Nintendo’s first #1 since 2011 (Pokemon White), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch opened in 1st place last week in the UK, and it saw a bigger launch week than both Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 7.
There were several other new releases last week to hit the top 40, including Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 in 2nd, Little Nightmares in 4th, Outlast Trinity in 14th, and Puyo Puyo Tetris in 18th. Puyo Puyo Tetris sold roughly 74% of copies on Switch, with the other 26% on PlayStation 4 (it’s a retail only title on PS4).
As for last week’s #1, Ghost Recon Wildlands, it dropped down to 7th.
Here’s the top 10 best-selling games through retail stores in the UK for the week ending April 29, 2017, according to GfK Chart-Track (via Games Industry):
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Little Nightmares
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (up 68%)
- LEGO Worlds
- Ghost Recon Wildlands
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- FIFA 17
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Do you think Prey will debut in 1st this week?
[Source: Games Industry, Christopher Dring (1), (2)]
