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WWE 2K17 Sells an Estimated 490K Units First Week at Retail

WWE 2K17 Sells an Estimated 490K Units First Week at Retail - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 November 2016 / 48,083 Views

The professional wrestling game from 2K Sports - WWE 2K17 - sold 489,546 units first week at retail on consoles, according to our estimates. First week sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending October 15.

Breaking down the sales by platform, the game sold best on the PlayStation 4 with 277,527 units sold (57%), compared to 125,428 units sold on the Xbox One (26%).  The game also sold 47,039 units on the PlayStation 3 (10%) and 39,552 units on the Xbox 360 (7%).

Breaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in the US with 215,029 units sold (44%), compared to 186,839 units sold in Europe (38%). The game also sold 68,281 units in Japan (1%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold an estimated 53,221 units in the UK, 29,801 units in Germany, and 21,420 units in France.

Here is how WWE 2K17' first week sales compare to other games in the franchise:

  1. WWE 2K15 - 577,195
  2. WWE 2K16 - 531,707
  3. WWE 2K17 - 489,546
  4. WWE 2K14 - 383,357

WWE 2K17 released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 worldwide on October 11.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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nanarchy (on 09 November 2016)

I used to love these games, however this is one series where the move towards realism has hurt the fun for me. I really hated the last couple.

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silvergunner (on 09 November 2016)

It's interesting to see that the sales of the games per year reflect the quality of the actual televised wrestling at the time (Anyone who watched Wrestlemania 32 will understand).

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Nintation360 (on 08 November 2016)

I thought this was pretty good until I seen the previous games..... ouch.

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