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It was another strong week for Nintendo in the UK this week, and in particular for their iconic mascot.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the UK’s best-selling boxed game for the fourth week in a row, ranking No.1 despite an 18% drop in sales. Meanwhile, other Mario titles on the charts enjoyed a sales spike.
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe has risen to # 4 from # 6 following a 7% increase in sales. Meanwhile, Super Mario 3D All-Stars re-enters the Top Ten at No. 6 after a 36% increase in sales. The Mario Collection was created to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros, and will be discontinued at the end of the month (including the digital version). Nintendo spent the week reminding fans that the games will be withdrawn from sale, which may explain some of the momentum.
A little further down, Super Mario Odyssey has gone from number 17 to number 13 after a 5% increase in sales.
It was a strong week for Nintendo in general. Six of the Top Ten boxed were Nintendo Switch games, and they all increased in sales week after week. The top climber was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which rose from No. 7 to No. 3 after a 40% increase in sales. Animal Crossing saw an update this week with items and clothing from the Mario series.
There were no new releases on the charts, although Yakuza: Like A Dragon returns to the Top 40 at No. 35 after the release of the PS5 version.
Elsewhere, Spider-Man: Miles Morales comes in second after a slight 19% drop in sales, suggesting that PS5 shares are still making a strong move in the UK. However, PS4 made it to The Last of Us Part 2 and dropped from 3 to 11. The game had re-entered the charts last week following the price discount.
Last week’s new releases fell sharply week over week. The new Switch RPG Bravely Default 2 drops from 11th place to 33rd after a 74% drop in sales. Meanwhile, Persona 5 Strikers, which debuted at No. 5 last week, has completely disappeared from the charts.
This data only counts physical game sales.
Here’s GfK’s Top Ten for the week ending March 6:
| In the past week | This week | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury |
| two | two | Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
| 7 | 3 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
| 6 | 4 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
| 8 | 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War |
| 13 | 6 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
| 9 | 7 | Grand theft auto 5 |
| 10 | 8 | Minecraft (switch) |
| 14 | 9 | Ring Fit Adventure |
| 12 | 10 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla |
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