Hitman 3 Debuts on Top of UK Retail Charts With Higher Sales Than Predecessor

It narrowly beats out Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Posted By | On 25th, Jan. 2021

Hitman 3

Hitman 3 has had a solid start in pretty much every way imaginable. On top of near-universal acclaim, it has enjoyed the strongest digital launch in series history, and now, it has topped the weekly UK retail sales charts (via GamesIndustry). It sold 17% more than Hitman 2 did at launch in 2018. 49% of its sales were on the PS5, 25% on PS4, and 27% on Xbox.

It just narrowly beats Animal Crossing: New Horizons to the top spot, with less than a thousand units sold separating the two games. Fellow Switch megaton Mario Kart 8 Deluxe follows in third place. Impressively enough, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales saw a massive 161% week-on-week increase in sales, taking fourth place, and is one of several PS5 games to have enjoyed similar increases, thanks to a restock for the console in UK retail last week.

The rest of the top 10 sees a lot of familiar places hovering around the charts, including the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Grand THeft Auto 5, Ring Fit Adventure, FIFA 21, and more.

You can check out the full top 10 for the week ending January 23 below.

  1. Hitman 3
  2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
  3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  5. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
  6. Grand Theft Auto 5
  7. Ring Fit Adventure
  8. Just Dance 2021
  9. Minecraft (Switch)
  10. FIFA 21

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