Kingdom Hearts III Passes Resident Evil 2 for Number One Spot on Weekly UK Sales Chart
After waiting nearly 15 years, it seems fans have put their money where their mouth is sending Kingdom Hearts III to the top of the UK charts this week.
Kingdom Hearts III’s launch last week wasn’t just one of the biggest for the month of January, but was likely one of the biggest releases of the entire year. As such, it should then come as no surprise that the long-awaited third installment in the numbered series from Square Enix found its way to the top of the UK sales chart last week.
Kingdom Hearts III took home the top position for the fifth week of the year and in the process surpassed Capcom’s Resident Evil 2. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Kingdom Hearts III nearly doubled sales compared to that of Kingdom Hearts II when it first released. Additionally, 82% of the game’s sales were for PS4, which isn’t a surprise in the slightest considering the series has largely been PlayStation-centric over the years. All in all, it was a very good debut for Sora and friends.
As mentioned, Capcom and Resident Evil 2 dropped into the second spot this week with the ever-lingering Red Dead Redemption 2 sitting at number three. The rest of the top five included FIFA 19 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, which finished in third and fourth respectively. Other than KH3 and RE2, the rest of the top 5 is the same as it normally is.
The full top-40 list for last week can be found below.
| Last Week | This Week | Title | Age Rating | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KINGDOM HEARTS III | PEGI 12+ | SQUARE ENIX | |
| 1 | 2 | RESIDENT EVIL 2 | PEGI 18+ | CAPCOM |
| 2 | 3 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 5 | 4 | FIFA 19 | PEGI 3+ | EA SPORTS |
| 3 | 5 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4 | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION |
| 4 | 6 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 8 | 7 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 7 | 8 | SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
| 9 | 9 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 11 | 10 | SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION |
| 6 | 11 | ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN | PEGI 12+ | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
| 10 | 12 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | PEGI 7+ | ACTIVISION |
| 16 | 13 | FORZA HORIZON 4 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 34 | 14 | SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 20 | 15 | SUPER MARIO PARTY | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 22 | 16 | JUST CAUSE 4 | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 17 | 17 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | PEGI 12+ | NINTENDO |
| 12 | 18 | ASSASSIN’S CREED ODYSSEY | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 18 | 19 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 21 | 20 | WWE 2K19 | PEGI 16+ | 2K |
| 13 | 21 | POKEMON: LET’S GO, PIKACHU! | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 15 | 22 | NBA 2K19 | PEGI 3+ | 2K |
| 23 | 23 | BATTLEFIELD V | PEGI 16+ | EA GAMES |
| 14 | 24 | MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 25 | 25 | MINECRAFT | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 19 | 26 | FORTNITE: DEEP FREEZE BUNDLE | PEGI 12+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 29 | 27 | LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 30 | 28 | SPLATOON 2 | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 28 | 29 | JUST DANCE 2019 | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
| 26 | 30 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 27 | 31 | PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 32 | LEGO THE INCREDIBLES | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |
| 35 | 33 | HELLO NEIGHBOR | PEGI 7+ | GEARBOX PUBLISHING |
| 24 | 34 | FALLOUT 76 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 35 | ROCKET LEAGUE: COLLECTORS EDITION | PEGI 3+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | |
| 37 | 36 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 37 | DREAMWORKS DRAGONS DAWN OF NEW RIDERS | PEGI 7+ | OUTRIGHT GAMES | |
| 38 | CARNIVAL GAMES | PEGI 3+ | 2K | |
| 31 | 39 | POKEMON: LET’S GO, EEVEE! | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 33 | 40 | THE LAST OF US: REMASTERED | PEGI 18+ | PLAYSTATION HITS |
