
The UK presents a largely familiar picture in the physical charts this week, though there have been a couple of notable shake ups.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 finds itself at the top of the pack, though a wave of Nintendo titles are snapping at its heels, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and – strangely enough – Super Mario RPG, which leapfrogged from position 36 all the way up to number 5.
EA Sports FC 25 didn't do so well this week and was actually beaten by its predecessor, EA Sports FC 24. The former fell all the way down to number 16, while the latter re-emerged in the top 40 to land at number 7. We can only imagine that some seriously aggressive discounts managed to convince buyers to go for the older title.
Here's a look at this week's full top 40, with platform breakdowns for all of the titles available on other consoles as well as the Switch:
Last Week | This Week | Game | Platform Split |
---|---|---|---|
2 |
1 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | |
4 |
2 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
1 |
3 | Donkey Kong Country Returns HD | |
5 |
4 | Super Mario Party Jamboree | |
36 |
5 | Super Mario RPG | |
6 |
6 | Minecraft | |
- |
7 | EA Sports FC 24 |
PS5 92%, PS4 6%, Switch 2%, Xbox 0% |
8 |
8 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
|
11 |
9 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | |
7 |
10 | Nintendo Switch Sports | |
9 |
11 | Super Mario Bros. Wonder | |
37 |
12 | Lego Harry Potter Collection | PS5 43%, Switch 42%, Xbox 11%, PS4 4% |
16 |
13 | Just Dance 2024 Edition | Switch 97%, PS5 3% |
20 |
14 | Sonic X Shadow Generations | Switch 56%, PS5 31%, Xbox 9%, PS4 4% |
10 |
15 | Dynasty Warriors Origins | |
3 |
16 | EA Sports FC 25 | PS5 51%, Switch 29%, PS4 18%, Xbox 3% |
15 |
17 | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | |
13 |
18 | Hogwarts Legacy | Switch 40%, PS5 28%, PS4 18%, Xbox 9% |
- |
19 | Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed | Switch 53%, PS5 45%, Xbox 1%, PC 0% |
14 |
20 | Mafia Trilogy | |
18 |
21 | Astro Bot | |
- |
22 | WWE 2K24 | |
38 |
23 | Dark Souls Trilogy | |
19 |
24 | The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom | |
22 |
25 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | |
17 |
26 | The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition | |
25 |
27 | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | PS5 63%, Switch 27%, PS4 6%, Xbox 4% |
21 |
28 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | |
23 |
29 | Super Mario Odyssey | |
26 |
30 | Red Dead Redemption | Switch 61%, PS4 39% |
- |
31 | Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy | Switch 89%, PS4 10%, Xbox 1% |
24 |
32 | Black Myth: Wukong | |
30 |
33 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition | PS4 43%, Switch 40%, Xbox 17% |
34 |
34 | Pokémon Scarlet | |
- | 35 | Mario & Luigi: Brothership | |
32 |
36 | Pokémon Violet | |
31 |
37 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
35 |
38 | Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | |
- |
39 | Sonic Superstars | Switch 67%, PS5 20%, Xbox 10%, PS4 2% |
39 |
40 | MySims Cozy Bundle |
[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 21
So low for EA Sports FC.. that's unheard of.
Also a nice climb for Super Mario RPG.
But-but-but Nintendo isn’t popular in the UK! It’s PlayStation territory!!!!
Wow, is there a reason for the resurgence in Mario RPG? I know it's a fun game, but to climb from 36 to 5 is awesome
"39 Sonic Superstars Switch 87%, PS5 20%, Xbox 10%, PS4 2%"
I suppose the Switch share should be 67% rather than 87%
@JS_Comics it was down to £20, or £24 on amazon for a few weeks, maybe the last two weeks or so? so maybe it just sold well then.
Not surprising seeing CoD on top in the UK, good for those interested in it!
Personally, I'm happy to see 8 Deluxe in 2nd, Country Returns in 3rd, Jamboree in 4th, surprisingly Super Mario RPG in 5th, New Horizons in 9th, Switch Sports in 10th, Wonder in 11th, Lego Harry Potter in 12th and selling almost as much on Switch as on PS5, Sonic X Shadow Generations in 14th and selling the most on Switch, Dynasty Warriors Origins in 15th, Hogwarts Legacy in 18th and selling the most on Switch, Epic Mickey surprisingly in 19th and selling the most on Switch, Astro Bot in 21st and last but not least Echoes of Wisdom in 24th (stopping here as this is way too long as is)!
@ViewtifulCool just came here to suggest this 😂 two of my brothers bought it because of the price drop.
Really nice to see Mario RPG suddenly spark up there! Anything that convinces Nintendo to keep doing RPG/Paper Mario games up there is a good thing.
… where the heck is Bluey?
@larryisaman Crazy to think Nintendo has such a strong standing in the UK these days when I was growing up barely anyone owned their systems and they were non existent in the charts. I felt like the only person who owned a Wii U and was lucky to find a few 3DS owners, nowadays it feels like a good portion of people own a Switch. The fact they have more of a presence here than Xbox which is suppose to be their second best market is crazy
@Sam_ATLUS Felt that way growing up with a Gamecube in secondary school. Could count on 1 hand the amount of people in my year that owned one! As for Wii U....that occupied such a small space in shops and people's minds.
@Sam_ATLUS Home consoles were always less popular for sure. I was one of few with a GameCube growing up (but at least I wasn’t seemingly the one and only kid at school who had a Dreamcast 🥴). Nintendo handhelds have always been massive here though so it makes sense that the Switch has took off here in the way it has!
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy = Switch 89%, PS4 10%, Xbox 1%.... Crash at 89% on Switch is fantastic...
@ViewtifulCool ah! That could explain it haha
Still baffles me how CoD games keep scoring so high... But to each their own, I suppose.
Red Dead Redemption = Switch 61%, PS4 39%.
With numbers like that, I would be porting the second to the Switch 2 within the first six month of release to get the early adopter sales.
I expect some of the changes in January are from new Switch owners from Xmas boosting their library with main Nintendo IP and evergreen titles.
What a Nintendo title wave! I don't know what's causing this, but I'm so happy to see it.
Super Mario RPG’s leap is thanks to the amazing sale its having recently for just $30 bucks physical!
@JS_Comics a sale has been going on for SMRPG this week!
@sanderev Wonder if the FIFA --> EAFC branding is finally hitting them.
Maybe customers have just decided that they don't value the new branding quite as much that a heavily discounted EAFC24 is preferred to standard price EAFC25.
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