Super Mario 3D World launch three times bigger than Wii U – Games charts 13 February

Nintendo’s latest Wii U port has become the fastest selling video game of the year so far, as Little Nightmares 2 also does well.

Although it’s not up against much competition – Hitman 3 has been the only other big name release so far – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury is officially the biggest new video game launch of 2021.

Launch sales were almost three times that of the 2013 original, although the Wii U installed userbase was miniscule compared to the Switch and, somehow, the game managed to launch the same day as the PlayStation 4.

It becomes the third biggest launch for a Mario platformer on Switch, behind Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars – with the game only selling a third that of the All-Stars collection.

Bandai Namco will also be please with the initial performance of Little Nightmares 2, which entered the charts at number seven this week.

That’s an impressive performance for what is essentially an indie game, which apart from anything would normally mean most sales are digital.

Finally, Spider-Man: Morales swung back into the charts, a sign that PlayStation 5 consoles are becoming more available, with Demon’s Souls also reappearing at number 17 this week.

UK all formats retail chart – 13 February

1 (-) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
2 (1) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
3 (8) FIFA 21 (PS4/XO/NS/PS5)
4 (12) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5/PS4)
5 (2) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (3) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PS4/XO/PS5/XSX)
7 (-) Little Nightmares 2 (PS4/NS/XO/PC)
8 (5) Minecraft (NS)
9 (10) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4/XO/PS5)
10 (4) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK

Japanese console chart – 7 February

1 (1) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa No Teiban! (NS)
2 (2) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
3 (3) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
4 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (7) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
6 (8) Minecraft (NS)
7 (10) Splatoon 2 (NS)
8 (11) Pokémon Sword/Shield (NS)
9 (9) 51 Worldwide Games (NS)
10 (-) Nioh 2: The Complete Edition (PS4)

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U.S. all formats chart – January

1 (1) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5)
2 (3) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/PS5)
3 (4) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
4 (5) Madden NFL 21 (XO/PS4/PC)
5 (6) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)*
6 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
7 (19) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
8 (26) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (XO/PS4)
9 (11) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)*
10 (8) NBA 2K21 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5)*

*does not include digital sales

Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales

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GameCentral Top 20 – 2020

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
2. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
3. Spelunky 2 (PS4/PC)
4. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
5. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
6. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
7. Nioh 2 (PS4)
8. Hades (NS/PC)
9. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
10. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PC)
11. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
12. The Pathless (PS4/PS5/PC/iOS)
13. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
14. Horace (NS/PC)
15. Ghostrunner (XO/PS4/NS*/PC)
16. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
17. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
18. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
19. Mortal Shell (XO/PS4/PC)
20. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)

The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2020 but as usual does not include remakes (with the special exception of Final Fantasy 7), remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.

*Not recommended at launch

Readers’ Top 20 – 2020

1. The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
2. Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4)
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
4. Hades (NS/PC)
5. Ghost Of Tsushima (PS4)
6. Astro’s Playroom (PS5)
7. Demon’s Souls (PS5)
8. Immortals Fenyx Rising (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
9. Doom Eternal (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
10. Star Wars: Squadrons (XO/PS4/PC)
11. Cyberpunk 2077 (XO*/PS4*/PC/Stadia)
12. Ori And The Will Of The Wisps (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
13. Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
14. Streets Of Rage 4 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
15. Horace (NS/PC)
16. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
17. Wasteland 3 (XO/PS4/PC)
18. Paper Mario: The Origami King (NS)
19. Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR)
20. Lonely Mountains: Downhill (XO/PS4/NS/PC)

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