In the gaming industry, quiet summer days continue to pass one after another without major releases, so it is not surprising to see the latest PS4-exclusive at the top of the UK retail sales chart.
The samurai action game once again outpaced the competition despite a 40% drop in sales. And even if by the number of copies sold Ghost of tsushima lags far behind another recent PS4 hit, The Last of Us Part 2, Sucker Punch has been at the top of the UK charts for as long as Naughty Dog three weeks…
Meanwhile, the spring phenomenon Animal Crossing: New Horizons again retained the second position, as in the previous week. The Nintendo Switch Hybrid Exclusive is the UK’s largest release in 2023 in terms of boxed sales. The life simulator is currently about five weeks away from surpassing the overall performance of its predecessor in the face Animal Crossing: New Leafwhich was released on 3DS in 2012…
Here it is worth making a remark about digital sales, which are not counted in the chart, therefore, in reality, “New Horizons” is probably already much ahead.
Among the new products, the remake has achieved the greatest success. Destroy All Humans, who debuted immediately on the third line. The franchise has shown no signs of life since 2008 and was presumed dead following the collapse of THQ in 2012. However, the series was resurrected by the company’s efforts THQ Nordic…
Previous game of the franchise with a subtitle Path of the furon was released back in the era of Xbox 360 and PS3. Then she debuted in the UK charts at position 33. In terms of the number of boxed copies (excluding the number), the remake of the original game performed 50% more successfully.
Another debutant who peered into the TOP-10 was Skater XL… Coming out of early access on Steam, the skateboarding simulator has settled in seventh position. Ahead of fans of the genre are already remakes of the first two games in the Tony Hawk series and a new part of the Skate franchise.
Top 10 Best Selling Physical Games in the UK for the week ending 1 August:
- Ghost of tsushima
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Destroy All Humans
- Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
- F1 2023
- Paper mario: the origami king
- Skater XL
- The Last of Us Part 2
- Grand theft auto 5
- Minecraft (Switch)
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