Returnal UK PlayStation 5 Sales Crash In Week 2 – Resident Evil Village Tops Chart

In the UK, the demand for a sci-fi action movie Returnal for Playstation 5 decreased in the second week of sales immediately by 84%… This is reported by the edition GamesIndustry.bizSony exclusive drops from # 2 to # 15 on the charts

The first place went to horror Resident evil village from company CapcomIn retail, it started worse Resident evil 7 and remake Resident evil 2but better remake Resident evil 3

  • Resident Evil Village showcased second largest physical launch in UK in 2023 – the first is Super Mario 3D World for Nintendo Switch
  • According to initial sales of Resident Evil Village lagged behind Resident Evil 7 (2018) by 40%, from Resident Evil 2 (2019) – by 25%… However, he surpassed Resident Evil 3 (2020) by 76%.
  • PS5 version of Resident Evil Village ranked third on the list of fastest selling games on the new console after Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
  • It took Resident Evil Village only a few days to make it to the top 10 best-selling PlayStation 5 games overall. Horror is now on the seventh line of this rating. after Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Demon’s Souls, Watch Dogs Legion and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.
  • Resident Evil Village also showcased second largest launch on Xbox Series X | S – right after Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

80% of Resident Evil Village’s initial sales on discs came from the PlayStation family – 49% on PlayStation 5 and 31% on PlayStation 4. The rest was bought by owners of Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S.

Please note that digital sales do not count.… It is not known how the launch of Resident Evil Village turned out to be taking them into account against the background of other games in the series.

Top 10 best selling games in the UK for the past reporting week ending May 9 (in brackets – the percentage of growth or decline in sales compared to the previous week):

  1. Resident Evil Village (NEW)
  2. New Pokemon Snap (-63%)
  3. FIFA 21 (+ 79%)
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (+ 29%)
  5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (+ 5%)
  6. Minecraft (Switch) (+ 13%)
  7. Super Mario 3D Word + Bowser’s Fury (-28%)
  8. Grand Theft Auto V (+ 10%)
  9. Ring Fit Adventure (+ 13%)
  10. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

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