The 21st week of the 2017 UK Sales Charts are in, and just like last week, fighting game Injustice 2 from publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developer NetherRealm Studios sits prettily at the top.
The title notably is now among six others titles in 2017 to retain the No.1 position two weeks running, others include: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor, Resident Evil VI, GTA V, and Mass Effect: Andromeda. For some of these games, this hasn't translated to impeccable sales -- as in the case of Mass Effect: Andromeda -- and is partially a result of when the game itself released, aka it didn't release on top of another monster game like how Horizon Zero: Dawn did with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
As you may know, Injustice 2 marks Warner Bros.’ first No.1 in 2017 and is notably the first fighting game to hold the honor since NetherRealm’s last game: Mortal Kombat X (Week 18, 2015).
Elsewhere on the charts , Activision and Blizzards Overwatch climbs 16 spots to come in at No.2, followed by the ever-present GTA V at No.3, and the also ever-present FIFA 17 at No.4. Rounding out the top five is Bethesda and Arkane Studios' Prey, which was notably No.1 two weeks ago when it launched.
Speaking of Arkane Studios, it's 2016 release Dishonored 2 re-entered the charts and came in at No.8. Meanwhile, last week's No.2 Farpoint -- a PS VR exclusive -- dropped all the way to N0.19.
As for news releases making their way onto the charts, there is three: Tequila Work's RiME, which notably launched with only a day's worth of sales (it launched on Friday and the chart only accumulates for says through Saturday), Nintendo Switch's Disgaea 5: Complete at No.36, and Capcom's Ultra Street Fighter II for Nintendo Switch at No.10.
Here’s the full Top 40 for Week 21 2017 (the week ended on May 27th):
It’s important to note this only includes physical sales, and not digital sales.
Last Week |
This Week |
Title |
Age Rating |
Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1 |
INJUSTICE 2 |
PEGI 16+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
18 |
2 |
OVERWATCH |
PEGI 12+ |
BLIZZARD |
3 |
3 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO V |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
7 |
4 |
FIFA 17 |
PEGI 3+ |
EA SPORTS |
4 |
5 |
PREY |
PEGI 18+ |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
6 |
6 |
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
8 |
7 |
TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
8 |
DISHONORED 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
|
12 |
9 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
10 |
ULTRA STREET FIGHTER II |
PEGI 12+ |
CAPCOM |
|
16 |
11 |
GEARS OF WAR 4 |
PEGI 18+ |
MICROSOFT |
14 |
12 |
HORIZON ZERO DAWN |
PEGI 16+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
9 |
13 |
ROCKET LEAGUE |
PEGI 3+ |
505 GAMES |
11 |
14 |
LEGO WORLDS |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
13 |
15 |
CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE |
PEGI 18+ |
ACTIVISION |
19 |
16 |
LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
24 |
17 |
FORZA HORIZON 3 |
PEGI 3+ |
MICROSOFT |
21 |
18 |
HALO 5: GUARDIANS |
PEGI 16+ |
MICROSOFT |
2 |
19 |
FARPOINT |
PEGI 16+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
25 |
20 |
FOR HONOR |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
15 |
21 |
RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD |
PEGI 18+ |
CAPCOM |
17 |
22 |
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III |
PEGI 18+ |
ACTIVISION |
33 |
23 |
MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA |
PEGI 16+ |
EA GAMES |
35 |
24 |
BATTLEFIELD 1 |
PEGI 18+ |
EA GAMES |
23 |
25 |
TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
5 |
26 |
FIRE EMBLEM ECHOES: SHADOWS OF VALENTIA |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
27 |
RIME |
PEGI 7+ |
GREY BOX |
|
26 |
28 |
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
MICROSOFT |
29 |
29 |
SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 3 |
PEGI 18+ |
CI GAMES |
30 |
1-2 SWITCH |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
|
39 |
31 |
HALO WARS 2 |
PEGI 16+ |
MICROSOFT |
34 |
32 |
WWE 2K17 |
PEGI 16+ |
2K |
33 |
HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON |
PEGI 18+ |
SQUARE ENIX |
|
27 |
34 |
THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED. |
PEGI 18+ |
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
35 |
SNIPER ELITE 4 |
PEGI 16+ |
SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING |
|
36 |
DISGAEA 5: COMPLETE |
PEGI 12+ |
NIS AMERICA |
|
28 |
37 |
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
37 |
38 |
WATCH DOGS 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
39 |
MAFIA III |
PEGI 18+ |
2K |
|
36 |
40 |
LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |