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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 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 The First Splatoon 2 Online Qualifier For The UK Championship 2018 Kicks Off This Weekend
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If you live in the UK and want to enter the Splatoon 2 competitive scene, or even if you're already a pro-fresh-ional Squid looking for more prizes to be had, you may be interested to know about this online qualifier coming up this weekend. WIth the juicy prize of qualification into The Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018...
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...
Video Here's What It's Like To Play Mario Kart In VR
Reality bites
Mario Kart VR has been a thing in Japan for a while now, but the concept has only recently made its way to the UK, with Namco Bandai setting up a unit at Hollywood Bowl inside the O2 in London this month. Simon Davidian paid a visit
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...
News UK Tabloid Headline Sparks Drama Around Fortnite, But Can It Really Be Trusted?
All that's fit to print?
On the 31st July, UK tabloid newspaper The Daily Mirror led with a front-page story on recent video game phenomenon Fortnite, with a headline which read "Fortnite made me a suicidal drug addict". The page goes on to describe the story as a "teen's video game hell", saying "a boy's obsession with video game Fortnite ruined...
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 Get Your Hands On Super Smash Bros. Ultimate At NintendoUKVS Live: London This Weekend
Splatoon 2 UK qualifiers taking place, too
Nintendo UK is kickstarting the rest of its 2018 gaming schedule this weekend with NintendoUKVS Live: London, playing host to the first qualifier events for the Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 and giving players in the UK the very first chance to go hands-on with none other than Super Smash Bros...
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...
Random Return To The '90s With This Super Mario All-Stars VHS Released By Nintendo UK
Old school cool
In 1993, Nintendo UK gave out a Super Mario All-Stars promotional video in the form of a VHS. Despite how odd this might sound by modern standards, at the time it was a relatively normal way of marketing video games and various other forms of entertainment to younger audiences. The low-budget and incredibly '90s...
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...
Deals Grab A Bargain On Nintendo Switch Goodies On Amazon Prime Day In The UK
Switch bundles, games and Micro SD cards on offer
Love it or loathe it, Amazon Prime Day starts in the UK today at 12 noon and offers a day (and a half) of epic deals for Prime subscribers. If you're in the market for picking up a Nintendo Switch bundle then you're definitely in luck today as two deals are set to go live at 12 noon in the UK. One...
News Nintendo UK Is Asking For As Much As £180 To Repair Cracked Switch Consoles
"Why it would cost so much is beyond me"
Following our poll on the issue of cracked Switch systems, we've been contacted by several people regarding their attempts to get the issue solved under warranty. In case you somehow missed it, the issue appears to be related to the type of plastic used on the console, and (we assume, as we're no experts...
News Mario Kart VR Will Launch In The UK This Summer
A different way to play
Following a successful launch at Bandai Namco's VR ZONE arcade in Shinjuku, Tokyo, the Mario Kart Arcade GP VR experience is headed to the UK this summer. This is a multiplayer VR offering that allows four players at a time to hop into specially designed ‘Mario Karts’, before racing through the iconic Mushroom...
News You Can Pre-Order Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate On Switch From The Nintendo UK Store Now
Monster deal!
If you're keen to get your hands on Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate then you'll be pleased to learn that pre-orders have just gone live on the Nintendo UK Store. Not only can you lay down some cash to secure your copy of the game - which launches on August 28th - but you can also show your love for the series by buying lumps...
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 Nintendo UK Launches New Weekly Nintendo Labo YouTube Series
Be inspired
Nintendo UK has launched a brand new series on the Nintendo Labo UK YouTube channel that will provide fans with weekly content on everyone's favourite cardboard and gaming mash-up. The new hosts of the channel will be there each week, delving deeper into each of the Nintendo Labo Toy-Con, sharing ideas, hints and tips, and...
News Join Us Now For The Mario Tennis Aces Community Livestream And Win Some Lovely Prizes
Live from 3pm BST
As we find ourselves slap bang in the middle of Wimbledon fever, and because the super Mario Tennis Aces has recently launched on Nintendo Switch, we're hosting a community livestream to play the game, get you lovely lot involved, and even give away some prizes. Sound good? Now that you've hopefully had a bit of time...
Deals Get An Amazing Bonus With Your Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Pre-Order
Thanks, Nintendo UK Store!
It's a while until Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! land on the Switch (16th November, to be precise), but eager monster hunters won't want to miss out on this lovely pre-order bonus. If you pick up the game from the Official Nintendo UK Store you can get a rather fetching Pikachu or Eevee keychain...
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...
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...
Random Nintendo UK Celebrates England's World Cup Win By Changing Site To Russian (Maybe)
Go home Nintendo, you're drunk
With England's national football team securing a rather impressive win in the World Cup yesterday, and with a strangely bright and sunny start to the day this morning, spirits are certainly high and bubbly across the nation at the moment. It seems that Nintendo UK has gone a bit overboard with its...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Now Available To Pre-Order From The Nintendo UK Store
Smash-themed GameCube controller available, too!
The recently revealed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has appeared on the Nintendo UK store, and you can get your pre-orders in right now! The highly anticipated return for the franchise was the most talked about game at E3 last week, no doubt exciting fans all around the world. Alongside the...
News Nintendo Announces The Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 Series
The ultimate showdown is back!
Nintendo UK has announced its plans for the rest of its competitive 2018 schedule, featuring the almighty return of the Splatoon 2 UK Championship Series and some early chances to get your hands on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The Splatoon 2 UK Championship 2018 series will see an extended tournament format hosted at...
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...
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 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,...
Events Attending The MCM London Comic Con? So Are We...
You could even meet Alex, you lucky things
The MCM London Comic Con takes place between the 25th and 27th May at the Excel in England's capital, and as ever, there were be plenty of video game-related points of interest among the TV stars, merchandise and cosplay. Confirmed stars include David Harewood (Supergirl), Rosario Dawson (Marvel...
Random Nintendo UK Can't Resist Getting In On The Royal Wedding Hype
Tying the knot
If you're in the UK then you'll be acutely aware that this week, one of the Royal family will be getting hitched (on the same day as the FA Cup Final, which strikes us as pretty poor planning). Nintendo UK has sensed the marketing opportunity here, and has been slapping up special Super Mario Odyssey posters on the London...
News Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze Hangs Onto Second Place In UK Charts
Switch version has racked up 1/4 of all copies sold so far in the UK
Sony's PS4 epic God of War remains the UK's top-selling video game for a fourth week, but Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Switch proves it has some staying power, too - it's been able to cling onto second place for a second week. That's pretty impressive stuff when you...
News Take A Cheeky Peek At The Super Mario Happy Meal Toys Coming To McDonald's This Summer
Arriving in the UK in June
If you're a die hard fan of plastic Super Mario toys, fast food, and burgers presented inside a cardboard house (who isn't?), then you may remember we recently revealed that a Super Mario range of McDonald's toys would be returning to UK restaurants this summer. Well, thanks to our undercover McDonald's reporter, we can...
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 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'...
Events Birmingham City University To Celebrate The Impact Of Rare And Other Midlands Games Studios
A certain bearded Nintendo Life staffer is going to be there, too
The Midlands might not be the most exciting area in the UK but it has a rich video gaming history; not only is it the birthplace of Rare, one of the most iconic NES, SNES, Game Boy and N64 developers of all time, but it is also home to the likes of Codemasters, US Gold, Core Design,...
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 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 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...
News Penny-Punching Princess Won't Be Getting A Physical Release In The UK After All
Digital is the only way to go, Brits
Penny-Punching Princess won't be available physically in the UK when it launches this week, it has been revealed by publisher NIS America. The company has issued a statement saying that it cancelled the release of the physical version of the game in the region when it became clear that it wouldn't be able to...
News UK Retailer GAME Sees Revenue Rise Thanks To Switch, But Profit Is Down Year-On-Year
Profit down by 25.5 percent compared to the previous 12 months
UK high street retailer GAME has announced increased revenue for the past financial year, but has also reported that profits are down. Revenue was £517.4 million, but profit before tax fell from £16.5 million in 2016/2017 to £12.3 million in 2017/2018. This drop-off has been...
News Detective Pikachu Is Off The Case As It Debuts At Number 23 In The UK Charts
And Kirby Star Allies drops to number 11
The latest UK multiformat charts are in for the last week and they show Detective Pikachu failing to break the multiformat top ten - in fact, it debuted as low as number 23. We really enjoyed our time with - and Nintendo Life's very own Ryan gave it an 8/10 - but it's clearly not proved a hit straight out of...
News Super Mario Happy Meal Toys Are Coming Back To The UK This Summer
Ten new toys to collect
Thanks to our undercover reporter at McDonalds UK, we have learnt the exciting news that Super Mario is returning to Happy Meal for the fourth time! The moustachioed plumber remains a firm favourite with families and this year’s promotion has a range of ten new Mario toys available. The promotion will run for six weeks from...
News Vivendi Sells Ubisoft Stock As French Publisher Forms Deal With New Investor Tencent
Ubi has China in its sights
In a shock move in the ongoing Ubisoft takeover saga, French multinational corporation Vivendi has sold its entire 27.27 percent stake, effectively ending its year-long attempt to take a controlling investment in the Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy publisher. The stock sale, which amounts to around 30.5 million...
News Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart, Odyssey and Zelda also impress in the top ten
New Switch release Kirby Star Allies has made an robust start in the UK video game charts, dropping in at number two, just behind the remastered version of Burnout Paradise - which, it should be noted, launched on more than one system (Kirby is of course entirely exclusive to the Switch)...
News Toys R Us Is Closing All Of Its US And UK Stores
So long, and thanks for all the toys
It's been coming for a long time, but we now have confirmation that beleaguered retailer Toys R Us is shutting all of its US and UK stores. Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States last year, but was hopeful that a buyer could be found or that its current debts could be restructured in a...
Deals Grab Kirby Star Allies And This Exclusive Pin Badge Set At Nintendo's Official UK Store
Nice pins
Kirby Star Allies lands on Nintendo Switch this Friday and our review will be with you later today. If you haven't pre-ordered this yet and live in the UK, you might be interested in this bundle from the Nintendo Official UK Store which includes the game in addition to a rather tempting Kirby pin bad set. <products...
News Mario, Zelda And Mario Kart Continue To Sell Strong In The UK Charts
Not top, but still in the mix
Nintendo Switch might not have a title at the very top of the UK charts, but considering it's yet to release a major first-party title in 2018 some of its biggest releases of 2017 continue to sell confident numbers in the UK. Last week's multiplatform chart data shows Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario Odyssey and The...
News Mario Kart 8 Deluxe And Super Mario Odyssey Climb Back Up The UK Charts
You can't keep a good plumber down
It's Monday, so that can only mean one thing. UK chart data! Yaaaaaay! For the week ending 3rd March, Nintendo Switch saw two of its biggest first-party titles - namely Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Super Mario Odyssey - climbing back up the multi-format ladder to number four and number six respectively. Oh, and is that...
News Nintendo Switch Helped UK Games Market Grow More Than 12 Percent In 2017
Market was worth £5.11 billion
The UK games market grew 12.4 percent in 2017 to £5.11 billion, thanks in part to the incredible success of the Nintendo Switch. The introduction of Nintendo's new console saw hardware sales jump 29.9 percent. Sales of physical software rose 3.1 percent, but the pre-owned market fell by 15.1 percent, a...
