Draugoth
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The remake of Resident Evil 4 is the eighth biggest Resident Evil boxed launch in the UK, beating week one sales of the GameCube original.
Sales are 29% higher for the remake compared to the original, which launched in the UK in March 2005. Of course, the GameCube Resident Evil 4 was only released on one platform, and not a particular popular one, either. However, 100% of its sales were physical, whereas this remake will have substantial digital sales (download data is not included in this report, and will be available later in the week).
Here is the GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending March 25, 2023:73% of Resident Evil 4's boxed sales were on PS5, 14% on the Xbox consoles, and 13% on PS4. These splits will likely not be as extreme when the digital data comes in, as Xbox tends to have a stronger digital share vs physical.
Although Resident Evil 4 carried a lower RRP than other recent releases (£60), the fancy £250 collector's edition means that the average selling price for the game was £62 -- making it the highest priced Resident Evil release so far.
Hogwarts Legacy holds No.2, despite a 31% drop in sales week-on-week, narrowly ahead of FIFA 23, which saw sales rise 11%. Last week's No.1, WWE 2K 23, drops to No.4 after a respectable 58% drop in sales.
This Week | Title | |
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1 | Resident Evil 4 Remake | |
2 | Hogwarts Legacy | |
3 | FIFA 23 | |
4 | WWE 2K23 | |
5 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
6 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | |
7 | Super Mario Odyssey | |
8 | God of War Ragnarok | |
9 | Grand Theft Auto 5 | |
10 | Minecraft (Switch Edition) |