Many players decided to read Insomniac Games’ latest story over the weekend, which directly influenced its outcome. The first reports from Great Britain suggest a considerable success of Spider-Man 2, available only on one platform.
Sony will probably share the official sales results of its studio’s latest game in the near future, but before we receive the appropriate announcement, we must use the rankings published by companies collecting data. Christopher Dring confirmed the title’s first success.
The editor-in-chief of Gamesindustry.biz mentioned the result in physical distribution – Spider-Man 2 turned out to be the most frequently purchased game last week in the UK and became the fourth largest premiere of 2023.
Only The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, EA Sports FC and Hogwarts Legacy achieved higher sales, but one interesting fact should be noted. Two exclusive productions appear at the top of the list.
During its physical premiere, Spider-Man 2 achieved 20% lower sales than last year’s God of War Ragnarok, which may be quite a surprise.
Spider-Man 2 took the No. 1 position in the UK physical charts this week. It is the fourth biggest box launch in the UK this year, behind Zelda, EA Sports FC and Hogwarts Legacy. Physical launch sales are 20% lower than last year’s God of War Ragnarok. Digital data is yet to come
Spider-Man 2 is comfortably No.1 in the UK physical charts this week. It’s the 4th biggest UK boxed launch of the year, behind Zelda, EA Sports FC and Hogwarts Legacy. Physical launch sales are 20% lower than what God of War Ragnarok managed last year. Digital data still to come
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) October 22, 2023
The adventure of Peter Parker and Miles Morales was also less popular than the first Spider-Man, but Christopher Dring emphasizes that since 2018, digital distribution has been achieving better and better results, having a significant advantage over sales in physical form, so we should not draw any conclusions on this topic conclusions. We are still waiting for data from PlayStation Store.