Star Wars Battlefront’ shoots straight to No1 with the biggest ever launch for a title based on the Star Wars franchise, selling 117% more units in its launch week than previous best ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’.
Released on Thursday, it is the 4th biggest launch of any game in 2015. As it is more of a reboot than a sequel, it becomes the fastest selling non-sequel PS4 title ever, selling more at launch on Sony’s format than another online-only title, ‘Destiny’. ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops III’ remains at No2 despite a 50% drop in sales, while last week’s top seller ‘Fallout 4’ (-80%) slips to No3. Sales of ‘FIFA 16’ continue to pick up this week with Christmas in sight, rising by 14%, but down one place to No4. At No5, ‘Rise of the Tomb Raider’ has a credible second week with only a 37% decline in sales, keeping it ahead of ‘Lego Dimensions’ (+0%) which climbs 2 places to No6. ‘Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate’ (+7%) also jumps 2 places, up to No7 with the PC version new this week. The Top 10 is rounded off with ‘Minecraft Story Mode’ (-32%) at No8, ‘WWE 2K16’ (-4%) at No9 and ‘Need for Speed’ (-39%) at No10. No other new titles are able to force their way in to the Top 40 this week.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 21 November 2015
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TW Title Format Label Publisher
- 1 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 2 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT XB ONE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III PS4 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III XB ONE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1 5 FALLOUT 4 PS4 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
2 6 FALLOUT 4 XB ONE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6 7 FIFA 16 XB ONE EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 8 RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER XB ONE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11 9 FIFA 16 PS4 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 10 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 11 HALO 5: GUARDIANS XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
16 12 FIFA 16 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 13 ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE PS4 UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 14 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2016 PC SEGA SEGA
12 15 NEED FOR SPEED PS4 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
17 16 LEGO DIMENSIONS XB360 LEGO DIMENSIONS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
19 17 ASSASSIN'S CREED: SYNDICATE XB ONE UBISOFT UBISOFT
13 18 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25 19 FORZA MOTORSPORT 6 XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
37 20 MARIO KART 8 WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 21 STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 22 GRAND THEFT AUTO V PS4 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
- 23 SPLATOON WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 24 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
38 25 THE ELDER SCROLLS ONLINE XB ONE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
27 26 UNCHARTED: THE NATHAN DRAKE COLLECTION PS4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
28 27 MINECRAFT: STORY MODE PS4 TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
24 28 MINECRAFT: STORY MODE XB ONE TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
22 29 GEARS OF WAR: ULTIMATE EDITION XB ONE MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
29 30 WWE 2K16 PS4 2K TAKE 2
23 31 RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
34 32 MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
30 33 FIFA 16 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 34 MINECRAFT: STORY MODE XB360 TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
20 35 NEED FOR SPEED XB ONE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 36 SUPER MARIO MAKER WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 37 ANIMAL CROSSING: HAPPY HOME DESIGNER 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
39 38 WWE 2K16 XB ONE 2K TAKE 2
32 39 MINECRAFT: STORY MODE PS3 TELLTALE GAMES TELLTALE GAMES
- 40 LEGO DIMENSIONS XB ONE LEGO DIMENSIONS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE