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UK Charts: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Can't Quite Beat The Might Of EA Sports FC 25

Settling for silver

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The latest UK charts data is here and, to our genuine surprise, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sadly didn't nab the top spot this week. Instead, the newly released EA Sports FC 25 has managed to beat the competition to claim the prize.

It's an unfortunate outcome, though hardly a disastrous one. After all, these are just the boxed charts we're talking about here; chances are Nintendo managed to flog a load of copies of Echoes of Wisdom via the Switch eShop. We suspect it will also retain popularity for a good few weeks yet, especially in the run up to Christmas. In a nutshell though, this is more indicative of the insane popularity of football games in the UK than it is of Zelda's commercial performance.

Elsewhere, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed has performed reasonably well to enter the charts at number four. The Switch verion in particular has proven popular, making up 48% of the platform split. Otherwise, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Hogwarts Legacy, and Minecraft all take up their usual spots within the top ten.
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
NEW	1	EA Sports FC 25	PS5 61%, Xbox 17%, PS4 13% Switch 9%
NEW	2	The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
1	3	Astro Bot
NEW	4	Disney's Epic Mickey: Rebrushed	Switch 48%, PS5 43%, Xbox 8%, PC 1%
3	5	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
10	6	Hogwarts Legacy	Switch 42%, PS5 26%, Ps4 17%, Xbox 12%
5	7	Minecraft
6	8	EA Sports FC 24	Switch 34%, PS4 31%, Xbox 17%, PS5 17%
7	9	Grand Theft Auto V
2	10	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
13	11	Nintendo Switch Sports
11	12	Animal Crossing: New Horizons
4	13	Star Wars Outlaws
-	14	Sonic Superstars	Switch 74%, PS5 17%, Xbox 7%, PS4 2%
8	15	The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition
16	16	Total War: Warhammer III
20	17	Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
-	18	F1 24
-	19	Super Mario RPG
9	20	WWE 2K24
14	21	Super Mario Bros. Wonder
-	22	EA Sports UFC 5
-	23	Warioware: Move It!
22	24	Wreckfest	PS5 98%, Switch 2%
-	25	Bluey: The Videogame	Switch 89%, PS4 5%, PS5 5%, Xbox 1%
27	26	Mafia Trilogy
23	27	Marvel's Spider-Man 2
18	28	Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
-	29	Mortal Kombat 1	PS5 81%, Switch 14%, Xbox 5%
15	30	Red Dead Redemption 2
-	31	Lego Harry Potter Collection	Switch 75%, PS4 23%, Xbox 1%
24	32	Transformers Battlegrounds	Switch 99%, PS4 1%
17	33	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
-	34	Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Switch 53%, PS5 30%, PS4 15%, Xbox 2%
-	35	Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
-	36	Games Advent Calendar 2024	Switch 70%, PS5 30%
29	37	Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
26	38	Cyberpunk 2077
30	39	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
25	40	Dark Sould Trilogy

[Compiled by GfK]

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Astro still holding strong

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Mario Kart 8 and Hogwarts Legacy essentially is the Mendoza line.

Anyone buying a Switch is buying these games.

Interesting that Astro Bot outsold Epic Mickey across multiple platforms, but also interesting that the Switch version didn't drastically outsell the PS5 version out of the gates (it'll probably have better legs as you can see with games like Bluey and Lego Harry Potter). Weird that it has no inclusion of PS4, but also quite telling that games like this don't sell on PC...

EA FC highlights how dire things are for Xbox. The PS4 is nearly outselling the Xbox Series and X1 combined and is quite behind PS5. When GTA6 comes out, Microsoft can't afford these type of margins. The Pro is going to slant things even more.

Edit: didn't see this was boxed sales only, surprised Epic Mickey even has a physical release on PC.

 

[adamsapple]

GTA V has legs.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Astro still holding strong

Game is going to desperately need GOTY in order to hit the more lofty numbers people were seeking for this and Sony needs to do a larger ad campaign ahead of the holidays. That ad campaign needs to start in October to get a full push for Black Friday and then needs to be sustained through and adapted if it wins GOTY. They should advertise this through January/February.

 

[Hookshot]

Not going to pretend much would outsell “FIFA” but it’s completely worthless having Nintendo games on that list when we don’t know really what they’ve sold.

We still have the voucher system here which increases the chance of digital sales but none of it is counted so we might as well say that Tears down in 39th is really 1st for all it matters to legitimacy.

 

[Mr Moose]

This is physical only right?

(Nintendo doesn't share digital data, sadly)

Why would this matter?

 

[SweetTooth]

Lol .. that trash Zelda game tanked

 

[Woopah]

No one should be surprised by FIFA outselling a 2D Zelda haha.

Mario Kart 8 and Hogwarts Legacy essentially is the Mendoza line.

Anyone buying a Switch is buying these games.

Interesting that Astro Bot outsold Epic Mickey across multiple platforms, but also interesting that the Switch version didn't drastically outsell the PS5 version out of the gates (it'll probably have better legs as you can see with games like Bluey and Lego Harry Potter). Weird that it has no inclusion of PS4, but also quite telling that games like this don't sell on PC...

EA FC highlights how dire things are for Xbox. The PS4 is nearly outselling the Xbox Series and X1 combined and is quite behind PS5. When GTA6 comes out, Microsoft can't afford these type of margins. The Pro is going to slant things even more.

The PC % will never be high on a physical-only chart.

Not going to pretend much would outsell “FIFA” but it’s completely worthless having Nintendo games on that list when we don’t know really what they’ve sold.

We still have the voucher system here which increases the chance of digital sales but none of it is counted so we might as well say that Tears down in 39th is really 1st for all it matters to legitimacy.

It would be much better if that charts contained digial for Nintendo games, but there's not a lot GsK or GSD can do about that.

 

[jm89]

Astro still holding strong

Yeah should do good in the holidays.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

SW Outlaws big drop.

 

[Dafegamer]

Incredible hold from ASTRO BOT wow

 

[PeteBull]

SW Outlaws big drop.

Likely SW:Jedi Survivor will sell more copies in a week or two, they are very close already 13th vs 17th place =D

 

[Woopah]

This is physical only right?

Why would this matter?

It would matter in that Chris won't get an update later with the full sales.

 

[adamsapple]

This is physical only right?

Why would this matter?

To see how close it gets to Link's Awakening remake factoring in the lower physical sales.

 

[JimboJones]

Licensed stuff seems to perform especially well on Switch.

 

[Mr Moose]

To see how close it gets to Link's Awakening remake factoring in the lower physical sales.

Wouldn't that be physical only as well?

 

[Woopah]

Wouldn't that be physical only as well?

It wouldn't be if Nintendo shared digital numbers.

 

[Hookshot]

To see how close it gets to Link's Awakening remake factoring in the lower physical sales.

Nintendo would give sales later on if it sells over a million so we will eventually see if it sells better or worse than LA but I don’t think they’d do regional breakdowns.

 

[Mr Moose]

It wouldn't be if Nintendo shared digital numbers.

If he had digital data it wouldn't make a difference though. It would still be the same position in the chart, it's all physical. Both Zelda games numbers were physical only.
It sucks that they don't share the digital data but I just don't get why it matters in the case of his tweet.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom debuts at No.2 in the UK physical charts this week (Nintendo doesn't share digital data, sadly).

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Is this physical + digital? Or physical only?

 

[jm89]

Is this physical + digital? Or physical only?

Physical only.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Is this physical + digital? Or physical only?

C'mon dude, it's in the tweet of the OP - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom debuts at No.2 in the UK physical charts this week

 

[Woopah]

If he had digital data it wouldn't make a difference though. It would still be the same position in the chart, it's all physical. Both Zelda games numbers were physical only.
It sucks that they don't share the digital data but I just don't get why it matters in the case of his tweet.

He's just saying its sad we won't get digital later. Not that the positions in this chart would be affected.

 

[Hookshot]

wait doesn’t it usually contain digital for some companies? If it’s always just physical then why even mention Nintendo withholding digital?

 

[JimboJones]

Maybe just to compare to Links Awakening.

 

[Little Chicken]

Microsoft's Minecraft still charting in the Top 10

 

[Hookshot]

Microsoft's Minecraft still charting in the Top 10

I’m sure I saw an advert for Minecraft transformers the other day. If so then it’s crazy that it’s still getting updates.

 

[mckmas8808]

How exactly is MS helping retailers in the UK at this point? How are they making any profit from anything Xbox related at this point?

 

[onQ123]

Mortal Kombat might as well been PlayStation Exclusive

 

[Woopah]

wait doesn’t it usually contain digital for some companies? If it’s always just physical then why even mention Nintendo withholding digital?

The first data we get from the UK is always physical only. Digtal data gets released later (for most companies but not Nintendo).

 

[Saber]

Sonic Superstars continue to appear and dissapear thanks to very frequent discounts lol

 

[nial]

Zelda, Astro Bot, Epic Mickey, Sonic.
It's surprisingly a very family-oriented chart the more you look at it. Is Sonic Superstars having better legs than Frontiers in this particular market? I keep seeing it charting here, lol.

 

[Hardensoul]

Not going to pretend much would outsell “FIFA” but it’s completely worthless having Nintendo games on that list when we don’t know really what they’ve sold.

We still have the voucher system here which increases the chance of digital sales but none of it is counted so we might as well say that Tears down in 39th is really 1st for all it matters to legitimacy.

I used voucher for Zelda Echos!

 

[Interfectum]

Lol .. that trash Zelda game tanked

 

[Fake]

Astro Bot kicking western asses.

 

[Rockman33]

FC 24 is 6th on the list? It actually went up 2 spots? Lol