GTA V unit sales dropped 10% this week (in terms of boxed sales), and yet the game still returned to the top of the UKIE/GfK All-Formats Charts.
It was a very poor week for games retail in general, with just 171,389 boxed games sold across the whole market. The lack of new releases is the main reason for the drop, and that's a situation that won't be getting any better during the course of the summer.
The only new games in the Top 40 are 505 Games' Dead by Daylight at No.16, Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood at No.23 and Ever Oasis at No.28.
Although the data shows a difficult week, there were a few positives. Dirt 4, after a disappointing first week, is showing some resilience. The Codemasters game is now at No.2, although sales did drop 49% week-on-week.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is back at No.5 with a 45% jump in sales, driven by an increase in available Switch stock, while The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had a 68% sales jump (but still sits outside of the Top Ten at No.12).
And Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands returns to the Top Ten after a 31% sales boost, driven by price activity at games retail.
Elsewhere, Horizon: Zero Dawn, which was No.1 last week, has dropped down to No.8. The game had been on sale for several weeks, but now it has returned to a premium price point. Tekken 7 has dropped to No.10, while Wipeout Omega Collection, which was No.1 just three weeks ago, has now fallen to No.14.
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Uk week 25
01 (05) PS4 GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
02 (11) NSW MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
03 (02) NSW ARMS (NINTENDO)
04 (07) XBO GRAND THEFT AUTO V (TAKE 2)
05 (01) PS4 HORIZON ZERO DAWN (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
06 (09) XBO FORZA HORIZON 3 (MICROSOFT)
07 (10) XBO OVERWATCH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
08 (04) PS4 DIRT 4 (CODEMASTERS)
09 (29) NSW THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
10 (03) PS4 WIPEOUT: OMEGA COLLECTION (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
11 (06) PS4 TEKKEN 7 (BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT)
12 (21) XBO HALO 5: GUARDIANS (MICROSOFT)
13 (15) XBO FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14 (23) PS4 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
15 (12) PS4 INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
16 (08) XBO DIRT 4 (CODEMASTERS)
17 (14) PS4 DISHONORED 2 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
18 (31) XBO TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: WILDLANDS (UBISOFT)
19 (NE) PS4 DEAD BY DAYLIGHT (505 GAMES)
20 (18) PS4 ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
21 (19) XBO ROCKET LEAGUE (505 GAMES)
22 (16) PS4 CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
23 (13) PS4 FIFA 17 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
24 (NE) 3DS EVER OASIS (NINTENDO)
25 (26) XBO LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
26 (38) XBO LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
27 (35) XBO MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION (MICROSOFT)
28 (34) PS4 FALLOUT 4 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
29 (20) XBO INJUSTICE 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
30 (33) PS4 LEGO WORLDS (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
31 (NE) PS4 FINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
32 (28) PS4 RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD (CAPCOM)
33 (30) XBO CALL OF DUTY: INFINITE WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
34 (RE) PS4 TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE (UBISOFT)
35 (40) XBO TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW 6: SIEGE (UBISOFT)
36 (NE) XBO DEAD BY DAYLIGHT (505 GAMES)
37 (39) XBO GEARS OF WAR 4 (MICROSOFT)
38 (RE) 3DS POKEMON SUN (NINTENDO)
39 (36) PS4 PREY (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
40 (37) XBO DISHONORED 2 (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
Modificata da Akai Life, 27 June 2017 - 11:22 AM.