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[onQ123]

Well, that was somewhat short-lived. After briefly witnessing a new Nintendo release on the podium, the Big N's latest has seen quite the fall in its second week.

Yes, last week's silver medal wasn't enough to keep Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition in the race this time, with the latest RPG dropping all the way down to 13th. Assassin's Creed Shadows continues to kill off the rest of the competition from the top spot, and Fireshine's British apocalyptic survivor, Atomfall, debuts at number two.

This leaves Nintendo's old faithful to pick up the slack, once again. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Minecraft keep chugging along in seventh and eighth, while Hello Kitty Island Adventure starts strong on Switch and debuts in 10th.

But that's quite enough chit-chat. Here's a look at the full top 40 for this week, with platform breakdowns for all of the titles available on other consoles as well as the Switch

Last Week	This Week	Game	Platform Split
1	1	Assassin's Creed Shadows
NEW	2	Atomfall
3	3	Astro Bot
4	4	EA Sports FC 25	Switch 42%, PS5 32%, PS4 20%, Xbox Series 6%
5	5	Split Fiction
NEW	6	The First Berserker: Khazan
7	7	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8	8	Minecraft
9	9	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
NEW	10	Hello Kitty Island Adventure
6	11	WWE 2K25
11	12	Super Mario Party Jamboree
2	13	Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
18	14	Hogwarts Legacy	Switch 47%, PS5 26%, PS4 12%, Xbox Series 8%
10	15	Monster Hunter Wilds
12	16	It Takes Two	Switch 80%, PS4 20%
20	17	Topspin 2K25
19	18	Nintendo Switch Sports
17	19	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
13	20	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
16	21	Grand Theft Auto V
29	22	EA Sports UFC 5
15	23	F1 24
21	24	MySims Cozy Bundle
28	25	The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition
22	26	Red Dead Redemption	PS4 76%, Switch 24%
30	27	Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
26	28	Sonic Superstars	Switch 64%, PS5 23%, Xbox Series 7%, PS4 6%
23	29	Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
36	30	Super Mario Odyssey
-	31	Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed	PS5 61%, Switch 35%, Xbox Series 3%
34	32	Just Dance 2025 Edition	Switch 97%, PS5 3%
37	33	Sonic X Shadow Generations	PS5 49%, Switch 35%, PS4 10%, Xbox Series 10%
38	34	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
33	35	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	PS5 67%, Switch 23%, PS4 5%, Xbox Series 5%
-	36	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
35	37	Pokémon Violet
-	38	Sniper Elite: Resistance
-	39	Star Wars Outlaws
25	40	Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit - Remastered

UK Charts: Old Favourites Keep Nintendo In The Race As Xenoblade Plummets From Top 10

Thank you, Mechs

www.nintendolife.com

 

[RetroGamingUK]

 

[Woopah]

Astrobot's legs are fantastic.

 

[Bond007]

Well deserved for Shadows. Great game

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

That list really puts into perspective just how badly both Indiana Jones and Avowed flopped. Meanwhile, Astro Bot, the game green rats were claiming flopped because it *only* sold 1.5 million in its first month, continues to have terrific legs.

 

[adamsapple]

This must not resonate on an emotional level.

 

[Gonzito]

 

[phant0m]

This must not resonate on an emotional level.

Don’t worry, he’ll make a counter-thread about how everyone in Japan hates it and it’s the worst game ever before EOD.

 

[Kilau]

What a disingenuous comparison lol.

 

[Ozriel]

Astrobot's legs are fantastic.

That list really puts into perspective just how badly both Indiana Jones and Avowed flopped. Meanwhile, Astro Bot, the game green rats were claiming flopped because it *only* sold 1.5 million in its first month, continues to have terrific legs.

Take nothing away from AstroBot (fantastic game, deserves all its flowers) but…

 

[Fake]

Astrobot is like a punch in the face of all soyboys inside Playstation HQ.

What a fucking strong legs.

 

[adamsapple]

Take nothing away from AstroBot (fantastic game, deserves all its flowers) but…

Bundurus !!

 

[onQ123]

Take nothing away from AstroBot (fantastic game, deserves all its flowers) but…

Isn't that the same reason Mario Kart is always on the charts?

 

[Gonzito]

What a disingenuous comparison lol.

This is a guy whose whole channel is about Japanese history and it is a very reliable source



Listen from 33:00 forward and tell me how is this a disingenuous comparison

The whole debate with Yasuke is because Ubisoft was behind it, period and of course, racists will use it to join the hate. Most japanese companies have been using Yasuke in their media without any issues.

The hate is because it's a decision made by Ubisoft, and people hate Ubisoft. That's the reality

 

[Kacho]

The legs on Mario Kart 8 are insane. 11 year old game!

 

[Ozriel]

Isn't that the same reason Mario Kart is always on the charts?

Mario Kart always had a very strong attachment rate and Nintendo are usually stingy with their bundles.

Perhaps a more apt example would be the Xbox Forza horizon bundles.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Keep reading this wrong, it's fine. We will find out the truth. ACShadows had to carry a company as the flagship game.

It's kinda like Snow White. It won the box office the first weekend it was out. Yall probably cheered, but reality was that it still did terribly despite winning opening weekend.

It's about indexing things against other things. Each product needs a certain level of revenue to meet sales expectations. Comparing products that came out around the same time is rather arbitrary when you aren't considering their budget.

We will find out the true state of AC Shadows vs expectations when the financial reports come in.

 

[calico]

The hate is because it's a decision made by Ubisoft, and people hate Ubisoft. That's the reality

People do hate Ubisoft, but I don't think that's the cause here. Any Western dev making an ostensibly historical game about ninjas and samurai and deciding to make the two protagonists a woman and an African man would have met a similar reaction.

 

[Kilau]

This is a guy whose whole channel is about Japanese history and its extremely reliable source



Listen from 33:00 forward and tell me how is this a disingenuous comparison

The whole debate with Yasuke is because Ubisoft was behind it, period. Most japanese companies have been using Yasuke in their media without any issues.

The hate is because it's a decision made by Ubisoft, and people hate Ubisoft. That's the reality

Even your response is disingenuous since you obviously know why that meme is wrong so you try to move the goal post and make a poor maligned Ubisoft argument and not the race baiting bullshit it was.

 

[Gonzito]

Even your response is disingenuous since you obviously know why that meme is wrong so you try to move the goal post and make a poor maligned Ubisoft argument and not the race baiting bullshit it was.

Relax papi, I can hear your blood pressure rising from here

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

You mean it’s all just good old fashioned racism?

 

[SweetTooth]

Isn't that the same reason Mario Kart is always on the charts?

 

[PeteBull]

Astrobot is like a punch in the face of all soyboys inside Playstation HQ.

What a fucking strong legs.

Thats coz quality game defends itself perfectly fine, no need to make sponsored vids/articles about it or hire some internet "fans" to pretend game is solid and liked- in Astro's case its natural movement from the ground up, strong word of mouth and genuine love for the game, quite different from marketing and artifical hype that dies down imediatelly

 

[Gaiff]

Astro Bot charting after all those months brings me joy.

I still have to complete the Great Master Challenge though.

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

Bundurus !!

Yeah, it's a shame the Xbox Series consoles have been selling so miserably with or without bundles

 

[DeafTourette]

Good. All the more reason to get this game on Switch 2 ... Later this year. Not all of us are rich heathens like you lot.

 

[Horseganador]

Astrogoty remains at the top of the sales charts, deservedly so.

 

[kikii]

also uhmm

Almost All the UK's Boxed Copies of Assassin's Creed Shadows Sold on PS5 Last Week

Who's laughing Naoe

www.pushsquare.com

 

[Viruz]

That list really puts into perspective just how badly both Indiana Jones and Avowed flopped. Meanwhile, Astro Bot, the game green rats were claiming flopped because it *only* sold 1.5 million in its first month, continues to have terrific legs.

ASTRO BOT

Indiana Jones and Avowed

Also congrats to Shadows, well deserved from what I saw on videos.

 

[Skifi28]

Booooomba

 

[TheTurboFD]

First page and people are already REEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Congrats on the sales, the others can go back to watching their shitty The Quartering vids

 

[LordOcidax]

Nintendo slowly becoming a relevant force for third party games is great to see.

 

[Synastry]

Isn't that the same reason Mario Kart is always on the charts?

Now now no reason to use logic.

 

[Darsxx82]

Nintendo slowly becoming a relevant force for third party games is great to see.

The OP should specify that this is data from games in physical boxes (and console bundles) but......

That changes the circumstances a lot. In Nintendo's case, it's because its digital percentage is much lower than the rest of the platforms. So, we'd need to know the digital data before concluding whether that statement is true.

PS. With Switch 2, I do think it will be easier for this to happen because it seems the hardware will help third-party game ports reach a greater number.

 

[calico]

Hahahahaha, your edit.

 

[Astray]

PS. With Switch 2, I do think it will be easier for this to happen because it seems the hardware will help third-party game ports reach a greater number.

Seems like Nintendo is pushing more towards digital too this gen though.

I'd imagine cartridge limitations will be severe for the PS4-level games that are promised to come.

 

[Major Insano]

Solid chart for Atomfall.

Hope to pick this up next month after I clear some backlog.

Witcher 3 is still loved in the UK
Would like to see the current splits.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Solid chart for Atomfall.

FINALLY someone makes a post that mentions Atomfall.

Atomfall I can say it again.

 

[Dalbajobas]

What a disingenuous comparison lol.

Dare I ask why ?

 

[ValiantInstance]

My friend dont try to twist the narrative. I can see that you are an excellent manipulator

You have shown your cards in the first comment saying that the comparison is disingenuous. Williams was an historical figure and its documented but so it was Yasuke but you are saying that the comparison is made with bad faith

Explain to me how that is not a racist statement. On top of that you have insulted me calling me pathetic and a loser, which doesn't make you look good when it comes to holding an argument

I am waiting and I want to hear the mental gymnastics that you will try to do to convince us all here you genius

Oh and btw. If someone here ban me for saying what I think, then good, I dont want to be in a place where I cannot be myself, specially when its fucking clear as day that you are a racist

You've been feasting for a win for months/years haven't you.

No one cares about your moral busybodying. This isn't 2016 anymore no one cares about being called a racist.

 

[Darsxx82]

Seems like Nintendo is pushing more towards digital too this gen though.

I'd imagine cartridge limitations will be severe for the PS4-level games that are promised to come.

Surely, and that will also help increase third-party support (at least for as long as the hardware remains competent)

 

[StueyDuck]

Dare I ask why ?

read the thread where they say why

 

[Astray]

Surely, and that will also help increase third-party support (at least for as long as the hardware remains competent)

I think Nintendo's biggest issue is how big the existing Switch audience and the library already is.. Won't be easy transferring these guys to Switch 2.

This is the same issue that faced Microsoft and Sony this gen too.

 

[mayham2199]

This is the same issue that faced Microsoft and Sony this gen too.

I think the issue MS and Sony have is the forever games keeping so much of the audience in the past gen. Nintendo doesn't have those kind of games dominating their ecosystem.

 

[rkofan87]

Xenoblade Chronicles X noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[TheTurboFD]

You mean it’s all just good old fashioned racism?

Always has been

 

[dean518]

You've been feasting for a win for months/years haven't you.

No one cares about your moral busybodying. This isn't 2016 anymore no one cares about being called a racist.

I care

 

[Dalbajobas]

Brilliant and noone has been able to counter this yet.

 

[calico]

I think there are several reasons the comparison doesn't necessarily work, but let's start with: do you think this big controversy/backlash would have happened with Nioh if Nioh had used Yasuke/black guy as the protagonist? Because I don't.

 

[Danjin44]

Xenoblade X deserves to do well, the game sooooo good!

This game by far has my favourite open world in any RPG.