PREPARE FOR TITANFALL

17/Mar/2014

EA’s ‘Titanfall’ lands at No1 on Xbox One and PC becoming the big release of 2014 so far.

It also means EA now hold the two leading No1 titles by sales for the year. Titanfall more than doubles the sales of what had been 2014’s current leader FIFA 14, which until now had delivered the highest sales for an All Formats No1 back in Week 1 of this year. Titanfall also gives a collossal boost to Xbox One hardware sales with a huge jump of over 96% thanks largely to the new Titanfall bundle (including a download token of the game) accounting for over 70% of all Xbox One hardware sold this week. The new IP is a welcome sight with EA’s last No1 title that wasn’t a FIFA stretching back more than a year when Crysis 3 held the crown in the first week of March 2013.

There’s a debut for Bandai Namco’s ‘Dark Souls II’ which has to settle for No2 in its first week. The sequel to the original Dark Souls which was released in Week 40 2011 sees a 20% increase in week 1 sales over its predecessor while also debuting one position higher. The arrival of two new Top 10 titles means that ‘South Park: The Stick of Truth’ (-47%) is pushed down to No3 following its arrival last week. ‘The Lego Movie’ (-31%) holds its spot at No4 while Square Enix’s ‘Thief’ (-63%) slips three places to No5. ‘FIFA 14’ (-31%) which had never been out of the Top 5 since its launch last year finds itself at No6 this week ahead of ‘Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare’ (-41%) at No7. ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ (-18%) is down two more places slipping to No8 ahead of Microsoft’s ‘Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition’ (-9%) at No9. ‘Battlefield 4’ (-29%) is at No10, which makes it four Top 10 titles for EA in the All Formats chart this week.

Outside the Top 10 there is a return for Yoshi in Nintendo’s ‘Yoshi’s New Island’ arriving for 3DS at No12. It’s the third biggest week 1 for a Yoshi title behind ‘Yoshi’s Island DS’ and ‘Yoshi’s Story 64’.

LATEST UK SOFTWARE CHARTS
 
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 15 March 2014

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
-		1			TITANFALL	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		2			DARK SOULS II	XB360	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
-		3			DARK SOULS II	PS3	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
1		4			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
2		5			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		6			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		7			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
-		8			TITANFALL	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		9			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
-		10			YOSHI'S NEW ISLAND	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
3		11			THIEF	PS4	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
14		12			FIFA 14	PS4	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		13			FIFA 14	XB ONE	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		14			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		15			ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	PS4	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
9		16			THIEF	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16		17			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
17		18			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
12		19			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
6		20			THIEF	XB ONE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
-		21			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	PS4	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23		22			BATTLEFIELD 4	PS4	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		23			BATTLEFIELD 4	XB ONE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		24			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	PS4	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13		25			FIFA 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
11		26			THIEF	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20		27			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
27		28			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
-		29			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
24		30			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	XB ONE	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32		31			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	XB360	SEGA	SEGA
38		32			POKEMON Y	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		33			DEAD RISING 3	XB ONE	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
-		34			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	PS4	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
40		35			POKEMON X	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
18		36			GRAN TURISMO 6	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
36		37			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	PC	SEGA	SEGA
21		38			ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
37		39			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
33		40			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2

TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE (ALL PRICES), WEEK ENDING 15 March 2014

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
-		1			TITANFALL	RESPAWN ENTERTAINMENT	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
-		2			DARK SOULS II	FROM SOFTWARE	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
1		3			SOUTH PARK: THE STICK OF TRUTH	OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
4		4			THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
2		5			THIEF	EIDOS MONTREAL	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		6			FIFA 14	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
3		7			PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE	POPCAP GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		8			CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS	INFINITY WARD	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		9			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
8		10			BATTLEFIELD 4	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		11			ASSASSIN'S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
-		12			YOSHI'S NEW ISLAND	ARZEST	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
9		13			LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
12		14			GRAND THEFT AUTO V	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
14		15			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
11		16			RAYMAN LEGENDS	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		17			FORZA MOTORSPORT 5	TURN 10 STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
13		18			NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS	GHOST GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		19			PAC-MAN AND THE GHOSTLY ADVENTURES	NAMCO	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES	BANDAI NAMCO GAMES
-		20			KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL	GUERRILLA GAMES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18		21			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
15		22			WWE 2K14	YUKE'S	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
17		23			BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS	WB GAMES MONTREAL	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22		24			NBA 2K14	VISUAL CONCEPTS	2K SPORTS	TAKE 2
36		25			LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
25		26			DISNEY INFINITY	AVALANCHE SOFTWARE	DISNEY INFINITY	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
35		27			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19		28			TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
23		29			LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA	TRAVELLER'S TALES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
31		30			POKEMON Y	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
28		31			DEAD RISING 3	CAPCOM VANCOUVER	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
34		32			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
27		33			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER'S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
37		34			SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE	VICARIOUS VISIONS	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32		35			POKEMON X	GAME FREAK	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
20		36			GRAN TURISMO 6	POLYPHONY DIGITAL	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29		37			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
38		38			SONIC GENERATIONS	SONIC TEAM	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SEGA
30		39			DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE	RETRO STUDIOS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
26		40			JUST DANCE 2014	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT

96% increase in X1's!!!

Ah, you beat me to it.

Great job by Titanfall, X360 software still going well there!

GJ titanfall and yeah to donkey kong as it hasn't fallen off to oblivion yet

Feel, bad for doing this, but Vita?... :P

Kinda suprised to see X1 having more titles on the chart than PS4 though, combined with X360 it has half of the chart locked down.

And people thought Titanfall didn't have the potential to be a system seller, as it is also available on PC and 360...

To be fair the numbers are skewed thanks to the bundle, without that I doubt that the increase would be of that size, but yeah it was pretty much clear from the start that this game would move systems.

OT: X1 is the obvious leader this week, but looking at multiplat sales it seems as if the PS4 got a boost this week as well, nice.

Surprising that Dark Souls sold more on the 360 than the PS3 :O

Would I be right in saying Titanfall sold almost 500k FW in UK all platforms.
Added up FIFA 14 all platforms and doubled it and its just below 500k but missing the newest week obviously.
"Titanfall more than doubles the sales of what had been 2014’s current leader FIFA 14"

Yoshi 3DS debut at 10th spot. Not bad at all, there were big dogs this week.