In an age where sometimes surprisingly few physical sales are required to get to No.1, Activision's Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has enjoyed a very strong opening week.
The platformer follows in the footsteps of Wipeout and Tekken 7 in claiming the chart top spot, suggesting that the nostalgia flows strongly among UK gamers. Furthermore, in debuting at the top, the N.Sane Trilogy does what no other Crash Bandicoot game has ever managed.
GfK adds that Crash Bandicoot currently ranks 24th in the UK's all-time most popular franchise chart (which dates back to 1995).
Sticking with the nostalgia theme, the Top 10's other new entries are both retro franchises. Codemasters' Micro Machines: World Series enters the charts in 2nd place, while Sold Out's physical release of Elite Dangerous debuts in 7th.
Last week's No.1 Grand Theft Auto V slips to 3rd place, despite an increase in sales while Nintendo's Arms drops 11 places to 18th.
Maximum Games' The Golf Club 2 debuts at No.27 while Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered manages just 23rd in its first week. Sega's Valkyria Revolution, meanwhile, debuts at No.34.
Uk week 26
01 (NE) PS4 CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
02 (NE) PS4 MICRO MACHINES: WORLD SERIES (CODEMASTERS)
03 (06) XBO FORZA HORIZON 3 (MICROSOFT)
04 (01) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
05 (02) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
06 (NE) PS4 ELITE DANGEROUS (SOLD OUT SALES & MARKETING)
07 (07) XBO OVERWATCH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
08 (04) XBO GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
09 (NE) XBO MICRO MACHINES: WORLD SERIES (CODEMASTERS)
10 (05) PS4 HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
11 (13) XBO FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12 (09) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
13 (03) NSW ARMS (NINTENDO)
14 (10) PS4 WIPEOUT: OMEGA COLLECTION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
15 (22) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
16 (08) PS4 DIRT 4 (CODEMASTERS)
17 (11) PS4 TEKKEN 7 (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
18 (20) PS4 ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
19 (23) PS4 FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
20 (21) XBO ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
21 (14) PS4 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
22 (15) PS4 INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
23 (27) XBO MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION (MICROSOFT)
24 (25) XBO LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
25 (12) XBO HALO 5: GUARDIANS (MICROSOFT)
26 (16) XBO DIRT 4 (CODEMASTERS)
27 (18) XBO TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
28 (26) XBO LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
29 (NE) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
30 (RE) PS4 BATTLEFIELD 1 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
31 (30) PS4 LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
32 (19) PS4 DEAD BY DAYLIGHT (505 GAMES)
33 (17) PS4 DISHONORED 2 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
34 (NE) PS4 THE GOLF CLUB 2 (MAXIMUM GAMES)
35 (29) XBO INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
36 (35) XBO TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE (UBISOFT)
37 (32) PS4 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD (CAPCOM)
38 (NE) PS4 VALKYRIA REVOLUTION (SEGA)
39 (34) PS4 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE (UBISOFT)
40 (28) PS4 FALLOUT 4 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
Francia week 25
01 (01) NSW ARMS (NINTENDO)
02 (02) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
03 (05) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
04 (03) PS4 TEKKEN 7 (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
05 (RE) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
Modificata da Akai Life, 03 July 2017 - 10:37 AM.