God of War Tops Monthly UK Charts for May, Detroit: Become Human Debuts in 5th - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 June 2018 / 3,454 Views
God of War was the best-selling game in the UK for the month of May, according to Chart-Track. Sales for the game dropped 55 percent month-on-month.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze re-entered the charts in fourth, because of the release on the Nintendo Switch. Sales for the Switch version were up 19 percent compared to the launch month of the Wii U version.
Detroit: Become Human debuted in fifth despite only being on store shelves for two days during the tracking period. State of Decay 2 debuted in sixth.
In terms of marketshare, Switch software jumped from 12.5 percent in April to 18.1 percent on May. In terms of value, it reached 23.8 percent to top the Xbox One's 21.3 percent.
Sony was the top publisher in May with Nintendo in a close second.
Here are the top 10 best-selling titles (combined sales) for the month:
- God of War
- FIFA 18
- Far Cry 5
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Detroit: Become Human
- State of Decay 2
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Fallout 4
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
- Dark Souls: Remastered
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.
