEY INFINITY	PS3	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
4		10			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-		11			DISNEY INFINITY	WII	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7		12			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		13			PAYDAY 2	PS3	505 GAMES	505 GAMES
-		14			THE WONDERFUL 101	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
-		15			THE BUREAU: XCOM DECLASSIFIED	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
8		16			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
-		18			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
15		19			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38		20			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		21			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES - LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
16		22			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
14		23			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
-		24			DISNEY INFINITY	WII U	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
10		25			LUIGI'S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
34		26			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
32		27			ASSASSIN'S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
13		28			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		29			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
11		30			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
29		31			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
23		32			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20		33			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
19		34			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		35			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
36		36			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17		37			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		38			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		39			TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: BLACKLIST	PC	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		40			THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS

SAINTS AT THE SUMMIT

27/Aug/2013

The top three are all new entries this week with ‘Saints Row IV’ landing at No1, followed by ‘Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist’ at No2 and ‘Disney Infinity’ at No3.

‘Saints Row IV’ is the 4th biggest launch of the year so far (behind Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us). It fails to outperform the debut of predecessor ‘Saints Row: The Third’, but is still the second best launch for the controversial series. Taken over from THQ by Deep Silver/Koch, it is the ambitious publisher’s third different title to reach No1 in the All Formats chart this year (the others being Dead Island Riptide and Metro Last Light). This is a feat only matched by EA. Sales were split 69% on Xbox 360 and 31% on PS3. The highly anticipated ‘Disney Infinity’ opens strongly, selling 3.6 times more starter pack units at launch than the original Skylanders. It performed best on Xbox 360 with a 43% share, then PS3 at 22%, Wii 21%, Wii U 10% and 3DS 4%.

Last week’s No1, ‘Payday 2’ (-76%) tumbles to No18 while the rest of the Top 10 mostly shuffles amongst themselves. ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ (+3%), ‘Black Ops II’ (-17%), ‘FIFA 13’ (-14%) and ‘Animal Crossing: New Leaf’ (-9%) all drop two places to No’s 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. ‘Lego Batman 2’ (+1%) is a non-mover at No8 ahead of ‘The Last of Us’ (-9%) at No9. 2K Games/Take 2 enter the chart at No10 with ‘The Bureau: Xcom Declassified’ and there is also a new face at No22; the Wii U exclusive ‘The Wonderful 101’.

Nice to see some new releases at last. Not suprised that Saints Row IV launched at no. 1

Sounds like a decent opening for Disney Infinity if it's selling more starter packs than Skylanders at this stage. Decent percentage of sales of Wii-U, too.

Massive drop for Payday 2 which isn't great. XCOM a bit of a bomba, too.

And not too hot an opening for Wonderful 101, although not terrible either. Could move a couple of thousand units lifetime here. And hey, at least it opened higher than the other two Wii-U games for the week (Disney Infinity & Splinter Cell, which didn't show up in the top 40 by the looks of things).

When the Guardian releases the top 20 for the week, it should give us a sales breakdown of the multi-plats.

W101 actually charted? o_O

Damn that's a really, really low opening for The Bureau: Xcom Declassified. Wonderful 101 is not surprising. Big drop from Payday 2, bummer :-/

TW101 doesn't bomba too hard I suppose. The Bureau did though. I didn't even know it was releasing this week, has it been reviewed by like... anybody?

I find the lack of Tales of Xillia disturbing.

Looking at this, sales for TW101 are probably around 2,000-3,000 units.

Xcom bombed and while while splinter cell seems to have a decent opening, i don't think it'll meet ubis expectations and might be the last we'll see of the series for a while.

W101 could have bombed harder. And encoraging stuff from Disney Infinity as well.

Would like to see the breakdown of Splinter Cell sales. I'd be surprised if the U made up more than 5%.

WiiU has 2 OMEGA-bombs this week. Yay!