Despite having the best opening of the year in the UK last week, Borderlands 3 and 2K Games have had to settle for second place this week after a strong debut from Nintendo and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
In its first week of availability, Link's Awakening shot to the top of the weekly UK sales chart, beating out Borderlands 3 in the process. This wasn't just any regular old debut for Nintendo, though. According to GamesIndustry.biz, Link's Awakening is now the best Switch launch of the year in the UK, surpassing the mark that Super Mario Maker 2 left earlier this year. Considering how many high-quality Switch releases there have been this year as well, that's an impressive feat.
As for the rest of the top five spots this week, Borderlands 3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Gears 5, and PES 2020 rounded out the lineup. In the realm of new releases this week, Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch ended up nabbing slots at both 23rd and 26th, thanks to the two different versions of the game which hit PS4 and Switch last week. Obviously, if both were combined, the game would've ended up coming in much higher on the chart.
Per usual, you can find the full top-40 list from the past week down below.
Last Week |
This Week |
Title |
Age Rating |
Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK'S AWAKENING |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
|
1 |
2 |
BORDERLANDS 3 |
PEGI 18+ |
2K |
6 |
3 |
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
2 |
4 |
GEARS 5 |
PEGI 18+ |
MICROSOFT |
3 |
5 |
EFOOTBALL PES 2020 |
PEGI 3+ |
KONAMI |
20 |
6 |
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
UBISOFT |
8 |
7 |
GRAND THEFT AUTO V |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
7 |
8 |
SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY |
PEGI 7+ |
ACTIVISION |
10 |
9 |
CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED |
PEGI 3+ |
ACTIVISION |
4 |
10 |
NBA 2K20 |
PEGI 3+ |
2K |
11 |
TRUCK DRIVER |
PEGI 3+ |
MAXIMUM GAMES |
|
9 |
12 |
SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
15 |
13 |
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 |
PEGI 18+ |
ROCKSTAR |
12 |
14 |
MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN |
PEGI 16+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
28 |
15 |
CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY |
PEGI 7+ |
ACTIVISION |
17 |
16 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
14 |
17 |
MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
SONY COMPUTER ENT. |
16 |
18 |
SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE |
PEGI 12+ |
NINTENDO |
22 |
19 |
MINECRAFT |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
21 |
20 |
FORZA HORIZON 3 |
PEGI 3+ |
MICROSOFT |
23 |
21 |
SEA OF THIEVES |
PEGI 12+ |
MICROSOFT |
25 |
22 |
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION |
PEGI 7+ |
MICROSOFT |
23 |
NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH |
PEGI 12+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
|
29 |
24 |
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
11 |
25 |
THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: MAN OF MEDAN |
PEGI 16+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
26 |
NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH REMASTERED |
PEGI 12+ |
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT |
|
30 |
27 |
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
5 |
28 |
GREEDFALL |
PEGI 18+ |
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE |
13 |
29 |
WRECKFEST |
PEGI 7+ |
THQ NORDIC |
32 |
30 |
POKEMON: LET'S GO, PIKACHU! |
PEGI 7+ |
NINTENDO |
24 |
31 |
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4 |
PEGI 18+ |
ACTIVISION |
32 |
KINGDOM HEARTS III |
PEGI 12+ |
SQUARE ENIX |
|
18 |
33 |
ASTRAL CHAIN |
PEGI 16+ |
NINTENDO |
34 |
LEGO JURASSIC WORLD |
PEGI 7+ |
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE |
|
34 |
35 |
SUPER MARIO PARTY |
PEGI 3+ |
NINTENDO |
36 |
OVERCOOKED! 2 |
PEGI 3+ |
TEAM 17 |
|
26 |
37 |
F1 2019 |
PEGI 3+ |
CODEMASTERS |
38 |
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE REMASTERED |
PEGI 16+ |
ACTIVISION |
|
27 |
39 |
CONTROL |
PEGI 16+ |
505 GAMES |
31 |
40 |
FIFA 19 |
PEGI 3+ |
EA SPORTS |