Death Stranding launched in UK retail worse than Days Gone

The general hype didn't help. Death Stranding conquer the UK retail sales charts. According to games industry portal, the novelty gave way to the leader of the last weeks — Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Death Stranding's opening sales were 36% worse than Days Gone. Released in April, the Bend Studio action is still the most successful exclusive and new intellectual property in the region in 2019.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare thus holds the first line of the chart for three weeks in a row. In terms of sales, the new game is ahead of Black Ops 4 on 26%.

With the advent of the chart, Death Stranding suffered Luigi's Mansion 3. The third part of the adventures of the shy ghost hunter fell from second place to fourth, showing a 59 percent drop in sales.

Not too "hot", according to first reviews, Need for Speed ​​Heat debuted at number five on the chart, losing to the previous installment. For the same period in 2017 Need for Speed ​​Payback sold 41% better.

As for other news of the week, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 showed the eighth result. Mario and Sonic collaborations haven't been as successful since Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games in 2011.

The top 10 on the UK Retail Chart for the period November 3rd to 9th is as follows (last week's position in parentheses):

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (1) 
2. Death Stranding (New) 
3. FIFA 20 (3) 
4. Luigi's Mansion 3 (2) 
5. Need for Speed ​​Heat (New) 
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (4) 
7. Fortnite Darkfire Bundle (New) 
8. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (New) 
9. Minecraft (13) 
10. Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (8)

Source: 3dnews.ru