UK Video Games Charts: Saints Row Tops
A really fresh looking top ten as the summer turns to autumn
The UK video games charts - that's all formats and all prices - has a bright and fresh look to it today as everybody gets their games published in time for gamers to save up for GTA V's launch on September 17th.
Ironically enough given it was often accused of being a pale GTA rip-off in the past (it isn't now) it's Saints Row that grabs the top spot from other new releases, Splinter Cell Blacklist (#2), Disney Infinity (#3) and The Bureau: XCom Declassified (#10). Here's what Chart-Track has to say aboit the rest of the chart...
"Saints Row IV is the 4th biggest launch of the year so far (behind Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us). It fails to outperform the debut of predecessor Saints Row: The Third, but is still the second best launch for the controversial series.
"Taken over from THQ by Deep Silver/Koch, it is the ambitious publisher's third different title to reach No1 in the All Formats chart this year (the others being Dead Island Riptide and Metro Last Light).
"This is a feat only matched by EA. Sales were split 69% on Xbox 360 and 31% on PS3. The highly anticipated Disney Infinity opens strongly, selling 3.6 times more starter pack units at launch than the original Skylanders. It performed best on Xbox 360 with a 43% share, then PS3 at 22%, Wii 21%, Wii U 10% and 3DS 4%.
"Last week's No1, Payday 2 (-76%) tumbles to No18 while the rest of the Top 10 mostly shuffles amongst themselves. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (+3%), Black Ops II (-17%), FIFA 13 (-14%) and Animal Crossing: New Leaf (-9%) all drop two places to No's 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Lego Batman 2 (+1%) is a non-mover at No8 ahead of The Last of Us (-9%) at No9. 2K Games/Take 2 enter the chart at No10 with The Bureau: Xcom Declassified and there is also a new face at No22; the Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101."
Top 10 Games in the UK
{NE} - 01 - Saints Row IV - Deep Silver
{NE} - 02 - Splinter Cell Blacklist - Ubisoft
{NE} - 03 - Disney Infinity - Disney
{02} - 04 - Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - Microsoft
{03} - 05 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision
{04} - 06 - FIFA 13 - EA
{05} - 07 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo
{08} - 08 - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Warner
{06} - 09 - The Last of Us - Sony
{NE} - 010 - The Bureau: XCom Declassified - 2K Games
Ironically enough given it was often accused of being a pale GTA rip-off in the past (it isn't now) it's Saints Row that grabs the top spot from other new releases, Splinter Cell Blacklist (#2), Disney Infinity (#3) and The Bureau: XCom Declassified (#10). Here's what Chart-Track has to say aboit the rest of the chart...
"Saints Row IV is the 4th biggest launch of the year so far (behind Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us). It fails to outperform the debut of predecessor Saints Row: The Third, but is still the second best launch for the controversial series.
"Taken over from THQ by Deep Silver/Koch, it is the ambitious publisher's third different title to reach No1 in the All Formats chart this year (the others being Dead Island Riptide and Metro Last Light).
"This is a feat only matched by EA. Sales were split 69% on Xbox 360 and 31% on PS3. The highly anticipated Disney Infinity opens strongly, selling 3.6 times more starter pack units at launch than the original Skylanders. It performed best on Xbox 360 with a 43% share, then PS3 at 22%, Wii 21%, Wii U 10% and 3DS 4%.
"Last week's No1, Payday 2 (-76%) tumbles to No18 while the rest of the Top 10 mostly shuffles amongst themselves. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (+3%), Black Ops II (-17%), FIFA 13 (-14%) and Animal Crossing: New Leaf (-9%) all drop two places to No's 4, 5, 6 and 7 respectively. Lego Batman 2 (+1%) is a non-mover at No8 ahead of The Last of Us (-9%) at No9. 2K Games/Take 2 enter the chart at No10 with The Bureau: Xcom Declassified and there is also a new face at No22; the Wii U exclusive The Wonderful 101."
Top 10 Games in the UK
{NE} - 01 - Saints Row IV - Deep Silver
{NE} - 02 - Splinter Cell Blacklist - Ubisoft
{NE} - 03 - Disney Infinity - Disney
{02} - 04 - Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - Microsoft
{03} - 05 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Activision
{04} - 06 - FIFA 13 - EA
{05} - 07 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo
{08} - 08 - LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Warner
{06} - 09 - The Last of Us - Sony
{NE} - 010 - The Bureau: XCom Declassified - 2K Games
Games:
Saints Row IV
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