Four out of the five top-selling games in the UK last week are Nintendo Switch titles, but the number one is by Microsoft not Nintendo.
There are still no major new physical releases so far this year but the UK charts do have a new number one in the form of the Nintendo Switch version of Minecraft.
The Switch edition has long been the best-selling version at retail but its success this week makes it one of four Nintendo Switch titles in the top five (there’s also a Switch version of FIFA 22 but it’s not recommended and not a big seller).
This week’s Rainbow Six Extraction is the first chance for a new release to make its mark in the charts but as a multiplayer-focused title with little buzz around it, it’s unlikely to have much of an impact.
UK all formats retail chart – 15 January
1 (4) Minecraft (NS)
2 (2) FIFA 22 (PS4/XO/PS5/NS)
3 (29) Super Mario Party (NS)
4 (1) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (3) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
6 (5) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (PS5/PS4/XO/XSX)
7 (R) Minecraft Dungeons (NS/XO/PS4)
8 (9) Just Dance 2022 (NS/PS4/XO/PS5)
9 (6) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (10) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/XO/PS3)
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK
Japanese console chart – 9 January
1 (2) Mario Party Superstars (NS)
2 (1) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (NS)
3 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
4 (5) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
5 (8) Minecraft (NS)
6 (4) Big Brain Academy: Brain Vs. Brain (NS)
7 (7) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
8 (6) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS)
9 (9) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (R) 51 Worldwide Games (NS)
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U.S. all formats chart – November
1 (-) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (-) Battlefield 2042 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (-) Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (NS)*
4 (-) Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
5 (1) Madden NFL 22 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (8) Mario Party Superstars (NS)*
7 (7) Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (6) FIFA 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (1) Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10 (10) NBA 2K22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)*
*does not include digital sales
Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales
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GameCentral Top 20 – 2021
1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Metroid Dread (NS)
3. Wildermyth (PC)
4. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
5. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
6. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7. Inscryption (PC)
8. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
9. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
10. Loop Hero (NS/PC)
11. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
12. Guilty Gear -Strive- (PS4/PS5/PC)
13. Dungeon Encounters (PS4/NS/PC)
14. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)
15. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Genesis Noir (XO/NS/PC)
17. New Pokémon Snap (NS)
18. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
19. Death’s Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
20. The Eternal Cylinder (XO/PS4/PC)
The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2021 but as usual does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.
Readers’ Top 20 – 2020
1. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
4. Hades (NS/PC)
5. Ghost Of Tsushima (PS4)
6. Astro’s Playroom (PS5)
7. Demon’s Souls (PS5)
8. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
9. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
10. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
11. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
12. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
13. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
14. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
15. Horace (NS/PC)
16. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
17. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
18. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
19. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
20. Lonely Mountains: Downhill (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
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