It was another strong week for Nintendo in the UK, and especially for its iconic mascot.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is the best-selling boxing match in the UK for a fourth consecutive week and holds number 1 despite an 18% drop in sales. Meanwhile, other Mario titles in the charts have had an increase in sales.
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe is at number 4 from number 6 to a 7% sale. Meanwhile, Super Mario 3D All-Stars re-enters the top ten at number 6 after a 36% increase. The Mario collection was created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., and it will be discontinued at the end of the month (including the digital version). Nintendo spent the week reminding fans that the games will be removed from the sale, which could possibly explain the boost.
A little further down, Super Mario Odyssey moved after a 5% sales increase from number 17 to number 13.
This has been a strong week for Nintendo in general. Six of the top ten boxes were Nintendo Switch games, and they all increased sales week-on-week. The biggest increase was Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which rose from No.7 to No.3 after a 40% sale. Animal Crossing saw an update this week with items and clothing from the Mario series.
There were no new versions in the charts, although Yakuza: Like A Dragon returns to the top 40 in the top 40 after the release of the PS5 version.
Elsewhere, Spider-Man: Miles Morales no. 2 after a slight 19% drop in sales, indicating that the PS5 share will continue to come strong in the UK. PS4 hit The Last of Us Part 2, however, drops from number 3 to number 11. The game was put back on the charts last week after price discounts.
Last week’s new spending fell sharply week-on-week. New Switch RPG encourages default 2 drop from No.11 to No.33 after a drop of 74%. Meanwhile, Persona 5 Strikers, who started at number 5 last week, have completely disappeared from the box.
This data only counts physical game sales.
Here is the GfK Top Ten for the week ending March 6:
| Last week | This week | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Wrath |
| 2 | 2 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
| 7 | 3 | Animal crossing: new horizons |
| 6 | 4 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe |
| 8 | 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War |
| 13 | 6 | Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
| 9 | 7 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 10 | 8 | Minecraft (switch) |
| 14 | 9 | Ring Fit Adventure |
| 12 | 10 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla |