Sales up nearly 200% on Wii U originals
You can almost set your watch on it. Nintendo launches Switch game, Switch game tops UK charts. With every major release, Nintendo continues to appeal to the UK gaming audience and last week’s launch Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury was no exception, debuting at number one on the UK Charts.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which received rave reviews from critics, is already the third largest Nintendo Switch Mario release ever, just behind 2017 Super Mario Odyssey and 2020’s Super Mario 3D All-StarsIn terms of launch numbers, the new dual pack is an absolute hit, with physical sales of 190% over the launch numbers for the 2013 Wii-U original – although Nintendo Switch’s user base obviously outweighs its big-screen brothers. Nintendo’s new title is already a winner.
Elsewhere on the charts, Bandai Namco’s scary sequel Little Nightmares II made its debut at number seven, after mostly positive press reviews. The rest of the Top Ten is rounded out by Activision’s veterans Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Electronic art ‘ FIFA 21and Sony’s web slinging adventure Spider-Man Miles Morales.
Video game sales schedule in the UK w / e: February 13, 2021
(The chart shows only the physical sales in the store)
1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
3. FIFA 21 – Electronic art
4. Spider-Man Miles Morales – Sony Interactive Entertainment
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War – Activision
7. Little Nightmares II – Bandai Namco
8. Minecraft – Nintendo
9. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – Ubisoft
10. Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo
British video game cards [GamesIndustry.biz]
