This week’s sales charts for the United Kingdom bring the first two big debuts of the year, with Monster Hunter: World and Dragon Ball FighterZ taking the first and second places in the list respectivelly. Capcom has many reasons to celebrate this morning, as Monster Hunter: World for PS4 and Xbox One has had by far the biggest debut of the franchise, and that’s only counting with physical sales. A clear majority of fans played the game on PS4, as that version attracted 72% of physical sales.
The game has received excellent reviews including our own, in which we said:Â “Monster Hunter: World is a revelation, taking a series that was once reserved for all but the most hardcore of fans and tweaking it enough to make it appeal to a new generation of gamers while still keeping its core perfectly intact.”
But while Monster Hunter has taken the top spot, that doesn’t mean Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ has sold poorly, in fact, the game’s numbers are similar to those of 2015’s Dragon Ball Xenoverse, and considering digital sales it could be the best debut for a Dragon Ball game ever. Again, a 77% of players bought the game for PS4.
Those are not the only new releases for the week, as The Inpatient becomes yet another PSVR game that manages to debut in the top 10, while the Nintendo 3DS port of Pokemon Crystal Version made number 12. It is also worth noting that while Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition missed the top 40 last week, it has managed to climb to number 30 in the charts.
Top 10 UK All Formats List
1. Monster Hunter: World
2. Dragon Ball FighterZ
3. Call of Duty: WWII
4. FIFA 18
5. Grand Theft Auto V
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
8. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
9. Rocket League: Collector’s Edition
10. The Inpatient
Check out the full top 40 here.
Top 10 UK Individual Formats List
1. Monster Hunter: World (PS4)
2. Monster Hunter: World (XBO)
3. Dragon Ball FighterZ (PS4)
4. FIFA 18 (PS4)
5. Call of Duty: WWII (PS4)
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NSW)
7. Call of Duty: WWII (XBO)
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NSW)
9. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (XBO)
10. Dragon Ball FighterZ (XBO)
Check out the full top 40 here.
