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It was another strong week for Nintendo in the UK this week, and in particular for its iconic mascot. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury is the best-selling boxed game in the UK for a fourth straight week, holding No.1 despite an 18% drop in sales. Meanwhile, other Mario titles in the charts enjoyed a sales uptick.
It was a strong week for Nintendo overall. Six of the boxed Top Ten were Nintendo Switch games, and they all increased in sales week-on-week. The biggest riser was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which rose from No.7 to No.3 after a 40% sales boost. Animal Crossing saw an update this week featuring items and clothing from the Mario series.
There were no new releases in the charts, although Yakuza: Like A Dragon returns to the Top 40 at No.35 following the release of the PS5 version. Elsewhere, Spider-Man: Miles Morales holds No.2 after a slight 19% drop in sales, which suggests PS5 stock is still coming in strongly in the UK. However, PS4 hit The Last of Us Part 2 drops from No.3 to No.11. The game had re-entered the charts last week following price discounting.
Last week's new releases dropped heavily week-on-week. New Switch RPG Bravely Default 2 drops from No.11 to No.33 following a 74% sales drop. Meanwhile, Persona 5 Strikers, which debuted at No.5 last week, has disappeared from the boxed charts altogether.
LW | TW | Title | Label |
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1 | 1 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY | NINTENDO |
2 | 2 | MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
7 | 3 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS | NINTENDO |
6 | 4 | MARIO KART 8 DELUXE | NINTENDO |
8 | 5 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR | ACTIVISION |
13 | 6 | SUPER MARIO 3D ALL-STARS | NINTENDO |
9 | 7 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR |
10 | 8 | MINECRAFT | NINTENDO |
14 | 9 | RING FIT ADVENTURE | NINTENDO |
12 | 10 | ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA | UBISOFT |
3 | 11 | THE LAST OF US PART II | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
15 | 12 | JUST DANCE 2021 | UBISOFT |
17 | 13 | SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY | NINTENDO |
4 | 14 | FIFA 21 | EA SPORTS |
18 | 15 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD | NINTENDO |
16 | 16 | LITTLE NIGHTMARES II | BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
21 | 17 | DEMON'S SOULS | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
19 | 18 | LUIGI'S MANSION 3 | NINTENDO |
24 | 19 | MINECRAFT DUNGEONS | MOJANG |
20 | 20 | LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
23 | 21 | SUPER MARIO PARTY | NINTENDO |
22 | POKEMON SWORD | NINTENDO | |
26 | 23 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 | ROCKSTAR |
27 | 24 | SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE | NINTENDO |
22 | 25 | 51 WORLDWIDE GAMES | NINTENDO |
28 | 26 | IMMORTALS FENYX RISING | UBISOFT |
29 | 27 | WATCH DOGS: LEGION | UBISOFT |
28 | CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY | ACTIVISION | |
35 | 29 | POKEMON SHIELD | NINTENDO |
37 | 30 | MINECRAFT: BEDROCK EDITION | SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
31 | 31 | HITMAN III | SQUARE ENIX |
30 | 32 | LEGO JURASSIC WORLD | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
11 | 33 | BRAVELY DEFAULT II | SQUARE ENIX |
38 | 34 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
35 | YAKUZA: LIKE A DRAGON | SEGA | |
33 | 36 | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 | NINTENDO |
39 | 37 | CARNIVAL GAMES | 2K |
36 | 38 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE | NINTENDO |
39 | SPLATOON 2 | NINTENDO | |
40 | 40 | NBA 2K21 | 2K |
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...e-and-yakuza-re-enters-top-40-uk-boxed-charts