The third biggest game launch of 2017 so far (behind Ghost Recon Wildlands and Horizon Zero Dawn), Mass Effect Andromeda debuted in 1st place last week. As GfK Chart-Track adds, 55% of sales were on PlayStation 4, 41% were on Xbox One, and 4% were on PC.
Comparing Andromeda to the rest of the Mass Effect series, it saw the third biggest week 1 in franchise history (behind Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3). Mass Effect 3 still holds the record for biggest launch, and Games Industry notes that ME3 sold over 33% more units in week 1 than Andromeda at retail.
Here’s the top 20 best-selling games through retail stores in the UK for the week ending March 25, 2017, according to GfK Chart-Track:
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Ghost Recon Wildlands (down 47%)
- LEGO Worlds (down 29%)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (down 23%)
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (up 50%)
- FIFA 17
- Rocket League
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Forza Horizon 3
- Halo Wars 2 (up 129%)
- Battlefield 1
- Overwatch
- For Honor
- Forza Motorsport 5
- 1-2 Switch
- Minecraft: Xbox Edition
- Rare Replay
- Resident Evil 7
- Sniper Elite 4
How do you think Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix will do this week?
[Source: GfK Chart-Track (1), (2), Games Industry]
