We'll give you one guess what was number one in the UK charts for last week, just one...
Fallout 4 set the record as the best-selling début of its franchise in the UK, while the focus for Nintendo fans in the country takes us further down the charts. Three of the company's main Holiday releases will be making their début in the next set of results, whereas this week the task was for established games to hang on in the top 40.
For the most part they've achieved that goal, too. Mario Kart 7 stormed up to 14th place last week - presumably off the back of aggressive 2DS bundle discounts - and is still the top-selling Nintendo title at 28th in the all-format charts (a drop of 14th places). Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is just one place further back in 29th following a modest drop.
There are three Wii U titles to be found in the all-format results. First up is Mario Kart 8 in 30th place, with Super Mario Maker in 32nd; both have dropped since last week. Splatoon, though, holds the same position as last week in 37th (all-format).
Unfortunately Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash continues to have a torrid time in the UK, even with that amiibo bundle and the solo game being sold for less at just £25. After a poor début at number 7 in the 3DS chart it's tumbled down to 29th place in the portable's results; to be blunt that points to horrendous sales for the platformer.
So there you have it, a modest and mixed week for Nintendo in the UK.
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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Really shocked at Chibi Robo's performance. I actually expected a bump this week. TheGameCollection have been selling it for under £13 all week! 29th place in the 3DS chart. This is only a guess, but that could easily be under 100 copies sold. They say games at the bottom of the top 40 in the all format chart are often under 1000 copies, but Chibi Robo isn't even close to that.
Not really sure how to feel either. Loved the first game, but the 3DS game is so different. If that had succeeded we'd have only got more 2D Chibi anyway, not a return to the original.
@Peach64 Most Nintendo titles are lucky to hit 10k here. Being in the charts at all...well that's at least something. I'm one of those few people but even for £25 little Chibi won't sell...
Looks like R.I.P Chibi-Robo .
Poor Chibi Robo. I have nothing but fond memories of the GameCube game.
In other news, the timed exclusive (new) Tomb Raider game only sold a shy over 50,000 units on the Xbox One.
I don't know who is going to be more upset; Microsoft or Square Enix?
@Peek-a-boo Ouch, it looks like a great game too.
@Volcanox Plenty of Nintendo games debut in the top 5, so you can't shrug Chibi's performance off as a normal. It's not just done bad compared to other games, it's done bad compared to other 3DS games. Just to reiterate, it hasn't made the top 40 chart at all.
The only other Nintendo developed game I can remember failing to chart in years is Codename STEAM, even that was 4th in the 3DS chart and 14th the following week, which is much better than this game.
@Peek-a-boo
I'm not sure either is overly upset. I think SE makes a lot of boneheaded decisions, the one to take Tomb Raider Xbox exclusive right at the very top, but I'd hope the people in charge were at least intelligent enough to make sure the payoff from MS would more than cover for what is missed out on PC and PS4. For MS it's a waste of money but that company seems to have a ton of money to waste, and 'good guy' Phil Spencer who's so 'passionate' about this franchise and wanting it to grow, can get his jollies knowing he shutout a ton of people from playing the game day one.
The new Black Ops is amazing. Totally deserves it's rank.
Really HOPE Mario Tennis ultra smash does well in the charts. It's a BRILLIANT game. Like a mixture between MK8 and smash...but with tennis racquets haha. Played the demo version and loved it
@Peach64 A few people had suspicion that thegamecollection were sell Australian (or some other imported) versions of Chibi Robo Zip Lash and hence they won'y count for charts at all.
In terms of such aggressive price dropping I'm reminded of Jam with the Band though I don't think Chibi Robo will reach €1 bin levels as that Rhythm Paradise and Sight Training saw. Poor chibi Robo misdirected constantly and his gravestone will read "not even an amiibo could save me"
Sad for Chibi Robo here. But in the US it sold 35k in its 1st month which is actually better than Disgaea V and Dragon Quest Heroes.
Considering Chibi Robo Zip Lash is just a low budget 2D platformer with product placement it can't have been that much of a risk, probably already a "success" in terms of making money even if it didn't make Chibi-Robo popular enough to warrant a full 3D Adventure like the devs said they really wanted to do if Zip Lash succeeded.
@Starwolf_UK I bought a copy from them and it's definitely a UK copy. I can understand that concern putting people off ordering though.
Ok, I'm curious. Just why can't UK reveal sales numbers for the games instead of a top chart placement? Policies i'm assuming?
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