It's time to take a look at the latest UK boxed charts and thanks to a couple of big new releases, the top ten isn't quite as Nintendo-stuffed as usual.
The debut of Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth means that we have to look down to fifth to find the first Nintendo title, Super Mario Bros. Wonder. This is then followed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in sixth, but that's all from Nintendo for the top ten.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown drops down to 10th in its second week in the charts and Nintendo's first published title of the year, Another Code: Recollection has disappeared from the top 40 completely.
Here's your look at this week's top 40 in full, with platform breakdowns for all of the titles available on other consoles alongside the Switch:
Last Week | This Week | Game | Platform Split |
---|---|---|---|
NEW |
1 | Tekken 8 | |
NEW |
2 |
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth |
|
7 |
3 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III |
|
2 |
4 | EA Sports FC 24 | PS5 54%, PS4 25%, Switch 13%, Xbox Series 8% |
6 |
5 |
Super Mario Bros. Wonder |
|
10 |
6 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
1 |
7 |
Hogwarts Legacy |
Switch 54%, PS5 25%, PS4 10%, Xbox Series 6% |
5 |
8 | Mortal Kombat 1 | PS5 67%, Xbox Series 17%, Switch 16% |
11 |
9 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
|
4 |
10 |
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown |
PS5 47%, Switch 42%, Xbox Series 7%, PS4 4% |
3 |
11 | The Last of Us Part II: Remastered | |
12 |
12 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | |
14 |
13 | Minecraft | |
16 |
14 |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
|
17 |
15 | Nintendo Switch Sports | |
27 |
16 | Bluey: The Videogame | Switch 90%, PS5 5%, PS4 3%, Xbox Series 2% |
22 |
17 |
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
|
20 |
18 | Sonic Superstars | Switch 44%, PS5 36%, Xbox Series 11%, PS4 9% |
18 |
19 | The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition | |
26 |
20 | Wreckfest | PS5 98%, Switch 2%, PS4 0% |
39 |
21 | Just Dance 2023 Edition | Switch 90%, PS5 6%, Xbox Series 4% |
37 |
22 |
Super Mario Odyssey |
|
32 |
23 | Mario Party Superstars | |
30 |
24 | Red Dead Redemption | PS4 56%, Switch 44% |
9 |
25 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Switch 46%, PS5 28%, PS4 21%, Xbox Series 5% |
15 |
26 | Cyberpunk 2077 | |
31 |
27 |
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle |
|
35 |
28 | Pokémon Violet | |
28 |
29 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition | PS4 39%, Switch 35%, Xbox Series 26% |
34 |
30 |
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition |
|
- |
31 | New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe |
|
- |
32 |
Just Dance 2024 Edition |
Switch 94%, PS5 4%, Xbox Series 2% |
- |
33 |
Everybody 1-2-Switch! |
|
- |
34 |
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy | Switch 57%, Xbox One 36%, PS4 7% |
24 |
35 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|
- |
36 |
Assassin's Creed Mirage | |
40 |
37 |
LEGO Harry Potter Collection | Switch 70%, PS4 20%, Xbox One 10% |
33 |
38 |
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope |
|
- |
39 |
The Crew Motorfest |
|
- |
40 |
Atomic Heart |
[Compiled by GfK]
Did you pick up anything new this week? Let us know what you think of the latest charts in the comments below.
Comments 29
I wonder why kids games are still being released on every platform under the sun. Bluey: The Videogame having 90% of its sales on Switch is certainly not a surprise.
Not surprising to see Tekken followed by Like A Dragon on top, good for them, and Wonder unfortunately in fifth behind Call of Duty and FC 24 since these are the UK charts.
Happy that Prince of Persia is at least in the top 10 and selling well on Switch while sad that Another Code has disappeared despite this being a top 40 (although not completely unexpected because, again, it's the UK charts), hope it will sell better in Japan at least!
@JohnnyMind
This might interest you.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318204/top-ranked-video-games-sales-europe-platform/
So CoD yes, but note that FIFA is the best selling game in each country
@imadeanaccount
Because people who have consoles possibly have children who are of an age to play video games?
Wreckfest is surprising. Deep sale or something?
@Daniel36 that's what I was wondering. I keep pulling that game up on the eshop, seeing it for $59.99 with none of the DLC, and nope out. The digital PS5 version is also selling with no DLC for $39.99. It's one of those games that I always forget is monetized to hell. Shame. It looks fun, but every time I look into it my blinders come up because I don't want to be screwed over.
I looked into it, and have no idea why it is charting right now, unless it's because the PS5 digital upgrade is discounted?
@LikelySatan It does loik fun. Wasn't aware of any monetization so that makes the price point a double nope.
Ah, c’mon, Prince of Persia, you deserve better sales than that! The Lost Crown is absolutely fantastic! I finished it yesterday and loved it start to finish.
@Rambler Also not surprising considering how popular football/soccer is in Europe but still, thanks for sharing this, quite interesting to see the other games in the top 3 for each country (and love to see other than the expected Mario Kart 8 Deluxe also Legends Arceus and even Switch Sports)!
@Daniel36 Yeah. It's funny. The PS4 has a complete version with all DLC currently @ $49.99, which can be upgraded to the PS5 version ($39.99, no DLC) for $10. I don't know if the PS4 DLC transfers. If not, both "seasons" of DLC is another $25 on PS5. It's a really interesting mirror maze they've created to screw us over, which is why I am never buying the game.
@somnambulance The Lost Crown is incredible. I wish it was at least as pretty as Dread, but it moves so well and is so fluid I'm good.
Welp, Infinite Wealth in 2:nd place.
I guess we can expect more NG+ behind paywall because clearly the market is fine with it.
Fairly typical UK top 5
@LikelySatan First of all, these are retail-only charts so any contribution coming from digital storefronts is absent.
But also, from what I can see, in the last few weeks Wreckfest has been kind of given away for free with PS5 / other PS5 soft-bundles purchases at currys. The deals look to be still available as well.
@LikelySatan I agree. I’d say Dread is the zenith of the genre, but Lost Crown is the best Metroidvania since Dread and arguably a contender for the best Ubisoft game ever made. Absolutely something that was low on my priorities in gaming before the reviews came out, but wholly essential to me now after the fact.
@Daniel36 I have it on Switch. It was given to me as a present with all the dlc. I’m not sure if the “giver” paid extra for the dlc but I somehow doubt it. The game is absolutely excellent. I 100%’d it without spending even 1 penny and I wasn’t even aware of any monetisation.
Am glad to see it in top 40, as far as I’m concerned it deserves every sale it gets!
Ah I wish like a dragon was number one
Love Wonder. Only gripe, bosses could have been better (though it is a 2D Mario game) but that is like wanting Pokemon to not hand hold me almost every game. Obviously, more time was spent on stages which is fine. Love when the new voice actor for Mario says, "Wonderful" every time he gets the McGuffin it puts a smile on my face and I kept shouting it every time
@JohnnyMind In those charts there are 12 Switch exclusives, 7 multiplatform games that sold best on Switch for the week and several other multiplatform games where the Switch has a decent share of the sales…I’ve never understood the stigma of the UK not being into Nintendo, their home consoles have typically been much less popular than the competition but their handhelds have always been huge here
@larryisaman I mean, comparatively that definitely is the case though, just look at the Japanese charts... but of course that doesn't mean UK isn't into also Nintendo, luckily it is!
Nice to see Tekken 8 and Infinite Wealth at the top. Do we have sales split for platforms on those two?
And in addition to the European breakdown for 2022, here is the best selling games worldwide for 2022
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Best-selling_video_games_of_2022
At no. 3 is... CoD, with FIFA at no.5
So the chart being "typical for the UK", it's actually pretty typical of any video game chart.
@MarcoP90 I don't know what a "currys" is, but I'm assuming a box store. Thanks.
I remember when I was growing up, Nintendo, bar Mario kart or maybe a Mario platformer, would make the UK multi-platform charts. Since the Wii though (obviously the Wii U there weren't so many) but Nintendo have really smashed here in the UK. Considering it was classed as PlayStation territory, that's really good for them. I'm very happy that month in, month out, Nintendo titles are doing well here. Those dark days of waiting almost a full year after America are over (I know they've been over for a while now, but I still remember them very well).
Glad to see Prince of Persia Lost Crown in there, deserves to be higher.
I am enjoying it more than Dread, I really didn't enjoy Dread, it was ok but those Emmi sections were just annoying more than fun imo.
Anyway, PoPTLC is worth every cent.
I'm playing it on hard and it is excellent, just about found everything and finished it.
One of my favourite Switch games ever.
@NinjaNicky Did you complete it though? The special stages and beyond are quite tough. The final final stage took me 2 days.
@Rambler Again, thanks for sharing these lists!
So you could say that Japan is the exception then as those multi-platform games aren't as often in the charts and especially on top there.
@JohnnyMind
I think what is happening is something like this (although I may be totally wrong!): the only real charts that I have seen published are for UK, Japan, and USA, because of the English-speakimg demographics for UK and US, and, well, it's Japan.
These three do seem to have a bit of disparity between them due to cultural differences. An easy one is that FIFA isn't going to be a dead cert big seller in the US, but American football games are.
So it is true that having FIFA at the top the UK charts is typical, and if one is only going by the three I have mentioned then it appears that all charts, and therefore all countries are different. However, with the additional data, it shows that the UK is very similar to most European countries, and, moreover, most countries have sizable numbers of gamers with tastes that are comparable with gamers in other countries.
@Rambler Those are definitely good points based on the data available to us!
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