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After a brief delay, we have got our first look at this week's UK boxed charts and it has been a good one for Nintendo's newest remaster.

Yes, Mario vs. Donkey Kong has climbed the ladder in its debut week, beating the rest of the competition to grab the gold. The Nintendo mascot appears another two times in the top ten, in fact, with Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe taking fifth and sixth respectively. Wahoo indeed.

Elsewhere, there have been a couple of other new entries to the standings this week, with both Skull and Bones and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden making their chart debuts at fourth and 16th — though neither are available on Switch.

Here's your 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
NEW	1	Mario vs. Donkey Kong
1	2	Hogwarts Legacy	Switch 52%, PS5 20%, PS4 15%, Xbox 9%
2	3	EA Sports FC 24	PS5 34%, Switch 31%, PS4 23%, Xbox Series 12%
NEW	4	Skull and Bones
4	5	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
5	6	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7	7	Helldivers II
20	8	Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate	PS5 57%, PS4 41%
8	9	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
10	10	Minecraft
11	11	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
12	12	Grand Theft Auto V
3	13	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
9	14	Tekken 8
14	15	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
NEW	16	Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
13	17	The Last of Us Part II: Remastered
-	18	Octopath Traveler II	Switch 62%, PS5 38%
17	19	Nintendo Switch Sports
23	20	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Switch 57%, PS5 33%, PS4 8%, Xbox Series 2%
16	21	Resident Evil 4
22	22	Assassin's Creed Mirage
35	23	Sonic Superstars	Switch 65%, PS5 20%, Xbox Series 7%, PS4 7%
-	24	Madden NFL 24
21	25	Wreckfest	PS5 99%, Switch 1%
32	26	Batman: Arkham Trilogy
-	27	It Takes Two	Switch 64%, PS4 36%, Xbox Series 0%
28	28	Red Dead Redemption	PS4 70%, Switch 30%
19	29	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
-	30	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
39	31	The Witcher III: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition	PC 55%, PS4 43%, Xbox One 1%, Switch 1%
27	32	Bluey: The Videogame	Switch 79%, PS5 10%, PS4 6%, Xbox Series 5%
40	33	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
24	34	NBA 2K24	PS5 54%, PS4 19%, Switch 15%, Xbox Series 11%
-	35	F1 23
29	36	Mario Party Superstars
34	37	Red Dead Redemption 2
33	38	Super Mario Odyssey
-	39	LEGO Harry Potter Collection	Switch 64%, PS4 20%, Xbox One 16%
26	40	The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition

[Sales Data Compiled by GfK]

UK Charts: Mario vs. Donkey Kong Swings Past The Competition In Its Debut Week

Always bet on red

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[Fake]

HL can't get a break.

 

[ReBurn]

What's going with MK 11 in the UK? Did they release an update or something?

 

[Interfectum]

Helldivers 2 at 7? Obama...

 

[Roufianos]

Cum N Bonezz at 4th, wtf are people smoking

 

[Astorian]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

 

[ADiTAR]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

Could be over-saturation of people on PS5 who bought it. It came out later.

All 3rd party games on this chart are selling good on Switch.

Plus, Good for Mario Vs. DK, wish there was some info.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

It was out for a year on the other platforms.

 

[JaksGhost]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

It was the last version to be released in November. PS5, Series, and PC released in February while the last-gen versions followed in May.

 

[Bojanglez]

I had no idea Helldivers 2 even has a physical release, pretty good chart position.

 

[Raonak]

Nice to see helldivers 2 charting

 

[MaxwellParrish]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

Not exactly new, but it has only 3 months, compared to the ten of Ps5/XBoxSeries

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Tidbits from Chris:

 

[Bernoulli]

Is Hogwarts the new GTA V?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Helldivers 2 at 7? Obama...

Tidbits from Chris:

Sounds quite good. Specially for a game that's most likely bought digitally as most online titles.

 

[Woopah]

Why is hogwarts legacy selling more on Switch? Is it a new release?

Newer release. But its normal fir some games to sell better on Switch and others to sell better on PS5 (and it can change week to week).

 

[NoobSmog]

Helldivers 2 at 7? Obama...

In the US, my friend was trying to get a physical version for over a week, he finally caved and got it digital. They definitely undershipped physical copies (because of course, no one saw it blowing up like it did).

 

[Three]

What's going with MK 11 in the UK? Did they release an update or something?

I honestly think it's people seeing "Mortal Kombat 1" marketing and buying 11 thinking it's the newest one. It started with the MK1 release.

 

[Fake]

What's going with MK 11 in the UK? Did they release an update or something?

Maybe the price is the huge factor.

 

[Saber]

I don't think Skull and Bones will remain there next week. It will lose presence absurdly fast for sure.

 

[Tsaki]

What's going with MK 11 in the UK? Did they release an update or something?

My guess: people want to play MK but MK1 is pretty shit so they opt for MK11

 

[ReBurn]

My guess: people want to play MK but MK1 is pretty shit so they opt for MK11

Maybe. It's been high on the charts a few times since MK1 released. The ultimate edition game has been on sale for super cheap so many times I would have thought people who really wanted it would already have played it. I'm surprised to see it charting.

 

[Tsaki]

Maybe. It's been high on the charts a few times since MK1 released. The ultimate edition game has been on sale for super cheap so many times I would have thought people who really wanted it would already have played it. I'm surprised to see it charting.

Yup. MK1 sold a lot of units (still considerably lower than MK11 launch aligned), but I guess many of them felt underwhelmed, saw MK11 at a low price and jumped in.

 

[Vroadstar]

Niche-man 2 still at number 11? I heard it was so rushed and unfinished

 

[Fake]

Niche-man 2 still at number 11? I heard it was so rushed and unfinished

Do you think 11 is a good position? LOL

MK8Deluxe is a 7 years old game and is beating a not even year old game.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Tidbits from Chris:

Why is that unusual? Good word of mouth sells games.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Do you think 11 is a good position? LOL

MK8Deluxe is a 7 years old game and is beating a not even year old game.

Besides the game you mentioned every other game ahead of Spider-man 2 are releases that came out after that game and the majority are multiplatform games.
It's not like the top 10 is full of 7 year old games, lmao.

You also have no idea about digital sales.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

How is Witcher 3 charting twice on this 9 years after release lol

 

[Three]

Do you think 11 is a good position? LOL

MK8Deluxe is a 7 years old game and is beating a not even year old game.

Is it somehow bad because of Mario Kart 8?

Tekken 8, Assassins Creed Mirage, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Mortal Kombat 1, all more recent games lower than it.

 

[Fake]

Is it somehow bad because of Mario Kart 8?

Its now good to be at 11? And the comparison needs to be between exclusives.

 

[Three]

Its now good to be at 11? And the comparison needs to be between exclusives.

Not if you release into 11th but maintaining 11th after months is good. An exclusive makes a game sell less due to a lower PS5 installbase not more than a multiplatform game. You comparing sales to MK because it's old and saying it did bad would mean all these other more recent games somehow flopped harder on a bigger install base.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Someone really didn't think their trolling through.

 

[Woopah]

Why is that unusual? Good word of mouth sells games.

Usually good word of mouth results in a soft drop for week 2, not a rise.

 

[Fake]

Not if you release into 11th but maintaining 11th after months is good. An exclusive makes a game sell less due to a lower PS5 installbase not more than a multiplatform game. You comparing sales to MK because it's old and saying it did bad would mean all these other more recent games somehow flopped harder on a bigger install base.

I'm comparing against an exclusive with is totally valid. And I never said is 'bad', just not as 'good' as the user want to be taking into consideration the budget this game had.

I don't get fanboys making argument rules of what game is valid or not for comparison. 11° is not a bad position btw, but neither is good.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Why is that unusual? Good word of mouth sells games.

A game going up from week 1 to week 2 is rare as hell. What do you mean?

 

[HeWhoWalks]

I'm comparing against an exclusive with is totally valid. And I never said is 'bad', just not as 'good' as the user want to be taking into consideration the budget this game had.

I don't get fanboys making argument rules of what game is valid or not for comparison. 11° is not a bad position btw, but neither is good.

Then tell us, almighty one, what is a good position for 4-month-old exclusive game on a physically exclusive chart?

 

[Fake]

Then tell us, almighty one, what is a good position for 4-month-old exclusive game on a physically exclusive chart?

Ask Mario Kart.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Ask Mario Kart.

I see. I'll ask the anomaly while you look for excuses for it being bad (a game that's already on its way to selling upwards of 15+ million copies ww).

 

[Fake]

I see. I'll ask the outlier while you look for excuses for it being bad (a game that's already on its way to selling upwards of 15+ million copies).

Just re-read, but very very slowly, what I posted. I never said was bad.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Just re-read, but very very slowly, what I posted. I never said was bad.

You said it wasn't good, Jr. You quoted someone who asked "was it bad because of Mario Kart" and you responded with "is it supposed to be good" and then "for the budget it had". "Not good = bad in that regard.

 

[Fake]

You said it wasn't good, Jr.

Yeap. Is not necessarily bad mind you. But go on, keep up with the insults.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Yeap. Is not necessarily bad mind you. But go on, keep up with the insults.

My man, you straight up called folks "fanboys". I think you can handle "Jr".

Anyway. The claim is that Mario Kart dictates what's "good" for an exclusive. Why is this game in bad (or, "not good") shape considering what it has already sold? I see you mention budget and the game is already a success commercially. Being number 11 after 4 months on a physical only chart is not only good — it's something mainly seen by high selling games. So, it just seems odd to say this when we already know that's it's selling well.

 

[mckmas8808]

I had no idea Helldivers 2 even has a physical release, pretty good chart position.

Yeah, it's selling great, considering it didn't drop this week and it's an online-only game. Makes going digital only make less sense for some publishers and hardware makers.

 

[mckmas8808]

I'm comparing against an exclusive with is totally valid. And I never said is 'bad', just not as 'good' as the user want to be taking into consideration the budget this game had.

I don't get fanboys making argument rules of what game is valid or not for comparison. 11° is not a bad position btw, but neither is good.

It is good lol. Did you forget that this is physical copies only? Is it only good if it sells in the top 5 for years?

 

[Humdinger]

Interesting to see where Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, Dontnod's new game, landed -- at #16. I guess that's okay.

I think the game looks good. It seems to be flying under the radar. I wasn't even aware of it until two days ago. I've read good comments about its story and atmosphere. It's developed by Dontnod's non-woke studio, so it doesn't have any of the woke nonsense in it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

A game going up from week 1 to week 2 is rare as hell. What do you mean?

Is it though? It's not like this game is a heavily frontloaded franchise. Seems that this is what happens with GaaS games that start going viral.

 

[Tsaki]

Interesting results for Helldivers 2. Increase in its second week for the physical release and it seems Sony really didn't make enough copies for it; everyone in online forums that wants it specifically on BlueRay says it cannot be found anywhere and it's OOS. It's obvious that Arrowhead and Sony had WAAAYY lower expectations for this IP.
Checking on the Steam data, the game has been the #1 top seller almost every day since release and its Super Citizen $60 edition (or $20 upgrade) has been up there as well.
On PSN it's been #1 in the US, Canada and other European countries. In my country, I've seen it climb in the top 10 day after day. 2 days ago it reached #4, knocking back CoD, and just checked, today it reached #3 knocking back NBA2K24.
Hopefully the server queue and capacity as well as the borked matchmaking issues get resolved swiftly.

 

[Vroadstar]

Do you think 11 is a good position? LOL

MK8Deluxe is a 7 years old game and is beating a not even year old game.

Oh jr. got triggered your argument seems so rushed and unfinished you made up arbitrary rules "not even a year-old game", "11° is not a bad position btw, but neither is good", "comparison needs to be between exclusives.", "consideration the budget this game had"

 

[Woopah]

Ask Mario Kart.

Mario Kart is on its own level. We shouldn't judge other games by comparing them to Mario Kart.

 

[kazuyamishima]

People ask why Mario Kart 8 is selling so well when is a multiplayer game.