ARMS made its debut last week and it delivered a strong start in the UK market, albeit missing out on being number one.
ARMS kicked off its UK all-format charts performance in 2nd place, coming behind Horizon: Zero Dawn; the PS4 title apparently benefitted from ongoing price promotions. The opening sales for ARMS were the fourth best of Switch titles in the UK to date, behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch from the console's launch, and also Mario Kart 8 Deluxe from late April.
The top 40 has no 3DS titles this week, while two of the aforementioned evergreen Switch titles are still holding reasonable positions. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe secured 16th place, while Breath of the Wild (primarily led by the Switch version) took 22nd place. Other Switch releases of the past month have long since departed the top 40.
It's a solid start for Nintendo's new IP, and it'll be interesting to see how well its momentum holds up in the coming weeks.
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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(first time making a first coment! )
anyway on the subject of the article, that's actually pretty cool position in the UK Charts, let's see how long it can take it's momentum, it would be nice if it does...
The UK isn't a favorable market for Nintendo, that's it. I wouldn't be surprised if it drops out of the top 10 next week
Wow...
Unbelievable !
Btw, lemme guess for the 1st place...
I bet it would a **** NSFW games again...
Oh man the sales actually might be good. I'm expecting 4 million lifetime now compared to my earlier 3.5 million speculation. Still expect Splatoon 2 to sell better though!
I wonder how long it will stay in the top 10.
But ARMS came out on Friday, this report starts reports are usually from Saturday to Friday, ARMS only had 1 day of sales.
@Anti-Matter It was Horizon Zero Dawn... So don't worry.
@Natzore Is his a joke or are you really that negative? Considering how well Nintendo's other games have done so far in the UK on the Switch, I wouldn't expect it to drop out that quickly. Even more so being how quiet this time of year traditionally is for new releases.
It doesn't have any competition next week, so I reckon it will sustain a position in the top 5 nice and comfortable.
I only sat down to play ARMS last night. After spending some time with it, I love the game. And I like using the Joy-Con in the thumbs up grip. I hope ARMS becomes more popular and stays that way.
That's good. I didn't buy it until this morning (although I buy digital so wouldn't count)
Pokémon Sun and Moon are finally off the UK top 40 huh?
Maybe the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon announcement had something to do with that.
@RupeeClock usually new pokemon announcements causes a uptick in older releases. So it probably hasn't resonated with people yet, the more Nintendo talks about a new Pokemon games, the more the back catalog sells.
It's not great when you consider that this is such a quiet time of year. Companies don't release much in the Summer as displayed by just 2 new entries for the week making the top 20. That it was denied by Horizon: Zero Dawn which is over 3 months old says a lot. That game by the way denied Zelda: BOTW top spot as well back at the start of March.
The only reason Horizon: Zero Dawn is doing so well is because it got massive price drops. I'm sure if ARMS cost £25 it'd be number 1...
@SLIGEACH_EIRE you are 100 percent correct. It's not about position but numbers. This doesn't bode well for arms in the U.K.
@alasdair91 doesn't change the fact that it came out in march and was front loaded
You see? Advertising works.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE @faint Ok so ARMS selling well enough to a user base which is probably less then a million isn't good at second place? How many Wii U games got second place no matter what time of the year it was in EU? This is also more of a niche title that happened to place 2nd. Even if it only sold 40k that's still better then most Wii U titles. Now if this placed second 3 to 4 years from now on it's opening week then we might have an argument.
What also won't help ARMS long-term is charging £45 for a game that's light on content and is following the same model as Splatoon used with the promise of staggered content going forward. However, Splatoon had much more appeal than this game and crucially was £25. That's a massive difference.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Splatoon was full price too...?
@AlexOlney armed and dangerous
@Spoony_Tech It didn't sell 40k. There's been discussion and speculation around the net this morning that it sold ~15k.
@BLP_Software No, Splatoon was very cheap. I bought it at launch for less than €30 delivered to Ireland. It was very good value.
Let me tell you, this one has captivated my 8 year olds, even the one who couldn't bother with MK8+ thanks to roblox. They even brought the Switch with them this weekend to play ARMS together. I've played some online and after getting my DNS setting squared away, my (hardwired) connection has been rock solid.
@BLP_Software Actually no it wasn't. I remember quite well Splatoon was like 20$ cheaper for EU because we got it for full price.
@Spoony_Tech in the U.K. No it's not. First place is held by a game that came out nearly four months ago.
@Spoony_Tech @SLIGEACH_EIRE Oh so it is. My mistake.
@faint A very good and highly rated game that also has a user base in the U.K. probably around 15 million. How many people hold off for a sale as well.
My point is Nintendo has been so bad in this region for so long and yet all their major games have hit inside the top 2. As bad as the Wii U did this is still a turn around for this region which was not even remotely Nintendo focused for the last 6 years.
Oh and always I forget this is the U.K. chart and not all of Europe. Nintendo has been doing far worse in this region then probably every single other region this big. Of be surprised if there's 25k systems out in the wild there.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Well BOTW launched to a dead console and a launch day console with a maximum of 2M units in existence while Horizon was a showcase title for a 3 year old system 50M strong, so that one's not a fair comparison. This time though a fighting game launching in an uninterested region being bested by that same game after deep discounts isn't half bad.
@Anti-matter at least it's an "nsfw" game conveying an important message about rampant unchecked use of technology rather than just gratuitous blood for no reason Plus, robot dinos!
Another decent result for Nintendo. Only kept off the top spot by a huge game on a machine with a much bigger install base that was discounted to £25 everywhere last week.
@Anti-Matter It was a T rated game, so you're good.
@Joytendo22
"Capcom won't be happy, though. That was three very short weeks for Street Fighter.."
Don't worry, they'll have made back the £83 it cost them to make USFII
@Octane
Ah... I see.
My sibling ever played that game on his ps4 (but it seems not anymore, I guess he might bored with ps4, continue playing his PC games)
Btw, I was surprised Horizon on Asian Chinese rating was rated 18+ (What?!)
What is that means ? It rated Teen for ESRB, 16 for PEGI.
@Anti-Matter don't worry it's safe to watch. You won't get any nightmares playing this game. You'll be fine
Not surprised by this, got both Arms & HZD myself this week. Quite a few of my lads mates who have a Switch picked up HZD, given the price at the moment, having not bothered at the time because of BOTW.
DAMN this game is so goooooood.
After 1 hour of intense gameplay (motion controls) i feel very good, sweaty but gooood. I say this game is good ? GOOD.
Arms had the 4th biggest debut for a Switch game, behind Zelda BOTW, MK8D, and 1-2 Switch.
In other words, Arms sold like a brand new fighting game in Nintendo's weakest market (in Europe). Had a similar debut compared to Splatoon, though Splatoon never took off in the UK like it did in Japan, North America, or other European territories.
Bah! I'm a British Gamer- It's true that Nintendo isn't as popular here as in Europe, japan or America but hey , we voted for Brexit. .
We stil have a vibrant scene though.
The week for this report ended on June 17th: https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=110015
So ARMs UK sales are based on 1 day (maybe 2) at the market. Compared to HZD's 7 full days at market, with a 30% pricedrop...that is a really good start.
Just be thankful Arms is even doing this well. Zelda, Mario Kart, and half a dozen eshop titles are more accessible, less niche games.
@BraveFencerZan shhhh, don't ruin the narrative with the facts, play along and sing "doooomeeed"
why is there no eu chart?
Pretty strong for a new IP. Be interesting to see how Splatoon 2 performs with both the previous fans of the original and the large new crowd jumping onto it.
@Eddyson because there is no one who tracks EU sales and releases them each week.
HZD is at number one having outsold ARMS in terms of units shifted, but ARMS is number one in terms of revenue generated by its unit sales, and that's what counts right, money generated? Just another way of looking at it @faint
HZD benefited greatly from the PS4 "Days of Play" sale, as well as a major price drop.
I tried ARMS this weekend and loved it! Both me and my wife enjoyed it as a game and good exercise play.
Clearly, it's not for everyone, but for those who enjoy boxing, great motion controls and competitive play, it solidly delivers.
Great new IP by Nintendo.
@MartyFlanMJFan or that a bran new ip with plenty of breathing room (no other switch releases) failed to beat a game that's been out for four months.
@faint you're usually more positive than this! Lol regardless, HZD was heavily discounted, (maybe with the intention of stealing Nintendos thunder with ARMS?), and ARMS is a new ip on a new console still making its mark, in a generally tough market for Nintendo. I personally am pretty upbeat about its performance so far, wasn't MK8 Deluxe their first number one for years? ARMS only just missed out, not bad at all.
@BLP_Software
I paid £30 day 1 for Splatoon here in uk
Ninty do OK in UK but not great, but it's also the same in all of Europe, it's a Sony stronghold, have to say though Ninty handhelds fair better with lifetime sales. Can't understand why ppl are bothered how many software and hardware are sold, should let Ninty worry about that and you guys should enjoy the games, have some fun. Arms in 2nd or 20th doesn't stop it from been the game it is, I guess I am saying, who gives a toss
I think a new ip fighting game to chart anywhere is pretty impressive.
I purchased this first day via Amazon (getting a 2 pounds discount being a Prime user) and it as been a blast. Great game, great visuals and loads of fun two players head to head. Really really pleased with it. Go get. x
@nintysnesman Can't speak for everyone but I'm still very much enjoying the games and having fun. Enthusiasts just like to talk about sales projections too, a kind of guessing game that proves itself true or false eventually down the line.
@Anti-Matter good thing i don't base my wanting to play games on whether or not they are safe for work.
Seriously you need to get over that nsfw drivel you're always on about.
Horizon is HALF price and ARMS had only ONE DAY counted. Don't forget that!
It's currently also sat at no1 in the download charts on switch knocking Minecraft off the top spot. Also retail having 1 days worth of sales count for a brand new IP isn't bad to be in 2nd spot. I have a good feeling about ARMS. Considering I've been asked numerous times about it from friend and co workers and these people don't even own a switch yet but are considering it based on what I've shown them of it 😁
Outsold by 1-2 Switch? Probably only because of clueless scalpers that bought up anything at launch. I'm sure this game will do better in the long run unless 1-2 Switch becomes a free pack-in.
@Anti-Matter The irony of your complaining about something being "NSFW" while swearing is lost on you, isn't it?
@gatorboi352
Go away from my sight !!
@AlexOlney this has nothing to do with the article, but anytime I see Alex's pic or video I smile 😂
@TheLobster
Oh, sorry if I was swearing a bit.
I almost never swearing unless for the most hatred things. (I use * to express in polite way)
@Anti-Matter Well it was implied that you were swearing, just because it is asterisked out doesn't mean it was not there. It is like a bleep on TV, it means it was said, you just can't hear/read it.
I have been fun playing it with my kiddos and brother. That is the only thing that is important to me =)
Most places I went into sold out saying that they only recieved pre-orders and thats it/
@8-Bit_Zorldo look, there's 'having an opinion' and then there's whatever @Anti-Matter is doing. He is flat out chastising anyone for having a difference of gaming preference than he has.
He sounds like a southern baptist preacher scolding the masses for having diverse friends or something.
@gatorboi352
Hey, I heard that !
@Anti-Matter yeah i know that's why i tagged you
Japan sales are 100K, we are good.
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