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NieR Replicant is the UK number one (really!) – Games charts 24 April
It looks like NieR:Automata was no accident, as the remaster of its predecessor goes straight in at number one in the UK retail charts.
NieR Replicant director Yoko Taro has been proven wrong. Despite suggesting that NieR:Automata’s success was a fluke the remaster of its predecessor has also proven a surprise hit.
It’s a quiet week, and it sold less than half that of Automata’s debut, but it’s still a remarkable achievement for what is seemingly a niche game with a limited audience. It also means a bigger budget sequel is now all but guaranteed.
You can tell how slow things were last week though, when a PC-only game got into the top 10, with Football Manager 2021 popping up because Currys PC World are currently selling it for just £20.
UK all formats retail chart – 24 April
1 (-) NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… (XO/PS4/PC)
2 (1) FIFA 21 (PS4/XO/NS/PS5)
3 (3) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
4 (2) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
5 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (5) Minecraft (NS)
7 (6) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/XO/PS3/360/PC)
8 (27) Football Manager 2021 (PC)
9 (12) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
10 (9) Cyberpunk 2077 (PS4/XO/PC)
Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK
Japanese console chart – 18 April
1 (1) Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
2 (2) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
3 (-) Winning Post 9 2021 (NS)
4 (3) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa No Teiban! (NS)
5 (-) Winning Post 9 2021 (PS4)
6 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
7 (5) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
8 (6) Minecraft (NS)
9 (8) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
10 (7) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
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U.S. all formats chart – February
1 (-) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)*
2 (1) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5)
3 (-) Persona 5 Strikers (PS4/NS/PC)
4 (3) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
5 (4) Madden NFL 21 (XO/PS4/PC)
6 (-) Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/PC)
7 (2) Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (XO/PS4/PS5)
8 (6) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
9 (5) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)*
10 (8) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare (XO/PS4)
*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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