Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise

Nice... Go Kirby! =)

Kirby deserves to be number one ♡

Kirby done real good that Amazon uk was sold out last week

UK gamers need these recommendation from JustJess about Kirby.

This is incredibly good for the UK.

Also, 4 Switch games in the top 10? That's astonishingly good.

All things considered, that's a good showing for Nintendo games.

I guess that some of the less favourable reviews didn't help. I had the game on order but cancelled it after reading the reviews.

Apparently it's had the best debut in the UK of any Kirby game. The Switch hype is working miracles here, can't wait to see how Smash and Pokemon perform when they arrive

They probably would have sold more if there were more copies available. Amazon sold out and will be out of stock until the 23rd. Smyths sold out. Game sold out.

It's gonna drop next week as retailers have no stock. Nintendo UK must have sent out small shipment

Great to see initial shipment sell out

Four games in the top ten is incredible, especially as two of them are over or nearly a year since their release.

The UK is all about PlayStation and Xbox and given how expensive Switch games are compared to the other platforms, Nintendo must be thrilled to bits.

I actually think it could have sold even more, however, I have a feeling Nintendo messed up stock. Not only was it sold out in most places, some pre-orders (like mine) were unfulfilled due to stock shortages.

While I am peeved that I still don’t have my copy, I’m happy it is doing well. Feel like Nintendo underestimated it though, or maybe they had a KFC style delivery problem.

You're our number 1, Kirby.

Deserved. It really is a good game. Delivered on my expectations.

@Equinox I cancelled my my pre-order because I had a chip on my shoulder about the price. Argos are currently £45!

When was the last time Ninty had 4 titles in the UK top ten? Impressive! Must be a lot of happy Kirby Kids in the UK right now.

I found Kirby Star Allies second only to Kirby Superstar. Great game!

I'm impressed! I've not heard of a Kirby game even make the top 10 in the UK so very well done to one of my favourite. characters especially seeing reviews are in the 7/10 mark. Got my copy day 1 from Tescos, the only none online place selling it for £40 and I've really enjoyed it. Its nothing ground-breaking but its fun and its nice to play a game that is joyful and you can chill out too (sometimes its good to play something thats just fun and not taxing) though I do hope Hal/Good Feel can do something more akin to Mass Attack etc for a future entry and god damn I'd love a HD collection with the 2 great Wii games.

Seems to be sold out in a lot of places now though, I guess retailers didnt see this as a big seller due to past entries uyt it bolds well for future entries AND to me could mean the likes of Metroid, F-Zero etc could do better on the Switch than on past consoles cos so far Nintendos own software is doing great.

Nice seeing Kirby high up in the charts even with stock issues, it sure is impressive how Switch seems to be continually breaking records.

As for Burnout Paradise Remastered, I was interested in buying it but until it's released on Switch I'll stick with the 360 version I got for free via Games With Gold which can be played on XB1 via backwards compatibility.

@Anti-Matter Why do just UK gamers need to watch this?

@J-Fox
"For Frawwg the Bell Tollllls, time marches on, on.. on... on...."

That and the JP-only sequel to Fortified Zone were the first ones I got once I re-remembered that GB games weren't region locked.

Switch games seem to be doing pretty well in the UK charts. Are there any rough estimations on how many units the Switch itself has shifted in the UK?

People only buy 1st party games on Nintendo console.

However, this current Kirby game sucked more than the rest. It sucks 4x more.

@Matthew010
JustJess (Youtuber) , she was very Hilarious.
I was sold with 1-2-Switch when she played 1-2-Switch with her friend.
It was so Hilarious funny.
She is a good entertainer.
Btw, have you seen her Epic reaction for announcement of new Kirby games for Switch ? You better watch her Epic reaction.

@Nincompoop haters gonna hate!

@Mogster Its still below the Wii, last I heard around 500,000 units maybe? Though that feels generous.

@Anti-Matter Ok maybe I'll take a look later

@Nincompoop
"People only buy 1st party games on Nintendo console."

Pardon ??
I played BOTH 1st & 3rd party games on Nintendo machines.
I said BOTH.

Haven't got Kirby yet but good to see it's selling well and we're likely to get another on Switch.

Excellent stuff, generated more revenue than any other game this week in the UK, and obviously could have been more as it is pretty much sold out. Quite a few were expecting very little from Kirby, happy to see them proved wrong on this occasion. Well done Nintendo.

Kirby Star Allies is the fastest-selling Kirby game in UK history.

Kirby has never been relevant in the UK (no Kirby game has sold more than 10,000 copies at launch), so Star Allies breaking records for the series is not a super-hard feat to accomplish, but still impressive.

This bodes well for territories where Kirby is more relevant.

@Grawlog was hard to get supply here in the uk as well. Amazon didn’t have it at all and it was only being sold by third party sellers at a higher price. Game collection(a popular web stockist here) was also sold out). Was the same the first weekend for doom and Skyrim as well. Maybe stockists are being conservative in their orders after the Wii u?

@zool When you see reviews for a game with 7's and 9's don't immediately cancel your order. Investigate why reviewers are divided.

Beat by a remastered port. LOL. Ouch.

@Harmonie it was literally sold out and, crucially, made more money than any other game in the UK. Revenue generated is ultimately more important than a chart position.

Seems like being 30 FPS, being full-priced, and having a 74 Metacritic score did some real damage to Kirby Star Allies, armirite?????

In all seriousness, 5 Switch games being the the Top 10 best-selling individual SKUs (with 4 of those titles being evergreen Switch games from 2017) is seriously impressive.

Ouch, beaten by a rehash of a 10 years old game, swing and a miss!

Cya
Raziel-chan

@Razzy @Harmonie

To be fair, Burnout is a cheaper game on a console with a way high install base in the U.K.

@Razzy someone is unhappy to see Kirby do well

Wait a sec... UK Chart??!!

Burnout Paradise released on everything BUT Nintendo Switch. Even Xbox 360 and PS3. It is no wonder it sold so well being on legacy systems and PC too. I don't understand the lack of a Switch port when it is on PS3 and 360 as well aside from EA being a trash company.

@Zuljaras Honestly I would rather have New Vegas. lol but I'd buy either on Switch.

@NewAdvent Honestly Dreamland 3 is okay but not a definitive Kirby title. If you really wanna feel the magic, play Kirby's Adventure on the NES. Still the best Kirby game in my opinion. That's not just nostalgia either. I played it not long ago and it's still great.

I expect Super Smash Bros Switch to become the fastest-selling mash Bros entry in the UK and in most regions across the world. In fact, I'd be willing to bet the same for several other Nintendo franchises receiving new entries on Switch (Mario Tennis, Fire Emblem, Yoshi, the inevitable Animal Crossing, etc).

One franchise that I doubt will break records on Switch at the time being is Pokemon. The Switch's install base is too small right now or in the near future for the upcoming Pokemon entry on Switch to smash records set by 2016's Sun/Moon (which sold 360,000+ copies at launch in the UK alone).

@1UP_MARIO Amazon U.S. was sold out on physical pre-orders. I was a bit upset.

The high emphasis on multiplayer and only 30fps, made me skip this title. At least until it costs half of what it does now. I'm not impressed by this game at all. The demo didn't help either.

I'm really surprised, considering how overpriced the game is. Although, nothing much else came out last week.

Nintendo, Nintendo and more Nintendo. The same MO, one year in and the Switch is a one trick pony. Wait 3 months for the Nintendo release. Hopefully people will buy a few copies of AOT2 also.