Japanese Charts Switch Console Sales Reach 8 Million, Will Soon Overtake PS4 Lifetime Sales
After just two years on sale
UK Charts Nintendo Labo VR Fails To Enter Top 40, Yoshi Slips Down To Fifth Place
Neither VR Kit made the cut
Japanese Charts Super Dragon Ball Heroes Kicks Yoshi Off Top Spot
Nine Switch games in top ten
UK Charts Four Switch Exclusive Games Make The Top Ten
Yoshi takes a slight tumble
Charts - News
April2019
Japanese Charts Switch Console Sales Reach 8 Million, Will Soon Overtake PS4 Lifetime Sales
After just two years on sale
Japanese chart figures are now in for 15th - 21st April, revealing that the Nintendo Switch has now surpassed 8 million sales in the region. Before we jump into console sales, let's quickly take a look at this week's top ten. Famitsu reports that this week's new release, Langrisser I & II, shifted 9,031 copies on...
UK Charts Three Nintendo Titles Make Top Ten, Final Fantasy X/X-2 Debuts At Number 20
A familiar scene
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 20th April, with a relatively quiet week at retail leaving us with a mostly familiar looking chart. There are three Nintendo games in the top ten this week, but it's newcomer World War Z which has managed to take top position. Snooker 19 has racked up a ninth place debut, while Final...
Japanese Charts Nintendo Labo VR Constructs A Second Place Debut
Beating Final Fantasy
Japanese chart figures are now in for 8th - 14th April, revealing that Nintendo Labo VR has managed to enter the charts in second place in its opening week. The game managed to sell more units that this week's other big Switch release, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, with Famitsu's estimates reporting a total of 26,634 sales...
UK Charts Nintendo Labo VR Fails To Enter Top 40, Yoshi Slips Down To Fifth Place
Neither VR Kit made the cut
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 13th April, revealing that both of the two Nintendo Labo VR Kit releases have failed to make it into the top 40. Nintendo's other recent major release, Yoshi's Crafted World, has slipped down to fifth place this week, while Tom Clancy's The Division 2 remains at the top, seeing...
Japanese Charts Super Dragon Ball Heroes Kicks Yoshi Off Top Spot
Nine Switch games in top ten
Japanese chart figures are now in for 1st - 7th April, revealing that Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission has knocked Yoshi's Crafted World off top position. The game debuted with an estimated 70,990 sales on Switch, which is comfortably higher than the figure Yoshi achieved in its debut last week. As you may...
UK Charts Four Switch Exclusive Games Make The Top Ten
Yoshi takes a slight tumble
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 6th April, revealing that Yoshi's Crafted World has slipped down to third place after securing a chart-topping debut last week. Yoshi's sales saw a 61% drop this week, allowing The Division 2 and FIFA 19 to claw their way back to the top. The top ten is littered with Switch...
Japanese Charts Yoshi's Crafted World Secures Another Number One
An impressive launch
Japanese chart figures are now in for 25th - 31st March, revealing that Yoshi's Crafted World has secured another number one position following on from its UK success reported earlier this week. The game sold 53,327 copies in its first week on sale in the region, knocking last week's number one, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, down...
UK Charts Yoshi's Crafted World Flutter Jumps Straight To Number One
Knocking Sekiro off top spot
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 30th March, revealing that Yoshi's Crafted World has gone straight to number one. Not bad at all. The game replaces last week's top spot owner Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice which drops down to third place this week, joining the likes of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which remains in the top...
March2019
Japanese Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate Overtakes Splatoon 2 As The Best-Selling Switch Game
Super Robot Wars T debuts in 3rd
Japanese chart figures are now in for 18th - 24th March revealing that, as we predicted last week, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now overtaken Splatoon 2 as the best-selling game on Nintendo Switch in the region. The game sold another 21,008 copies this week, taking its total physical sales in Japan to 2,974,153.
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Stay In The Top Ten
'Mario' + 'Deluxe' = success
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd March, revealing that both Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe have managed to keep their places in the top ten. New release Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice manages to take top spot this time around, selling most of its copies on PS4. This pushes last week's...
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Is Now Less Than 10,000 Copies Away From Outselling Splatoon 2
Smash could take over next week
Japanese chart figures are now in for 11th - 17th March, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is on the brink of becoming the best-selling Switch game in the region. This week saw another 20,706 copies be sold at retail (making it the best-selling Switch game this week), taking its total sales to 2,953,145...
UK Charts Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Still Leads The Way For Switch, The Division 2 Takes Top Spot
Mario, Mario Kart and Smash all in top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 16th March, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still speeding along as the Switch's best-selling exclusive for another week. After a strong third-place finish last week, the game saw a 12% drop in sales this time around, subsequently making it fall four places...
Japanese Charts Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn Debuts In Sixth, Can't Compete With Switch Titles
Smash still in second place
Japanese chart figures are now in for 4th - 10th March, revealing that new 3DS title Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn has debuted in sixth position. The game shifted 10,607 copies at retail, putting it below four evergreen Switch titles which all managed to outsell the newcomer this week despite having been on sale for multiple...
UK Charts A Slow Week At Retail Sees Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Race Back To Third Place
Devil May Cry 5 debuts at No. 1
UK chart data is now in (a little later than usual) for the week ending 9th March, revealing that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has managed to drift, boost, and presumably red shell its way back to third place. Capcom's Devil May Cry 5 takes the honours this week, with Anthem being knocked off top spot and actually dropping...
Japanese Charts Smash Ultimate Returns To Number Two, Dead Or Alive 6 Takes Top Spot
Switch hardware sales as strong as ever
Japanese chart figures are now in for 25th February - 3rd March, revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has managed to climb back up to number two this week. The game narrowly beats New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe to that position, with just over 1,000 sales between them, but it's Dead or Alive 6 which has...
News Nintendo Switch Has Been The Best-Selling Console In Japan For 12 Months In A Row
It's pretty popular, then
If you follow our weekly Japanese chart updates, you'll probably be aware that the Switch almost always finds itself at the top of the hardware sales chart by a comfortable margin. The console can often be found selling upwards of 50,000 units per week, and it seems that this constant success has earned it another...
UK Charts Trials Rising Squeezes Into Top Ten, But Sales Were Lowest On Switch
Pokémon Let's Go sales on the rise
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 2nd March, revealing that three new games have made it into the top ten this week. Out of these, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame charted highest, master-building its way to number four in its opening week. Dirt 2.0 managed to grab sixth spot, and Trials Rising somersaulted...
February2019
Japanese Charts Phoenix Wright Sells Best On Switch, Anthem Steals Mario's Thunder
Switch still ahead in hardware sales
Japanese chart figures are now in for 18th - 24th February, revealing that EA's Anthem has swooped in at number one, keeping New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in second place for another week. Mario has been sitting high at the top of the Japanese charts ever since it released, often finding itself at number one...
UK Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate Returns To Top Ten But EA's Anthem Takes Top Prize
Nintendo grabs three top-ten spots
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 23rd February, with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate managing to return to the top ten after dropping out last week. Nintendo's evergreen chart-toppers are still clinging on to their top ten positions this week, with both New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe...
UK Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe And Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Fight To Stay In The Top Ten
Smash Bros. Ultimate drops out
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 16th February, with two Nintendo Switch games managing to maintain a position within the top ten. There are three new games placing high on the charts this week. Ubisoft's latest release Far Cry: New Dawn took out the top spot and was followed by Metro: Exodus in second...
Japanese Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Triple Jumps Back To Top Spot
Switch still best-selling console
Japanese chart figures are now in for 4th - 10th February, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has reclaimed the top spot. Mario and friends managed to shift another 38,482 units at retail this week, outselling last week's number one Kingdom Hearts III which came in just behind with 35,450 sales. There...
UK Charts A Very Familiar UK Top Ten Sees Three Nintendo Titles Standing Strong
Red Dead takes back number one
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 9th February, and it's a very familiar line up of titles taking those prestigious positions. Red Dead Redemption 2 has lassoed its way back to number one this time around after being pinned down by the likes of Resident Evil 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe in recent...
Japanese Charts Switch Hardware Sales Still Dominate But Kingdom Hearts 3 Takes Software Glory
Mario in third spot
Japanese chart figures are now in for 28th January - 3rd February, revealing that Kingdom Hearts III has managed to stay at number one for a second consecutive week. The game shifted another 91,019 units this week, keeping second place Resident Evil 2 safely behind it in the charts. Nintendo-published software titles take up the...
UK Charts Nintendo's Evergreen Titles Cling On To Top Ten As Kingdom Hearts 3 Wins Out
Business as usual
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 2nd February, with Nintendo's biggest and brightest games still clinging on to the top ten alongside continued hardware sale success. Three Nintendo exclusives are sitting in the top ten this time around, keeping a firm grip on their mid-table positions for yet another week; the Switch's...
January2019
Japanese Charts Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Sales Exceed 300,000, Kingdom Hearts 3 Takes Top Spot
Switch hardware sales return to normal
Japanese chart figures are now in for 21st - 27th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has now sold more than 300,000 units in the country alone. The game shifted another 57,725 copies this week, taking its total up to 312,869 and keeping it safely within the top three positions at retail...
UK Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Loses Out As Resident Evil 2 Takes The Crown
Three Nintendo games in top ten
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 26th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has been knocked off top spot for the first time since its release earlier this month. Mario and friends actually find themselves down several places this week to fourth in the charts following a 44% drop in...
Japanese Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Knocked Off Top Spot In Its Second Week
Still secured second, though
Japanese chart figures are now in for 14th - 20th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has been knocked off top spot in its second week on sale, unlike its continued dominance in the UK. The newly released Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown takes the honours this week, with the PS4 version of the game...
UK Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Fights Off Ace Combat 7 To Stay At Number One
For a second consecutive week
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 19th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has managed to keep hold of its position at the very top of the charts. Mario's latest platforming adventure saw a 43% drop in sales this week (its second week on the market) but that wasn't enough of a drop to lose...
Japanese Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Knocks Smash Ultimate Off Top Spot
After a solid five week run
Japanese chart figures are now in for 7th - 13th January, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has managed to steal the number one spot from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Smash Ultimate has had an incredibly impressive run since it launched back in December, taking the top spot every week for five weeks in a row...
News New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Launch Sales Were Actually 56% Higher Than On Wii U, Not 24.8%
It was better than we thought
Yesterday saw the latest batch of UK chart data roll in, revealing that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe's launch on Nintendo Switch saw sales that were 24.8% higher than the original release on Wii U. As it happens, a chart tracking error means that this information was incorrect; instead, the results are even more...
UK Charts New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Launch Sales 24.8% Higher Than On Wii U, Hits Number One
Update: Actually, it's much higher
Update 2: The new data is now in and we have updated the chart table accordingly. The new data reveals that Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition actually debuted in the top ten and that New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe actually sold 56% more copies than the Wii U original, not 24.8% as previously reported. - -...
Two weeks of sales in one
We have a bumper edition of the Japanese charts to share with you this week, as Media Create sales for the last week of 2018 and first week of 2019 are now in. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is consistently knocking it out of the park, remaining on top spot every week in the region ever since it released just over a month ago...
UK Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate And Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Keep A Firm Grip On The Top Ten
Digital sales to be tracked soon
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 5th January, but a lack of new releases means that we have a near-identical chart from last week. The biggest change has actually taken place right at the very top, with FIFA 19 once again hitting number one by jumping just ahead of Red Dead Redemption 2. Nintendo's heavy...
UK Charts Yearly Physical Switch Game Sales Increased By 90.1% In 2018
Smash Ultimate still sits strongly in top 10
UK chart data is now in for the week ending 29th December, giving us the final sales totals for the year 2018 and revealing which game enters the new year at number one. Unsurprisingly, the new year's number one honour goes to Red Dead Redemption 2, which has had a fantastically strong presence in the...
December2018
Japanese Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate Stays In Top Spot While Switch Maintains Momentum
Dragon Quest Builders 2 debuts
Japanese chart figures are now in for 17th December - 23rd December and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on the Switch continues to reign supreme. The new entry in the long-running Smash series maintained its top spot, with an additional 452,617 retail sales - pushing it beyond the two million sales mark domestically and...
UK Charts Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Overtakes Splatoon 2 Lifetime Sales In UK
Red Dead takes Christmas number one
Despite only being on the market for three weeks, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now sold more copies than Splatoon 2 in the UK. The game has seen a 24% drop in physical sales this week, slipping down to fifth place in the UK charts, but its tremendous overall start means that it is already the fifth best-selling...
Japanese Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate Continues To Dominate As Switch Consoles Fly Off Shelves
Fends off new PS4 releases
Japanese chart figures are now in for 10th December - 16th December, unsurprisingly revealing that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still flying high at the very top. The game shifted another 406,617 physical copies in its second week on the market - a number which most titles could only dream of in their opening weeks -...
UK Charts A Solid Week For Switch, But Smash Bros. Ultimate Can't Hold On To First Place
Sales rise across the board
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has now had its second week on store shelves, performing relatively well in a week with lots of changes at the top of the UK charts. The game drops down to fourth place this week after a 52% fall in sales from last week's count. While that might sound like a rather hefty fall, a 52% drop is...
Japanese Charts Smash Bros. Ultimate Has Already Outsold Pokémon And Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
1.2 million in its opening week
Japanese chart figures are now in for 3rd December - 9th December, and you're going to want to sit down for this one. Earlier today, we shared Famitsu's early sales data reports for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate which indicated that it had sold over 1.2 million physical copies at launch. Japanese gaming sales analyst...
UK Charts Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Becomes The Fastest-Selling Smash Game Of All Time
Knocks FIFA off top spot
Last Friday's release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has simultaneously broken records for Nintendo and made a huge impact in the UK charts. Not only did it sell enough copies to snag number one this week, but it has also become the fastest-selling Super Smash Bros. game of all time. Launch sales for Ultimate are 302% higher...
Japanese Charts Pokémon: Let's Go Still Number One For Third Week, Switch Sales Rise Again
And a 3DS title snags second
Japanese chart figures are now in for 26th November - 2nd December, revealing that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are still comfortably leading the charge for the third consecutive week. Although selling slightly less than last week, the two Pokémon games shifted another 94,753 copies between them...
UK Charts Pokémon Let's Go Still Clinging Onto Top Ten, Now Outperforming Pokémon X And Y
Still going strong
With the rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals just starting to truly quieten down, the UK charts should now start to even out once more. One million physical game sales generated another £32.6 million last week, but which games are sitting at the top of the pile? Well, you probably won't be surprised to hear that FIFA 19...
November2018
Japanese Charts Pokémon Let's Go Still Dominating, Fights Off Three New PS4 Titles
Poké-popular
Japanese chart figures are now in for 19th November - 25th November and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are still leading the way with an impressive second week on the market. The two games managed to generate another 162,467 sales in the region this week, adding onto last week's 661,240 tally to reach a whopping...
UK Charts Black Friday Deals Boost Sales Across The Board, But Rivals Outperform Nintendo
Discounted FIFA shoots and scores
With Black Friday sales dominating the retail space last week, it's unsurprising to learn that the charts have seen a bit of change this time around. Discounted games and those found tucked inside console bundles saw huge leaps across the board as consumers spent £53 million in total on physical gaming products...
News Pokémon: Let's Go Absolutely Smashes It In The Japanese Charts, Switch Console Sales Skyrocket
Not a bad week at all
Japanese chart figures are now in for 12th November - 18th November, unsurprisingly revealing that Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have snagged top spot without any concern from rival games. The Switch has also seen a hugely significant boost in sales as a result. The new entries into the Pokémon franchise...
News Switch Gets A Major Retail Boost In The UK Thanks To Pokémon: Let's Go Success
A huge week for UK retail gaming
With Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! generating a total of 116,000 physical sales in the UK between them at launch, it's not too surprising to learn that they had a major impact on the UK charts this week. The games actually enter the charts at number four and number six respectively, although, had...
News Luigi's Mansion Scares Away The Competition To Snag Number One In The Japanese Charts
Switch sales at highest for some time
Japanese chart figures are now in for 5th November - 11th November, and the new 3DS release of Luigi's Mansion has spooked its way right to the very top. Our favourite vacuum-wielding, green hat-wearing plumber's ghostly adventure shifted 27,370 retail units in the region last week, narrowly beating Call of...
A quiet week for new releases
UK chart figures are now in for last week's software sales, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leading the charge for Nintendo's efforts with a sixth-place spot in a relatively quiet week for new releases. Red Dead Redemption 2 has managed to stay firmly in the top-place position for the third week running, with Call of Duty:...
News Switch Sales Rise In Japan This Week Despite Lack Of New Major Releases
A look at the Japanese charts
Japanese chart figures are now in for 29th October - 4th November, revealing that the Switch has managed to regain its usual sales momentum after a slight dip last time around. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII returns to the top of the charts this week, with an extra 39,077 sales taking its total for the region to 417,990...
News Diablo III: Eternal Collection Jumps Up To 15th Place In UK Charts Thanks To Switch Release
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! fails to chart
The latest UK gaming chart figures are in, revealing that the Switch release of Diablo III: Eternal Collection has helped the game shoot back up to 15th place this week. Red Dead Redemption 2 has managed to hold on to its first-place position this time around, with a 51% drop in sales from last week...
October2018
News Switch Maintains A Firm Grip On Japanese Charts Despite Slight Drop In Sales This Week
Super Mario Party still clinging on
Japanese chart figures are now in for 22nd - 28th October, showing that the Switch has seen a slight dip in performance thanks to a lack of major releases - just like in the UK charts. Despite this, the console is still home to 11 of the top 20 games this week. The PS4 version of the new megahit Red Dead...
News Nintendo's UK Chart Presence Takes A Beating This Week As Multi-Platform Stars Lead The Charge
A little thing called Red Dead Redemption 2?
UK chart figures are now in covering last week's sales, with Red Dead Redemption 2 leading a multi-platform charge to supremacy and leaving Nintendo's presence looking rather sparse. Rockstar's Western showstopper has generated more than double the number of physical sales managed by the 2010 original -...
News Super Mario Party Still Partying Hard In Japanese Charts, Dark Souls Enters At Number Four
Switch dominating hardware chart
Japanese chart figures are in for 15th - 21st October, revealing that Super Mario Party has held onto to its second place position, only losing out to the still-new Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII. Yes, Mario's board game antics have generated another 36,381 sales in the region this week, falling from last week's...
A slow start
UK chart figures are now in for the week ending 20th October, revealing that Starlink: Battle for Atlas has had a relatively slow start to life on the market. Ubisoft's toys-to-life project enters the charts this week in 14th spot, despite having a potentially higher chance of securing physical sales over digital thanks to its...
News Super Mario Party Slips To Second Place In Japanese Charts, Switch Still Best-Selling Console
Black Ops 4 steals top spot
Super Mario Party has just faced its second week in stores, and Japanese figures (from 8th - 14th October) report that its sales have remained relatively high, despite dropping to second place in the charts. The new rival taking over that prized top spot is, of course, the newly-released Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII,...
News The World Ends With You Debuts At Number 21 In UK Charts, Super Mario Party Sales Drop 45%
Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII on top
In a week relatively quiet on the Nintendo release front, third-party titles have once again charged their way to the top of the UK charts. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII takes the top spot this time around, with a dramatic fall in physical sales over last year's edition suggesting that the general shift to digital...
Physical sales only
Japanese sales figures are now in for the week of 1st - 7th October, revealing that Super Mario Party managed to jump right to the top of the charts with a very impressive sales total indeed. The moustachioed plumber's latest outing generated 142,868 sales in its opening weekend. Of course, the game only arrived in stores on 5th...
News Super Mario Party Rolls A Number Five In Its UK Charts Debut, FIFA 19 Still On Top
The party has officially started
Last week saw another major Nintendo release hit store shelves, with the world's most famous moustachioed plumber taking part in his latest, crazy and colourful Super Mario Party. The game has made its debut in the UK charts in fifth position. Considering the competition, this is a pleasingly strong result for Mario...
News New Switch Releases Litter The Japanese Gaming Charts, But PS4 Editions Come Out On Top
Dragon Ball FighterZ, FIFA, Warriors Orochi 4
Japanese sales figures are now in for the week of 24th - 30th September, with multiple new Switch releases jumping immediately into the top ten of the charts. Warriors Orochi 4 was the top-selling new release in Japan both on Switch, and as a whole, with the PlayStation 4 version selling 100,831 retail...
News UK Charts Reveal That Just 1% Of FIFA 19 Sales Were On Switch, Physical Launch Sales Tumble
Valkyria Chronicles 4 debuts at number nine
Figures are now in for the UK gaming charts covering the week ending 29th September, with the new release of FIFA 19 unsurprisingly taking the top spot this time around. The game has sailed right into the top corner at launch, instantly becoming the biggest UK game of 2018 in terms of sales. It overtakes...
September2018
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna DLC Grabs A Spot In The Physical Release Japanese Charts
Switch still leads the console charge
Japanese sales figures are now in for the week of 17th - 23rd September, revealing that the physical version of Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country - the DLC expansion to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 - has narrowly missed out on a place in the top ten chart positions. Of course, seeing a piece of DLC...
News Animal Crossing: New Leaf Re-Enters UK Charts, Two Mario Titles Appear In The Top 10
But Spider-Man still leads the charge
Potentially thanks to a new boost of interest in the franchise after the recent Animal Crossing Switch announcement - and with Isabelle joining the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster - Animal Crossing: New Leaf has r
News Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit Has Disappointing Launch In Japan, Switch Still Best-Selling Console
Last week's Japanese charts
Figures are in for the Japanese gaming charts, covering the 10th - 16th of September, and Nintendo's major new release of the week - the Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit - managed to snag a debut spot at number five. Sales figures show that it failed to reach the lofty heights of the previous Labo designs, however...
News UK Charts Reveal That Only 2% Of NBA 2K19's Launch Sales Were On Switch
Super Mario Odyssey jumps back into top ten
UK gaming charts figures are now in for the week ending 15th September, revealing that Spider-Man has retained its top spot position and that NBA 2K19's Switch sales have been rather underwhelming at launch. In the all formats chart, NBA 2K19 managed to snag a very decent third place finish, narrowly...
News Switch Still Dominating Japanese Hardware Charts But PS4 Takes Home The Software Glory
Spider-Man wins the crown
Nintendo's reign over the Japanese charts has been receiving the odd dent or two over the last couple of weeks, with a healthy number of top-tier PlayStation titles wreaking havoc at the top. This week's no different, with a couple of new releases spoiling Nintendo's fun once again. Marvel’s Spider-Man unsurprisingly...
News Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Becomes Best-Selling 3D Zelda Game In Japan
Ocarina of Time moves to second place
Earlier this year, Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had sold almost ten million units worldwide. This technically made it the best-selling Zelda outing of all time - if you didn’t include remasters of existing releases. As revealed by
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Races To Third Place In Individual UK Charts But Can't Stop Spider-Man
Where's that blue shell when you need it?
As another week flies by, it's time once again to take a look at the UK gaming charts. As was to be expected, this week has been pretty quiet for Nintendo with major releases on other platforms taking the limelight this time around. Both the all formats and individual charts have been dominated this week by...
News PES 2019 Knocks Nintendo Off The Top Of The Japanese Charts
A rare slip
Nintendo's presence in the Japanese charts this week has been knocked - if only slightly - by two PlayStation 4 titles which have managed to grab the top two positions. PES 2019, a new entry for the system, managed to sell 73,389 copies at retail, surging straight into the number one spot, with Conan Exiles also maintaining...
News Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Hunts Down A Ninth Place Spot In The UK Charts
Pretty quiet elsewhere
UK gaming chart statistics are now in for the week ending 1st September, revealing that Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate has debuted at number nine. F1 2018 has managed to keep hold of the number one spot - a position it acquired during its first week on sale last week - holding off the challenge of this week's major new...
August2018
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Finally Gets Knocked Off UK Chart Top Spot After Eight Weeks
In a pretty quiet week for Nintendo
If you've been following the recent UK gaming charts, you'll very likely be aware of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's seemingly unstoppable dominance over recent times - the game managed to stay at number one for an incredible eight weeks. Its impressive reign is finally over, however, as new entries...
News Nintendo Grabbed Every Top Ten Spot In Japanese Charts Last Week, Minecraft On Top
The dominance continues
As has been the case for a while now, Nintendo dominated the Japanese gaming charts once again last week, taking every single top-ten spot and securing 17 of the top 20 chart positions. Last week was Obon in Japan, a traditional custom that has become a major holiday in the region, so no new games were released into the...
News Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Tops The UK Charts For Eighth Consecutive Week
Three Nintendo exclusives in top ten
If you're a regular reader of Nintendo Life, and happen to join us in monitoring the UK gaming charts each week, you'll no doubt be aware of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy's relentless recent domination. Perhaps unsurprisingly at this point, the game has managed to keep hold of that number one spot once...
News Switch Continues Its Hardware Dominance In Japanese Charts, Games Fill 16 Of Top 20 Spots
Didn't get the number one spot, though
Nintendo's Japanese chart success has continued once again this week, with the Switch being the most popular consoleand its games filling sixteen of the top twenty places. It wasn't a Switch or 3DS title sitting on top of the pile this time around, as the newly released Yakuza 3 soared to the top...
News Overcooked 2 Cooks Up An Eighth Place Spot In The UK Charts, Crash Bandicoot Still On Top
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe number one in individual formats
Overcooked 2 has managed to make a nice dent in the UK charts in its first week on sale, but there are still no signs of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy moving away from that top spot despite several new releases. Yes, Crash has kept hold of its number one place in the charts for the seventh...
News Mario Games Litter UK Top 10 But Crash Bandicoot Keeps Top Spot For Sixth Week Running
Mario Kart 8 top of individual formats chart
With another lack of major arrivals this week, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has managed to secure a sixth consecutive week at the top of the UK gaming charts. The UK charts have an increasingly familiar look about them this week with Crash sitting at number one and LEGO The Incredibles also...
July2018
News WarioWare Gold Just Squeezes Into UK Top 40 As Crash Bandicoot's Chart Supremacy Continues
The UK is still loving Crash
Showing absolutely no signs of slowing down, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has kept hold of its number one chart position in the UK for a fifth consecutive week. It was a quieter-than-usual week in the UK gaming retail space this week, with a lack of truly major new releases or huge physical sales - like last week's...
News Taiko: Drum Master Charges Straight To Number One In The Japanese Charts
Without missing a beat
Taiko: Drum Master (known as Taiko no Tatsujin: Nintendo Switch Version! in Japan) has drum-rolled its way right to number one in the Japanese charts. It's been yet another strong week for Nintendo on the whole in the region, with the top 12 chart entries all being either Switch or 3DS games. Octopath Traveler,...
News Octopath Traveler Slips In UK Charts As Crash Bandicoot Takes Fourth Consecutive Top Spot
Sonic Mania Plus does well, too
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has once again managed to bat away the competition, keeping its position at the top of the UK charts for a fourth consecutive week. With a generous amount of Xbox One price reductions taking place over Amazon Prime Day last week, the top ten is a strange blend of current...
News Octopath Traveler Smashes Its Way To Number One In Japan By A Huge Margin
Captain Toad positions well, too
The Japanese chart figures are finally in for last week and Octopath Traveler has grabbed the top spot without even the slightest bit of concern from competitors, securing 110,111 sales in its opening week. It's been another astonishing week for Nintendo on the whole, with games on Switch and 3DS securing nine...
News Crash Bandicoot Holds Off Octopath Traveler And Captain Toad To Keep UK Number One Spot
For a third consecutive week
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has managed to keep a firm grip on the UK number one chart position for physical sales this week, fending off the likes of Octopath Traveler and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker in the process. Crash has been dominating the UK charts for the last few weeks, ever since its...
News Crash Bandicoot Holds On To UK Number One As Switch And Xbox Versions Battle It Out
Wump!
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has managed to keep a firm grip on the UK number one spot, with the Switch and Xbox One versions of the game performing well in their second week. The major new release this week was Jurassic World: Evolution which, despite leading the way in the individual formats chart (on PS4), couldn't quite topple the...
News Crash Bandicoot Is The Fastest Selling Switch Game In 2018 As It Rockets To UK Number One
Summer of Crash
Crash clearly has plenty of selling power as he returns to number one for the eighth time thanks to the arrival of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy on new platforms, including here on Nintendo Switch. In fact, his performance was so good he not only held off Ubisoft's The Crew 2, but sold more copies than any other title on...
June2018
News Mario Tennis Aces Takes The Grand Slam In The UK Charts
Switch takes over the charts
Mario Tennis Aces debuts in the UK charts at number one, leading a resurgence of Nintendo Switch titles back into the top ten and further afield. The quirky arcade sports title managed to knock God of War from the top spot, which had previously held firm over UK game sales. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has shot up from seventh...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Holds Strong In The UK Charts Top Ten
But Switch titles are outnumbered in the UK charts
The latest UK charts are in for the week ending 16th June, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe the only first-party Nintendo title standing firm in the 'All formats' top ten. Super Mario Odyssey went up two places from 16th to 14th, while it fell to FIFA 18 and DOOM to represent on the third-party front at...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Speeds Its Way Back Into The UK Charts Top Ten
Evergreen
With all the excitement surrounding E3 at the moment, it can be pretty easy to drift off into dreams of future titles that may or may not even exist. Just for a moment, though, let's return to the present to see how Nintendo titles have faired in the UK charts this week. As you can probably tell from the title of this article, Mario Kart...
It's this week's Japanese charts
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has now sold over a million physical copies in Japan, according to the Media Create charts for May 28th to June 3rd. The Switch launch title sold 6,722 copies during this period, making it good enough for 9th place. It has now sold 1,004,689 copies in Japan since it launched...
News The Mega Man Legacy Collections On Switch Debut At Number Nine In Japan
Bombing Blue Bomber
It's been another strong week for Nintendo Switch software titles in Japan, with half the top ten comprised of games on Ninty's hybrid hardware. However, Mega Man didn't perform quite as well as Capcom was probably hoping, with the combined Mega Man Legacy Collection debuting at number nine. In other words it failed to sell as...
May2018
News DKC: Tropical Freeze And Hyrule Warriors On Switch Crash Out Of The UK Charts Top Ten
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just makes the cut
The latest UK video game charts are in, with the multiformat listing showing Nintendo Switch titles struggling against a wave of first-party exclusives and triple-A hits on other platforms. There is one saving grace in the top ten, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe just managing to secure a tenth place slot. However,...
News Nintendo Continues To Dominate Japan's Charts As 7 Of The Top 10 Games Are On Switch
Although the top-selling game is on PS4...
That Nintendo remains top dog in Japan this week in terms of sales perhaps isn't the most shocking news - the company regularly finds itself in pole position in its homeland. However, the Media Create sales figures for the 14th of May to the 20th show that a PlayStation 4 game came in at number one -...
News Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Charges Into Third Place In The UK Charts
Wii U sales were higher, though
In a sequence of events that won't surprise many, Sony's God of War has remained at the top of the UK charts for a fifth consecutive week, but Nintendo's latest release has made a dent on proceedings. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition has secured a third place spot in what has been a quiet week for new releases,...
News Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Swings To The Top Of The Japanese Charts
Switch remains the top-selling console
The arrival of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in Japan has knocked the baseball powerhouse that is Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 off the top spot, while God of War finally drops out of the top five. Nintendo Labo Variety Kit rose to number three, Kirby Star Allies jumped tw
News Consumers Go Bananas For Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze In This Week's UK Charts
Nintendo Labo goes in the recycling bin!
Last week we saw Nintendo Labo: Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit make a strong debut in the UK software charts at position three. Unfortunately for Nintendo, it's fallen out of favour this week in the UK, slipping all the way to 13th place. Poor old Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit, only charted at 20th...
News Nintendo Labo Drops To Fourth (And 17th) In The Japanese Charts
The Snack World Switch port also drops out of the top ten
Nintendo Labo has finally been knocked off the top spot as God of War sales continue to surge, while the arrival of the hotly-anticipated Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 has pushed out everyone with both its PS4 and PS Vita versions nabbing first and second places respectively...
April2018
News God Of War And Far Cry 5 Push Nintendo Labo Into Third Place In The UK Charts
Not quite like Japan, then...
Last week we reported on the news that Nintendo Labo had outsold God of War in Japan by almost 2-to-1, but sadly (and rather predictably) that hasn't been repeated in the UK. Just as the Japanese will go absolutely crazy about anything Nintendo-related, the UK remains a Sony stronghold and unsurprisingly, Kratos'...
News Breath Of The Wild Slashes Its Way Back Into The UK Charts Top Ten
A Link to the charts
Last week was a quiet week for Nintendo Switch in the UK charts, but that doesn't mean the plucky little handheld didn't have its fair share of familiar titles mingling with the multiplatform fare. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe dropped a couple of places to number five, while Super Mario Odyssey made the jump from eight to six in a single...
News The Snack World Scoffs Its Way To Number One In The Japanese Charts
The Switch port does the numbers
The Japanese charts are in, with The Snack World Trejarers Gold Nintendo Switch port filling its belly with sales (and the top spot, just for good measure). It did so well it's knocked Kirby Star Allies off the number one position, although Splatoon 2 holds fast at three for another week. Elsewhere, Mario Kart 8...
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Up The Top Spot Again In The Japanese Charts
And Switch sells four times as many units as PS4
It's been another big week for Nintendo in the Land of the Rising Sun as Kirby Star Allies storms back into first place following a drop to number four last week. Splatoon 2 jumps back into the top three now that the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Super Robot Wars X have dropped further down the charts...
News A Quiet Week Sees Super Mario Odyssey Back In The UK Chart Top Ten
The return of the plumber
While it's been a relatively quiet week for the games industry (and the month as a whole, compared to the fanfare that saw Nintendo Switch's launch a year ago), we did some activity on the Nintendo Switch front. The multiformat monster that is FIFA 18 continued a strong run with another week at number two, although Mario...
News Nintendo Switch Continues To Dominate The Hardware Charts In Japan
The Switch reign continues
Last week's Japan charts are in, and they show Nintendo Switch holding onto the top spot in hardware sales with over 44,000 units sold. Even with a drop over 6,000 from the previous week, Switch sold almost three times as many machines as PlayStation 4, its nearest competitor. Sales in Japan have now topped 4 million...
News Detective Pikachu Is Back On The Case With A Much Stronger Week Two In The UK Charts
Plus, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is back in the top five
Detective Pikachu didn't have the greatest of debuts in the UK, dropping at number 23 in its first week. Thankfully, its sophomore week was a lot more productive with sales rising by 76% (an incredible feat for a 3DS game in 2018), bringing it to number 15 in the multiplatform chart. It was also a...
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