Dark Souls III becomes the first game in the series to claim the top spot on week of release with sales up a massive 61% over the launch of Dark Souls II.  The top five has a bit of a jiggle with last week’s new releases, Quantum Break and DiRT Rally falling, and UFC and the The Division climbing back up.
Further down the chart the Nintendo Selects range, which is a budget line, manages to bring three games in to the chart which means – oh no – there is no sign of Knack!
| LW | TW | Title | Age Rating | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARK SOULS III | PEGI 16+ | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT | |
| 3 | 2 | TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 8 | 3 | EA SPORTS UFC 2 | PEGI 16+ | EA SPORTS |
| 1 | 4 | QUANTUM BREAK | PEGI 16+ | MICROSOFT |
| 2 | 5 | DIRT RALLY | PEGI 3+ | CODEMASTERS |
| 5 | 6 | FAR CRY PRIMAL | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 4 | 7 | FIFA 16 | PEGI 3+ | EA SPORTS |
| 7 | 8 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III | PEGI 18+ | ACTIVISION |
| 6 | 9 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PEGI 18+ | ROCKSTAR |
| 11 | 10 | LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 12 | 11 | PLANTS VS ZOMBIES: GARDEN WARFARE 2 | PEGI 7+ | EA GAMES |
| 10 | 12 | STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT | PEGI 16+ | EA GAMES |
| 9 | 13 | TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 14 | 14 | LEGO JURASSIC WORLD | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 13 | 15 | WWE 2K16 | PEGI 16+ | 2K |
| 15 | 16 | MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION | PEGI 7+ | MICROSOFT |
| 16 | 17 | MINECRAFT: STORY MODE | PEGI 12+ | TELLTALE GAMES |
| 18 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U + SUPER LUIGI | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO SELECTS | |
| 18 | 19 | MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION | PEGI 7+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 22 | 20 | DISNEY INFINITY 3.0 | PEGI 7+ | DISNEY INFINITY |
| 24 | 21 | DESTINY: THE TAKEN KING | PEGI 16+ | ACTIVISION |
| 17 | 22 | MXGP 2: THE OFFICIAL MOTOCROSS VIDEOGAME | PEGI 3+ | MILESTONE |
| 19 | 23 | ASSASSIN’S CREED: SYNDICATE | PEGI 18+ | UBISOFT |
| 21 | 24 | FALLOUT 4 | PEGI 18+ | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS |
| 25 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO SELECTS | |
| 20 | 26 | UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
| 23 | 27 | JUST CAUSE 3 | PEGI 18+ | SQUARE ENIX |
| 26 | 28 | TRACKMANIA TURBO | PEGI 3+ | UBISOFT |
| 33 | 29 | BATMAN: ARKHAM KNIGHT | PEGI 18+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
| 28 | 30 | TERRARIA | PEGI 12+ | XBOX 360 CLASSICS |
| 31 | LEGO STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA | PEGI 3+ | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | |
| 31 | 32 | NBA 2K16 | PEGI 3+ | 2K |
| 37 | 33 | METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN | PEGI 18+ | KONAMI |
| 32 | 34 | LEGO DIMENSIONS | PEGI 7+ | LEGO DIMENSIONS |
| 27 | 35 | POKKÉN TOURNAMENT | PEGI 7+ | NINTENDO |
| 30 | 36 | ANIMAL CROSSING: HAPPY HOME DESIGNER | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO |
| 25 | 37 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 | PEGI 3+ | MICROSOFT |
| 38 | BLOODBORNE: GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION | PEGI 16+ | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | |
| 39 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY: TROPICAL FREEZE | PEGI 3+ | NINTENDO SELECTS | |
| 35 | 40 | LEGO BATMAN 3: BEYOND GOTHAM | PEGI 7+ | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
Source: UKIE
Jag
Apparently 71% of physical sales were on PS4. Looks like getting From Software back for Bloodborne is paying off again for Sony.
The Lone Steven
Actually, Dark Souls III did not claim it. It invaded it and kicked it’s arse then fought everything else in the charts thus being on top.
Seriously, don’t mess with Dark Souls, it will break you like a twig.
:P