Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite – not the hit you might have expected

Project CARS 2 and Pokkén Tournament DX have both had strong debuts in the new top 40, as Destiny 2 celebrates three weeks at the top.

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Destiny 2 has claimed its third consecutive week at number one, giving publisher Activision a grand total of 11 weeks at number one this year – when you add in Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.

Project CARS 2 seems to have given Destiny 2 a reasonable run for its money, but Chart-Track hasn’t revealed exactly how close it came. Although it does seem as if the Xbox One version hasn’t been pulling its weight, as it only accounted for 27% of sales and debuted as low as number 12 in the individual formats chart.



(Update: According to GamesIndustry.biz Project CARS 2 launch sales were down 74% on the first game, although that may be mitigated to a degree by increased digital sales – which aren’t counted in these charts.)


There’s also no extra information on exactly how well Pokkén Tournament DX did, but it hit number five in both charts. Which is pretty good going considering how firmly ignored the original was on Wii U, where the odd mix of Pokémon and Tekken failed to win other either camp of fans.

The most notable new release of the week though is Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, which debuted at a disastrously low number 12 in the all formats chart. The PlayStation 4 version had to settle for number 16 in the individual format chart, with the Xbox One version not even getting into the top 40. It’s a shockingly poor performance for the game, which will now have to rely on its DLC for any hope of redemption.

(Update: According to this tweet Ultra Street Fighter II on Switch had a better debut than the multiformat Infinite, and yet no Switch version of the game has been announced or even hinted at.)

To add insult to injury Marvel Vs. Capcom only came in one spot ahead of the remasters of Pokémon Gold and Silver for 3DS, which are literally just empty boxes with a download code inside. Gold came in at number 17 in the individual formats chart and Silver at number 21.

Since FIFA 18 is released on Friday it’s obvious what next week’s number one is going to be, especially as the week’s only other big release (not counting the Classic Mini SNES) is PC exclusive Warhammer II: Total War – most of whose sales will be digital.

UK individual formats chart – 23 September 1 (1) Destiny 2 (PS4)

2 (2) Destiny 2 (XO)

3 (-) Project CARS 2 (PS4)

4 (4) NBA 2K18 (PS4)

5 (-) Pokkén Tournament DX (NS)

6 (8) Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PS4)

7 (5) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4)

8 (3) Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (PS4)

9 (9) Forza Horizon 3 (XO)

10(6) NBA 2K18 (XO)

UK all formats chart – 23 September 1 (1) Destiny 2 (PS4/XO)

2 (-) Project CARS 2 (PS4/XO/PC)

3 (2) NBA 2K18 (PS4/XO/360/PS3)

4 (3) PES 2018 (PS4/XO/PS3/360/PC)

5 (-) Pokkén Tournament DX (NS)

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

7 (9) Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PS4)

8 (5) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4)

9 (10)Forza Horizon 3 (XO)

10(15)Lego Worlds (NS/XO/PS4)

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