Grand Theft Auto V knocks Cyberpunk 2077 off the UK charts, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons climbs to # 1

Life simulator Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Nintendo returned to the top of the UK charts in the last week of 2023. This was reported by the portal GamesIndustry.biz with link to tracker GfK

Nintendo Switch exclusive sales up by 7%, which allowed him to rise two positions at once.

The biggest 2023 release in the country is FIFA 21but if you count each version separately, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is by a large margin ahead of the football simulator on PS4 and takes the first place in the annual sales ranking.

Analysts noted that sales of most games declined after Christmas week, but Nintendo Switch software showed better endurance – minus 25% at Nintendo, minus 48% PlayStation and minus 53% from the Xbox.

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Cyberpunk 2077 fell to 15th place, and Grand theft auto v climbed to 9th. The rest of the demand for most projects in the TOP-10 has decreased.

The beginning of 2023 will be exceptionally quiet for new releases. The new part is expected to be released only on January 20 Hitman from the studio IO Interactive

Top 10 best-selling games in UK retail for the week ending January 2, 2023:

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. FIFA 21
3. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
4. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
5. Just Dance 2023
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7. Minecraft (Switch)
8. Super Mario 3D All-Stars
9. Grand Theft Auto 5
10. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe

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