Last week was a major week for new video game releases, but it should come as no surprise that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ended up being the biggest launch of the week.
Over in the UK, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ended up being the top-seller on the weekly video game sales chart, to the shock of absolutely no one. Modern Warfare will likely be the best-selling game for the entirety of 2019 once it's all said and done, meaning that it will likely sit highly on the chart here for awhile.
By comparison to last year's Call of Duty title, Black Ops 4, GamesIndustry.biz reports that Modern Warfare sold 39% more copies at retail compared to its predecessor. This wasn't enough to top the physical launch week sales of Call of Duty: WWII, but with digital sales being accounted for, both releases are said to be very close to one another.
Following behind Modern Warfare on the week was that of FIFA 20, which is almost always near the top of the charts in the UK. New releases in WWE 2K20, The Outer Worlds, and MediEvil then rounded out the top five spots for the week. We'll have to see if these new releases end up having staying power on the UK sales chart as we continue to move forward.
You can find the full top-40 list for last week in the UK down below.
Last Week |
This Week |
Title |
Age Rating |
Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE |
PEGI 18+ |
ACTIVISION |
|
1 |
2 |
FIFA 20 |
PEGI 3+ |
EA SPORTS |
3 |
WWE 2K20 |
PEGI 16+ |
2K |
|
4 |
THE OUTER WORLDS |
PEGI 18+ |
PRIVATE DIVISION |
|
5 |
MEDIEVIL |
PEGI 7+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
|
2 |
6 |
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
3 |
7 |
RING FIT ADVENTURE |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
4 |
8 |
TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: BREAKPOINT |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
6 |
9 |
PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: BATTLE FOR NEIGHBORVILLE |
PEGI 7+ |
EA GAMES |
7 |
10 |
MINECRAFT |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
9 |
11 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO V |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
15 |
12 |
CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED |
PEGI 3+ |
ACTIVISION |
8 |
13 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK'S AWAKENING |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
26 |
14 |
ANTHEM |
PEGI 16+ |
EA GAMES |
23 |
15 |
CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY |
PEGI 7+ |
ACTIVISION |
12 |
16 |
SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
17 |
RESIDENT EVIL 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
CAPCOM |
|
13 |
18 |
SEA OF THIEVES |
PEGI 12+ |
MICROSOFT |
14 |
19 |
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
MICROSOFT |
10 |
20 |
BORDERLANDS 3 |
PEGI 18+ |
2K |
18 |
21 |
MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
27 |
22 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
24 |
23 |
BATTLEFIELD V |
PEGI 16+ |
EA GAMES |
24 |
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
|
25 |
25 |
SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY |
PEGI 7+ |
ACTIVISION |
30 |
26 |
GEARS 5 |
PEGI 18+ |
MICROSOFT |
16 |
27 |
SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
17 |
28 |
FORZA HORIZON 3 |
PEGI 3+ |
MICROSOFT |
20 |
29 |
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
5 |
30 |
THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT GOTY EDITION |
PEGI 18+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
35 |
31 |
LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
21 |
32 |
HELLO NEIGHBOR |
PEGI 7+ |
GEARBOX PUBLISHING |
33 |
33 |
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
29 |
34 |
GOD OF WAR |
PEGI 18+ |
PLAYSTATION HITS |
35 |
EFOOTBALL PES 2020 |
PEGI 3+ |
KONAMI |
|
32 |
36 |
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
22 |
37 |
GHOSTBUSTERS THE VIDEO GAME: REMASTERED |
PEGI 12+ |
MAD DOG |
11 |
38 |
OVERWATCH |
PEGI 12+ |
BLIZZARD |
36 |
39 |
MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN |
PEGI 16+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
19 |
40 |
POKEMON: LET'S GO, PIKACHU! |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |