After some mixed reviews EA and DICE are probably happy to see that sales of Star Wars Battlefront were big nonetheless. In fact, it became the best UK launch of any Star Wars by quite some margin (more than doubling the first week sales of previous recordholder Star Wars: The Force Unleashed). It also became the fourth best launch of any game in the UK in 2015. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 holds strong in second, while last week's number one Fallout 4 drops a massive 80% of its first week sales while clinging on to third. FIFA 16 drops a spot, though sales increase week-to-week and Rise of the Tomb Raider only suffers a small drop (-37%) for a very solid second week.
All Formats (all prices):
1. Star Wars Battlefront / EA Games (new)
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / Activision
3. Fallout 4 / Bethesda
4. FIFA 16 / EA Sports
5. Rise of the Tomb Raider / Square Enix
6. Lego Dimensions / Warner Bros.
7. Assassin's Creed: Syndicate / Ubisoft
8. Minecraft: Story Mode / Telltale Games
9. WWE 2K16 / 2K Sports
10. Need for Speed / EA Games
Individual Formats (units):
1. Star Wars Battlefront / PS4 (new)
2. Star Wars Battlefront / Xbox One (new)
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / PS4
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / Xbox One
5. Fallout 4 / PS4
6. Fallout 4 / Xbox One
7. FIFA 16 / Xbox One
8. Rise of the Tomb Raider / Xbox One
9. FIFA 16 / PS4
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 / Xbox 360