The 40th week of the UK weekly sales chart is in, and just like last week, EA is top-dog, courtesy of FIFA 18. 

FIFA 18's week two sales were notably stronger than last year, in part thanks to FIFA 17's week two release coinciding with Take 2's biggest new release last year: Mafia III, the 8th biggest week-one seller in 2016. Nonetheless the circumstances, it's good news for the soccer (football) sim, that despite racking up an impressive 1.6 million concurrent players in its opening weekend,  suffered a decline in week one sales compared to last year.

Speaking of a decline, let's talk Forza Motorsport 7, which failed to dethrone FIFA 18, and had weaker first week sales that the series has had in recent years. However, this decline is partially made up by the fact that Forza Horizon 3 is still selling quite well, coming in at No.3, thanks to an ongoing Xbox One S bundle. The last three Forza games have notably all debuted at No.2, never managing to grab the No.1 spot.

Rounding out the Top Five is Destiny 2 at No.4 and the ever-present Grand Theft Auto V at No.5.

The following new releases placed in the Top 40: The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game at No.7, Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga at No.19, Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy at No.31, and Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen HD at No.39.

Below, you can check out the full Top 40 for Week 40 2017 (the week ended on October 7). As always, it’s important to note that the following chart is inclusive to retail sales in the UK, and thus does not feature digital sales of any kind.

Last Week

This Week

Title

Age Rating

Publisher

1

1

FIFA 18

PEGI 3+

EA SPORTS

2

FORZA MOTORSPORT 7

PEGI 3+

MICROSOFT

3

3

FORZA HORIZON 3

PEGI 3+

MICROSOFT

2

4

DESTINY 2

PEGI 16+

ACTIVISION

5

5

GRAND THEFT AUTO V

PEGI 18+

ROCKSTAR

6

6

CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY

PEGI 7+

ACTIVISION

7

THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME

PEGI 7+

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

10

8

MARIO KART 8 DELUXE

PEGI 3+

NINTENDO

4

9

NBA 2K18

PEGI 3+

2K

9

10

LEGO WORLDS

PEGI 7+

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

8

11

UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY

PEGI 16+

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

13

12

TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE

PEGI 18+

UBISOFT

20

13

RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD

PEGI 18+

CAPCOM

17

14

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

PEGI 12+

NINTENDO

7

15

PROJECT CARS 2

PEGI 3+

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

12

16

PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018

PEGI 3+

KONAMI

19

17

FALLOUT 4

PEGI 18+

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

15

18

F1 2017

PEGI 3+

CODEMASTERS

19

MARIO AND LUIGI: SUPERSTAR SAGA + BOWSER

PEGI 3+

NINTENDO

21

20

CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE

PEGI 18+

ACTIVISION

16

21

OVERWATCH: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION

PEGI 12+

BLIZZARD

23

22

MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE

PEGI 7+

UBISOFT

25

23

MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION

PEGI 7+

MICROSOFT

24

24

MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION

PEGI 7+

SONY COMPUTER ENT.

29

25

DISHONORED 2

PEGI 18+

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

26

26

DOOM

PEGI 18+

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

22

27

DISHONORED: DEATH OF THE OUTSIDER

PEGI 18+

BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

31

28

ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED

PEGI 16+

STUDIO WILDCARD

37

29

1-2 SWITCH

PEGI 7+

NINTENDO

14

30

POKKÉN TOURNAMENT DX

PEGI 7+

NINTENDO

31

LAYTON'S MYSTERY JOURNEY: KATRIELLE

PEGI 7+

NINTENDO

27

32

LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER

PEGI 7+

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

32

33

SPLATOON 2

PEGI 7+

NINTENDO

34

MIITOPIA

PEGI 7+

NINTENDO

28

35

MINECRAFT: STORY MODE - SEASON 2

PEGI 7+

TELLTALE GAMES

18

36

RAYMAN LEGENDS: DEFINITIVE EDITION

PEGI 7+

UBISOFT

39

37

TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS

PEGI 18+

UBISOFT

38

FINAL FANTASY XII: THE ZODIAC AGE

PEGI 16+

SQUARE ENIX

39

DRAGON'S DOGMA: DARK ARISEN HD

PEGI 18+

CAPCOM

40

MARIO KART 7

PEGI 3+

NINTENDO