God of War Ragnarok’s release was bigger than Call of Duty, Elden Ring and Pokémon | UK boxed charts

God of War Ragnarok is the second biggest game to be launched in the UK this year, after FIFA 23.

This means that the PlayStation game sold more copies of chests in its first week than Elden Ring, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and the previous runner-up: Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

These are purely physical sales, and since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was such an important download title, it’s very likely that God of War wasn’t #2 overall (we’ll get the download data later in the week). But even so, it’s a huge opening week for the Sony title. 82% of first week sales were on PS5, with 18% on PS4.

As revealed by charting firm GfK last week, Ragnarok sold more on its first day than any previous game in the series sold out in its first week. According to the data company, the game sold 51% more in its first week than the previous best-selling game: God of War 2018. In just one week, the game has already become the third best-selling God of War game of all time (and in terms of revenue, it’s already a No. 2).

12% of PS5 God of War Ragnarok sales come from the official PS5 bundle. This bundle represents 60% of all PS5 consoles sold during the week, which is officially the biggest week of PS5 sales this year, says GfK President Dorian Bloch.

This means that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s two-week stay at the top of the charts is ending. The Activision Blizzard title dropped to No. 2 after a slight 39% drop in sales week by week.

The second biggest new game this month is Sonic Frontiers at number four. Sega sold 5% more copies in its first week than 2017’s Sonic Force, though the digital game will likely extend that a bit. 40% of packaged sales were on PS5, 34% on Nintendo Switch, 14% on Xbox, and 12% on PS4.

Next, Football Manager 2023 ranks 11th, with sales of the packaged launch 18% lower than last year’s title (as a PC version, most of the game’s sales will be digital).

The PS4 version of Stray actually launched, sending that game back to the charts at number 23, while Tactics Ogre: Reborn came in at number 24 and Cobrai Kai 2: Dojo’s Rising debuted at number 28.

Elsewhere, the increase in PS5 sales means that Sony’s other big game of the year – Horizon: Forbidden West – jumped to number seven after a 141% increase in sales week after week. We also saw an increase in Switch game sales with Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (#5) up 34%, Nintendo Switch Sports (#6) up 19%, Splatoon 3 (#8) up 22%, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons (#9) by 50% and Minecraft on switch by 42%.

Here is our GfK UK Boxed top ten list for the week ending 12 November:

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