Monday, December 23, 2024

UK Charts: Nintendo Can Be Proud Of Its Last Christmas Before ‘Switch 2’

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Well folks, in what is presumably the last Christmas period before Nintendo unleashes its next major hardware, Switch games have performed admirably as folks look to fill those stockings come Wednesday morning.

In fact, let’s look at the numbers here: 8 games in the top 10 are either Switch exclusive or can be played on the Switch, and the same can be said of 26 titles from the complete top 40 charts. That’s impressive, and it goes to show just how popular boxed Switch games really are at this time of year.

Naturally, digital sales may paint a different picture, but it’s at least a good result for Nintendo in terms of the physical retail space. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best-selling first-party Nintendo title, followed by Super Mario Party Jamboree, Nintendo Switch Sports, Minecraft (third-party), Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Lots of what we would probably call “evergreen” titles, then.

It’ll be interesting to see how things shake out in the new year as we inch toward a new hardware announcement, currently due before the end of March. Will Switch games maintain their current momentum..? Only time will tell.

Here’s a look at this week’s top 40 in full, with platform breakdowns for all of the titles available on other consoles alongside the Switch:

Last Week This Week Game Platform Split

3

1

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

2

2

Hogwarts Legacy

Switch 48%, PS5 21%, PS4 20%, Xbox 10%

1

3

EA Sports FC 25

PS5 41%, Switch 28%, PS4 17%, Xbox 15%

4

4

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

5

5

Super Mario Party Jamboree

6

6

Nintendo Switch Sports

10

7

Minecraft

14

8

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

13

9

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

12

10

Astro Bot

9

11 Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate PS5 57%, PS4 42%, Switch 1%, Xbox 0%

8

12

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

9

13 Sonic X Shadow Generations

PS5 38%, Switch 34%, Xbox 16%, PS4 12%

11

14

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

15

Mortal Kombat 1

PS5 87%, Switch 8%, Xbox 4%

17

16 Grand Theft Auto V

7

17

Black Myth: Wukong

18

Star Wars Outlaws

34

19

Lego Harry Potter Collection

Switch 73%, PS4 11%, PS5 8%, Xbox 7%

15

20

MySims Cozy Bundle

19

21

Just Dance 2025 Edition

Switch 97%, PS5 3%

16

22

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

28

23

Lego Horizon Adventures

PS5 70%, Switch 30%

23

24

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

32

25

Stray

Switch 53%, PS5 37%, Xbox 5%, PS4 4%

25

26 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Switch 50%, PS5 30%, PS4 16%, Xbox 4%

27

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

28

Undisputed

29 Bluey: The Videogame Switch 78%, PS5 13%, PS4 7%, Xbox 2%

33

30

Silent Hill 2

27

31 Super Mario Odyssey

37

32

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition

36

33

My Universe: Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs

34 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

20

35 Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD

21

36

Gran Turismo 7

40

37

Luigi’s Mansion 3

38

Tomb Raider I-II-III Remastered

PS5 41%, Switch 36%, PS4 23%

24

39

Dragon Age: The Veilguard

40 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

[Compiled by GfK]

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