Last week was all about No Man’s Sky, as it finished in 1st place on the UK chart, became Sony’s 2nd biggest PlayStation 4 launch of all-time (behind Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End), and saw the biggest ever launch for a new Sony IP on PS4. Comparing No Man’s Sky to other new IP from all publishers on PlayStation platforms, No Man’s Sky sits in 5th behind Destiny (PS4), Watch Dogs (PS4), The Getaway (PS2), and The Last of Us (PS3).
Elsewhere on the chart, Grand Theft Auto V dropped to 2nd, while Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games jumped to 15th, its highest ever position, thanks to the start of the Olympic Games.
Here’s the 20 best-selling retail games in the UK for the week ending August 13, 2016, according to GfK Chart-Track:
- No Man’s Sky
- Grand Theft Auto V (down 22%)
- Overwatch
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Rocket League
- FIFA 16
- Doom
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Minecraft: Xbox Edition
- The Division
- LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
- LEGO Jurassic World
- Fallout 4
- Mario & Sonic: Rio 2016 Olympic Games (up 12%)
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Star Wars Battlefront
- EA Sports UFC 2
- Pokemon Omega Ruby
- Minecraft: Story Mode
Do you think No Man’s Sky will repeat at #1 this week?
[Source: GfK Chart-Track (1), (2)]
