UK chart data is now in for the week ending 1st February, revealing that Nintendo has had a mightily successful week in the region.
A number of top Nintendo games have been hard to come by in recent weeks following a very busy Christmas period, but as stock finds its way back to store shelves, 15 Switch exclusives have managed to make their way into the top 40 this week.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has speed-boosted right up into third place with a 19% increase in sales week-on-week, and Ring Fit Adventure has seen a huge 822% increase in sales, placing it in seventh. Other big winners include Luigi's Mansion 3 in 8th (up 19%), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in 10th (up 25%), and Pokémon Sword in 12th (up 31%). Thanks, GamesIndustry.biz.
Here's a look at this week's top ten all formats chart:
| Last Week | This Week | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
| 5 | 2 | FIFA 20 |
| 4 | 3 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
| 3 | 4 | Grand Theft Auto V |
| 6 | 5 | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order |
| 25 | 6 | Minecraft (Switch) |
| Re-Entry | 7 | Ring Fit Adventure |
| 8 | 8 | Luigi's Mansion 3 |
| 2 | 9 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
| 10 | 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GFK
< Last week's charts (Note: The data from last week's charts was compiled by GSD, whereas this week's comes from GFK. You'll notice some differences in the game's final positions).
Did you buy any of these chart-topping games this week? Let us know down below.
[source gamesindustry.biz]
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I was one of the people who finally got a hold of Ring Fit, I'm already suffering from cramped muscles!
I need to find Ring Fit Adventure
I managed to find one in my local Argos yesterday, wonder what it'll be in the charts next week.
The workouts are more intense than I was anticipating! Great fun though so far.
@sandman89 Let's keep politics out of this, ok?
@Octane,
See once we come out of Europe all the Switch consoles can come to the U.K again.
I wonder if New Year's resolutions have anything to do with Ring Fit's success? If i had the time and money, i would definitely get the game. It looks fun.
Luigis Mansion 3 has been in the UK top 10 chart since its release 3 months straight that is crazy
I think this is the highest chart ranking ever for Ring Fit Adventure.
Hardly the sign of impending doom!!!
@ShaiHulud You'll get over it quickly, promise. Just remember to take it easy at first. Take a day or two to heal sore muscles before continuing.
When I first started Ring Fit, I had to set it at around difficulty 12. It's now almost 80 days later and I'm at 30. (I still hate squats with a burning passion but I'm finally getting used to them. If it's one thing this game does is exploit your weaknesses. Front or overhead presses? No problem. Squats of any kind? Kill me.) lol
How are people still buying Mario Kart 8 Deluxe?
@JuiceMan_V Because people are still buying Switches, and MK8D seems to be the game that people most often buy with the system
@JuiceMan_V Like @kenjab said, there's always a state of flux when it comes to new players who buy a new Switch. It just hasn't reached a saturation point yet...if ever. xD
Don't worry guys, I'm sure the Wall Street Journal or Business Insider or some other totally unrelated media outlet will declare doom and gloom for Nintendo soon enough. Because their "experts" have analyzed some flucuation in the market related to economic variations in Tanzania or something that will somehow result in the end of times for Nintendo.
Again.
@Iacobus Yeah, the squats were the things that did me in as well. I'm taking it easy like you said, only doing sessions every other day or so.
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