Dead Space 3 has made its debut at the top of the all-format weekly chart.
Despite a 26% decline in week-one sales compared with Dead Space 2, the latest instalment of the horror franchise is the biggest launch of the year so far.It is followed by FIFA 13 in second, Black Ops 2 in third, while last week’s number one Ni No Kuni drops to six.
Elsewhere, following one of the most-watched Super Bowl broadcasts of all time, Madden NFL 13 re-enters the chart at 19, above Forza Motorsport 4.
The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
4. (4) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Hitman HD Trilogy (Square Enix)
6. (1) Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Namco Bandai)
7. (7) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
8. (8) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
9. (9) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
10. (18) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
11. (10) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
12. (6) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
13. (13) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
14. (14) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
15. (15) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
16. (12) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
17. (17) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (16) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (-) Madden NFL 13 (Electronic Arts)
20. (21) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd