UK Charts: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Slips Out Of The Top Ten

That’s a pity, but it doesn’t change the fact it’s a decent game. The narrative is worth it for TotK fans and it’s a Warriors game that finally runs well on a Nintendo platform.

I might be imagining things but the move sets and playable characters feel a bit more varied.

Also, Rauru is the GOAT, both literally and in combat.

The Musou games just aren't as popular as the mainline Zelda ones. Which is a bit sad, but also not surprising. I can't wait to start the game once I 100% TotK (currently at 50%). The rest of the top 10 doesn't seem to have shifted much, with the addition of CoD on #1, of course. Which doesn't surprise me at all. I just can't stand those kinds of shooter games myself. But that's why I'm mostly a Nintendo gamer, I guess

Wow FM did tank really bad! If the Switch version next month is at least playable might pick that version up, shame no NS2 version for mouse controls.

It's a niche game. So.. yeah. I am happy that Legends Z-A is doing good.

Time to move on

I haven't bought the new one yet, I still need to finish age of calamity. I might be in the minority, but I'm waiting for a patch to upgrade aoc on switch 2 first, I'm struggling to find the motivation to play it without. Though I wonder if that's never going to come, I'm not sure how much we can expect in terms of old games getting upgraded.

Then maybe I'll see about buying the new one when I'm done with the old one - I'm in no rush.

Eh I'm sure it's selling much better in the US and Japan anyway.

It could be the best Musou game of all time but the bottom line is it's still a Musou game and therefore I have zero interest in it.

BLUEY is on number 33. 😄

@Anti-Matter
My Niece wants this game....She has the habit of wanting games based off shows she likes and then the game sucks, played once, thrown in the dustbin.....lol

Do they ever show console sales? I know when you guys post the Japanese charts, we always get the console sales, which is cool. I'm just intrigued to see how the Switch 2 sales are doing week by week, especially with Christmas looming upon us.

I’ve still to pick it up in the next week or two for my son for Christmas, he’ll love it. Some great Nintendo representation throughout the charts. The price of games now, people will definitely be more picky.

Understandable. After playing HW AoC, I chose not to purchase Age of Imprisonment and just watched the cutscenes on Youtube instead. The story and lore content, as predicted, was fantastic but the gameplay was dull and repetitive like its predecessor. Some people like it, there is a market for it but it's not for me. I prefer proper 3D Zelda games as opposed to fighting hordes.

It's a shame that Nintendo didn't push the game more. It's a great visual showcase for the Switch 2, and a very good game.

Good to see Pokemon Legends ZA holding strong. After a weak intro, the game actually has shaped up to be really great. I know the heavy rumors for Gen 10 are for 2026 (30th anniversary) but I hope the Pokemon company has learned from their mistakes of rushed development and they just wait to release it when it's ready instead.

@Axecon Gen10 is definitely releasing between October-December of 2026 due to TPC's timeline for Pokemon cards. Good news is that there should be 12 months this time between the Legends game and the Gen10 game (unlike Arceus with SV). Gives them more time to polish/implement ideas from ZA.

Going to be a little frustrated if the new battle mechanics aren't in Gen10 along with the catching mechanics. With some mild polish and use of abilities and otherways to implement new strategy features, could be an absolute game changer for competitive moving forward.

@LightSpirit The entire internet could hate Call of Duty... and it would still sell 30m copies overnight.

9 of the top 20 are first party titles. Holy cow that’s impressive! Other devs must be weeping when they see that! I’m weeping but with tears of joy.
Now make a new Wave Race you cowards!!

I want Age of Imprisonment for sure but I’m saving my money for Prime 4. £60 is a lot to drop on a new game these days. I’ll get around to it when releases are thin, maybe in the new year.

Mario Kart 8 in top 10, lets go.

I will probably pick it up at some point when it's at a lower price point. Can't justify paying full price for a musou game despite the Zelda paint on it and well I have more games than time to play them anyway. Metroid is coming up as well which I am going to enjoy thoroughly.

I'm shocked, shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
Honestly, it feels like this is what happens with most games on this chart before it goes back to the usual suspects
But it's a good game, surprised how much I'm enjoying it

@Ravenmaster My experience of Age of Calamity was identical to yours. Oddly enough, though, Age of Imprisonment wound up being the opposite experience. The story is not worth your time, but the gameplay is way more fun. Basically everything aside from the combat is uninspired, but the combat has really improved - to the point that in tempted to keep playing even after 100%-ing it today. A number of mechanistic tweaks and additions have made it a great hack n slash.

@Joe11 would you rate it higher than Fire Emblem Warriors?

I had the demo of the first game. That was enough. It was sorta fun but I was sick of the game by the time the demo ended.

I had a feeling this one wouldn't sell as well.

Even though it's canonical, people can't stand any more Musou spinoffs. If it were a continuation of Tears, which was played only by Zelda in the past in an open world, but made by Koei Tecmo, it would have sold at least 3 million copies already.

This one was an easy pass for me since I didn't care at all about TotK's plot, didn't like Age of Calamity that much, and own five separate Musou games on the Switch at this point and don't need more of them. I might've been willing to bite if they did another dream roster game but basing it off a bunch of boring backstory characters, a large chunk of whom weren't even in TotK in the first place, meant this really just offered nothing of appeal at all to me.

@scoobdoo I didn't play the first FE Warriors, but I played 3 Hopes, and I definitely think AoI is a big step up. The combat is deeper and more satisfying. Also, it looks way better. 3 Hopes looked really muddy and unappealing to me. I liked how fast the main character played, though!