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The latest UK chart data for boxed sales shows that 260k physical games were sold in just the first week of January 2021 (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz), up by a third on last year, with 15 slots in the top 40 taken up by Nintendo Switch exclusives.
Nintendo's colourful and cheerful games are performing particularly well - which may perhaps come as no surprise. Sales of Nintendo games were up by 123 per cent on the same period last year, and the top-selling boxed game in the UK last week was, once again, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Ol' faithful Mario Kart 8 Deluxe came in second.
The multi-platform Just Dance 3 boogied into third place, with 91 per cent of its physical sales for... you guessed it, Nintendo Switch.
Ring Fit Adventure, Nintendo's popular exercise-at-home game increased its sales again last week, earning it sixth place in the chart. This is despite the fact it costs £69 (as it comes with its plastic fitness ring accessory).
The Switch version of Minecraft and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe both also made it into the UK boxed game top 10, while other Switch exclusives such as Super Mario All-Stars, 51 Worldwide Games, Super Mario Odyssey, Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pokémon Sword were in the top 20.
Elsewhere, some non-Nintendo games did get a look-in. FIFA 21 and Assassin's Creed Valhalla continue to sell well, and charted in fourth and fifth respectively.
And Cyberpunk 2077, which has been slowly sliding down the boxed games chart now for weeks, was in 20th.
Here's the full top 10:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Just Dance 2021
- FIFA 21
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Minecraft (Switch)
- GTA5
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- COD BLOPS Cold War
Broken Nintendo Switch Lot
Ubisoft just shared their latest quarterly financial report, and it was great news for the company. Ubisoft saw their strongest quarter in company history, and they say a lot of that success is owed to Switch.
Ubisoft revealed that they're the top third party publisher on the platform, which has led to some big numbers. Immortals: Fenyx Rising was named as a hit, and older titles like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle continue to sell well. Ubisoft chief financial officer Frederick Duguet elaborated on that success.
“We’re also reaping the benefits of the Switch’s huge success and our position as leading third-party publisher on the platform thanks to, among others, our Just Dance games and Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. The depth and breadth of our catalog, which goes beyond the brands mentioned, provides us with ever-greater visibility and continues to be a strong driver of profitability.”