UK Sales Charts: Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin Off to a Weak Start at Retail | Push Square

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It sounds like Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin — both released on Friday of last week — have struggled to make an immediate impact in the UK. While we don't have the full sales charts just yet, GamesIndustry.biz's ever-knowledgeable Christopher Dring has outlined the relative success of the new releases, and it's fair to say that neither game has done well. At least, not at retail.

The latest weekly charts are topped by EA Sports FC 24, with Dragon's Dogma 2 in second place. However, according to Dring, Capcom's action RPG only «narrowly» outpaced Princess Peach Showtime in third, which itself «had a weak launch».

Meanwhile, Rise of the Ronin entered even further down in fifth, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Another new release, Alone in the Dark, ended up in sixth.

But as Dring says, we really need to examine digital sales data before claiming that any of these titles have been commercial flops. As of right now, though, it looks like Dragon's Dogma 2 and Rise of the Ronin haven't been able to connect on a mainstream level. Maybe that's not much of a surprise, but it'll be interesting to see how the games perform elsewhere.

Do you think it was a mistake launching both titles on the same day? Or is there simply not enough hype to go around? Await the full charts in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

I brought both digitally and I am sure a lot of others did too. I can also imagine the sales for DD2 on PC were much higher than console. The concurrent players peaked on steam for DD2 at around 225,000 if that is any indication.

DD2 is definitely going to be a disappointment for Capcom with the VERY heavy marketing. Estimating