It's been a big few weeks for publisher Bandai Namco as they took the top sales spots with Project CARS, and more recently, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
According to MCVUK, which collected the sales data, CD Projekt RED's open-world role-playing game managed to destroy the Week One sell-through of this year's earlier title Battlefield Hardline by up to 53%, making it the biggest video game launch of the year, thus far. No doubt these numbers will be shattered yet again when Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 comes out, but until then, The Witcher 3 is riding high.
According to the publication, The Witcher 3's first week sales are 608% higher than The Witcher 2, which launched in 2012. The new game managed to sell its best on the PS4, with over 63% of buyers purchasing the game on the Sony platform.
The top 10 of the week ending May 23rd can be seen below, via MCVUK:
1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Bandai Namco
2. Farming Simulator 15, Koch Media
3. Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar
4. FIFA 15, EA
5. Project CARS, Bandai Namco
6. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Bethesda
7. Battlefield Hardline, EA
8. Mortal Kombat X, Warner Bros
9. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Activision Blizzard
10. Destiny, Activision Blizzard
