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Even more N. Sane sales Crash Bandicoot continues to exceed expectations, preventing Splatoon 2 from taking the top spot
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nly a handful of copies stopped Splatoon 2 from debuting at the top of the UK charts last week. Renewed stock for the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy allowed Activision’s title to resurface at No.1, with sales increasing 59 per cent week-on-week. With three weeks at the top of the charts, the N. Sane Trilogy now matches The Last of Us: Remastered with the most weeks at No.1 for a PS4 exclusive. The Crash Bandicoot remaster isn’t just selling well at retail, either, as the N. Sane Trilogy also had impressive digital sales in June. Despite being on sale for just two days last month, it managed to debut at No.8 in June’s UK console digital charts, with revenue reaching £0.93m, according to SuperData’s report.
The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy now matches The Last of Us: Remastered with the most weeks at No.1 for a PS4 exclusive Meanwhile in the weekly charts, Nintendo’s Switch exclusive Splatoon 2 came a close second, debuting at No.2. It also outperformed its Wii U original, which launched back in 2015. The sequel sold 59 per cent more copies during Week One than its predecessor and has become the third-biggest Switch launch in the UK behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The latter two titles were actually back in the Top Ten last week, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe grabbing No.4 after a 60 per cent boost in sales, making it the title’s highest chart position since its third week of launch. Breath of the Wild, meanwhile, landed at No.6, with sales up 20 per cent. 1-2-Switch also re-entered the charts at No.24 with sales increasing 23 per cent, likely due to renewed Switch stock. Overall, Switch sales were up 290 per cent in units and 313 per cent in value week-on-week. Meanwhile, the previous week’s No.1, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, fell to No.7, with sales decreasing 85 per cent. The only other new entry in the UK charts last week was Warner Bros’ Cars 3: Driven to Win, which entered the charts at No.34. This title actually released on July 14th but failed to enter the Top 40 until now.
UK WEEKLY PHYSICAL CHART TOP 10
Title
Format
Publisher
01 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4 02 Splatoon 2 NEW NS 03 Grand Theft Auto V PS4, XO, PS3, 360, PC 04 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe NS 05 Overwatch PS4, XO, PC 06 Zelda: Breath of the Wild NS 07 Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age PS4 08 FIFA 17 PS4, XO, PS3, 360 09 Fallout 4 PS4, XO, PC 10 Lego Worlds PS4, XO
Activision Nintendo Rockstar Nintendo Blizzard Nintendo Square Enix EA Bethesda Warner Bros
Source: Ukie/GfK, Period: Week ending July 22nd
A few older titles also performed strongly last week due to continued discounts. Bethesda’s Fallout 4 returned to the Top Ten at No.9, with sales slightly increasing by four per cent week-on-week. The publisher also did well with Doom, which climbed from No.24 to No.12 with sales up 48 per cent. Bethesda’s recent update for the game, which made all Doom DLC free, might have boosted sales for the title, but there also was a free trial for the game last weekend, which may well have incentivised players to buy it afterwards. Doom put in a particularly good showing on Xbox One, too, with sales increasing 65 per cent on Microsoft’s console. Last but not least for Bethesda, Dishonored 2 also saw a 21 per cent increase in sales last week – and up to 30 per cent on PS4 – landing at No.16. Overall, the market was down 17 per cent in units week-on-week, with 216,564 copies shifted, and decreased eight per cent in value, with revenue sinking to a little under £6.5m.
Splatoon 2 debuted at No.2, outperforming its Wii U predecessor
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