Aliens: Fireteam Elite shoots at # 1 | UK Box Graphics

Slowly but surely, video games are starting to hit retail in the UK, and this week there’s a new No.1 in the box.

Focus Home Interactive’s Aliens: Fireteam Elite comfortably takes the top spot, making it Focus’s first No.1 in three years.

The title sold best on PS5 (42% of sales), followed by Xbox Series S / X (31%) and then PS4 (27%).

The game sold more than double that of Mario Kart 8: Deluxe, which ranks second. Mario Kart actually climbed two places on the charts despite a 6% drop in sales week over week.

Last week’s No.1, Sony’s Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut, dropped from No.1 to No.9 after sales fell 50% week-over-week. Indeed, major PS5 exclusives have all fallen by around 50% in week-over-week sales, including Spider-Man: Miles Morales (# 3 through # 5) and Ratchet & Clank: Rift. Apart (from n ° 2 to n ° 5). .12). These games move up and down the rankings based on the availability of PS5 hardware.

There were other new games on the charts. No More Heroes 3 arrives at # 16 on Nintendo Switch. The game will likely have performed better as a digital version, and digital data is not reflected in these graphics.

Meanwhile, Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 – Elite Edition arrives at # 31 on PlayStation 5.

Here are the top ten GfK for the week ending August 28, 2021: