Nintendo has a new number one in the house, but the sales of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 are almost identical to the previous games.
Considering how well it has been rated, there was a sense that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a breakthrough moment for the franchise, but physical sales in the UK are barely more than in any of the earlier games.
Sales of all previous games are more or less the same and in fact Xenoblade Chronicles 3 made less than money than its direct predecessor at launch, as the collector’s edition has been delayed in the UK. This doesn’t take digital sales into account, but they usually represent a smaller percentage of units sold when it comes to Nintendo titles.
The game wasn’t the only new entry last week, though, with the boxed version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge at number eight and Digimon Survive at number 10.
UK All Sizes Retail Chart – July 30
1 (-) Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
2 (1) Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
3 (3) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (NS/PS5/XO/PS4)
4 (2) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
5 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (5) F1 22 (PS5/PS4/XO/XSX)
7 (7) Minecraft (NS)
8 (-) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (NS/PS4/XO/PC)
9 (8) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
10 (-) Digimon Survival (NS/PS4/XO)
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK
Japanese Console Retail Card – July 24
1 (-) Live One Live (NS)
2 (2) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
3 (-) Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth (PS4)
4 (1) Monster Hunter Rise/Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (NS)
5 (3) Nobunaga’s Ambition: Rebirth (NS)
6 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (5) Kirby and the Forgotten Land (NS)
8 (4) Minecraft (NS)
9 (6) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (7) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
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US All Size Chart – June
1 (1) Elden ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (2) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (3) Pokemon Legends: Arceus (NS)*
4 (4) Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)
5 (5) MLB The Show 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5)ˆ
6 (6) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (7) Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
8 (8) Kirby and the Forgotten Land (NS)*
8 (8) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
10 (10) Madden NFL 22 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
*excluding digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included
Note: US charts are ordered by revenue, not unit sales
The NPD Group/NPD Funworld
GameCentral Top 10 – 2022
1. Elden ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
3. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
4. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
5. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
6. Neon white (NS/PC)
7. Sniper Elite 5 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8. Tunic (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Card shark (NS/PC)
10. Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)
The table above lists our top rated titles of 2022, but as usual does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, reissues, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released in other formats .
Readers Top 20 – 2021
1. Return (PS5)
2. Metroid Fear (NS)
3. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
4. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
6. Resident Evil Village (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
7. Life is Strange: True Color (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
8. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia/Luna)
10. Outsiders (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
11. Chicory: a colorful story (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
12. Tales Of Arise (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
13. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
14. Death Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
15. Two are needed (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
17. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (PS4/NS/PC)
18. Death Loop (PS5/PC)
19. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
20. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)
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