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It should come as no major surprise that Netherrealm’s Injustice 2 took home first place in this week’s UK retail charts. Great pre-launch hype, paired with strong reviews, and a popular license, made short work of the competition.

Interestingly, Farpoint, the PSVR exclusive shooter captured second place, registering the best chart position for a VR only game as it beat PlayStation VR Worlds (7th spot during the week PSVR launched). Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia faired a little worse as the new release on 3DS came in fifth place, while Focus Home Interactive’s The Surge only managed the tenth spot in its first week. Last week’s number one, Prey, fell to fourth as GTA V climbed above it.

All Formats:

1. Injustice 2 / Warner Bros. (new)
2. Farpoint / Sony (new)
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. Prey / Bethesda
5. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia / Nintendo (new)
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
7. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
8. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
9. Rocket League / 505 Games
10. The Surge / Focus Home Interactive (new)

Individual Formats (units):

1. Injustice 2 / PS4 (new)
2. Injustice 2 / Xbox One (new)
3. Farpoint / PS4 (new)
4. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia / 3DS (new)
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Switch
6. Prey / PS4
7. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
8. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
10. FIFA 17 / Xbox One

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After not being able to capture the top spot in its first week on the charts, Prey bounced back to capture number one this week as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe fell to number three. With no major new releases this week GTAV climbed back up to number two, while Rocket League continues to find new players at retail (at #5).

With both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild falling in the charts, one has to assume Switch stocks were more limited than in the last couple of weeks.

All Formats:

1. Prey / Bethesda
2. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
4. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
5. Rocket League / 505 Games
6. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
7. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
8. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
9. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo

Individual Formats (units):

1. Prey / PS4
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Switch
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. Prey / Xbox One
5. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
6. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
7. FIFA 17 / Xbox One
8. Rocket League / Xbox One
9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4
10. Lego Worlds / PS4

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Last week, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe broke a curse that has seen Nintendo going without a number one game in the UK retail charts for six years, and would you believe, in spite of facing fierce competition from Bethesda’s Prey it managed to stay in number one for the second week running. Apparently it was a very close race, presumably Mario Kart 8 Deluxe won it on the finish line with a well-placed shell. Last week’s new entries and top five finishers, Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 and Little Nightmares fell from 2nd to 13th and 4th to 12th, respectively. Ghost Recon: Wildlands also fell out of the top ten for the first time since its release.

Further down the charts, Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy came in at number 31 in the all formats chart. Persona 5 re-entered the chart at number 35, proving that new stock was in place.

All Formats:

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
2. Prey / Bethesda (new)
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
5. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
6. Rocket League / 505 Games
7. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
8. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
9. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
10. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft

Individual Formats (units):

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Switch
2. Prey / PS4 (new)
3. Prey / Xbox One (new)
4. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
5. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
7. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Xbox One
9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4
10. Rocket League / Xbox One

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It’s been a while since Nintendo had a UK retail number one game, but the re-issued Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch succeeded where so many other Nintendo releases have failed and score the company’s first chart-topper since Pokémon White in week 9 of 2011. Perhaps even more surprising is the fact that this marks the first number for Nintendo’s tireless plumber since Mario Kart Wii in week 34 of 2008. In other positive Nintendo news, renewed stock of Switch consoles (no doubt to coincide with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe release), saw Breath of the Wild climb back up to number 5.

There was a lot of new release towards the top of the charts as CI Games’ Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 came in second and Bandai Namco’s creepy platformer Little Nightmares scored a surprise fourth spot. Down in 14th was the retail release of Outlast Trinity and the brilliant puzzle game Puyo Puyo Tetris came in at 18.

All Formats:

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo (new)
2. Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 / CI Games (new)
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. Little Nightmares / Bandai Namco (new)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
6. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
9. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
10. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony

Individual Formats (units):

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Switch (new)
2. Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 / PS4 (new)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
4. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
5. Little Nightmares / PS4 (new)
6. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
7. Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 / Xbox One (new)
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Xbox One
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4

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For the second week running, and fourth in total, Ghost Recon: Wildlands tops the all formats UK retail chart. It is notable that Horizon: Zero Dawn was the best-selling single format SKU for the week, showcasing the tremendous legs the February release has had. Well, tremendous if you somehow disregard the legs of the all formats number two, of course. Mass Effect: Andromeda sneaks back into the top 10 after only charting at twelve last week.

No major new releases came out, so the best “new” entry was Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition, which managed to reach number 40 in the all formats chart. Last week’s number six, Yooka-Laylee, falls to number 15.

All Formats:

1. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
2. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
3. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
4. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
5. Rocket League / 505 Games
6. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
7. Overwatch / Blizzard
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
9. Mass Effect: Andromeda / EA Games
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo

Individual Formats (units):

1. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / PS4
3. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
4. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Xbox One
5. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
6. Lego Worlds / PS4
7. Lego Worlds / Xbox One
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Xbox One
9. Rocket League / Xbox One
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4

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Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands is back on top of the UK retail charts this week after last week’s number one, Persona 5, completely falls off the charts. Not charting in the top 40 for a game that was number one the week prior is certainly an oddity, but apparently it is out of stock in many places following the extremely strong opening week.

This week’s best newcomer is Playtonic’s Yooka-Laylee that lands at a very respectable sixth place. It remains to be seen if it can show some legs and find a new younger audience at retail as presumably most early adopters are older fans of Banjo-Kazooie. The only other new entry to break into the top 40 is Stardew Valley that finally hits retail and lands at number 30 (all formats).

Mass Effect: Andromeda continues to tumble down the charts and finds itself at number twelve this week after registering positions 1, 1, and 5 in its first three weeks.

The fact that Horizon: Zero Dawn ranks at third in the individual chart and only at 11 in the all formats chart indicates that the difference in sales between many of these titles is very small (the fact that Wii U sales of Breath of the Wild pushes it ahead of Horizon in the all formats chart is a strong indication of that).

All Formats (all prices):

1. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
2. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. Overwatch / Blizzard
5. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
6. Yooka-Laylee / Team 17 (new)
7. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
8. Rocket League / 505 Games
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
10. Lego City Undercover / Warner Bros.

Individual Formats (units):

1. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / PS4
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Xbox One
3. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
4. Lego Worlds / Xbox One
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
6. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
7. Lego Worlds / PS4
8. Yooka-Laylee / PS4 (new)
9. Overwatch / Xbox One
10. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One

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The excellent Persona 5 became the first JRPG in more than four years (Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch in February 2013) to reach the top spot in the UK retail charts this week. The top seller of the last two weeks, Mass Effect: Andromeda, tumbled down to fifth (-53% in sales), in what is likely another tightly contested chart. The re-release of Lego City Undercover managed to score 8th position on the all formats chart, but was only ranked second in the battle of lego games with Lego Worlds in third.

Other new releases this week included Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition (23rd) and Yo-Kai Watch 2 (splits SKUs meant only Bony Spirits in 36th was ranked).

All Formats:

1. Persona 5 / Deep Silver (new)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
3. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
5. Mass Effect: Andromeda / EA Games
6. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
7. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
8. Lego City Undercover / Warner Bros. (new)
9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
10. Overwatch / Blizzard

Individual Formats (units):

1. Persona 5 / PS4 (new)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / PS4
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
4. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Xbox One
5. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
6. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
7. Mass Effect: Andromeda / PS4
8. Lego Worlds / Xbox One
9. Lego Worlds / PS4
10. Mass Effect: Andromeda / Xbox One

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Bioware’s Mass Effect: Andromeda managed to secure its second straight week at number one in the UK retail charts, an accomplishment only Mass Effect 2 achieved previously in the series. With no real major new releases, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix was the best new entry managing a respectable fourth in the all formats chart. In fact, this was the 11th (and we’re still waiting for Kingdom Hearts III) retail release for the franchise in the UK. The original Kingdom Hearts on PS2 still holds the best opening week in franchise history.

It should be noted that as evident by the positions in the all formats and individual formats chart with Lego Worlds achieving third spot in spite of just being 8th and 9th in the individual chart, things were very tightly contested this week. Single format blockbusters Horizon and Breath of the Wild each fall two places, but are showing strong legs and maintain their status as this year’s most buys on their respectable platforms which should make for continued strong sales (particularly for Zelda as more and more people buy Switch).

Further down the charts, Destiny: The Collection re-entered the charts at number 24, presumably on the back of the Destiny 2 reveal.

All Formats (all prices):
1. Mass Effect: Andromeda / EA Games
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
3. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
4. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix / Square Enix (new)
5. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
6. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
7. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
9. Rocket League / 505 Games
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision

Individual Formats (units):
1. Mass Effect: Andromeda / PS4
2. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix / PS4 (new)
3. Mass Effect: Andromeda / Xbox One
4. Horizon: Zero Dawn / PS4
5. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / PS4
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Switch
7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Xbox One
8. Lego Worlds / PS4
9. Lego Worlds / Xbox One
10. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4

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Even if the reviewers were hard on Mass Effect: Andromeda it should come as no surprise that it dislodged Ghost Recon: Wildlands from number on the UK retail charts this week. However, it didn’t manage to beat the first week performances of Mass Effect 2 and 3, which is somewhat surprising particularly given that Mass Effect 2 only launched on PC and Xbox 360 day one. Of course, in those days (2010) digital sales were minimal.

Mass Effect: Andromeda becomes the third biggest launch at UK retail in 2017 behind Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Horizon: Zero Dawn. And the sales were split as follows PS4: 55%, Xbox One 41%, PC 4%.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Mass Effect: Andromeda / EA Games (new)
2. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
3. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
4. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
5. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
7. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
8. Rocket League / 505 Games
9. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
10. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft

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There’s not a huge amount to tell you about this week’s retail top ten, with the UK market largely as it was the week before. Ghost Recon: Wildlands retains first place, but beyond that the top ten merely shuffles itself around

Here’s the GfK Chart-track top in full:

1. Ghost Recon: Wildlands / Ubisoft
2. Lego Worlds / Warner Bros.
3. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Take-Two
5. FIFA 17 / EA
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo
7. Rocket League / 505 Games
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
9. Minecraft (Xbox) / Microsoft
10. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft

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