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Thursday28th Jul 2022
Japanese Charts Live A Live Sales Come To Life As This Week's Best-Selling Game
The Super Famicom remake tops the charts
The monster has been slain! In this week's Japanese charts — shared by Gematsu and published in Famitsu — Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has lost the top spot courtesy of a group of people all from different time periods. Live A Live, Square Enix's HD-2D remake of its 1994 cult classic, has stormed into...
News Minecraft Expands Its Square-Shaped World With SpongeBob DLC
Are you ready kids?
After the release of a Lightyear add-on last month, Minecraft is continuing down the entertainment route with their latest SpongeBob SquarePants DLC — and it's now available from the Minecraft Marketplace. The latest addition to the popular block-building franchise allows you to explore Bikini Bottom as a host of characters...
Monday25th Jul 2022
UK Charts Live A Live Proves A Hit With Its Western Debut
Remake debuts at No. 6
The latest UK charts are in and it's a solid outing for Square-Enix's RPG remake Live A Live, with the newly released title coming in at number six. Indeed, for long-time fans of the once Japan exclusive SNES game, its presence in the UK top ten might be cause for a few arm pinches just to check we're not dreaming! If you...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
Japanese Charts Monster Hunter Rise Is Still Top Of The Pack Thanks To Sunbreak
The expansion is bringing in the loot
Capcom and Monster Hunter are once again top of the class in this week's Japanese charts. Published by Famitsu and shared by Gematsu, we can see that Sunbreak is still pulling in the numbers for Monster Hunter Rise, and the set is once again the best-selling game of the week with 29,006 sales. No surprises there...
Wednesday20th Jul 2022
News Mojang Says No To Minecraft NFTs
No blocks on this chain
In a post on the Minecraft blog today, July 20th, 2022, Mojang staff drew a line in the sand when it comes to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the blockchain in their game, following feedback from players seeking clarification on the company's position on the controversial topic. Multiple mod-makers, companies, and creators...
Monday18th Jul 2022
UK Charts LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Returns To The Top
While Klonoa falls out of the top 20
The UK charts are in – and hopefully, many of you have been staying inside and playing video games! But there’s been a bit of a change up top again as one of 2022’s biggest sellers, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, has shot back up to number one. Seems like the impending heat means people just want to...
Monday27th Jun 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Dominates As Fire Emblem Takes The Top Spot
Switch games make up seven of the top ten
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has just launched and is, by all accounts, a strong entry to the Warriors series for Nintendo Switch. We gave it a 9/10 in our recent review, calling it a "thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy and relationship-building aspects". The game has resonated...
Friday17th Jun 2022
News Minecraft Gets Lightyear DLC In Collaboration With New Pixar Movie
To the Far Lands and beyond!
There's a new Pixar movie! But it's pretending to be a very old Pixar movie! Lightyear is a sort of Toy Story prequel, you see — it's the "real life" movie that Buzz Lightyear would be based off. So, even though it's a 2022 movie, it's pretending to be a space movie from the '70s or '80s, right? Yeah. Anyway! As part...
Thursday16th Jun 2022
Japanese Charts Mario Strikers Is Pipped At The Post By Demon Slayer
Nintendo Switch Sports slips to third
This week's Japanese charts (as reported by Famitsu) have seen a bit of a shake-up! We thought that maybe the newly released Mario Strikers: Battle League would score the number one spot, but it's been sliced away by the Switch port of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles. In the week of 6th...
Monday13th Jun 2022
UK Charts Mario Strikers: Battle League Takes Home The Trophy
Mario and Co. score big
The latest UK charts data is in and it's another strong week for the Nintendo Switch, with a total of five exclusive titles making up the top ten. At number one, unsurprisingly, is Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. Released just last Friday, the game has clearly resonated with Switch fans, despite some rather mixed...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
Japanese Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Continues To Lead The Charge
Another strong week for the Switch
Nintendo Switch Sports is still the king of the Japanese charts this week. The sports simulation game racked up another 28,259 sales in the week of 30th May to 5th June. It's fast approaching 500,000! But it faced some stiff competition from a brand new release this week. MAGES' visual novel, The Quintessential...
News European Charts Dominated By Nintendo Switch Sports In May
Though sales overall have dipped
Everyone expected Nintendo Switch Sports to sell well. And, after it snuck in at fourth in last month's European charts despite only being out for a few days, it's perhaps unsurprising that the family and online-oriented sports game is the number one selling game for the month of May across Europe. That's mightily...
Wednesday8th Jun 2022
News A Minecraft Real-Time Strategy Game Is Reportedly In The Works
Build your strategy
Minecraft has already had a fair bit of experience away from its sandbox building origins. Minecraft Dungeons saw the blocky behemoth take to dungeon crawling, and Steve even jumped ship and made an impact in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Now it looks like the biggest video game in the world could be dabbling in the real-time...
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Is Comfortably In Second Behind Horizon
PS5 bundles come through for Sony
The UK charts data is here, and the number one spot has changed once again, but the Switch is still making comfortable progress in a good week for sales due to the extended bank holiday weekend. Horizon Forbidden West returns to number one after being sniped out by Sniper Elite 5 — which has now dropped down to...
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Minecraft's 'The Wild Update' Is Out Now, Adds Frogs, Mud, Music, And The Dreaded Warden
Are you afraid of the dark?
Ah, the wild. The smell of logs crackling on a campfire, the sensation of mosquito bites all over your legs, and the huge, hulking monsters that stalk you in the dark. At least, that's what it's all about in Minecraft's latest update, The Wild, which adds a host of new creatures and blocks to experiment with... and run...
Thursday2nd Jun 2022
Japanese Charts The Nintendo Switch Continues To Dominate The Top Ten
Led by Nintendo Switch Sports and Kirby
Getting comfy? Our weekly Japanese charts update certainly is. For the second week in a row, it's an all-Switch Top Ten with Nintendo Switch Sports still comfortably at the top of the charts during the week of 23rd May - 29th May. It's going to be a sticker, this one, and Switch Sports now surpassed the...
Tuesday31st May 2022
News Minecraft Gets Ice Age DLC, Adding 30 Prehistoric Skins To The Game
Available until the end of July!
[Correction: The DLC itself is not free, but players will receive a free item if they download it before the 31st July. We apologise for the error.] Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Sloths, oh my! These are just some of the creatures you'll be able to meet, befriend, and explore the digestive systems of, with Minecraft's...
Monday30th May 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Still Leads Nintendo's Contenders
Sniped down a spot
The latest UK charts data has arrived, bringing with it a new number one and a familiar slate of Switch titles in the top 10. Nintendo Switch Sports remains as the best-performing Switch title, sliding down one position to 3rd for the last week - it's showing solid momentum at retail. Horizon Forbidden West continues to go well...
Thursday26th May 2022
Japanese Charts An All-Switch Top Ten Is Led By Nintendo Switch Sports
A swathe of Switch games!
The weekly Japanese charts are painting a familiar picture week-on-week. In a week dominated by Switch game sales, Nintendo Switch Sports is once again sitting at the top of the pile, selling another 35,088 units in the week of 16th May to 22nd May. All ten games in the top ten are Nintendo Switch releases this week, which...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News NPD Group Reveals "Top 10 Most Played Games" Of Q1 2022 (US)
Animal Crossing is still going strong
Nintendo has shared a lot of positive news about its global hardware and software hardware sales over the past few weeks and now the NPD Group has revealed the "top 10" most played video games in the first quarter of 2022. The only first-party title on the list from Nintendo was Animal Crossing: New Horizons...
Monday23rd May 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Gets Knocked Down A Peg
It's another relatively quiet week in the charts
We've got the latest UK charts data and it's looking very similar to last week, albeit with some minor notable changes. Nintendo Switch Sports, having enjoyed three weeks at the top of the pile, slips down into second place as Horizon: Forbidden West climbs back into number one. The Zero Dawn sequel...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Angry Birds Catapults Into Minecraft With Its Own Adventure World
Bird is the word
Remember around ten years or so ago when it felt like Angry Birds and Minecraft were both starting to completely dominate the gaming landscape? Well, after a decade of spin-offs, movies, and countless collaborations, the two titanic IP have joined forces, with an Angry Birds Adventure World now available for download in Minecraft...
Tuesday17th May 2022
News Minecraft Outsells Zelda And Mario To Be The Third Best-Selling Switch Game In The UK
Building on success
Yesterday's UK charts shared a familiar story in the UK: Mojang's Switch port of the hugely popular Minecraft is once again in the top ten, let alone the top 40. The game has been in the charts for a staggering 193 weeks in the UK, but this week sees the Java-created game breaking a pretty huge UK sales milestone. Minecraft on...
Monday16th May 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Is Number One For A Third Week
Kirby tilts 'n' tumbles out of the top 20
It's a very similar story in this week's UK charts. The top two spots remain unchanged for the third week in a row — Nintendo Switch Sports and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga's universal appeal means they are the top two selling boxed games this week. Third and fourth are also exactly the same as last...
Thursday12th May 2022
Japanese Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Dominates As Kirby Holds Strong
Sports, yeah!
The latest Japanese charts are in and thanks to 'Golden Week', today's figures cover two weeks' worth of sales, from April 25th to May 8th. This means, of course, that's it's the debut entry of Nintendo Switch Sports, which storms to the top of the pile with 304,588 units sold. Kirby and the Forgotten Land continues to sell well,...
Monday9th May 2022
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports And LEGO Star Wars Retain The Top Two Spots
Kirby and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe jump up
This week in the UK charts, there aren't any changes at the top at all! April's major Switch release, Nintendo Switch Sports, has held on firmly to the number one spot, with LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga also keeping its position right behind the motion-controlled game. Where To Buy Nintendo Switch...
Sunday8th May 2022
News New Minecraft Patch Addresses "Freezing Issues" On Nintendo Switch
You should be able to play again now
The survival crafting game Minecraft has recently been experiencing some issues on the Nintendo Switch. Players on this platform have been reporting a build of the game "freezing", making the whole thing unplayable. There has been mention of this across social media and certain subreddits. Fortunately, it seems...
Thursday28th Apr 2022
Japanese Charts eBaseball Powerful Pro 2022 Is A Home Run As Kirby Slips To Third
The Switch family closes in on 25 million
We've got the sales figures from the latest Famitsu Japanese charts, and during the week of 18th - 24th April, Kirby and the Forgotten Land was dethroned by a double-assault from eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2022. The latest entry in the hugely popular eBaseball series smashed the competition to sell a...
Monday25th Apr 2022
UK Charts Kirby Crashes Out Of The Top Ten As LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Retains Top Spot
No need to use the Force
It's a familiar story with this week's UK chart; LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is still sitting comfortably at the top, and given that it's set records to become the biggest LEGO game launch ever, we're not surprised. The Nintendo Switch version is also the best-selling version of the lot, making up 29% of the total...
Thursday21st Apr 2022
Japanese Charts Kirby And The Forgotten Land Continues To Dominate
There's just no stopping it
The latest Famitsu Japanese charts are in for the period from 11th April - 17th April. It's yet another triumph for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with the latest entry to the Kirby franchise coming in at number one. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim enters into the charts in a strong position, coming in at number two with a total...
