Call of Duty: Vanguard Tops UK Retail Charts, Sales Down 23% Compared to 2020's Release - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 November 2021 / 2,977 Views

Call of Duty: Vanguard has debuted in first place on the UK retail charts, according to GfK for the week ending November 6, 2021. The PS5 version accounted for 41 percent of the sales, followed by the PS4 version at 29 percent, Xbox One version at 19 percent, and Xbox Series X|S version at 11 percent.

Physical sales for Call of Duty: Vanguard are down 23 percent compared to 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which also saw sales drop at retail by 64 percent compared to the 2019 release. It should be noted, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War digital sales were up 39 percent compared to 2019.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy dropped from second to sixth place as sales dropped 64 percent week-on-week. Mario Party Superstars remained in third place sales as dropped just 18 percent.

Fortnite Minty Legends Pack debuted in ninth place with 33 percent of the sales on the Nintendo switch, 24 percent on the PS4, 24 percent on the Xbox One, and 19 percent on the PS5.

There was good PS5 stock, which helped drive Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales sales. It jumped up 12 spots as sales increased 342 percent week-on-week.

Immortals: Fenyx Rising re-entered the charts in 12th as sales jumped 652 percent thanks to discounts and a PS5 bundle at retailer ShopTo.

Here are the top 10 best-selling titles for the week:

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard - NEW
2. FIFA 22
3. Mario Party Superstars
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
6. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
8. Minecraft (NS)
9. Fortnite Minty Legends Pack - NEW
10. Far Cry 6

Thanks, GamesIndustry.

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.