The UK's physical games chart is rather predictable at the best of times, but when new releases dry up, things don't really move about much. Case in point: F1 2021 is once again the number one game at retail, which is no real surprise given the real world championship is ongoing right now.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, meanwhile, remains in the chart as well. On the all formats chart we look at every week, it's at number seven, slipping one place down. However, when looking purely at PlayStation 5 software, Insomniac's superhero title is right at the top. It continues to be the new console's most consistent earner, but it's contending with heavy competition lumped in with third parties.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart has seen a dramatic drop-off. The game was in third place last week, but has fallen all the way to the bottom of the numbered chart, at number 40. This will no doubt be in part due to the title being bundled with PS5 consoles, which were clearly in shorter supply last week. Elsewhere, one new release, NEO: The World Ends with You, managed a debut in 10th place.
Here's the latest top 10 in full.
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 30th July, 2021
- F1 2021
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Minecraft (Switch)
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game
- FIFA 21
- NEO: The World Ends with You
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Did NEO : TWEWY sold best on PS4 or Nintendo Switch in the UK ?
@Tom-Smo Presumably Switch, not that it matters really.
This data is pretty fascinating. What are people really playing who have a PS5? Definitely Miles Morales but what else?
How pointless. Imagine how many hours have been wasted on Fortnite š
@uptownsoul really good point
@Tom-Smo Switch by a pretty wide margin.
We need digital sale stats, this article feels more irrelevant each week š
@Tom-Smo Switch 67%, PS4 33%
@uptownsoul nope
@uptownsoul Are there monthly UK Charts?
The monthly US NPD definitely includes digital sales
@uptownsoul I mean you are objectively wrong about Neo sales, but go off
@ChrisDeku yes they usually do update with a monthly tracker than generally does include digital sales. That doesnāt get as much press coverage.
@uptownsoul Absolutely, but itās not just PushSquare a lot of outlets rush to report the numbers but itās only half a picture. For instance, the Xbox split would be a lot less brutal Not amazing just not the ābrutal, bleakā picture youād think it was from the UK Physical sales. Actually the sales are more inline with console divide split 70/30.
Just like Iām sure Neo instead of being 67/33 will factor more in PSs favor and be more closer to 60/40 as it is Nintendo first franchise, but Nintendo sales are also more physical and there is a all digital PS5.
Also, some games are digital only like Psychonauts 2. So that games no even going to chart until monthly. Or you know PC sales entirely missing ā¦
Unless itās a country thats physical first; not having digital sales is missing a huge part of the picture, but Iām not sure how many people would be interested in monthly sales having already read the weekly sales?
I couldnāt speak to the analytics but I just donāt think theyād be as high ā¦
@mrtennis1990
Now that I got the platinum trophy for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart I'm moving onto Scarlet Nexus. Also still playing through Resident Evil: Village. Put the latter on hold when R&C came out.
Awesome!... love F1! Another driving gem from CodeMasters
NEO is already $10 off here in the US. Probably be $19 by BlackFriday - not in a rush.
@uptownsoul So like I guessed looking at gamesindustry.biz, more of those mature triple A games sell more than those Nintendo games when digital is taken into account. A lot more grownups are buying their own games with credit cards digitally, kids games are usually bought physical for them.
@AdamNovice It matters where a game sells best if there's a big disparity. Presumably the reason Disgaea 6 is Switch-exclusive outside of Japan is because of how much healthier sales were for Disgaea 5 and the remasters of 1 and 4 on Switch vs PS4 outside of Japan, for example.
Also, in general, third party support might be a given for Playstation, but it's never a given for Nintendo consoles given their historically rocky relationship with the wider industry. It's one reason why I pretty much always buy my multiplats on Switch if there's not a compelling reason to opt for a different platform.
@Gamer83 that's awesome. Ratchet will be my first game once I can finally get a PS5 (hopefully soon). How was Scarlet Nexus?
@mrtennis1990 PS4 games.
@TheGrizMan for sure. I thought way more people would of got ratchet since it's a next gen only game. I could see it selling really well during the holidays though as more people get a console.
I donāt know why people take issue about having physical games charts every time. I know one guy made one comment about physical in a PSN store sales article and he was promptly called out.
Both charts are good info. Both are needed and should absolutely not be merged. Need both info not less info.
@mrtennis1990
Not too far into yet, so can't give a real opinion on it. The combat is fun, though. I'm probably not going to really dig into it until I finish RE: Village. I bought that game way back in May and should have completed it by now.
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