Marvel's Spider-Man by Insomniac Games continues to register great early sales. Last week it opened in the United Kingdom as the fastest selling game launched this year and this week it's still ruling the chart even after the release of two heavyweights like Shadow of the Tomb Raider and NBA 2K19.
According to GamesIndustry, sales for Marvel's Spider-Man are only 42% down compared to the first week which is a great result.
On the other hand, Shadow of the Tomb Raider didn't exactly perform great in its launch week. Compared to 2013's Tomb Raider, the first game in the reboot trilogy, physical sales were down 70%, though it should be said that at the time digital sales were much smaller than they are today. Compared to 2015's Rise of the Tomb Raider, sales were 25% higher but that's mostly because the second installment launched as an Xbox One exclusive as you might recall.
On the other hand, NBA 2K19 enjoyed very similar sales to NBA 2K18, with a split of 65% copies sold for PlayStation 4, 33% for Xbox One and only 2% for Nintendo Switch.
| Last Week | This Week | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Spider-Man |
| New Entry | 2 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider |
| New Entry | 3 | NBA 2K19 |
| 5 | 4 | Crash Bandicoot: N.Sane Trilogy |
| 7 | 5 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
| 3 | 6 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 4 | 7 | F1 2019 |
| 27 | 8 | The Elder Scrolls Online |
| 10 | 4 | LEGO The Incredibles |
| 15 | 10 | Super Mario Odyssey |
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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