UK Charts: Nintendo's First-Party Switch 2 Games Continue To Dominate

Maybe it says more about the physical/digital split between platforms, but it's remarkable how healthy the Switch sales are in the UK in what is traditionally a very lukewarm territory for Nintendo.

i don't understand why EA doesn't support FC properly on switch, its half the bloody sales every week! so so lazy. Hope FC26 is a proper version.

@tsim21 Doing half the work and still getting all the money ofcourse is very good for shareholders.

BLUEY, where are you?
Would like to see back on Top 40.

DK Bananza is so disappointing. My biggest disappointment on Switch 2 so far.
It's just a repetitive game with no real Donkey Kong feeling anywhere.

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition and Sonic X Shadow Generations are my highlights so far, followed by Mario Kart World.

But hey, I played Metroid Prime 4 at Gamescom and it was amazing. So I guess, Bananza will be forgotten fast soon.

@Anti-Matter maybe because most console users are above age 6...

@ShadLink sadly true.

Nice to see Nintendo doing decently well in the UK like usual! One thing different I noticed compared to usual is that Pokémon Legends Arceus is in the late 30s instead of Scarlet and Violet, which is usually there to my memory.

"Final Fantasy I - VI Collection Switch 75%, PS4 25%"

I swear if Square Enix don't make FFXVII a multiplat with Switch 2 as a platform day 1 instead of Playstation exclusive they've totally lost it. It's so obvious their audience simply isn't just on Playstation as much as they attempt to force it to be.

Nearly had a heart attack. Thought Mario Kart 8 was not listed.
Panic over. Still top 10. 🤣

@Nintendo4Sonic it isn't exactly a disappointment for me, but it's still slightly overrated IMO. On a technical point of view it's a 10 out of 10, but the gameplay for the first half of the game is underwhelming. Later on it improves anyway, enough to reach a 7, so it's a 8.5 overall. Anyway, we should also consider that it was probably aimed at the youngest players, whereas MP4 is definitely for a more mature public, which is why I wouldn't bet that it will be forgotten that easily.

@tjhiphop
Nintendo handhelds always do well in the UK.
So switch and switch 2 being handheld hybrid would do well in the UK.
The Wii Did well too.

Donkey Kong Bananza is such an awesome game. Really hope it continues selling well for the lifetime of the system.

This is precisely why I grab Ninty consoles day one. Even with all their problems, their software output never disappoints.

@Nintendo4Sonic A Sonic fan complaining about repetition is a bit strange to me. How far have you gotten? Each level has enough unique stuff going on to give it a strong identity I think, and even the repression repetition of beating your way through everything that exists is fun for checks Switch stats apparently 70 hours? For me at least.

Ha ha, people really avoiding Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch!

Because Nintendo didn't ship devkits and therefore have less competition.

so happy to see nintendo leading the pack once again! hopefully forgotten land makes it to first next week.its just nice seeing something other than fifa in the top spot 😭
@Nintendo4Sonic actually there are a ton of older bluey fans, the game may be made for small kids, but the tv show does have a few adult jokes and really dives deep into the characters of the parents, making it appealing to some adults

Wonder how all the stuff that's on Game Key Cards or Download-In-A-Box is doing in proportion. If there's any justice, not well.

I think it's time I accepted that Cyberpunk 2077 has become my favourite game ever...

Wonder how those key card sales are looking, haha

Nice.
For uk/Europe users. If you have Hogwarts legacy on switch 1 you can upgrade to the switch 2 version for 9 pounds.
Switch 1 version is on sale now for 10 pounds.

@SpaceboyScreams Also, I don't think most gamers have a problem with repetition if the things you're repeating are fun. DKB is "repetitive" but never in a way I wasn't enjoying.

(Also, my most played games ever, Elite Dangerous and Final Fantasy XIV, both north of 2k hours, are two of the most repetitive games ever freaking made)

@SirLink yeah, technically it looks awesome. That's true. Thanks for letting me know, that it gets stronger later. But after about 5h playtime, I don't want to go on anymore.

@Nintendo4Sonic Yeah I feel like it has the same problem I had with Odyssey. Too easy and too much quantity over quality in terms of the collectables.

I also feel the same about the lack of a DK feeling, it feels more like DK inside of another game.

@SirLink ehh I think people really underestimate the gaming skills of children past the age of 4. I had no problem beating the DKC trilogy as well as DK64 as a kid, in fact I used to like harder games back then because they lasted longer.

Kids today also play stuff like Fortnite or Call Of Duty, and I think multiplayer games have a higher skill ceiling than single player platformers.

@poyo_pie yeah absolutely. There were some short moments I enjoyed. But overall it's not satisfying playing it. I also heard from others in Germany, that they feel the same about Bananza.

@Nintendo4Sonic I just play it in short bursts in the mornings before work. I think I'm past the halfway point so I'll see it through the end, but I don't think I'll replay it after beating it for a while.

@poyo_pie that's another thing. The collecting in that game is no fun and all you're collecting is for cosmetics.
Even if I would complete that game, it would never return to it, I think.
So I give it back.

@OldGamer999 Bingo. Always annoys me when people say the UK generally doesn’t care about Nintendo- not true at all. Yes their home consoles typically fail to gain traction over here but their handhelds have always been popular- IIRC the DS remains the best selling system in the UK. No
surprise that the Switch did so well here and not surprising that Switch 2 is off to a good start either.

First-party Switch 2 games, what like, all two of them?

System has only been out for a little while; isn’t it a bit too early to celebrate this?

Hmmm, wonder why they are holding off sending those dev kits??

@Nintendo4Sonic oh 5h are nothing in this game, you definitely have to play it much longer to enjoy it. This is why I believe that it was released too early, sometimes it feels unfinished. I would have definitely shortened that initial phase of "blind smashing" and slipped in a couple of chapters more.
Anyway, I don't mean to spoil anything but the (true) ending is really great and... long. They probably wanted to make sure we'd remember about it for a long time lol

@poyo_pie oh I wasn't referring to skills. I think that all that smashing might get annoying for a more grown up public. But you know, that's Sakurai's mark lol
On the other side, the Metroid series is known to include some thrilling elements that might not be suitable for very young kids.

It's shocking to me that there's only two quality games in the top five and the other are AAA slop.I mean, I am not trying to account for taste. It just feels like only two I feel really hot the level of quality I would consider necessary to be evergreen titles.

Curious to see sales figures for Bananza.

Videogame sales in the UK must be in the toilet, for a console with such a small install base to have the top two sales figures.

@OctolingKing13 I would and have watched Bluey episodes without my kid 😂

@SpaceboyScreams
Helpful tip for you: Instead of acting incredulous that someone who is a "fan" of a series you dislike expresses a opinion of a game you like which dissents from your own, it might be good to ask "Why?"