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Monday5th Jun 2023
UK Charts Not Even Street Fighter 6 Can Knock Zelda: TOTK Off Its Throne
K.O!!!
It's UK charts time, and once again, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom tops the pile, despite the much-anticipated launch of Capcom's Street Fighter 6. It's a remarkable achievement for a game that's not only been at the top of the charts for four weeks in a row now but is also only available on one platform. Street Fighter 6 is, of...
Monday29th May 2023
UK Charts Guess What, Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Is Number One Again
A total upheaval
The latest UK charts data is in, and to the surprise of absolutely no one, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has once again topped the pile, despite a 50% sales drop week-on-week. It's the third week at number one for the latest Zelda entry, which sold a bonkers 10 million copies within its first three day
Saturday27th May 2023
News Minecraft Trails & Tales Update Coming To Nintendo Switch This June
Camels, a new biome and much more
Minecraft will be getting a free update next month - with Mojang announcing "the Trails & Trails Update" is launching on 7th June. Players can look forward to the new cherry grove biome, new wood sets (including bamboo and cherry), camels and "the sniffer" mobs, new plants (torchflower & pitcher plants),...
Thursday6th Apr 2023
News Warner Bros. Locks In A New Release Date For The Minecraft Movie
Get ready for a live-action starring Jason Momoa
The live-action Minecraft movie is seemingly back on track - with Warner Bros. announcing it will be making its debut in cinemas on 4th April 2025. As you might recall, the only known cast member so far is Aquaman and DC star, Jason Momoa. The film will be directed by Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho...
Monday3rd Apr 2023
UK Charts Mario Keeps Nintendo In The Top Ten As Resident Evil 4 Dominates
Odyssey continues to sell well
This week's UK charts are now in and this one is once again a slightly quieter affair for Nintendo titles in the top ten, with only three Switch games making the cut. As is to be expected, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Minecraft appear in the ten best-selling games of this week in fifth and tenth places respectively (it...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News Dungeons & Dragons DLC Rolls Into Minecraft This Spring
Live and let dice
As a part of the recent D&D Direct presentation, we got our first look at some brand-new Dungeons & Dragons-themed Minecraft DLC that will be adventuring its way into the game at some point this spring (thanks, Polygon). While the above trailer might not give the most precise details in regard to the DLC's release date, it...
Tuesday21st Mar 2023
PSA Minecraft Bug Prevents Game From Loading On Switch
Update: Mojang resolves issue in latest patch
Update [Tue 21st Mar, 2023 03:30 GMT]: An update has officially arrived for Minecraft Bedrock Edition - resolving several issues including the one that was causing the game to get stuck at 66% when loading at launch. "Fixed an issue that could cause the game to get stuck at 66% when loading at launch...
Tuesday14th Mar 2023
News Minecraft Updated To Version 1.19.70 On Switch, Here's What's Included
Horse breeding, Sniffers, and archaeology
Minecraft has received another update ahead of its big 1.20 launch. Version 1.19.70 is a chunky one with the usual bug fixes and preparation for the new features, but we're also getting a few changes and a couple of new features ahead of 1.20. Players will be able to get a sneak peek at Archaeology and the...
Monday27th Feb 2023
UK Charts Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe Takes The Bronze In A Busy Week
Octopath Traveler II also makes a strong debut
We've got the latest UK Charts for you and there are quite a few new releases to cover this week, though none have been able to de-throne Hogwarts Legacy, which has remained at number one since its release. First up, we've got Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe entering the charts at number three,...
Wednesday22nd Feb 2023
News Mega Man X Returns To The Fold In Brand New Minecraft DLC
Classic levels! Skins! That music though!
Mega Man X fans have been patiently waiting for new content from the franchise for literal years at this point. Aside from the Legacy Collection bundles released back in 2018 along with a... shall we say, enthusastic mobile game in the form of Mega Man X DiVE in 2020, we've had no original content since Mega...
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...
Wednesday8th Feb 2023
News Minecraft's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Bye bye bugs!
The latest update is now available for Minecraft and this one is all about quality of life improvements and getting rid of those pesky bugs. Mojang took to the Minecraft Feedback site yesterday to share what it had been working on in the ver.1.19.60 patch. This message confirmed that 70 community-reported bugs have been squashed this...
Tuesday7th Feb 2023
Random YouTuber Recreates Classic Zelda In Minecraft With "No Mods"
Taking Minecraft to the next level
We've seen Zelda recreated in Minecraft before, but this latest project by YouTuber C1OUS3R takes it to the next level. Instead of calling on third-party Minecraft mods and resource packs to work some magic, they've managed to recreate Link's original top-down 2D adventure by editing textures and exploiting...
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...
Wednesday1st Feb 2023
News Minecraft's Deluxe Collection Is Now Available On The Nintendo Switch
"Experience all the different ways to explore, survive, and build"
To kick off the month of February, Nintendo made a low-key announcement on social media - announcing the release of Minecraft: Deluxe Collection on the Nintendo Switch. This digital version of Minecraft will set you back $39.99 USD (or your regional equivalent). It includes the base...
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...
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...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
Japanese Charts Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Sales Overtake Splatoon 3
Dragon Quest Treasures has strong debut
The latest Famitsu Japanese charts are in, and the inevitable has happened — Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has overtaken Splatoon 3 to become the best-selling game of the year in Japan. Topping the charts once again, Generation IX of Pokémon has sold a further 277,676 units in the weeks of 5th December to...
Wednesday7th Dec 2022
News Minecraft's Ending Is Now Free For Anyone To Use
"I wrote a story for a friend"
There is only one piece of written narrative in Minecraft. It happens right at the end, after you've beaten the Ender Dragon. It is about 8 minutes long — almost as long as the entirety of the world record speedrun of the game — and it consists of a scrolling text poem written by an artist named Julian Gough...
News New Avatar Legends DLC Is Now Available In Minecraft
"Can you master the four elements?"
Update [Wed 7th Dec, 2022 01:55 GMT]: Minecraft's Avatar Legends DLC is now available. Alongside this a new trailer has been released. "Play as yourself or as your favorite characters, as the Avatar Legends DLC comes with 50+ new skins, including Aang, Korra, Zuko, and Katara! And to celebrate the launch,...
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
News Minecraft Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Spectator mode, skins and more
Mojang has released the full patch notes for the latest update in Minecraft and this one is a biggie. What's more, it's available to download right now! Amongst all of the usual bug fixes and improvements, the ver. 1.19.50 update introduces Spectator Mode into the game. This feature has been in an experimental stage...
Monday21st Nov 2022
Random This Huge Breath Of The Wild Minecraft Build Adds Zora's Domain, Vah Ruta And More
Update: Nearing 25% completion
Update [Mon 21st Nov, 2022 15:45 GMT]: You might remember that back in August we were quite frankly amazed at a huge Minecraft project by Grazzy which saw the builder attempting to recreate the entire Breath of the Wild map in glorious blocky detail. Well, while the world is still far from completion, Grazzy has shared...
Thursday10th Nov 2022
Japanese Charts Harvestella Blooms Into Second Place In A Huge Week For OLED Sales
Queen of the crop
After last week saw almost every game in the Japanese charts being a new release, things looks to have settled down a little more in this week's software sales. It should come as no surprise that Splatoon 3 continues to ink its name at the top spot, but this week also sees the charting debuts of Harvestella and Doraemon Story of...
Friday4th Nov 2022
Random Minecraft Teams Up With Burberry To Make Expensive Fancy Merch
Got $1k to spare?
It may sound more like a garbled ice cream flavour, but Burberry X Minecraft is real, and it's actually surprisingly nice. Until you see the price tag, anyway. The mega-popular voxel building game and the fashion house have teamed up to create a select number of limited-edition pieces of merchandise, including a...
Thursday27th Oct 2022
Japanese Charts Persona 5 Royal On Switch Steals Hearts
Splatoon 3 still retains the crown
The latest weekly Japanese charts from Famitsu have dropped, and you know what that means? Splatoon 3 is at the top again! Sales are slowly beginning to creep down though, with the ink-based shooter shifting 66,036 copies this week. However, snapping at its heels is this week's highest-charting newcomer —...
Thursday20th Oct 2022
Japanese Charts Dragon Ball: The Breakers Pushes Through To Top Ten
But no surprises at number one
The weekly Famitsu Japanese charts show little signs of change this week, particularly up the top. For the first time since its release, Splatoon 3 has dipped below 100k sales, selling just (big air quotes here) 97,071 units in the week of 10th to 16th October. NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition has remained...
