The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has spent some weeks in the shadow of Sony’s The Last of Us, but it appears last week was its final moment at the top of the UK all formats software sales chart for now. Minecraft has already sold plenty of copies via digital download on the Xbox 360, making it a popular choice, and so bringing a retail version seems like making sense and also opening up the sandbox world to more gamers. With Pikmin 3 entering the chart at number 2, can Minecraft hold its own.
CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats – Week ending 27 July 2013
1 MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION MICROSOFT 2
2 PIKMIN 3 NINTENDO –
3 THE LAST OF US SONY COMPUTER ENT. 1
4 – ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF NINTENDO 4
5 MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS. NINTENDO 3
6 FIFA 13 EA SPORTS 9
7 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT 6
8 – THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 8
9 TOMB RAIDER SQUARE ENIX 10
10 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 12
11 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XBOX 360 CLASSICS 13
12 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV XBOX 360 CLASSICS 14
13 NEW SUPER LUIGI U NINTENDO –
14 MAX PAYNE 3 ROCKSTAR 7
15 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE 19
16 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II ACTIVISION 11
17 – GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY ROCKSTAR 17
18 DYNASTY WARRIORS 8 KOEI 5
19 BATTLEFIELD 3 EA GAMES –
20 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED EA GAMES 15