Horizon Zero Dawn Takes Top Spot
Despite the overwhelming praise and over-the-top review scores, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild did not debut at No.1 in its first week in the UK charts. Instead, Sony PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn claimed top spot and apparently beat Nintendo’s crown jewel by a comfortable margin. It also became the PS4’s biggest ever new IP launch.
That being said, we do recognize that Horizon Zero Dawn benefited from a couple of extra days on sale compared to Breath of the Wild’s release date. Obviously, this gave it a longer run at retail than its Switch and Wii U rival, but week one figures are still highly impressive nonetheless, as it’s not only the biggest launch of the year so far, but it’s also Sony’s most successful launch since Uncharted 4.
As for Breath of the Wild, 78 per cent of the game’s sales were for Switch and 22 per cent for Wii U. The Switch game ranks as the third biggest Zelda launch ever behind Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Breath of the Wild accounted for 75 per cent of all total Switch software sales for the week, with two others making the Top Ten – 1-2 Switch at No.4 and Super Bomberman R at No.7. The Switch version of Just Dance 2017 also sees that game re-enter the Top 40 at No.24, although Skylanders Imaginators misses out on a Top 40 spot despite the new Switch version.
Here’s the UK Top 10 for the week ending March 4th:
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Grand Theft Auto V
- 1-2 Switch
- For Honor
- FIFA 17
- Super Bomberman R
- Rocket League
- Sniper Elite 4
- Battlefield 1