Bayonetta 2 – bewitching the charts, at least to some degree

Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 has done relatively well in the latest UK top 40, but it’s FIFA 15 that’s scored another number one.

It’s hard to know what to expect of a game like Bayonetta 2 when it comes to sales, given that the original was never that successful and the sequel is a Wii U exclusive. But debuting at number six in the individual formats chart, behind only FIFA 15 and Minecraft, seems pretty good.

Especially as it’s the only new entry to make it into either top 10 this week. Although most of the sales for PC exclusive Civilization: Beyond Earth will have been digital, which aren’t counted by Chart-Track.



As it is Beyond Earth came in at number 18 in both charts, one spot ahead of fellow new entry Just Dance 2015 in the all format top 40. Ubisoft’s dancing game used to be a regular contender for the Christmas number one slot but even though the casual market on home consoles has greatly diminished the Wii version still accounted for 55 per cent of all sales of the game. (The Wii U was 13 per cent, just behind the Xbox 360 on 14 per cent.)


The final new entry of the week was fellow music game Singstar: Ultimate Party, with Sony’s karaoke title making it to number 32 in the all formats chart but failing to crack to the individual formats top 40.

Civilization: Beyond Earth – charts sales are only the tip of the iceberg

Given the niche appeal of all of last week’s new games FIFA 15 found it easy to reclaim its number one position, with the PlayStation 4 version also regaining its place as the best-selling version.

The only thing between FIFA and Bayonetta 2 was Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition, which saw a sudden increase in sales of 82 per cent last week.

But while these evergreen titles dominate the top 10 the more recent new entries are dropping down the charts at an alarming rate. Sales of The Evil Within were down 64 per cent in its second week, as the PlayStation 4 version fell from number one to number seven.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! saw sales drop by 62 per cent in the same period and the game is already languishing at number six in the all formats charts. Although that’s better than Alien Isolation, which after just three weeks is already down to number nine.

The big new release this week is Sunset Overdrive on Xbox One, but whether any format exclusive can dislodge FIFA 15 from the top spot remains to be seen. Other new releases including the last gen version of WWE 2K15 (the next gen ones are released next month), next gen-only Dark Souls clone Lords Of The Fallen, and PS Vita exclusive Freedom Wars.

UK individual formats chart – 25 October

1 (4) FIFA 15 (PS4)

2 (2) FIFA 15 (360)

3 (13)Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition (PS4)

4 (8) FIFA 15 (XO)

5 (5) FIFA 15 (PS3)

6 (-) Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)

7 (1) The Evil Within (PS4)

8 (3) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (360)

9 (7) Driveclub (PS4)

10(10)Forza Horizon 2 (XO)

UK all formats chart – 25 October

1 (1) FIFA 15 (Wii/360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC/3DS/PSV)

2 (9) Minecraft (PS3/PS4)

3 (2) The Evil Within (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC)

4 (7) Destiny (360/PS3/XO/PS4)

5 (4) Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor (XO/PS4/PC)

6 (3) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! (360/PS3/PC)

7 (-) Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)

8 (5) Forza Horizon 2 (360/XO)

9 (6) Alien Isolation (360/PS3/XO/PS4/PC)

10(11)Skylanders: Trap Team (Wii/360/PS3/Wii U/XO/PS4/3DS)



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