Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has topped the UK physical game charts, but it’s failed to hit the launch weekend sales numbers that its predecessor did.
According to GfK chart data (viaGamesIndustry.biz), Activsion’s latest FPS went straight into the charts at number one, but physical sales were down 25% compared to those ofModern Warfare2 last year.
The game is currently on track to be the lowest-rated entry in the series, with early Metacritic scores from both critics and users coming in much lower than usual.
On X (formerly Twitter), GI.Biz head Christopher Dringpointed outthat 72% ofModern Warfare 3launch sales were onPS5, with 20% onXboxand 8% onPS4. “Obviously, digital data will change all this,” he notes.
Elsewhere in the charts,EA SportsFC holds firm at the number 2 slot it occupied last week, whileSuper Mario Bros Wonder– which had been number one for the past two weeks – has now dropped to number 3.
UK Physical data (GfK) has Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s launch sales as 25% lower than last year’s Modern Warfare 2. 72% of sales on PS5, 20% on Xbox and 8% on PS4. Obviously, digital data will change all this.
Spider-Man 2has slipped down from third to fourth place, while the Top 10’s other new entry, Football Manager 2024, comes in at number 5.
As ever, it should be noted that these are physical game charts, meaning digital sales aren’t taken into account. Given how few physicalPC gamesare sold now, for example, the vast majority of Football Manager 2024’s sales are likely to have been digital.
The only other new physical entry entering the charts this week isDisney Dreamlight Valley, which came in at number 32. The game was orginally supposed to go free-to-play untilGameloft decided to keep it as a premium productand release it physically.
