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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the UK’s No.1 game for a fourth week in a row, but it’s Pokemon which is once again the most interesting story.
Riding on the Pokemon GO wave, three Pokemon 3DS games have re-entered the UK Top 40, with two more inside the Top 50. Pokemon Omega Ruby is 17th, Pokemon Alpha Sapphire takes 24th and Pokemon Y sits 29th.
GfK states that it predicts August sales of Pokemon related games and hardware to show a “remarkable spike”.
Retailers with access to more GfK Chart-Track data have told MCV that Nintendo was the UK’s No.2 games publisher last week based on sales value, thanks almost entirely to Pokemon games. 3DS hardware unit sales were up by 27.5 per cent.
Returning to the charts, FIFA 16 is up five places to No.2, Overwatch takes No3, GTA 5 No.4 and Doom secures No.5.
Elsewhere Mirror’s Edge Catalyst climbs 20 places to No.15.
Source: UKIE Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, (All Prices) Week Ending 23 July 2016
1. LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
2. FIFA 16
3. OVERWATCH
4. GRAND THEFT AUTO V
5. DOOM
6. UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF’S END
7. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS III
8. ROCKET LEAGUE
9. MONSTER HUNTER GENERATIONS
10. MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
11. STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT
12. LEGO MARVEL AVENGERS
13. FALLOUT 4
14. LEGO JURASSIC WORLD
15. MIRROR’S EDGE CATALYST
16. HOMEFRONT: THE REVOLUTION
17. POKEMON OMEGA RUBY
18. MARIO & SONIC: RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
19. MINECRAFT: STORY MODE
20. MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION
Another quiet week means Pokemon is likely to continue its attack on the UK chart next week, as retail gears up for the launch of the new Xbox One S console on August 2, which will no doubt see a number of Xbox games see substantial sales boots.
