Devil’s Third bombs in the UK

Devil’s Third bombs in the UK
David Scammell Updated on by

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Devil’s Third has failed to crack the entire Top 40 Video Games Chart after launching in the UK last week, instead landing at No.8 in the single-formats Wii U chart – just one place ahead of 2012 launch title FIFA 13.

Wii U exclusives Splatoon, Mario Kart 8, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Super Smash Bros and Mario Party 10 each managed to sell more copies on the console than Devil’s Third last week, as did Skate 3, which launched on Xbox 360 and PS3 over 5 years ago.

Sales figures for the game have yet to be revealed.

Devil’s Third originally began life as an Xbox 360 and PS3 game under THQ way back in 2010, before being rescued by Nintendo last year.

But despite creator Tomonobu Itagaki’s belief that Devil’s Third would be a “breakthrough for the industry”, it failed to impress critics, landing at a 41 Metacritic rating. Our review called it a “huge disappointment and a massive misstep for Nintendo as a publisher”.

A free-to-play version of the game’s online multiplayer is due to launch on PC later this month.

Source: GFK Chart-Track