Wii U remaster retains top spot for second week
Nintendo’s recent Switch releaseSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Furyis enjoying a second week on top of the UK Charts, having fended off a sales rush from Electronic Arts’ football simulatorFIFA 21. Despite physical sales dropping over 60% on its first week, the Wii U remaster is now handily the best-selling new release of 2021… But we still have alongway to go.
The rest of the Top Ten remains relatively stagnant, consisting mostly of big hitters from 2020. Nintendo continues to dominate with steady physical sales ofMario Kart 8 Deluxe,Animal Crossing: New Horizons, andRing Fit Adventure, while Activision’sCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warand Take-Two Interactive’sGrand Theft Auto Vare enjoying new sales each and every week. Bandai Namco’sLittle Nightmares IIslipped from the Top Ten after just one week, natural movement for a typically niche title.
The first quarter of 2021 is a relatively quiet one, but this week will see the release of the long-awaited RPG sequelBravely Default II, which launches on Switch February 26. The current climate merely reflects the state of so many new generations, where an opening salvo of launch titles is immediately followed by a period of drought. The release schedule will pick up as we exit the first quarter of 2021.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: June 09, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)
1.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury– Nintendo2.FIFA 21– Electronic Arts3.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo4.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo5.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War– Activision6.Minecraft– Nintendo7.Grand Theft Auto V– Take-Two Interactive8.Ring Fit Adventure– Nintendo9.Spider-Man Miles Morales– Sony Interactive Entertainment10.Just Dance 2021– Ubisoft
U.K. video game charts[GamesIndustry.biz]
