Mirror’s Edge Catalyst – doomed to be another cult hit

It doesn’t look like Mirror’s Edge’s sequel is going to be any more a hit than the original, as Doom overtakes Overwatch.

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst has seen a 62 per cent fall in sales since its first week, and has already fallen out of the top half of both the UK sales charts.

Although few new games were brave enough to launch during E3 week, MotoGP racing sim Valentino Rossi: The Game did take advantage of the lull and made it as high as number 19 in the all formats chart, as the PlayStation 4 version got to 28 in the individual formats chart.



That meant the top positions in the charts were fought over by existing titles, with Uncharted 4 maintaining its number one position as the best-selling individual game of the week. But it was Doom, rather than Overwatch, which took the top spot in the all formats chart – thanks to many retailers having already discounted the game to £31.20.


A similar fate may lay ahead for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, which entered the all formats at number two last week, but is now already down to number six. In the individual formats charts, the PlayStation 4 version fell from number two to number nine.

With E3 now over this week’s list of new retail releases is significantly longer, although most are more niche titles. Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival may do well given Euro 2016, but Mighty No. 9 and Wii U titles Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE and Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games have a more uncertain future ahead of them.

It will be interesting to see how Rocket League Collector’s Edition performs at retail though, considering how long the downloadable versions have bene out for.

UK individual formats chart – 18 June 1 (1) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)

2 (5) Doom (PS4)

3 (8) Doom (XO)

4 (3) Overwatch (PS4)

5 (4) Overwatch (XO)

6 (7) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)

7 (13)FIFA 16 (XO)

8 (11)Grand Theft Auto V (XO)

9 (2) Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PS4)

10(12)UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer (PS4)

UK all formats chart – 18 June 1 (3) Doom (PS4/XO/PC)

2 (1) Overwatch (PS4/XO/PC)

3 (4) Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)

4 (5) FIFA 16 (XO/PS4/360/PS3)

5 (6) Grand Theft Auto V (PS4/XO/360/PS3/PC)

6 (2) Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (PS4/XO/PC)

7 (12)Call Of Duty: Black Ops III (PS4/XO/360/PS3/PC)

8 (8) UEFA Euro 2016 Pro Evolution Soccer (PS4/PS3)

9 (16)Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4/XO/PC)

10(11)Lego Marvel’s Avengers (PS4/360/XO/PS3/Wii U/3DS/PSV/PC)

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