We're on the precipice of one of the year's busiest months for games, and the UK's weekly physical chart is starting to see some changes. A handful of new releases launched last week, but only a couple made it into the top 10.
Most notably, PES 2019 has debuted in second place, while F1 2018 enjoys another week at the top. While that may seem a decent result for Konami's football title, some number crunching by GamesIndustry shows that its sales are 42% lower than last year's entry. Whether this is because of the loss of the Champions League licence is hard to say, but it probably hasn't helped matters.
Elsewhere, Yakuza: Kiwami 2 puts in a decent showing at number 5, just under Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Shenmue I & II has plummeted down to 33rd after debuting in second position last week. Other new releases include Firewall Zero Hour, Strange Brigade, and Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition, all charting below the top 10 at 11th, 16th, and 23rd respectively.
It's nice to see a little more activity in the chart as we come into the busy season. Here's the latest top 10 in full.
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 1st September, 2018
- F1 2018
- PES 2019
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Yakuza: Kiwami 2
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
- God of War
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
- FIFA 18
[source gamesindustry.biz, via ukie.org.uk]
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Cracking race yesterday at Monza. Lewis (and Bottas) was superb, even managed to quieten the Tifosi and make them leave early. I felt for Kimi, though.
Got The Crew 2 for my birthday last week!
Hm, you wrote F1 2019 on the list but the game is F1 2018.
While the real F1 has been a boring and predictable affair for many years now (compared to Indycar), at least the game-world allows for an F1 experience that's exciting to experience.
@Bonbonetti Good spot, fixed!
And the popular trend of using copies of GTAV to wallpaper the house continues I see.
I find it amazing that nearly 4 years on GTA V is still outselling brand new titles like Divinity: Original Sin 2 (which has had good reviews)!
@RogerRoger F1 is still very popular in the UK, especially with Lewis Hamilton (a fellow Brit) always winning in recent years. Typically there are also 2-3 British teams involved (McLaren, Williams, etc.), so traditionally F1 has a strong British presence. There's also the fact that Codemasters, the developers, are British.
As a game F1 is certainly less popular now than in the past I think, looking at the entire gaming world and not just the UK, even EA used to make F1 games for example. Today the F1 games are only popular in certain specific countries, like the UK and Brazil, in most countries it won't make the Top 10.
God of War aka Game of Generation been in the top ten, in the UK charts, for 4 months and 1 week. Word up, players!
@RogerRoger I think younger gamers are always on the lookout for the next big popular game, regardless of genre it seems, especially if it allows for multiplayer. The F1 games by Codemasters usually have a rather large multiplayer base. Alongside Dirt Rally and Assetto Corsa, a Codemasters' F1 game is one of the more "trendy" racing games to play. I think these are the reasons they are popular with younger gamers.
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