The UK chart results have rolled out once again, and this week brings some positive news for Nintendo and third-parties. A delayed arrival had a positive impact, while a couple of older releases saw their fortunes slowly improve.
First of all, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens had its belated release at physical retail on Wii U, and contributed to the title (and its many versions) claiming top spot for the second week running in the all-format results. In the single-format stakes the Wii U version took 10th place on its debut (behind PS4, Xbox One and Xbox 360 editions but ahead of PS3) while the 3DS iteration fell down to 38th place.
One game that climbed was Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, up from 26th to 19th in the all-format charts; it's the Wii U version leading this, moving up five places to 26th in the single-format results. Minecraft: Wii U Edition is also flying the flag for Nintendo's home console, taking 25th place (all-format), which is decent going in its second week in light of how long the title's been on the eShop.
The final top 40 representative for Nintendo in the UK is Tomodachi Life, which continues its evergreen revival by moving up to 30th place (all-format), another climb of five places.
All told it was a decent week for Nintendo in comparison to some tougher times earlier this year. Next week's results will include the debut sales of Monster Hunter Generations and Disney Art Academy, so it'll be interesting to see how they perform.
[source chart-track.co.uk]
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@Dakt Based on how good TT are for Nintendo support, I would assume there were technical difficulties
@Dakt Because why not? I remember PS4 players complaining about this kind of stuff and saying how they won't buy immediately as a F you practice, think it was for adrift.
Granted if you're a wii u owners this is less "what was the reason for this delay" and more "ah, grass is indeed green" sadly
@BLPs Oh relax it's not a bad situation. At least Nintendo didn't delay an open world adventure major IP. And they definitely wouldn't do that multiple times. Nope, they would never do that.
EDIT: TT have been one of the good developers for the Wii U. Given their track record, they should be allowed a guilt-free pass for one of their games being delayed for the Wii U
It's good to see 3 Wii U games in the charts and 3 third party games I might add. However, I hear the Lego Star Wars game is terrible because they made such a f*** up of the port. Which is unfortunate because it's brilliant on other platforms. Full of glitches, framerate dips, ropey audio, poor graphics, etc. I was listening to the guys on IGN NVC saying that they love the game but I guarantee you it wasn't the Wii U version they were playing. And their reviews are lazy, the one review is for all platforms.
I've read one Wii U specific review and they cut through it like a lightsaber through butter. It's the only review available as far as I can see.
http://nintendoenthusiast.com/review/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-review-for-wii-u-a-disturbance-in-the-force/
5.5/10
@GrandpaPixel I was being snarky. I know my humour doesn't go down well here unless I'm off my face drunk and slamming the comments section ;P
I do agree it is a /little/ peculiar that only the Wii U version had a week delay. But hey ho, Wii U owners are used to this, as I said, and no one party is excused as they've all done it. I won't defend anyone.
@BLPs Oh I knew you were being snarky, so I made a joke about Breath of the Wild (read my comment again )
@GrandpaPixel I do however hold Breath of the Wild in a different light though, if only because the game isn't finished yet, obviously, and if its needed to finish the game, I have respect for that, and they are being clear about why its being delayed, and also never once pegged a set date for release, to the day.
Now a game that has release date disparities despite "worldwide" release tagged to it, is something I flat out despise. I'm looking at you Pokémon, and especially Ratchet and Clank with you're BS "April 12th - US, April 15th - France, April 20th - EU, April 22nd - UK" shenanigans. If it's worldwide, make it so please, don't think the time zone differences amount to a week XD
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ive just got Star Wars and I'm really enjoying it (trying to relive my rouge squadron days on cube) haven't noticed any glitches or slow down yet seems really well made and polished. My first Lego game
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Just like every Lego game for the past 5 years, then.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE
That review is really overblown. It is buggier than the other Lego games, but it isn't that bad overall and seems to also be buggy on other systems. The graphics stuff is flat out wrong. I've played through the entire story plus the extra missions, and I didn't see any of the graphical issues that review brings up. There are a few framerate drops, but it isn't anywhere near as pervasive as the review makes it seem. It makes me wonder if there's something wrong with their system or if it's overheating.
This is probably my favorite Star Wars and favorite Lego game. It's like a fuller version of the Rebel Assault rail shooters from the 90s, or a better version of Rebel Strike with the balance of on foot and vehicle sections swapped.
@dsparil I hope it is good as I want to pick it up. It's brutal how there's only 1 Wii U specific review.
I was going to buy Mario & Sonic Rio games on Wii U, but game in Huntingdon had no copies. They had a copy of Mighty No. 9 on Wii U, so I brought that instead and I am enjoying it.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE The Wii U version is fun, but definitely buggy ... http://purenintendo.com/review-lego-star-wars-force-awakens/
After playing lego city under cover I just can't get into other lego games, even though I have quite a few when they have been on discount.
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