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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

After missing key data last week, GfK has finally provided an updated look at the UK charts so we can get an idea of where all the newbies have landed.

For Nintendo's latest, that's a little way down. The latest look informs us that Mario & Luigi: Brothership got off to a good start last week (not that we saw it) and arrived in third, but the same can't be said for its second appearance as the Bro-led RPG has wound up in 12th this week.

Two more newbies, LEGO Horizon Adventures and Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, follow behind in their chart debut, claiming 13th and 14th, respectively. This leaves the top ten much as we'd expect to find it. Super Mario Party Jamboree and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are still hanging around at fourth and fifth, but the only new entry is Farming Simulator 25, which breaks into the upper levels at sixth.

Here's a look at this week's top 40 in full, with platform breakdowns for all of the titles available on other consoles alongside the Switch:

Last Week​	This Week​	Game​	Platform Split​
1	1	Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2	2	EA Sports FC 25	PS5 53%, Switch 23%, Xbox 14%, PS4 11%
4	3	Hogwarts Legacy	Switch 47%, PS5 27%, PS4 22%, Xbox One 2%
5	4	Super Mario Party Jamboree
6	5	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
NEW	6	Farming Simulator 25
8	7	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7	8	Nintendo Switch Sports
11	9	The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
10	10	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9	11	Minecraft
3	12	Mario & Luigi: Brothership
NEW	13	LEGO Horizon Adventures	PS5 77%, Switch 23%
NEW	14	Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake	Switch 64%, PS5 32%, Xbox Series 4%
13	15	Grand Theft Auto V
12	16	Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions	PS5 46%, PS4 29%, Switch 19%, Xbox Series 6%
15	17	Astro Bot
16	18	Wreckfest	PS5 93%, Switch 7%
22	19	LEGO Harry Potter Collection	PS5 51%, Switch 36%, PS4 10%, Xbox Series 2%
17	20	Sonic X Shadow Generations	PS5 42%, Switch 37%, Xbox Series 15%, PS4 7%
23	21	My Universe: Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs	Switch 100%
18	22	Silent Hill 2
25	23	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
14	24	Dragon Age: The Veilguard
29	25	Mortal Kombat X
30	26	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
21	27	WWE 2K24
-	28	Just Dance 2025 Edition	Switch 97%, PS5 3%
27	29	Little Nightmares: Complete Edition	Switch 83%, PS4 17%
36	30	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
40	31	Undisputed
28	32	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
32	33	Super Mario Odyssey
-	34	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
-	35	Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition	PS4 53%, Xbox Series 28%, Switch 19%
34	36	Monster High: Skulltimate Secrets	Switch 89%, PS5 5%, PS4 4%, Xbox Series 2%
24	37	Bluey: The Videogame	Switch 85%, PS4 9%, PS5 3%, Xbox Series 2%
37	38	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
-	39	Games Advent Calendar 2024	Switch 76%, PS5 24%
-	40	Red Dead Redemption	PS4 59%, Switch 41%

[Sales Data Compiled by GfK]

UK Charts: Mario & Luigi: Brothership Drops Anchor Outside The Top Ten

Dragon Quest and LEGO Horizon debut even further down

www.nintendolife.com

 

[Shane89]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

 

[Darsxx82]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

UK Boxed Charts​

 

[Esparadrapo]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

It's painfully obvious why Japanese and other Asian developers skip the platform so often. Look at them Dragon Quest III shares.

 

[Darsxx82]

It's painfully obvious why Japanese and other Asian developers skip the platform so often. Look at them Dragon Quest III shares.

That situation already existed in the days of X360 and XBO and to a much greater extent.

The fact is that it is the generation where fewer games of Asian origin skip XBOX. I suppose there must be some reason because Studios and publishers do not release games on a platform that is not where it is not interesting to do so .

PS. % for UK BOXED chart

 

[Hookshot]

How dare farming simulator knock Mario Kart down a spot!!

Seems a bit low for Dragon Quest but I suppose this is more a FF country.

Dragon age plunges some more.

 

[Esparadrapo]

That situation already existed in the days of X360 and XBO and to a much greater extent.

The fact is that it is the generation where fewer games of Asian origin skip XBOX. I suppose there must be some reason because Studios and publishers do not release games on a platform that is not where it is not interesting to do so .

PS. % for UK BOXED chart

The reason is Microsoft making it rain. Why else would Persona 5 debut in GP?

And why would you care it's a BOXED chart? Digital versus Physical shares are not that far off between PS and Xbox.

 

[yogaflame]

I'm curious about the farming game. Looks like it is an interesting and cerebral game. Is that also in Ps5?

 

[Darsxx82]

The reason is Microsoft making it rain. Why else would Persona 5 debut in GP?

And yet Methaphor is released on Xbox and it's not a Gamepass game... It's clear that MS sometimes does its part so that games that weren't released on Xbox before do so today (Gamepass agreements). But of course that's not all the cases, far from it.



What I wanted to say is that the situation of Japanese-Asian games that skip Xbox has always occurred, it's not something new. And the fact is that it's the generation where there are fewer cases in a great extension. Nothing more.

And why would you care it's a BOXED chart? Digital versus Physical shares are not that far off between PS and Xbox.

It's relevant because the % of physical box sales doesn't tell the reality of total unit sales on any platform, even less on one where 91% of the total is digital. A 10-15% of the total could mean interesting figures for the Studio or publisher in their decision to make a port to Xbox. Because as I said, there is no Studio or Publisher that releases games on a platform if it's not interesting to do so.

 

[Fake]

Ouch. Was told NS would save Lego Horizon.

Meanwhile HL is back for more.

 

[Woopah]

Wish DQIII had done better!

 

[Saber]

Dragon Age Veilguard doing some nice numbers lol

Also, the numbers show that people are having some hard time choosing between picking Mario Party and Horizon lol

Not really for both cases lmao

 

[Mattyp]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

BOXED charts where Xbox owners are known to buy 1 boxed for 9 digital.

Xbox games having two games in the top 11 but and not even letting Horizon get a sniff in the top 10 nice rats.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Wish DQIII had done better!

Yeah, same... all the data we've gotten so far points to the sales predominantly coming from Japan and Asia across all three major platforms for the game (Switch, PS5, PC).

Since you're probably more informed and can make better estimates than I can, what do you think the split between Asia + Japan and the rest of the world (ROTW) would be? Personally, I wouldn’t be too surprised if it’s something like 80% Asia/Japan and 20% ROTW.

 

[Parazels]

How can Microsoft keep their policy with those laughable numbers?!

I will never believe Gameass is better for them, than real sales!

 

[Shane89]

BOXED charts where Xbox owners are known to buy 1 boxed for 9 digital.

Xbox games having two games in the top 11 but and not even letting Horizon get a sniff in the top 10 nice rats.

So what? PS Digital sales ratio is 7 / 10 (as of may 2024), so your point is stupid and desperate.

 

[Mattyp]

So what? PS Digital sales ratio is 7 / 10 (as of may 2024), so your point is stupid and desperate.

What’s stupid and desperate about it? They’ve sold what is it 1/3 the consoles of Sony in the UK so several million? And the sales reflect that same split with a higher attach rate for Xbox gamers digitally as more consoles are digital.

 

[EDMIX]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

I'm saying!

When you see shit like 4%, 2%, what actual fuck is going on there? lol

I need folks to remember this when Square does that 180 on support, they are still a business and its wild to see such figures be split to such a massive ratio.

 

[Woopah]

Yeah, same... all the data we've gotten so far points to the sales predominantly coming from Japan and Asia across all three major platforms for the game (Switch, PS5, PC).

Since you're probably more informed and can make better estimates than I can, what do you think the split between Asia + Japan and the rest of the world (ROTW) would be? Personally, I wouldn’t be too surprised if it’s something like 80% Asia/Japan and 20% ROTW.

I think you're in the right area. I expect the game to be around 1 million physical in Japan (750,000 Switch, 250,000 PS) at launch, and shortly cross 2 million in Asia with digital.

If we get another 500,000 from outside Asia, that gives us the 80/20 split.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Not surprised about the low software sales of DQ3 on Xbox. The majority of Xbox gamers have always shunned Jrpgs. I don't know why publishers still insist on releasing their games there. But it's cute that Phil is still trying to make the genre a thing on Xbox.

 

[Little Chicken]

LEGO Horizon predictably bombed.

 

[Ozriel]

and MS wonder why devs are abandoning the platform

I swear we’ve been hearing about devs abandoning the platform for years now. And yet it’s a default release platform for the vast majority of third parties except where exclusivity deals have been made.

Any day now?

 

[Loboxxx]

It's tremendous, the Xbox numbers are similar to the current PS4 numbers! I hope the gamepass is super rentable, because the loss in sales is devastating.

 

[pasterpl]

[Europe]"PS5 game sales are 32% physical, Xbox Series S and X are 19% physical, and Switch sales are 65% physical."​

Xbox’s mission to be ‘adorably all-digital’ cemented by waning physical game sales in Europe​

Don't expect physical Xbox games to be stocked on store shelves for much longer, as Microsoft's focus turns fully to digital.​

Xbox’s mission to be all-digital cemented by waning physical game sales

Don't expect physical Xbox games to be stocked on store shelves for much longer, as Microsoft's focus turns fully to digital.

www.mirror.co.uk

Xbox is going full digital, physical sales means nothing with this context.

 

[Shane89]

I swear we’ve been hearing about devs abandoning the platform for years now. And yet it’s a default release platform for the vast majority of third parties except where exclusivity deals have been made.

Any day now?

well, it's Microsoft that sent the survey to the developers.

 

[Kotaro]

Dragon Age Failguard is a certified bombaton