UK Video Game Charts Week Ending 02 Jan 2021

The first charts of the new year brings us a familiar number one as Animal Crossing regains the top spot. Let’s have a look at what else has happened for physical sales in the UK.

It seems that Nintendo are doing well when it comes to selling video games, taking 11 of the top 20 spots. This is likely due to the lack of PS5 and Series X stock in stores over the Christmas period. With gamers turning their attention to the latest hardware, and the older generation of consoles not being replenished, this means fewer sales for the software.

Not all of this is rosey for Nintendo. All games (with the exception of Animal Crossing) dropped their sales week-on-week so the overall sales in the UK as a whole is down.

The full top 20 is below:

#	Title	Publisher	Last Week
1	ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS	NINTENDO	3
2	FIFA 21	ELECTRONIC ARTS	1
3	MARIO KART 8 DELUXE	NINTENDO	4
4	ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA	UBISOFT	2
5	JUST DANCE 2021	UBISOFT	7
6	CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS COLD WAR	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD	5
7	MINECRAFT	NINTENDO	10
8	SUPER MARIO 3D ALL-STARS	NINTENDO	9
9	GRAND THEFT AUTO V	TAKE 2	11
10	NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE	NINTENDO	20
11	MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN: MILES MORALES	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	6
12	IMMORTALS FENYX RISING	UBISOFT	14
13	51 WORLDWIDE GAMES	NINTENDO	19
14	WATCH DOGS: LEGION	UBISOFT	12
15	CYBERPUNK 2077	BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT	8
16	THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD	NINTENDO	23
17	SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY	NINTENDO	25
18	RING FIT ADVENTURE	NINTENDO	13
19	POKEMON SWORD	NINTENDO	37
20	SUPER MARIO PARTY	NINTENDO	18