Earlier this week it was revealed that Vicarious Visions and Activision's Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was the UK's fastest-selling single-format release of the year, beating previous holder Horizon: Zero Dawn, and the second-fastest selling game in 2017 in general behind only multiplatform release Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Now it has been revealed that -- despite only being available for two days -- the full remaster from the ground up of Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex, and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped for the PS4 was the best selling game at retail in the UK for the month of June, doubling its closet competitor: Bandai Namco's Tekken 7, which also debuted this month, but much earlier. Rounding out the top five is GTA V, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Overwatch in that order.
Elsewhere on the charts is Dirt 4 -- a new debut -- at No.6 , followed by last month's No.1 Injustice 2 at No.7. Meanwhile, two month's ago No.1, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, came in at No.11.
Alongside Tekken 7, Dirt 4, and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, other debuts for the month included PS4 exclusive WipEout: Omega Collection at No.9 and new Nintendo IP -- and Switch exclusive -- ARMS at No.15. Right outside of the Top 20 is Codemaster's Micro Machines World Series at No.23; however, it released late in the month which severely crippled its chances of cracking the Top 20.
As for the physical market as a whole, June 2017 was healthier than June 2016, with physical game revenue rising 4% year-on-year, while the number of games rose 9% to 1,251,712 units sold. Activision Blizzard accounted for 16.5% of all physical games sold last month and 13% of the revenue.
Meanwhile, PS4 accounted for over 55% of games sold last month, while Xbox One racked in 28.4% and Switch 5.7%.
Here is the Top 20 for June 2017 courtesy of GfK and UKIE:
June |
||
---|---|---|
New |
1 |
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy |
New |
2 |
Tekken 7 |
5 |
3 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
12 |
4 |
Horizon: Zero Dawn |
9 |
5 |
Overwatch |
New |
6 |
Dirt 4 |
1 |
7 |
Injustice 2 |
5 |
8 |
FIFA 17 |
New |
9 |
Wipeout: Omega Collection |
7 |
10 |
Rocket League |
3 |
11 |
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
15 |
12 |
Forza Horizon 3 |
6 |
13 |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands |
11 |
14 |
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare |
New |
15 |
Arms |
19 |
16 |
Dishonored 2 |
8 |
17 |
LEGO Worlds |
10 |
18 |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
2 |
19 |
Prey |
22 |
20 |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Siege |