UK Charts: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Hops Into Top Ten As EA Sports FC Keeps A Clean Sheet

Finally the physical version of Red Dead Redemption is here.

I got Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope the other week as was reduced on the Eshop.

I ejoyed the first game and the next installment looks even better in my opinion.

Nice to see the first Pokemon in 39 only!

What is the split for Red Dead Redemption I wonder?

Next week I predict:
1. Spiderman 2
2. Mario Wonder
3. EA FC
4. Sonic Superstars
5. MK8D

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures on number 8 with just 2D platformer gameplay ?? 😯

Ah yes, the Amazon deal that didn't quite make it onto the NL article, and it turns out to be a hot one.

@SBandy1
I'd swap 1 and 2.

@SBandy1 you must be right, spider man deserves first place.

@SBandy1 I'd swap 1 and 2. Switch has a much bigger install base, and sells more games physically than Sony does. Will be close I reckon.
Nor that I'm bothered as I'll be getting both. Their both going to be great games.

@SBandy1 Yes, sounds about right. It will be the Switches 7th Christmas so I expect Mario Wonders sales to be a little lower than say a couple of years back... This should ensure Spidy pips it to number 1.

Can I say something general: Sometimes your headlines are borderline illegible due to the capitalization of all words. Lack of quotation marks too, perhaps.
Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Hops Into Top Ten As EA Sports FC Keeps A Clean Sheet
is one such example 😵‍💫

@Serialsid
Looking at Amazon UK, Spider-Man should be ahead of Mario at retail launch.

@Serialsid

PS5 already has a massive userbase in UK as well.

I am going for Spiderman 2 because exclusives for Sony have been thin on the ground this year and Spiderman 2 has been hyped for years. Super Mario Wonder was only announced a few months back (delightfully so).

I wouldn't be too surprised if Wonder gets no.1 but I think Spiderman 2 is going to sell like gangbusters, like proper TotK style numbers.

I do expect Wonder to have the better overall legs but for launch week, Spidey 2.

PSA: Prime Day deals don't exist in an all digital future...(probably)

@SBandy1 yeah I know the ps5 install is big in the UK, but switch has sold extremely well here from the start. Wouldn't be surprised if it has twice the install base after 3 extra years on sale, plus how hard it was to buy aps5 for the first 2 years.
I know spiderman is big, but mario is arguably the biggest character in gaming. And people love 2d Mario games!
Will be interesting to see, I'm just looking forward to playing both.

@Serialsid

Don't get me wrong, there is a very good chance Super Mario Wonder will be my game of the year (and beyond). I love me a 2D Mario title!

Just get the feeling Spidey 2 takes top spot next week. Both titles will sell like hot cakes regardless.

@westman98 @Serialsid @SBandy1 Really interesting that, so I went looking on Amazon UK and indeed Spiderman ranks #2 and SMB Wonder #4. Good for both!
I don't have a PS5 so I'm cheering for Wonder.

@gcunit man, your comment cracked me up.

@Yalloo

Yeah predicting next weeks chart is just a bit of fun.

Main thing is two potentially great games ( three actually with Sonic) are launching in the next few days and it is great for gamers.

I cannot wait for Wonder, been a long time since the last 2D Mario.

I wish Sparks of Hope was doing that well because of Rayman lol, but it's nice to see it selling well.

@Olliemar28

Cheers for replying.

That is much closer than I thought it would be! Hopefully Rockstar are paying attention.

Picked up my physical Red Dead last night

I had to go find out what the Amazon deal was. Amazon UK had the Cosmic Edition at £19.99

@EaglyBird "trust me that Both Nintendo and Sony are winning next week" 🤫 🤣