It's no surprise that FIFA 16 finds itself at number one on this week's UK retail charts, but there are definitely some points of interest. While it failed to reach the launch heights of FIFA 15 (units down 7%, revenue down 4% - the drop was lessened thanks to a higher concentration of Deluxe/FUT editions sold). Another point of interest is that where last year old-gen accounted for 45% of first week sales, this year PS3 and Xbox 360 only accounted for 19%.
Activision saw resurgence in the Skylanders brand as Skylanders Superchargers debuted in number four (last year's Trap Team only managed seventh in its first week), and in total the games and toys accounted for over £1 million across the Chart-Track panel of retailers.
All Formats (all prices):
1. FIFA 16 / EA Sports (new)
2. Destiny: The Taken King / Activision
3. Forza Motorsport 6 / Microsoft
4. Skylanders Superchargers / Activision (new)
5. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain / Konami
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 / Konami
7. Mad Max / Warner Bros.
8. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar Games
9. Call of Duty: Ghosts / Activision
10. Lego Jurassic World / Warner Bros.
11. Super Mario Maker / Nintendo
12. Disney Infinity 3.0 / Disney
13. Minecraft: Xbox Edition / Microsoft
14. Minecraft: PlayStation Edition / Sony
15. Blood Bowl 2 / Focus Home Interactive
16. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition / Microsoft
17. Disney Infinity 2.0 / Disney
18. Rugby World Cup 2015 / Big Ben
19. Titanfall / EA Games
20. Until Dawn / Sony
Individual Formats (units):
1. FIFA 16 / PS4
2. FIFA 16 / Xbox One
3. FIFA 16 / Xbox 360
4. FIFA 16 / PS3
5. Forza Motorsport 6 / Xbox One
6. Destiny: The Taken King / PS4
7. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain / PS4
8. Destiny: The Taken King / Xbox One
9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 / PS4
10. Mad Max / PS4