UK Game Sales Chart

[JenovaPX]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... hise-debut

Really not surprising in the least, anyone who thought Zelda would win with so few Switches even being shipped wasn't thinking. Ninty really need to sort this kind of thing out, it's just stupid.

[RichardUK]

Week Ending 4th March 2017



1.HORIZON ZERO DAWN
2.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
3.GRAND THEFT AUTO V
4.1-2 SWITCH
5.FOR HONOR
6.FIFA 17
7.SUPER BOMBERMAN R
8.ROCKET LEAGUE
9.SNIPER ELITE 4
10.BATTLEFIELD 1
11.CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE
12.RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD
13.MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
14.HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
15.HALO WARS 2
16.FORZA HORIZON 3
17.OVERWATCH
18.UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END
19.THE WALKING DEAD: THE NEW FRONTIER
20.WWE 2K17

Next week -

1. Zelda Breath of the Wild, 3. 1,2 Switch and 8. Super Bomberman R

I was just one place out on each game

I'd be surprised if Bomberman even charts

I knew it would be top 10

[Robbo-92]

I know the UK has never been a Nintendo stronghold but 80K units really isn't that many for a console launch weekend, can definitely see why Zelda didn't beat Horizon to number one. I know it doubled the Wii U opening sales but 40K shouldn't have been hard to beat.

[JenovaPX]

Keep in mind the Switch shipped 2 million units, globally.

[OrangeRakoon]

I know the UK has never been a Nintendo stronghold but 80K units really isn't that many for a console launch weekend, can definitely see why Zelda didn't beat Horizon to number one. I know it doubled the Wii U opening sales but 40K shouldn't have been hard to beat.

All the indications have been that it was a bit of a rushed, "soft" launch from Nintendo. Being in March rather than pre-holiday I'd expect it to be lower. We'll see better how the Switch stands after Christmas.

[Robbo-92]

Yeah the Switch wasn't launched at the ideal time of the year for maximum sales, maybe they did it this way to ensure they have the stock to meet demand for later in the year. I guess with just how well the Switch seemed to be perceived we might have seen higher sales for the first weekend, if they can get a game bundled with it for Christmas it'll seem like a much better buy in my opinion.

[Nintendonator3000]

If they nail E3 and announce a good chunk of upcoming games, I can see it doing incredibly well in the holidays as people buy it with Mario Odyssey.

[JenovaPX]

Yeah the Switch wasn't launched at the ideal time of the year for maximum sales, maybe they did it this way to ensure they have the stock to meet demand for later in the year

Nah, that's not how it really works. All this means is that they've lost sales by not being able to adequately capitalise on the launch. The fact that so many pre-orders have been cancelled and so many people can't get one is just Nintendo gooseberry fool up and being scared about "consoles left in warehouses" after the WiiU flopped. In the end, there's a lot of people who just won't be getting a Switch ever because of this. Nintendo just don't have good business sense a lot of the time.

[OrangeRakoon]

Not sure how true that is. Seems more like deliberate Nintendo false scarcity to me, although I imagine part of it is being cautious following the WiiU. Nintendo want to be able to say that the Switch sold out to market the console. I don't know how much is to do with it being rushed to launch before the end of the financial year either.

[JenovaPX]

It's probably a mix of everything because Nintendo honestly don't seem to understand how to pull off a launch post-Wii. It's kind of embarrassing that they feel they need to resort to things like scarcity for publicity or that they lack confidence to really push for the big launch it deserves.

[OrangeRakoon]

I agree, but I don't think it's a Nintendo specific problem. Every console launch "sells out" despite the varying numbers and I think Sony did very similar with the PSVR. Apple have been doing it for years.

[Robbo-92]

Yeah missing out on sales is bad, I wasn't actually aware people had their preorders cancelled actually having not looked into it that much. Kind of stupid from Nintendo if this is deliberate false scarcity, it's a brand new console that seems to be appealing to a lot of people, just get plenty of stock in to actually sell to said people, if it does sell badly ala Wii U and 3DS at launch they could reduce the hardware price and try and recoup the losses in increased software sales.

Really hope the stock levels aren't an issue when I come to get one later in the year, I know the NES Mini is still sold out all over the place.

[imbusydoctorwho]

I didn't even know the Walking Dead season 3 came out on disk?

Good overall sales for the Switch games, it'll be interesting to see how Zelda fares next week as there's a fair few big games coming this week like Ghost Recon, Lego Worlds and Neir.

[toffeeman30]

japanese sales chart horizon comes 2nd to zelda

[RichardUK]

Week Ending 11th March 2017



1.TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS
2.HORIZON ZERO DAWN
3.LEGO WORLDS
4.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
5.GRAND THEFT AUTO V
6.NIER AUTOMATA
7.FIFA 17
8.ROCKET LEAGUE
9.1-2 SWITCH
10.CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE
11.FOR HONOR
12.MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
13.RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD
14.SNIPER ELITE 4 REBELLION
15.FORZA HORIZON 3
16.HITMAN: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
17.BATTLEFIELD 1
18.OVERWATCH
19.WWE 2K17
20.UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END

[Nintendonator3000]

Not too bad considering Switch games appear out of stock most places I've seen.

[imbusydoctorwho]

Surprising to see 1 2 Switch still selling well, also nice to see Nier doing well.

[RichardUK]

Super Bomberman R is number 21 so only just drops out of the top 20

[kerr9000]

Also not bad when you think nowere seems to have bomberman, every shop I go in for games has a display box with either sold out or available to order on it.

[RichardUK]

Week Ending 8th April 2017



1.PERSONA 5
2.TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS
3.LEGO WORLDS
4.GRAND THEFT AUTO V
5.MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA
6.FIFA 17
7.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
8.LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER
9.CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE
10.OVERWATCH
11.ROCKET LEAGUE
12.HORIZON ZERO DAWN
13.WWE 2K17
14.BATTLEFIELD 1
15.FORZA HORIZON 3
16.KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 REMIX
17.FOR HONOR
18.1-2 SWITCH
19.DESTINY: THE COLLECTION
20.WATCH DOGS 2

[Nintendonator3000]

What's the co-op in Lego City like Richard? That's the only new feature that may tempt me to purchase the game again.

[imbusydoctorwho]

Good for Persona, nice to see a niche game doing so well.

[toffeeman30]

mario kart 8 deluxe gets top spot, first uk no 1 since 2011

[RichardUK]

Week Ending 29th April 2017



1.MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
2.SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 3
3.GRAND THEFT AUTO V
4.LITTLE NIGHTMARES
5.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
6.LEGO WORLDS
7.TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS
8.CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE
9.FIFA 17
10.HORIZON ZERO DAWN
11.ROCKET LEAGUE
12.FORZA HORIZON 3
13.MASS EFFECT: ANDROMEDA
14.OUTLAST TRINITY
15.HALO 5: GUARDIANS
16.LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER
17.OVERWATCH
18.PUYO PUYO TETRIS
19.THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM SPECIAL ED.
20.TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE

[toffeeman30]

mario kart again enjoys top uk spot for 2nd week