Warner Bros has scored its first UK No.1 of 2017 with Injustice 2.
It's a strong start for the fighting game, and it is the first game in the genre to reach No.1 since Mortal Kombat X in 2015 (a title also developed by NetherRealm). The last Injustice game also reached the top spot back in 2013, and the launch week sales of Injustice 2 is around a third higher than its predecessor.
Warner Bros isn't the only company to have a new game in the charts this week. At No.2 is Sony's VR game Farpoint, which is the highest position a VR-only game has managed in the UK weekly boxed charts (PlayStation VR Worlds was the previous highest at No.7).
At No.5 is Nintendo's latest Fire Emblem game - the fourth one to be released in 12 months (fifth if you include the mobile version).
Rounding off the Top Ten of new releases is The Surge at No.10 from Focus Home Interactive, while all the way down at No.30 is Portal Knights by 505 Games.
Elsewhere, retailer-led price discounting has seen Skylanders Superchargers return to the UK boxed charts at No.20, while Destiny: The Collection jumps to No.31.
All these new titles mean that some games have taken a tumble. Prey slips to No.4 (behind GTA V), with a slight 31% drop in sales. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe only saw a sales slide of 16%, but it was enough to send the game from No.3 to No.6. Meanwhile, LEGO Worlds and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild finally say goodbye to the Top Ten (for a week at least), after nearly three months.
Uk week 20
01 (NE) PS4 INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
02 (NE) XBO INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
03 (NE) PS4 FARPOINT (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
04 (NE) 3DS FIRE EMBLEM ECHOES: SHADOWS OF VALENTIA (NINTENDO)
05 (02) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
06 (01) PS4 PREY (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
07 (03) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
08 (05) XBO GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
09 (11) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
10 (07) XBO FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
11 (06) PS4 HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
12 (NE) PS4 THE SURGE (FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE)
13 (17) XBO GEARS OF WAR 4 (MICROSOFT)
14 (04) XBO PREY (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
15 (16) PS4 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
16 (08) XBO ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
17 (18) PS4 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD (CAPCOM)
18 (12) XBO LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
19 (15) XBO TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
20 (13) PS4 ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
21 (22) XBO HALO 5: GUARDIANS (MICROSOFT)
22 (09) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
23 (10) PS4 LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
24 (14) XBO FORZA HORIZON 3 (MICROSOFT)
25 (19) PS4 FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
26 (32) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
27 (RE) PS4 DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
28 (23) XBO OVERWATCH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
29 (20) XBO MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION (MICROSOFT)
30 (21) XBO CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
31 (NE) XBO THE SURGE (FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE)
32 (RE) XBO HALO WARS 2 (MICROSOFT)
33 (26) 3DS POKEMON SUN (NINTENDO)
34 (25) 3DS MARIO KART 7 (NINTENDO)
35 (28) 3DS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 (NINTENDO)
36 (NE) PS4 PORTAL KNIGHTS (505 GAMES)
37 (35) PS4 MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
38 (40) PS4 OVERWATCH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
39 (33) NSW 1-2 SWITCH (NINTENDO)
40 (RE) PS4 FOR HONOR (UBISOFT)
Francia week 19
01 (01) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
02 (02) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
03 (03) PS4 PREY (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
04 (05) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
05 (RE) PS4 FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
Modificata da Akai Life, 22 May 2017 - 10:44 AM.