Even with strong competition from Street Fighter V, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 managed to finish in first place for an 11th week since launch, and has been #1 for six of the first seven weeks in 2016, losing only to LEGO Marvel’s Avengers.
The previous record for a Call of Duty game at #1 was Modern Warfare 2 with nine.
Black Ops 3 has a long ways to go if it wants the overall #1 record, with Who Wants to be a Millionaire in 2000 and 2001 seeing 18 weeks at the top.
Looking at the new releases, Street Fighter V debuted in 2nd place but failed to outsell 2009’s Street Fighter IV, which still holds the title of best week 1 sell-through. Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, meanwhile, placed in 9th.
Here’s the 20 best-selling retail games in the UK for the week ending February 20, 2016, according to GfK Chart-Track:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (down 25%)
- Street Fighter V
- FIFA 16 (up 65%)
- LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Fallout 4
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
- Minecraft: Story Mode
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Just Cause 3
- WWE 2K16
- Minecraft: Xbox Edition
- Destiny: The Taken King
- LEGO Jurassic World
- Minecraft: PlayStation Edition
- Need for Speed
- Forza Motorsport 6
- Disney Infinity 3.0
Which game do you think will have a stronger debut week: Far Cry Primal or Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2?
[Source: GfK Chart-Track (1), (2)]
