Despite having thebest opening of the year in the UK last week,Borderlands 3and 2K Games have had to settle for second place this week after a strong debut from Nintendo andThe Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
In its first week of availability,Link’s Awakeningshot to the top of the weekly UK sales chart, beating outBorderlands 3in the process. This wasn’t just any regular old debut for Nintendo, though. According toGamesIndustry.biz,Link’s Awakeningis now the best Switch launch of the year in the UK, surpassing the mark thatSuper Mario Maker 2left earlier this year. Considering how many high-quality Switch releases there have been this year as well, that’s an impressive feat.
As for the rest of the top five spots this week,Borderlands 3,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Gears 5, andPES 2020rounded out the lineup. In the realm of new releases this week,Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witchended up nabbing slots at both 23rd and 26th, thanks to the two different versions of the game which hit PS4 and Switch last week. Obviously, if both were combined, the game would’ve ended up coming in much higher on the chart.
Per usual, you can find the full top-40 list from the past week down below.
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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK’S AWAKENING
BORDERLANDS 3
MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
EFOOTBALL PES 2020
TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION 2
GRAND THEFT AUTO V
SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY
ACTIVISION
CRASH TEAM RACING NITRO-FUELED
TRUCK DRIVER
MAXIMUM GAMES
SUPER MARIO MAKER 2
RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD
MINECRAFT: PLAYSTATION EDITION
SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE
FORZA HORIZON 3
SEA OF THIEVES
MINECRAFT: XBOX EDITION
NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH
BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY
THE DARK PICTURES ANTHOLOGY: MAN OF MEDAN
NI NO KUNI: WRATH OF THE WHITE WITCH REMASTERED
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE
FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE
THQ NORDIC
POKEMON: LET’S GO, PIKACHU!
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4
KINGDOM HEARTS III
SQUARE ENIX
ASTRAL CHAIN
LEGO JURASSIC WORLD
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
SUPER MARIO PARTY
OVERCOOKED! 2
