Minecraft maintains its UK software sales chart lead

The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has managed to hold off all opposition for another week as it stays at number one in the UK software sales chart. However, with some big games on the horizon, it’s position is not assured.

CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS – All formats – Week ending 3 August 2013

POS.      TITLE      PUBLISHER      LAST WEEK

1      –      MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION     MICROSOFT     1
2            THE LAST OF US     SONY COMPUTER ENT.     3
3            ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF     NINTENDO     4
4            FIFA 13     EA SPORTS     6
5            THE SMURFS 2     UBISOFT     –
6            FAR CRY 3     UBISOFT     7
7            LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES     WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE     10
8            CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II     ACTIVISION     16
9      –      TOMB RAIDER     SQUARE ENIX     9
10            ASSASSIN’S CREED III     XBOX 360 CLASSICS     11
11            MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.     NINTENDO     5
12            LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS     WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE     15
13            MAX PAYNE 3     ROCKSTAR     14
14            GRAND THEFT AUTO IV     XBOX 360 CLASSICS     12
15            PIKMIN 3     NINTENDO     2
16            NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED     EA GAMES     20
17            BATTLEFIELD 3     EA GAMES     19
18            GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY     ROCKSTAR     17
19            THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY     BETHESDA SOFTWORKS     8
20            THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE     EA GAMES     –

Written by: Rob Cram

Rob Cram has hundreds of video game reviews, thousands of articles under his belt with years of experience in gaming and tech. He aims to remain fair and free from publisher/developer influence. With his extensive knowledge, feels his gaming opinions are valid and worth sharing. Agreement with his views are entirely optional. He might have a bias towards cyberpunk.