UK Charts: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Hold Strong As FIFA 23 Reclaims Its Crown

Gross. I was hoping that Just Dance 2023 would absolutely tank thanks to there being no cartridge/disc in the case for the first time in the series. Even more baffling is that these also account for mostly full-priced sales as opposed to a heavy discount, where I might be inclined to feel a little more charitable.

But it could also be the case that people didn't know any better, and simply picked up a copy assuming that there would be a cartridge/disc in the case (despite warnings to the contrary).

Just Dance on Top 10 was the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. 🤢
Peoples really like terrible stuffs this day.
Oh, well...
At least I have better taste.

Oh dear! mario kart beating god of war already!!

@prismt It's the most popular sports in the world, there's a world cup right now, the game was discounted for Black Friday and Fifa has been the top selling game in the UK every year for more than a decade now.

@Sisilly_G Maybe people don't care.

@prismt It's almost like theres currently a Football World Cup (the european one, not handegg) going on

@BTB20 bingo!

@prismt the UK is football land, it's the national obsession for a majority of the population. Sadly.

Ooof, multiplatform Sonic Frontiers taking a big discount two weeks after launch but still can't outsell 5 year old Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

It is the console sales numbers I am interested in. Microsoft were practically giving the Series S away so if it isn't the best selling console this past week they really have a struggle on their hands.

@KindofaBigDeal MK8D is a machine. It outsells every game eventually. The game is really almost nine years old and has on,y dropped out of the top ten for two or three weeks at most. I would think everyone who wants a copy has one by now,

@rockodoodle

"I would think everyone who wants a copy has one by now" Evidently not considering it has been in the top 10 for 5 years straight!

Just appears to be there is a law that if you buy a Switch you also buy MK8D! Anyone who does is getting a stellar game so not a bad thing.

Seems like the Switch hardware sold very well last week. In addition to the charts here, MK8 Deluxe surged up the eshop charts from like 20th to 6th in a day which I'm pretty sure was a result of the Black Friday Switch deal (Switch v2 + MK8 Deluxe digital code + 3 months NSO). The game is currently in 5th on the eshop.

Wish I hadn't brought Sonic Frontiers at full price now (Series X version) Didn't think it would go down in price so quickly!

Wonder what the breakdown is for Sonic Frontiers this week?

@dew12333 Why oh dear? It sold 5.1 million copies in 3 days so I don't think Sony will be to concerned. Plus 79% of their sales are now digital so physical charts means nothing.
Give it a couple of weeks and MK8 will be out selling both pokemon, will you say the same thing then? MK8 is a beast, it's almost a guaranteed sale with a switch.

@Clyde_Radcliffe Same, though I did buy it on Steam on a key website and that’s sticking at £41 for now so I don’t know how long it’ll take for that to drop significantly. Still it’s nuts how quickly Sonic games drop in value, it’ll be between £15/20 by the end of the year (on Xbox/PlayStation at least)

@Serialsid I appreciate fans of other things may want to see this that way, I would if it was the other way around.

That really sucks that the playstation is fuelling the digital only world, shame on them .

@prismt "Why do people like the thing I dont like"? Also, it's the most popular sport in the world. So there's that. Let people enjoy what they enjoy.

Sonic only £29 @ Smyths

@Olliemar28 great thank you for the extra information 😊

@Olliemar28

Hi Ollie. Any idea about the Fifa split? The Switch version seemed to be doing well on Amazon.

@Olliemar28

Cheers for the info!

It may only be the legacy edition but it is good third party games are selling well on Switch!

@Sisilly_G just dance 2023 simply wouldn't work if it were on a cartridge
they've changed the game so now instead of releasing games yearly, it's just yearly full-price expansion packs for one singular hub (listed on the eshop as literally just "just dance")
just dance is a game that mostly appeals to casual gamers though who wouldn't even know the game exists if it didn't have a physical presence on store shelves, so they need to do a physical release in some form

@Grumblevolcano I don't think mario kart digital sales are counted else most likely would have been number 1. This is physical sales only unless someone corrects me?

I thought that by now even children in africa had a copy of mario kart, well it seems i was wrong.

@rockonnaissance : No, I get all of that. I suspected that was going to be the case as soon as it was announced that it was going to be download only on all platforms, but it's yet another downgrade for the series, and I'm sure that a lot of long-time fans will be miffed.

Fair enough if they were to release a free standalone version of Just Dance Unlimited for those who want to subscribe to the service without having to continually buy every instalment of the game to gain access to the entire library, but Ubisoft are prioritising a niche over those who actually buy the game for a complete experience on cart.

Sonic Frontiers is down to £24.99 in many places. Pokémon is also available for £36.99.

@dew12333 why just shame on them? PC gaming has been digital only for years now. Some reports say xbox digital sales percentages are even higher than PS! And Nintendo are catching up, 2022 fiscal year showed 56% of sales were digital.
Like it or not its going to be the future.

@larryisaman I only just got a Series X recently and it's amazing how quickly games go down in price on the non-Nintendo consoles! I know Nintendo are notoriously bad at reducing their game prices, but even multiplatform games are much more on Switch. Apparently it's because of the cartridges

Sonic Frontiers was funny. The bundle on the eshop was actually cheaper than just the game on its own.

@Serialsid Shame on the all then!!!

I think the long time goal is cloud gaming, digital is just a prelude to smooth over the transition.

Strong hold for Pokemon given that it hasn't gotten any Black Friday price reductions like with FIFA and Sonic. Seems like technical issues haven't hurt its 2nd week sales at all.