New games dominate in a lackluster week – UK boxed chart

The most recent gross sales figures for boxed video video games within the UK present a 6% drop in gross sales week-on-week, regardless of the discharge of three new titles. The most effective-selling new launch was Lifeless Island 2 by Deep Silver, which grew to become the third largest recreation launch of the 12 months, behind Hogwarts Legacy and Resident Evil 4. Though it bought roughly half as many copies as Resident Evil 4, it nonetheless carried out considerably higher than Lifeless House, however it will likely be a while earlier than comparisons might be made with the 2011 authentic.

Minecraft Legends got here in second place, with the bodily recreation promoting finest on Nintendo Swap, accounting for 76% of its gross sales. The PlayStation variations amounted to 19% of gross sales, whereas Xbox was solely 5%, however the title is on the market on Microsoft GamePass, which impacted its gross sales on the latter consoles.

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp on Nintendo Swap barely missed out on 2nd, following a delay of over a 12 months from its authentic launch date. The collected remaster can also be in a distinct segment style, turn-based technique, however good opinions and phrase of mouth led to a robust debut.

Mario Kart 8: Deluxe and FIFA 23 each skilled a decline in gross sales, with Mario Kart 8: Deluxe dropping to 4th with a 13% gross sales slide and FIFA 23 falling 4 locations to fifth after a 25% drop. Solely two video games within the High 40, Pink Lifeless Redemption 2 and Kirby and the Forgotten Land noticed an increase in gross sales week-on-week, partially as a result of finish of the Easter gross sales interval.

Gross sales of Tremendous Mario Odyssey and New Tremendous Mario Bros U Deluxe additionally fell, with each video games dropping within the charts after experiencing a 25% gross sales drop. That is in distinction to the bump in gross sales that adopted the discharge of the latest Mario film.