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Zelda: Skyward Sword HD soars straight to UK number one – Games charts 10 July

Bigger than the original (pic: Nintendo)

The mixed reputation of Skyward Sword hasn’t stopped its remaster from getting to number one, as F1 2021 has to settle for second place.

Exactly half of the UK top 10 is this week made up of first party Nintendo games, as Skyward Sword HD becomes only the fourth Zelda title to make it to number one, after Ocarina Of Time, The Wind Waker, and the remake of Link’s Awakening.

Skyward Sword HD did slightly better than Link’s Awakening and only 9% less than the original, when it debuted at number seven in 2011. Although given the rise of digital since then, the remake probably did better overall.

Not only did F1 2021 have to settle for second place but its sales were down nearly 30% on last year, far more than you’d expect from just an increase in digital sales. That’s awkward news considering it’s the first entry to be published by EA, after they bought Codemasters, but it may be that last year’s numbers were inflated because of the pandemic.

UK all formats retail chart – 17 July

1 (-) The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (NS)
2 (-) F1 2021 (XO/PS4/PS5)
3 (2) FIFA 21 (PS4/NS/XO/PS5)
4 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (6) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
6 (7) Minecraft (NS)
7 (11) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
8 (9) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/XO/PS3/360/PC)
9 (4) Mario Golf: Super Rush (NS)
10 (1) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK

Japanese console chart – 11 July

1 (-) Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin (NS)
2 (-) eBaseball Professional Yakyū Spirits 2021: Grand Slam (NS)
3 (1) Mario Golf: Super Rush (NS)
4 (2) Game Builder Garage (NS)
5 (3) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
6 (4) Minecraft (NS)
7 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
8 (9) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS)
9 (8) Miitopia (NS)
10 (11) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)

U.S. all formats chart – June

1 (-) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
2 (4) Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5)
3 (-) Mario Golf: Super Rush* (NS)
4 (3) MLB The Show 21 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5)^
5 (-) Scarlet Nexus (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (1) Resident Evil Village (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
8 (10) Minecraft (multi)
9 (12) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5)
10 (6) Mortal Kombat 11 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)

*does not include digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included

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

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GameCentral Top 10 – 2021

1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
3. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
4. Guilty Gear -Strive- (PS4/PS5/PC)
5. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/PS5/PC)
6. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7. Genesis Noir (XO/NS/PC)
8. New Pokémon Snap (NS)
9. Scarlet Nexus (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10. R-Type Final 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PC)

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