This is a Shcoker – Not ! BioShock Infinite debuts at #1 in the UK charts, but more unexpected is that it’s the country’s second biggest launch of the year, despite being the biggest in the franchise’s history with 9000 more sales than BioShock 2. The 2013 crown, however, still belongs to Tomb Raider. Crystal Dynamics’ reboot makes it four weeks now in the UK top two – albeit helped by a 45 percent sales boost on the back of price promotions.
Gears of War: Judgment, last week’s number one, slips back to third. Below it, three other new releases join BioShock Infinite in the top ten to close what’s been a busy March. 3DS exclusive Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon takes fifth spot, while Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14 come in sixth and eighth respectively.
Outside the top ten, the Wii U release of Lego City Undercover debuts at 12th, while Sly Cooper: Thieves of Time, which arrived for Vita and PS3 in Europe on March 27, is 31st.
Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending March 30:
- BioShock Infinite
- Tomb Raider
- Gears of War: Judgment
- FIFA 13
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
- Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14
- Assassin’s Creed 3
- Crysis 3
