Nevertheless, the sheer number of new titles coming to market is clearly having an impact on certain games. The data from GfK does show that - on certain titles - week two sales drops are not quite as steep as they have been in previous years. The idea is that gamers are too busy playing other recently released games and are holding off buying new ones. GAME speculated last week that the sheer number of releases this Q4 has resulted in consumers waiting a week or two to pick up the latest titles. Of course, downloading now accounts for a bigger slice of sales than it did back in 2012, and digital sales are (as usual) not included. Compared with 2012's Hitman Absolution, launch physical sales of Hitman 2 are down 90 per cent.
The last Hitman title was an episodic digital release, so comparisons are impossible to make. IO Interactive's stealth game debuts at No.10. Hitman 2 was the other big adult release of the week and it, too, had a weaker-than-usual opening. Because of its budget price, Spyro was actually No.3 in the revenue charts. Fallout 76 debuts at No.3, and sales are down 82.4 per cent compared with the previous game in the franchise - 2015's Fallout 4.Įven so, due to its higher retail price, Fallout 76 was actually the game that generated the most revenue at UK retail last week. Of course, any new game from Bethesda Game Studios is still a major release, yet this title has got off to a slow start.
Unfortunately, the other two had a tricker time on the High Street.įallout 76 - an online multiplayer take on the franchise - was not expected to sell as strongly as Fallout 4. Pokémon and Spyro were two of four major games released at retail this past week. Nostalgia remains a potent sales tool for video games, which bodes well for the upcoming PlayStation Classic. That means there are two sets of 1990s remakes which sit atop the UK charts this week. Like that game, the title has performed very well on PS4 - 75 per cent of Spyro's sales came on Sony's platform. Activision Blizzard's remaster has started strongly, and continues the firm's success with 1990s remakes following the impressive performance of Crash Bandicoot: N.Sane Trilogy. This audience typically isn't a 'week one' shopper so, if Nintendo succeeds, we should expect these games to hang around for some time.Īlthough Pokémon was technically the best performer of the week, because both games are listed separately, the official No.1 is Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Let's Go is actually a remake (of sorts) of 1999's Pokémon Yellow, and Nintendo will hope it attracts families and younger gamers. Let's Go is also not billed as a full 'next generation' Pokémon game but rather an entry-level take on the series designed to pull in fans of Pokémon Go. Download sales are also not included in this data. Furthermore, both X and Y and Sun and Moon launched when 3DS had a slightly larger install base compared with the Switch currently. Stock issues persisted in the UK with fewer than expected units coming in from Nintendo's European warehouse, which meant some pre-orders were not fulfilled (and many stores were sold out). Opening week sales of Let's Go are down more than 60 per cent compared with 2016's Sun and Moon and are down five per cent compared with 2013's Pokémon X and Y. However, Pokémon Let's Go's launch sales are down compared with previous major Pokémon titles. The game was included in a Switch hardware bundle that also included Pokémon. Just Dance 2019 enjoyed a 465% sales leap - rising from No.39 to No.14 - primarily due to the Switch version.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (No.9) sales increased 94 per cent, Super Mario Party (No.18) sales were up 25 per cent, Super Mario Odyssey (no.19) rose 30 per cent (No.19) and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (No.28) saw a 52 per cent sales spike. The launch of Pokémon Let's Go had a positive impact on Nintendo Switch hardware sales, which in turn boosted sales of other Switch games. It was a hyper competitive week at retail, and there are six new games in the Top Ten.
Let's Go Pikachu debuted at No.4 and Let's Go Eevee came in at No.6, but if sales of the two had been combined, then the games would have debuted at No.1. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee for Nintendo Switch were the most successful video games at UK physical retail last week.
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