This means the PlayStation game sold more boxed copies in its first week than Elden Ring, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and its previous sequel: Pokémon Legends: Arceus. These are purely physical sales, and as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was a major download title, it’s quite possible that God of War wasn’t quite No.2 overall (we’ll get the download data later in the week). But even so, it’s a huge opening week for the Sony title. 82% of first week boxed sales were on PS5, with 18% on PS4. As revealed by chart firm GfK last week, Ragnarok sold more on its first day than any previous game in the series sold in its first week. According to the data firm, the game sold 51% more units in its first week than the previous best-selling game: 2018’s God of War. In just one week, the game is already the third highest selling God of War title sales of all time (and in terms of revenue, it is already No.2). 12% of PS5 God of War Ragnarok sales come from the official PS5 bundle. This bundle accounted for 60% of all PS5 consoles sold during the week, which is officially the biggest week for PS5 sales this year, says GfK chief Dorian Bloch. This means that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s two-week stay at the top of the charts is over. Activision Blizzard’s title falls to No. 2 after a slight 39% drop in week-over-week sales. The next biggest new game this month is Sonic Frontiers at No. 4. The Sega game sold 5% more copies in its first week than 2017’s Sonic Forces, though digital will likely extend that a bit. 40% of boxed sales were on PS5, 34% on Nintendo Switch, 14% on Xbox and 12% on PS4. Football Manager 2023 is then at No.11, with boxed launch sales down 18% on last year’s title (as a PC version, most of the game’s sales will be digital). The PS4 version of Stray is out of course, bringing the game back into the charts at No.23, while Tactics Ogre: Reborn comes in at No.24 and Cobrai Kai 2: Dojo’s Rising at No.28. Elsewhere, the increase in PS5 sales means Sony’s other big game of the year — Horizon: Forbidden West — moves up to No. 7 after a 141% week-over-week increase in sales. We also saw an increase in Switch game sales with Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (No.5) up 34%, Nintendo Switch Sports (No.6) up 19%, Splatoon 3 (No.8) up up 22%, Animal Crossing: New Horizons (No. 9) up 50% and Minecraft on Switch up 42%. Here’s the GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending November 12: Last Week’s Title This Week’s New Entry 1 God of War Ragnarok 1 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2 3 FIFA 23 New Entry 4 Sonic Frontiers 3 5 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 4 6 Nintendo Switch Sports 12 7 Horizon: Forbidden West 5 8 Splatoon 3 7 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 8 10 Minecraft (Switch) Subscribe to GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox