UK Charts: Super Mario RPG Tumbles Out Of The Top Ten

Unfortunate I guess but it is a crowded release season and the game had a giant launch in Japan, plus it's still on top of the NA eShop, so I'm not too concerned about it.

MK1 and SMRPG both were placed 6th last week?

Mario Wonder is the game most people are going to get if they’re buying a Mario game this season. There’s also not as much nostalgia for it here since it never released in the UK, nor does it have as wide of an appeal as a typical Mario game- for example I wouldn’t recommend it to really young kids who presumably make up a big chunk of the Mario fan base, whereas Wonder would be great for them. Add on top that it’s a crowded time for releases for people who would typically be interested in it (I want it but don’t have the time yet with everything that’s released lately) and it’s no huge surprise it’s not lighting up the charts here. Hopefully it’s one that sells slowly but does well in the long run.

EDIT: Oh and also Hogwarts Legacy released a few days on Switch before SMRPG. For as popular as Mario is here a Harry Potter RPG releasing the same week was always going to be the preferred pick for a lot of people

On behalf of the UK, I apologise for our generally poor taste in games.

I don't think this would shock anyone. SMRPG is a really niche for a Mario game, you are essentially selling the bulk of it to those who played and loved the original.

That, and RPGs as a whole don't get as much excitement as they used to. Couple that with a classic Mario overwhadowing everything, SMRPG is just going to trail behind.

I think it's because of Black friday that Sonic Superstars jumped to 11th place. That's just me guessing.

Today's Cyber Monday & Sonic Superstar is like close to $30 or something.

@Paraka Plus the SNES version SMRPG was never released in EU back in 1996. So many wouldn't get the chance to play it at all.

So I think that MAY be another reason why. Mind you, maybe.

yet new fzero cant happen because there's not enough demand.

Nice to see Hogwarts Legacy still kicking butt ^__^

Most of the numbers are from the bf sales i think.
I myself am guilty of that too. Been playing Mario rabbids sparks of hope, for the first time, and man i am addicted lol. Love it.
Mario rpg will be for Christmas.

Doesn't look like anything can stop Playstation 5 from taking 2023! (in the UK ofc) Now third parties are taking the top spots, it's all about performance. Switch looks to be selling at respectable levels (maybe we see a price drop next year? Remember those? No idea how many more units they would need to shift above the current trend to make that a smart move though.) Starfield out of the top 40? Blimey. Is Phil Spencer playing his cards close to his chest or genuinely waiting to buy Nintendo?

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot - That would imply a much larger sales numbers, though. Even considering the majority (as I said before) would likely be revisiters.

It's pretty common for a region of potential buyers to simply not adopt a re-release of a game that never reached their market respectively. Otherwise we would loke be seeing much larger numbers for games like Famicom Detective Club.

Has Mario RPG underperformed over here? It is a traditional old school rpg afterall. They don't tend to be that popular compared to war and footy.

It's Black Friday week where sales will be quite heavily biased toward discounted titles and games bundled with hardware, so no shock to see Mario RPG take a tumble down the charts.

Sonic is coming back! Soon be number one!

Sense the American charts are not easy to find I can pretend lots of Americans bought Mario RPG and Nintendo is more motivated than ever to revive Mario and Luigi

It's the full BF week, so dropping down to 17th might not even be a sign of bad second-week legs for Super Mario RPG, contrary to what tends to happen in other weeks of the year.

Also, hopefully it isn't too bothersome to ask for the split breakdown across all platforms of Hogwarts Legacy

When even a mediocre Sonic game has better sales than you, you know you lost.

not a good sign. i think there might be a mario fatigue

Maybe shouldn't have released two full priced Mario titles so close together especially at this time of year.

Mario RPG will still end up a million seller.

It's not really that surprising tbh, not many people have nostalgia for this game and it's not something that you have to rush and buy immediately. It's doesn't help that just about every month is one Mario game after another and I feel like people are already burnt out with just two games.

Releasing RPG so soon after Wonder likely was detrimental to its sales. It's also has a much smaller target audience so this doesn't come as a surprise

@RareFan Sonic got a heavy discount at a lot of places this past week which has more than likely boosted it

@Eggolor Apology not accepted. Have some paddling, Jasper style.

I'm sure Super Mario RPG will be fine in the long run.

Ugh... it's a good thing other parts of the world are picking up europe's slack.

Guess they didnt deserve this game in 1996 after all 😡

@GrailUK

IDK how it's doing in the US, but I'm holding off on most new games until Christmas

Nothing makes me lose faith in gaming fandom more than seeing another cheap EA Sports half-assed job sit atop the sales chart. I actually like good sports games, EA haven't been good for over a decade.

It honestly not worth full proce should of about
$40 honestly.

@Keyblade-Dan I'm playing it as a guy who is outside of the fandom. It's fine. Great music?
People rallying around it, I don't know... seems like being really invested in the success of that Ubisoft Avatar game or something. It's either fandom or performative...cause the game is milquetoast at best, and WB are awful.

Hope everyone is prepared for the live-service sequel.

@RareFan but every Sonic is mediocre, and Sonic fans will buy anything, so I'm not sure about that math.

@GrailUK I have a PS5, and I'm struggling to think of a Sony exclusive that was a big deal this year, outside of Spiderman. I am sure there's...something....

Geno disconfirmed for Smash.

@LikelySatan Well, Nintendo fans buy anything which is why Nintendo gets away with selling overpriced junk.

Sony fans, Xbox, fans, Ubisoft fans, EA, Blizzard, etc... The bar is that low for gamers.

@Frailbay30 Name checks out.

@nimnio finally. A sarcastic voice on the internet. HOW REFRESSSSSSHINNNNNG!

@Maulbert Honestly enjoying the new sort of FIFA on PS5. The slower pace makes it a bit more realistic and the way they incorporated the women into Ultimate Team has given it a bit of a boost.

@LikelySatan Oh look, it's the guy with the same joke for 100th time. Har Har.

@nimnio Can you please point out where Nintendolife is saying the game is a failure? Where is the idea they think more than Nintendo coming from?

All I see is them showing a simple chart.

@nimnio Thanks. I hope authorities manage to figure it out. Keep me posted.

@GoshJosh you do nothing but spread negativity here. It's tiring. Peace.

@nimnio Thank goodness for that! Nothing but the best of the best of the best of the best.

@nimnio that's what I was doing. Sarcasm about sarcasm, lol. Sorry. Proooooobably only funny to me.

Looks like Black Friday did wonders for Jedi Outcast.

I'm glad to see Sonic Superstars climbing up the charts.

I'd have bought it already, but I've asked for it for Christmas, wonder if that's similar for a lot of potential buyers. I know my copy won't be bought until the last shopping trip before Christmas

Either way, can't wait. Gonna be like a kid on Christmas morning again

Thing is, it's not the early '90s anymore. It's 2023 and people have moved on. There have been many, MANY RPGs released since Super Mario RPG that are way better games (not to mention cheaper than 60 bucks, heck, you can get FF7 for a fraction of the price), so Mario RPG just doesn't have the same allure and appeal it used to.

It's like if they were to release Tetris in 2023 and wonder why it's not setting the world on fire like it did back in the '80s.

I never really expected the game to be a hot seller to be honest. I consider it pretty lucky that we received a remake of Super Mario RPG in the first place.

@larryisaman Gonna disagree about not recommending it to really young kids. I was a really young kid when I played the original, and I really enjoyed it back then. So I recommend it for almost everyone.

@IceEarthGuard I’m sure there’s plenty of kids who’d be able to play it no problem, but Wonder is the safer bet for most kids considering how much more text heavy and mechanically complex RPG is compared to it