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Trade body UKIE has revealed that Ubisoft’s open world shooter Ghost Recon: Wildlands had the biggest launch this year, beating the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to get there.

It edged out Horizon: Zero Dawn to claim first place, with Guerrilla Games’ open world adventure only holding the title of biggest launch for a week, and Lego Worlds couldn’t do much to stop its strong launch either.

Here’s last week’s top 10 in full:

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

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Last week was a huge week for the UK video game retail with the launch of Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and PS4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn. Perhaps no massive surprise that Horizon topped the charts given the massive advantage in installed base that the PS4 has over Switch and Wii U, but still very impressive as Horizon: Zero Dawn became the biggest launch of the year thus far and the biggest new IP launch on PS4 to date (beating No Man’s Sky). It’s the biggest launch on PS4 since Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The Switch edition of Breath of the Wild is the third biggest UK launch of a Zelda game (trailing Wind Waker on Gamecube and Twilight Princess on Wii).

Elsewhere in the charts other Switch titles also did well as 1-2-Switch came in fourth and Super Bomberman R managed seventh. Just Dance 2017 re-entered the chart in 24th on the back of the release of the Switch version, while Skylanders: Imaginators failed to chart as it proved the least popular launch title at retail.

Finally at number 19 (all formats) was the retail edition of The Walking Dead: A New Frontier from Telltale Games that launched this week.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Horizon: Zero Dawn / Sony (new)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Nintendo (new)
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. 1-2-Switch / Nintendo (new)
5. For Honor / Ubisoft
6. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
7. Super Bomberman R / Konami (new)
8. Rocket League / 505 Games
9. Sniper Elite 4 / Sold Out Sales & Marketing
10. Battlefield 1 / EA Games

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Despite offering something relatively unique in the multiplayer space, it seems that Ubisoft’s For Honor has hit a nerve with a large audience. It debuted in the top spot in the UK in its launch week, and it stayed that way last week.

The numbers are in, and despite a hefty drop in physical sales, a steep 72% decline week-on-week, For Honor still managed to hold on to the throne. That forced Halo Wars 2 to settle for a second place in its debut week.

Below you’ll find the top 10:

1. For Honor (Ubisoft)
2. Halo Wars 2 (Microsoft/THQ Nordic)
3. Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
4. FIFA 17 (EA)
5. Sniper Elite 4 (Sold Out)
6. Battlefield 1 (EA)
7. Rocket League (505 Games)
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Activision)
9. Resident Evil VII (Capcom)
10. Forza Horizon 3 (Microsoft)

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For Honor has debuted at the top of this week’s GfK Chart-Track multi-platform top ten, pipping fellow debutante Sniper Elite 4 to the coveted top spot. Ubisoft’s online slash ’em up is actually the biggest new IP to hit top spot since last year’s No Man’s Sky. Meanwhile, Rebellion’s long range shooter also managed to chart above Grand Theft Auto V, which drops to third after its early year renaissance.

Here’s the top ten in full:

1. For Honor / Ubisoft
2. Sniper Elite 4 / Sold Out
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Take-Two
4. FIFA 17 / EA
5. Battlefield 1 / EA
6. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Capcom
7. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
8. Rocket League / 505
9. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
10. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft

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Once again it is Grand Theft Auto V that sits on top of the weekly UK retail charts. And it does so for the 12th time since its original release in September, 2013. Earning 12 top spots in the charts is not a record, but only 5 titles have managed to do so since the charts began. The record holder? Who Want’s To Be A Millionaire? from Eidos, which managed a whopping 18 weeks at number one. Wii Fit sits at number two with 16 weeks.

However, it should be noted that the number two game this week, the PS4 exclusive Nioh from Koei Tecmo and Sony (European publisher), did pull in the most revenue thanks to its higher average price of £44.45. It also took number one in the individual chart. The number one of the last two charts, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard falls to number three.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
2. Nioh / Sony (new)
3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Capcom
4. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
6. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
7. Rocket League / 505 Games
8. Hitman: The Complete First Season / Square Enix
9. Overwatch / Blizzard
10. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft

Individual Formats (units):

1. Nioh / PS4 (new)
2. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / PS4
3. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4
6. FIFA 17 / PS4
7. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Xbox One
8. FIFA 17 / Xbox One
9. Battlefield 1 / PS4
10. Hitman: The Complete First Season / PS4

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The Resident Evil series is enjoying a resurgence thanks to the release of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and it seems it is not just reviewers who are enjoying it as it spends it second week on top of the UK retail charts in spite of losing 68 percent of its first week sales. Hitman saw the retail release of its first season and came in at a respectable fourth spot on the all formats chart. Another new release, Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World didn’t have the same chart success as it came in at number 20, which given it only saw release on Nintendo 3DS could be considered decent. Final Fantasy XV climbed back into the top 10 thanks to continued price promotions.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Capcom
2. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
3. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
4. Hitman: The Complete First Season / Square Enix
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
6. Rocket League / 505 Games
7. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
8. Final Fantasy XV / Square Enix
9. WWE 2K17 / 2K Sports
10. Mafia III / 2K Games

Individual Formats (units):

1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / PS4
2. Grand Theft Auto V / PS4
3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Xbox One
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
5. Hitman: The Complete First Season / PS4
6. FIFA 17 / PS4
7. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4
8. FIFA 17 / Xbox One
9. Rocket League / Xbox One
10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Xbox One

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard was the best-selling game at UK retail last week, and 2017’s first new number one. It’s actually the third highest selling entry in the series to date (2009’s Resident Evil 5 is top in this regard), although with the rise of digital sales, it’s hard to say whether overall sales are up or down compared to past iterations.

Elsewhere, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue debuted in third, while Yakuza 0 charted in eighth. Outside of the GfK Chart-Track top ten that you can see below, Tales of Berseria also launched last week (14th), as did Digimon World: Next Order (24th).

1. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard / Capcom
2. Grand Theft Auto V / Take Two
3. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue / Square Enix
4. FIFA 17 / EA
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
6. Rocket League / 505 Games
7. Battlefield 1 / EA
8. Yakuza 0 / Sega
9. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft
10. Steep / Ubisoft

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The first few retail charts of the year are typically fairly mundane affairs and this is no exception. For the second week in a row (11th in total) Grand Theft Auto V tops the charts. A couple of new releases made it into the top 20 of the all formats chart, Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King at 13th and PS4 exclusive Gravity Rush 2 at 16th.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
2. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
4. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
5. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft
6. Rocket League / 505 Games
7. Steep / Ubisoft
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
9. Mafia III / 2K Games
10. Overwatch / Blizzard

Individual Formats (units):

1. Grand Thaft Auto V / PS4
2. Grand Theft Auto V / Xbox One
3. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / PS4
4. FIFA 17 / Xbox One
5. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Xbox One
6. FIFA 17 / PS4
7. Forza Horizon 3 / Xbox One
8. Battlefield 1 / PS4
9. Battlefield 1 / Xbox One
10. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King / 3DS (new)

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Given a relatively weak start, we thought that maybe, just maybe, we wouldn’t see a Call of Duty title on top of the UK retail charts over Christmas. But alas, it was not to be. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has rallied over the last couple of weeks and in the end won this week’s charts comfortably ahead of FIFA 17. Another notable thing was that Grand Theft Auto V climbed back into the top 10. Since its release 170 weeks ago it has spent 130 weeks inside the top 10 on the UK retail charts. Simply incredible.

Further down the chart promotions had a lot of impact as price cuts on Dishonored 2 (from 17 to 8), Mafia III (from 26 to 10) helped them climb. Dead Rising 4 and The Last Guardian subsequently tumbled down the list after strong starts and found themselves just inside the top 20. Pokémon Sun/Moon continues to sell well, but given that they’re counted as two separate games they both land just outside the top 10 (all format 13th and 15th). It’s hard to tell exactly where it would have landed if they had been counted together, but likely ahead of Final Fantasy XV and possibly, but perhaps not likely ahead of GTAV as well.

All Format (all prices):

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
2. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
3. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
4. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft
5. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
6. Final Fantasy XV / Square Enix
7. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition / Bethesda
8. Dishonored 2 / Bethesda
9. Steep / Ubisoft
10. Mafia III / 2K Games

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Activision’s Call of Duty has been the winner of the last two Christmas retail charts in the UK with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. While, this year’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has struggled relative to Black Ops 3 it seems it will still be a popular Christmas gift for UK gamers. This week it reclaimed the top spot on the UK retail charts and it would seem it will be competing with FIFA 17 for Christmas honours.

There were some big new releases this week as well with Dead Rising 4 capturing fifth spot and The Last Guardian taking seventh. Pokémon Sun/Moon and Skyrim Special Edition are still performing really well. Looking at the individual chart we can see that had the two Pokémon SKUs been bunched together it would have landed in fourth spot this week. Final Fantasy XV falls a couple of spots, but puts in a decent second week performance.

All Formats (all prices):

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare / Activision
2. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
3. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
4. Final Fantasy XV / Square Enix
5. Dead Rising 4 / Microsoft (new)
6. Watch Dogs 2 / Ubisoft
7. The Last Guardian / Sony (new)
8. Pokémon Sun / Nintendo
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
10. Pokémon Moon / Nintendo

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