The UK charts are in – and hopefully, many of you have been staying inside and playing video games! But there’s been a bit of a change up top again as one of 2022’s biggest sellers, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, has shot back up to number one. Seems like the impending heat means people just want to get cosy with something familiar!
That means F1 22 has lost its grip on pole position after two weeks at the top, but it’s now comfortably in second. And racing seems to be the thing as chart favourite Mario Kart 8 Deluxe boosts into third.
Last week’s new release, Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, has crashed out of the top 20 after a decent debut. It now sits at 28th, but hopefully positive word of mouth – and our review of the delightful platformer – will get people coming back for Bandai Namco’s adorable cat-rabbit. And Mario Strikers: Battle League slips one place further into 12th.
Here’s the full lowdown on this week's UK top ten:
Last Week | This Week | Game |
---|---|---|
7 |
1 | LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga |
1 |
2 |
F1 22 |
4 |
3 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
3 |
4 |
Nintendo Switch Sports |
6 |
5 |
|
32 |
6 |
Far Cry 6 |
2 |
7 |
Horizon Forbidden West |
9 |
8 |
|
8 |
9 |
|
10 |
10 |
Minecraft |
[Compiled by GfK]
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Switch Sports seems to being racking up some decent sales!
Just an FYI that Lego Star Wars went on offer everywhere for about £28, so that'll explain it shooting back up to number 1. Particularly with school holidays starting very soon.
Seeing Switch Sports so high is strange and hearing that Mario Strikers is holding on to the number 12 spot is disappointing. Certainly the worst two games that Nintendo have put out in a long while and yet they are still selling very well.
@Kiz3000 Switch Sports is nice, but very barebones.... It's only seen occasional play since we picked it up in launch week. Probably about 4-5 hours total!
@LXP8 FIFA is a real game, it actually exists and not imaginary
@NinjaNicky
Except that Fifa has always sold better overall on Playstation, Xbox and PC and is usually played by adult males.
But sure keep spouting that nonsense!
I hope if wave 2 appears soon that MK8 Deluxe gets the boost it needs to get back in 1st place where it belongs.
@NinjaNicky
Well actually no your maths doesn't check out because you were clearly alluding to the "fact" that Fifa is a kids game (it isn't) and as the Switch is a "console mostly for kids" then that is why it sells so well which is nonsense as it sells much more overall on the other consoles and PC.
People like their football games in the UK. Not much mystery at all.
@Grumblevolcano
Aye MK8D has been really struggling since launch!
I'm kinda surprised Mario Strikers is not selling as well
@LXP8 I know what you are saying, and I will assume you mean well, but the "worst type of gamers" are the ones that belittle what other people play.
Gaming is a very broad hobby in that you can be as casual or as hardcore as you like. There are many genres to experience and many ways to experience them (console, mobile, PC).
@Axecon Really? I am surprised it is selling as well as it is. ALL reviews, quite rightly, blasted the game for the lack of content. Me and brothers bought it to make a team and play online but you can't even do that as you are only allowed to team up with one other console online. It is a fantastic game to play a match of but it is not worth anywhere near £35 and that makes me sad as Strikers Charged is up there as one of my Top 10 games of all time.
@LXP8 ehh, I wouldn't call em worst type of gamers. They might just have a life outside of gaming and may not wanna spend hundreds of hours on a hardcore game or learn too many new game mechanics etc. With each year passing my backlog has been growing and I have already been buying less games. there just isn't enough time to play them all, especially if you have other hobbies besides gaming.
@LXP8 Not sure that a remake of an old game deserves anymore sales than it got. Especially as it copies a formula which has many better options to choose from. I wouldn't buy Fifa myself, but at least it does represent one of the best ways to play this type of game.
I do agree about the general gaming audience in the uk, FIFA, COD, GTA and a ps or Xbox console to play it on and you have the details of most gamers in the uk full collection.
Fantastic game, bought the digital deluxe edition on PS4 for £60.00 and a week later saw the physical edition on sale for £30.00 lmao top kek. it's ridiculous how good they've managed to make a lego game look.
Klonoa and Star Wars are ordered and on their way. I am sure I will have a great time playing both. Still unsure whether I should buy Switch Sports or not. Mario Kart really deserves those sales.
@NinjaNicky From my observations more adults play the Switch actually. The demographic that highly prefers Playstation/PC/Xbox is that teen/early 20s gamer where playing online with their friends is all that matters and they think they are too cool for "kiddie" nintendo. Its a phase I went through as well. Late 20s and up my observations show that Nintendo dominates whether its buying for their kids, or playing through games/franchises that bring them strong nostalgia, and where they can chill playing superior single player/couch co-op without caring so much about playing online.
I decided not to get it on the Switch because Amazon Prime Day had a huge discount for the PS5 version.
I've been playing LEGO Star Wars for about a month & a half now (going through it really slowly, trying to nab all the collectables I can between missions) and am finally almost at the end (only one story mission left in Rise of Skywalker).
While I don't think it's my favorite game of the year (the story missions, while they can be fun are very brief & abridged), it's very chill when you're just exploring the different planets (which are wonderfully realized) completing side objectives (even if they get a bit samey after awhile).
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