LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the UK’s No.1 game for a fourth week in a row, but it’s Pokemon which is once again the most interesting story.
Riding on the Pokemon GO wave, three Pokemon 3DS games have re-entered the UK Top 40, with two more inside the Top 50. Pokemon Omega Ruby is 17th, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire takes 24th and Pokemon Y sits 29th.
GfK states that it predicts August sales of Pokemon related games and hardware to show a “remarkable spike”.
Retailers with access to more GfK Chart-Track data have told MCV that Nintendo was the UK’s No.2 games publisher last week based on sales value, thanks almost entirely to Pokemon games. 3DS hardware unit sales were up by 27.5 per cent.
Returning to the charts, FIFA 16 is up five places to No.2, Overwatch takes No3, GTA 5 No.4 and Doom secures No.5.
Elsewhere Mirror’s Edge Catalyst climbs 20 places to No.15.
Source: UKIE Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, (All Prices) Week Ending 23 July 2016
LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
FIFA 16
OVERWATCH
GRAND THEFT AUTO V
DOOM
UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III
ROCKET LEAGUE
MONSTER HUNTER GENERATIONS
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT
LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS
FALLOUT 4
LEGO JURASSIC WORLD
MIRROR’S EDGE CATALYST
HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION
POKEMON OMEGA RUBY
MARIO & SONIC: RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
MINECRAFT: STORY MODE
MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION
Another quiet week means Pokemon is likely to continue its attack on the UK chart next week, as retail gears up for the launch of the new Xbox One S console on August 2, which will no doubt see a number of Xbox games see substantial sales boots.
