We're not sure what kind of strategic manoeuvre Nintendo has pulled off, but it's worked well for Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which takes number one in the physical UK chart. It means that Bethesda's major new release, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, has had to make do with second place. Facing this new competition, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled has been bumped to third.
Elsewhere, some of last week's resurgent titles have crashed back down the top 40. Marvel's Spider-Man was ninth last week, but has slipped down to number 20. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 takes an even bigger fall, going from seventh to 32nd. Games like FIFA 19 and Grand Theft Auto V are still hanging around the top 10, of course.
Here's the latest top 10 in full.
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 27th July, 2019
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
- Super Mario Maker 2
- FIFA 19
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- F1 2019
- Red Dead Redemption 2
[source ukie.org.uk]
Comments 19
Man, that tagline. 😂
This week belongs to Timesink: The Game.
I told ya GTAV would be back in the mix. Yeah boi.
That tagline goes straight to the top of the charts!
@ApostateMage playing it and it's fun but i'm also playing Yakuza Kiwami and i'm actually attached to those characters, where as in GTA5 it's just daft fun and couldn't give a damn what happens to those characters.
Seven of the top ten games of the week are available on Switch. Top game is a Switch game. Impressive showing for Nintendo in the UK, I think, considering it's one of Ninty's weaker markets.
Also, good to see GTA V randomly hanging out with the newer games again. People will never, ever stop buying that game, apparently.
I think the strategic manoeuvre Nintendo have pulled off is having a console people own for a change with a great handheld selling point and a great library, and then continue putting a well made game on it at the end of every month. Fire Emblem is really fun and being on the Switch means you aren’t limited to playing it in front of a TV. I wouldn’t be surprised if Astral Chain also goes to No 1 as well.
Currently my PS4 is a Netflix player.
At least you're not in an alternate timeline @Ralizah where you're commenting on Mario Kart 8 being in the top ten again for umpteenth time?
Be interesting to see how Fire Emblem: Three Houses preforms next week though.
Will it be like most Jrpgs and it'll unfortunately sink like a stone? Or will it actually rise above that and continue to do well?
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy It won't be very high on the charts next week if only because of stock issues. The game is selling out everywhere. I can't even get a physical copy on Amazon, and the game only released a few days ago.
Nintendo did NOT expect this game to sell as well as it has.
Seven of the 10 are playable on the switch but more importantly four of the top ten are only playable on the switch. Exclusives sell systems right. Or is that a PlayStation only thing.
Really? That's a surprise @Ralizah I thought all the Fire Emblems since Awakenings sold like crazy
Plus there seems to be a decent amount of stock here in the UK still from a quick google so it might not be that big of a fall!
I came for the tagline but stayed for the.. .well actually, the title and tagline told me all I needed to know. Well played @quintumply
@MrGawain Yeah, it's sad but honestly I haven't played my PS4 since Resident Evil 2. But I've been playing a LOT of switch. That will probably change once Control and Death Stranding come out, but it has definitely been a while.
Nintendo FTW !
@ApostateMage yea boi, it's back. I might just get PS Plus after all, GTAO is just too much fun and I miss RDO too. Guess I gotta embrace the Online parts if I say I'm a huge fan of Rockstar's games.
@MightyDemon82 Well it ain't on the charts just cause of SP though, GTAO is a beast. Rockstar could've been greedy and released all them updates as paid DLC packages which could have been reviewed and scored even more higher scores than most DLCs out these days. Instead they chose to release them quietly and even still, it's noisy on the top 10 charts week in week out.
@MrGawain My Switch is sitting in the store i dont have one. 😋
No special Metriod Switch console no Switch. 😆
Great to see Nintendo dominating the UK charts, they've been on fire lately, and with a strong release schedule for the rest of the year, it's only going to continue
Love seeing Fire Emblem at the top of the list like that, even beating out a Wolfenstein game! Never thought I'd see the day. Maybe there is some shred of hope for humanity after all.
Naw, probably not.
Hell yeah, fire emblem three houses ftw! Dang, thought I was on nintendolife
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