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Tuesday28th May 2024
UK Charts Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Storms To The Top
Initial sales match Origami King
Well, as we'd expected, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has comfortably claimed victory in the UK Charts this week after its launch on 23rd May 2024. According to Chris Dring of GamesIndustry.biz, the game performed better than last year's Super Mario RPG release on Switch and has pretty much matched the last...
Monday27th May 2024
Rumour 2K Secures License To FIFA And Will Develop The Next Game
Challenger approaching
Publisher 2K is currently rumoured to have secured the official FIFA license and will be developing the next game, likely titled FIFA 2K25. This comes via retailer MohPlay Inc. on X (thanks, Eurogamer), who posted an unverified claim that the partnership between 2K and FIFA is "confirmed" with a new game set to launch this...
Tuesday21st May 2024
UK Charts The Usual Suspects Pad Out A Quiet Week Ahead Of Paper Mario
Oh, hello EA Sports FC 24
The latest UK Charts are in, and... look, we'll be honest, it's not a particularly exciting week. The usual suspects, such as EA Sports FC 24, Hogwarts Legacy, Minecraft, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe all make the top ten as usual, with the likes of Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Mortal Kombat
Tuesday7th May 2024
UK Charts Endless Ocean Luminous Just About Cracks The Top 10
Cyberpunk 2077 takes the crown
After a short delay, the latest UK Charts are in, and despite its mixed reception, Endless Ocean Luminous has managed to crack the top 10 to land at, well, number 10. In fact, there's been a bit of a shake up this week - likely due to retail sales on specific titles - as Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition has managed to...
Tuesday16th Apr 2024
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Climbs The Charts To Nab Third Place
Go go go!
The latest UK Charts are in and it's probably safe to say there's not a whole lot going on at the moment. That said, as it nears its 7th birthday, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues to prove its evergreen appeal as it climbs yet another spot to take the bronze medal. As is the norm at this point, EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy have taken...
Monday8th Apr 2024
UK Charts Princess Peach Continues To Slip As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Yet Another Win
Blow the whistle
It's time to get your latest look at the UK's boxed gaming charts, which this week (surprise, surprise) sees EA Sports FC 24 and Hogwarts Legacy at the number one and two spots. Again. Weirdly, Elden Ring has dodge rolled its way back into proceedings this time and finds itself at third, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has once again...
Monday25th Mar 2024
UK Charts Princess Peach: Showtime Can't Usurp EA From Its Throne
FC 24 maintains its lead
It's a fairly busy week for the UK boxed charts, with several new entries making it into the top ten. First up, of course, is Princess Peach: Showtime! coming in at number three. A respectable debut, to be sure, though it wasn't enough to beat EA Sports FC 24 at number one and Capcom's new action RPG Dragon's Dogma II at...
Tuesday19th Mar 2024
UK Charts Unicorn Overlord Plummets As Familiar Faces Return To The Top
RPGee
We're back with the latest look at the UK charts and after seeing things get mixed up a little last time, normality has returned this week. There are no newbies in the top 40 this time around. Last week's surprise Switch hit Unicorn Overlord has seen a pretty substantial fall from 7th to 25th, while the previous gold medallist, WWE 2K24, has...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News Nintendo's Next Switch Online Game Trial Is Now Available (North America)
Kick-off today
It's a new month and that means there's now a new Switch Online trial available to members of Nintendo's subscription service. This time around it's EA Sports FC 24 and it's accessible to subscribers from now until 26th February 2024 in North America. The same trial started in Europe last week and runs until 21st February 2024 in...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News EA Can't Comment On Switch Successor But Admits Improved Platforms Are "Good" For Business
New hardware "is typically a plus"
Electronic Arts has shown ongoing support throughout the Switch generation, so what can we expect from the third-party video game giant when the next iteration of Nintendo hardware arrives? When asked about the expected launch of Nintendo's next system during an earnings call, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
UK Charts EA Sports FC 24 Slides Back Into The Top Three
Surprise surprise
After a short delay, the latest UK boxed charts are now in and this week sees the return to a very familiar top three. Hogwarts Legacy once again finds itself ahead of the pack, while last week's silver medalist and Christmas number one (sort of), Super Mario Bros. Wonder, has dropped a place and now sits in third. This has left...
Monday8th Jan 2024
News EA Sports FC 24 Is The Top Game For December '23 As Switch Settles In Behind PS5 (UK)
Switch sales increase by 37% over November
The latest GfK data puts EA Sports FC 24 at the top of the physical and digital pile for December 2023 for the UK (thanks, GamesIndustry). Thanks to a bunch of sales and discounts, the latest entry in EA's not-FIFA-but-still-basically-FIFA franchise took the lion's share of 6.9 million digital and physical...
Friday29th Dec 2023
UK Charts Super Mario Bros. Wonder Narrowly Misses Out On Christmas No. 1
Too bad!
After a short delay this week, the latest UK boxed charts are in, and it's a resounding success for EA Sports FC 24 over the Christmas week as it lands in the number one spot once again. Hot on its heels, however, is Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a game that has maintained strong sales since its launch back in October. Elsewhere, it's a pretty...
Thursday21st Dec 2023
UK Charts EA Sports FC 24 Takes Gold As Mario Wonder Slips Into Third
WaaAaAaa
After a brief delay, we now have our first look at the UK boxed charts and things are looking pretty unsurprising up top. EA Sports FC 24 has managed to score first place for the fourth week in a row, with Switch accounting for 25% of the game's sales (PS5 takes 34%, PS4 has 21% and Xbox Series picks up the remaining 20%). Hogwarts Legacy...
Monday11th Dec 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder Jumps Up The Rankings As EA Sports FC 24 Scores Another Win
Let's-a rebound
The latest UK boxed charts are in and we are faced with a pretty similar picture this week to what we saw last. EA Sports FC 24 once again manages to score the top spot (for the third week in a row, no less), while Super Mario Bros. Wonder continues to bounce back from a few weeks lower down the chart, now leaping into second place...
Thursday26th Oct 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Scores New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Pitch notes
EA Sports FC 24 kicked off on Switch last month and, in a move that we still can't quite believe, it runs... well. Yes, after years of full-price legacy editions, the Switch finally has a good version of the yearly football (or soccer, if you want) game under its belt — albeit with a new name slapped on the cover. Now, the latest...
Thursday12th Oct 2023
Japanese Charts Detective Pikachu Cleans Up For His Switch Debut
Over 80,000 units sold
Famitsu has revealed this week's physical charts for Japan (thanks, Gematsu) and, unsurprisingly, Detective Pikachu Returns has come out on top with an impressive 85,639 units shifted in its first week on sale. Elsewhere, we've got a handful of other new arrivals, with The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch coming in at number...
Monday9th Oct 2023
UK Charts Detective Pikachu Returns Can't Outsmart EA Sports FC And Assassin's Creed
Time for a refill
This week's physical charts in the UK are in, and despite two major new game releases, nothing has been able to top EA Sports FC 24's place at the top of the video game sales league. While most players are picking up the title on PS5 — where an impressive 62% of copes have sold this week — the Switch's hold has only slipped...
Monday2nd Oct 2023
UK Charts EA Sports FC 24 Physical Sales Down 30% Compared To FIFA 23
Is it the name change..?
It's time to see how physical sales have fared this week in the UK and, perhaps to nobody's surprise, EA Sports FC 24 has come out on top following its full release on September 29th, 2023. However, while FC 24 has undoubtedly made a big splash, its overall physical sales are down by 30% compared to FIFA 23, according to...
Sunday1st Oct 2023
Video EA Sports FC 24 Graphics Comparison Shows Off Switch Performance & Resolution
The Switch release is now running on Frostbite
Electronic Arts kicked off its new replacement series EA Sports FC 24 this week and the good news is it's finally delivered a solid experience on the Switch. It's all thanks to the much-needed Frostbite Engine upgrade which puts the Nintendo version of the game in line with other builds. While the...
Thursday28th Sep 2023
Nintendo Download 28th September (North America)
EA Sports FC 24! Cocoon! Faerie Afterlight!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: EA SPORTS FC 24 (Electronic...
Wednesday27th Sep 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Switch Frame Rate & Resolution Revealed
The new game will drop the FPS from 60 to 30
It's already been mentioned how EA Sports FC 24 is "running great" on the Nintendo Switch, and now we've got a confirmation of the game's performance and resolution on the hybrid platform. EA Sports confirmed with IGN that the Switch
News EA's FIFA Series Delisted On All Digital Storefronts Including Switch eShop
The rebranded series EA Sports FC arrives later this week
With EA's rebranded football game set to arrive later this week, the company has reportedly delisted its entire FIFA library from all digital storefronts including the Switch eShop. As highlighted on social media, every FIFA game from 14 to 23 can no longer be purchased. However, FIFA 22 and...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
News Switch Gameplay Of 'EA Sports FC 24' Has Been Shared Online
From the closed beta
Invites to the closed beta of EA Sports FC 24 were sent out yesterday, and as a result, we've finally got a look at the upcoming sports title running on the Switch. Thanks to Aisac d1H3 on YouTube (via VGC), we've got our first glimpse at how EA Sports FC 24 will run on the Switch before its release next month. You can check...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News New EA Sports FC 24 Deep Dive Welcomes Women's Football To Ultimate Team
Also showcases Evolutions, PlayStyles, Items and more
Ultimate Team might have just been one of the most popular modes in the FIFA series, and it looks like EA is keen to carry that on in EA Sports FC 24 as it has today revealed some of the new features that we can expect from the upcoming title's team-builder mode. There are a couple of big...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
News New EA Sports FC 24 Video Shows Off Player And Manager Career Modes
"Choose your path on the pitch or touchline"
EA Sports FC 24 was officially unveiled for the Switch and multiple other platforms in June, and for the first time on Switch, players can look forward to a whole range of new features. This includes Volta Football, Ultimate Team, player and manager career modes and even Joy-Con supported multiplayer...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Apparently "Running Great" On Switch, Will Include "All The Modes"
But cross-play won't be in the Nintendo version
EA last week gave Nintendo Switch fans a first look at its new series EA Sports FC 24, due out this September. If you're still curious to know exactly how the game plays on Nintendo's aging hybrid hardware, according to EA's VP executive producer John Shepherd, it's "running great". He mentioned this...
Friday14th Jul 2023
News EA Sports FC 24 Switch Gameplay Trailer Revealed, Frostbite Engine Confirmed
Goodbye legacy edition
After a teaser earlier this week, Electronic Arts has now shared a first look at EA Sports FC 24 running on Nintendo Switch. Players can look forward to Volta Football, Ultimate Team (now including women's football), player and manager career modes, Joy-Con multiplayer and it's all powered by EA's Frostbite Engine. The game...
