There aren't many games capable of dethroning Grand Theft Auto 5 as the UK Number 1, but FIFA 14 is definitely one of them. EA's soccer sim dispossessed GTA 5 as it was always going to do, but Rockstar's second week sales equate to the 18th biggest if ranked against all first week sales; that's despite a 83 percent drop from last week.

That gives you an idea of just how big a deal FIFA 14 is, although that's with a 24 percent drop in first week sales compared to last year's FIFA 13. Chart Track wagers the money spent on GTA V last week might be a factor, but we suspect FIFA 14 being a freebie with Xbox One Day One pre-orders in Europe has more to do with it.

Other games aren't stupid enough to take on the FIFA behemoth, especially a week after GTA V came out, so the rest of the charts is pretty quiet.

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending September 28:
FIFA 14
Grand Theft Auto 5
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
The Last of Us
Disney Infinity
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Saints Row 4
Diablo 3
Rayman Legends

Posted: Sep 30, 2013 10:54 am
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/30/fifa-14-tops-uk-charts-despite-24-percent-year-on-year-drop/