Four weeks at number one for Super Mario 3D World – Games charts 6 March

The lack of new releases means there’s been a lack of challenge to Super Mario 3D World, as Nintendo titles take up half of the top 10.

March is usually the time of year that things start to get busy for video games but if anything it’s even quieter than January and February this year.

The reasons for that are obvious and so the pandemic has left Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury at number one for the fourth week running.

The closest thing to a new release was the PlayStation 5 version of Yakuza: Like A Dragon, although that only boosted the game as far as number 35 – further dashing Sega’s hopes of the series becoming a mainstream franchise.

UK all formats retail chart – 6 March

1 (1) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
2 (9) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5/PS4)
3 (R) The Last Of Us Part 2 (PS4)
4 (2) FIFA 21 (PS4/XO/NS/PS5)
5 (-) Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/NS)
6 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (4) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
8 (5) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PS4/XO/PS5/XSX)
9 (7) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/XO/PS3/360/PC)
10 (6) Minecraft (NS)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK

Japanese console chart – 28 February

1 (-) Story Of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town (NS)
2 (-) Bravely Default 2 (NS)
3 (1) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
4 (2) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa No Teiban! (NS)
5 (3) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
6 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (4) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
8 (-) Uta No Prince-Sama Debut For Nintendo Switch (NS)
9 (6) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
10 (8) Minecraft (NS)

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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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