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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...
Monday13th Nov 2023
UK Charts Mario Wonder Takes Bronze As Call Of Duty Makes Its Mark
Like clockwork
The latest physical UK charts are here and, as expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has landed with a band, comfortably taking the number one position despite selling roughly 25% less than the previous entry in the franchise (thanks, Chris Dring). This means that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is no longer holding onto the gold...
Wednesday1st Nov 2023
News Nintendo Unveils Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch OLED Bundle, Out This Month
Along with three other new deals
Following on from the reports last week, Nintendo has now officially confirmed a new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch OLED bundle will be arriving later this month on 24th November 2023. This confirmation comes from the Australian branch, so announcements for other regions will likely follow. As expected, the Mario Kart 8...
Thursday24th Aug 2023
Japanese Charts Switch Games Dominate As Pikmin 4 Can't Be Plucked From Top
A pik-ture of perfection
This week's Japanese hardware and software charts are in from Famitsu (via Gematsu), and Pikmin 4 continues to astound as it spends its fifth week at the top of the charts. The fourth mainline entry in the adorable RTS-style series has shifted another 54,904 copies in the week of 14th to 20th August, taking the total sales...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
UK Charts Disney Illusion Island Makes A Lukewarm Debut As FIFA 23 Dominates
Oh boy
The latest UK Charts are in and they paint a decidedly glum picture for Disney Illusion Island, which debuts at number eighteen, behind the likes of other Switch exclusives such as Pikmin 4, Nintendo Switch Sports, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game launched on July 28th, 2023 at an RRP of £34.99. Elsewhere, it's a familiar story...
Friday21st Jul 2023
News Zelda: TOTK Is The Fourth Best-Selling 2023 Game In Europe So Far
And that's without digital data
The best selling games for the first half of 2023 in Europe have been revealed (thanks, GamesIndustry), and it's good news for fans of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nintendo's latest entry in the Zelda franchise came in fourth position overall, behind the likes of Hogwarts Legacy at No.1,
Thursday13th Jul 2023
Japanese Charts Zelda: TOTK And Final Fantasy XVI Battle For Supremacy
Who will claim the throne?
It's time to check out the Japanese charts once again folks, and as expected, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Final Fantasy XVI are pretty much neck and neck this week after Master Detective Archives: Rain Code dropped down to fourth place. Tears of the Kingdom is still beating out the competition and is...
Friday12th May 2023
News The New Zelda Title Apparently Has A "Game Engine" Link With Splatoon 3
What kind of sorcery is this?
We don't often hear much about the game engines behind the latest Nintendo releases, but today is a little different with some news about the new Switch title The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. According to dataminer OatmealDome (via GoNintendo), Link's sequel adventure is apparently running on a Nintendo...
Saturday29th Apr 2023
Poll One Year On, What Other Events Should Be Added To Nintendo Switch Sports?
Was golf really enough?
If you can believe it, it has been one whole year since we first got our hands on Nintendo Switch Sports and immediately decided, "Huh, it's just like Wii Sports. Only smaller. And £50." Of course, some of these impressions were improved somewhat by the free addition of Golf in November of last year, but for the most part,...
Wednesday12th Apr 2023
Random Elderly Couple Thrashes The Competition In Wii Bowling Tournament
Where's everybody gone? Bowling?
Here a bit of wholesome fun to brighten your day. During the Wii era, Nintendo was very much of the mind that gaming is for everyone. Indeed, the company still holds by this mantra to this very day, but we can all remember the countless advertisements for the Wii that seemed to feature everyone from toddlers to...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
Update: Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 for Wii U taken offline
Update [Fri 3rd Mar, 2023 15:30 GMT]: Nintendo has announced that it has begun temporary emergency maintenance on Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. While unconfirmed, it's heavily speculated that the maintenance - which at the time of writing has no time frame attached to it - is...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News Nintendo Switch Sports Version 1.4.0 Now Live, Here's What's Included
Update today
Nintendo Switch Sports added golf to the mix late last year, and while it's seemingly got nothing else major planned in the near future, it's still being updated on a regular basis with some small patches. The second update of the year (Version 1.4.0) makes some changes and adjustments, and also includes "several" fixes to improve the...
Monday20th Feb 2023
UK Charts Splatoon 3 Makes A Surprise Comeback, Climbing Six Spots
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe maintains its strong presence
The latest UK charts are in, and without any new releases to speak of in the top ten this week, there is merely a slight reshuffling of the deck. In the top ten, Splatoon 3 has made a bit of a comeback this week, climbing up six spots from position sixteen to position ten. Meanwhile, Mario Kart 8...
Friday17th Feb 2023
Random Illustrator Builds Mii-Inspired Character Creator With Unreal Engine 5
A whole new Mii-world
When Nintendo introduced the concept of Miis back in 2006, we're not sure anybody expected the cute little avatars to still be around more than fifteen years later. Yet here we are in 2023 and they're still remarkably prominent on the Switch, featuring as playable characters in the likes of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario...
Thursday9th Feb 2023
Japanese Charts PlayStation 5 Soars In Sales And Once Again Beats Switch
But Pokémon returns to the top
Sony is continuing its huge comeback in Japan this week. According to this week's Famitsu charts (via Gematsu), after outselling all three models last week, the PlayStation 5 has once again topped the hardware charts with a huge 76,450 units sold in the week of 30th January to 6th February. The Switch OLED is behind...
Monday6th Feb 2023
UK Charts Fire Emblem Out Of Top Ten While SpongeBob Sells Well On Switch
Making a splash
The UK charts are in and the Switch's big hitter for January — Fire Emblem Engage — has slipped out of the top ten. After taking number one on its debut week and dropping to seventh last week, the strategy RPG is now charting in 16th on the UK's weekly boxed charts. FIFA 23 is back on top after being pushed out of the number one...
Thursday2nd Feb 2023
Japanese Charts All Switch Models Outsold By PS5, Story Of Seasons Remake Is On Top
Top of the crops
It's a week of mixed fortunes for the Switch in this week's Famitsu charts (via Gematsu). The big story is that the PlayStation 5 has outsold all Switch models to be the best-selling hardware of the week of 23rd - 29th January. Sony's console sold an impressive 53,256 units this week, edging past the combined sales of the Switch...
Monday30th Jan 2023
UK Charts Fire Emblem Engage Tumbles Down To Seventh Place
Sales slide by 76%
The latest UK charts are in and, as expected, the top ten is headlined by EA's recently released Dead Space remake. Meanwhile, Fire Emblem Engage, last week's star performer, has tumbled down to seventh place after a 76% drop in sales for the week. Not unexpected, necessarily, but we'd hoped to see it continue its exceptionally...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
News New Mario Strikers: Battle League Update Resolves Pesky Issue
Nintendo Switch Sports has also been updated
Mario Strikers: Battle League made its debut on the Nintendo Switch last June and since then it's received a bunch of free updates - comprised of new characters, levels and even some new features. Following the release of Version 1.3.0 last month, Nintendo and Next Level Games have now rolled out the...
Monday23rd Jan 2023
UK Charts Fire Emblem Engage Bags Franchise's Second Biggest Boxed Launch
Though sales are 31% lower than Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Well folks, it's happened: FIFA 23 has finally been knocked off its throne by none other than Fire Emblem Engage, the latest entry in the tactical RPG franchise from Intelligent Systems. Its debut marks the second biggest launch in the series to date, coming in ahead of the 3DS fan-favourite...
Monday16th Jan 2023
UK Charts Switch Maintains Strong Representation In A Pretty Quiet Week
FIFA 23 is once again on top
The latest UK charts are in and it's pretty unremarkable, all told. FIFA 23 regains its dominance at number one after slipping down to number two last week. The Switch version made up 25% of the split, coming in behind the PlayStation 5 version at 41%. No Nintendo titles enter the top ten this week, but the Switch...
Thursday12th Jan 2023
Japanese Charts Switch OLED Model Dominates, Selling Almost 150,000 Units
Pokémon also maintains strong sales
The latest Japanese charts are in and we're covering a slightly longer period of time here from 26th December, 2022 to 8th January, 2023, so keep that in mind as you ruminate over the figures below. Surprising no one, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet finds itself in first place once again, bringing in an...
News European Game Sales Fall, Switch Is Once Again The Best-Selling Console Of 2022
Pokémon Legends: Arceus tops Nintendo's game sales
In what's becoming a bit of a familiar story for 2022, game sales for both PC and console are down in 2022 across Europe compared to 2021, Gamesindustry.biz reports. GSD data reveals that despite 159 million game sales across the markets, there's been an overall drop in sales of 7.1%. However, the...
Wednesday11th Jan 2023
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Is The Best-Selling Game In Japan In 2022
Switch is also the top-selling hardware
Famitsu has released its annual sales charts for 2022, and Pokémon Scarlet & Violet — unsurprisingly — has topped the year's sales, selling an incredible 4,338,931 units since its release in November (thanks, Nintendo Everything!). If you've been following the headlines and the weekly Japanese...
Tuesday10th Jan 2023
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Nintendo Switch Sports Icons
Grab 'em while you can
It's a new year and Nintendo has officially announced its latest batch of Switch Online icons. This first lot for 2023 is focused on Nintendo Switch Sports. Wave 1 is all about golf, although there are also some Sportsmates icons, too. The first Wave will be available until 16th of January and will be followed by a new Wave...
Thursday29th Dec 2022
Japanese Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Surpasses 5 Million Sales
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet reach 4 million
The holiday week Japanese charts are in, and Switch games make up the entire top ten this week! No surprise to see that Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are again at the top with an impressive 375,665 units sold, with Splatoon 3 in second with 121,173 units. However, the big story is that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...
Wednesday28th Dec 2022
News Here Are Japan's Top 30 Best-Selling Switch eShop Games For 2022
Unsurprisingly, Splatoon and Pokémon dominate
Nintendo has shared its annual Switch eShop sales rankings for Japan earlier today, and if you've been keeping an eye on the news over the last 12 months, then there will be no surprises here. Splatoon 3 is 2022's best-selling game on the eShop, which shouldn't be a shock given that it broke records in...
UK Charts Sonic Frontiers Races To Its Highest Position In Weeks
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope also benefits from heavy discounts
The latest UK boxed charts are in and there is very little change in the wind this week, with FIFA 23, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, and God of War Ragnarok all leading the market once again. The only major change of note is the fresh inclusion of both Sonic Frontiers and
Saturday24th Dec 2022
Reminder Unlock A Free Santa Outfit In Nintendo Switch Sports
Join in on the holiday-themed fun
It's that time of the year when video games are running all sorts of holiday-themed events, and one of them joining in on the fun is Nintendo Switch Sports. If you do own this game or are perhaps receiving it as a Christmas present, right now you can unlock a Santa outfit for free in the game. Provided you complete...
Monday19th Dec 2022
UK Charts Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion Makes Its Top Ten Debut
FIFA 23 reclaims the top spot
We have the latest UK boxed charts and it's mostly a familiar tale this week, with FIFA 23, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and God of War Ragnarok all claiming the top three spots. Nintendo retains strong representation however, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe climbing a spot to land at number four, followed by
