FIFA 23 score first UK number one of 2023 – Games charts 14 January-GameCentral-Entertainment – Metro

Not an anime tie-in (pic: EA)

EA’s final FIFA game is back on top of the UK physical sales charts as One Piece Odyssey fails to make an impact.

There’s only been one major new game release so far this year, although it seems that maybe One Piece Odyssey doesn’t quite deserve that description, as it only managed to enter at number 14 in the retail charts.

Other anime tie-ins have done much better, at much busier times of the year, so that’s a bit of a surprise and suggests that either the series has less fans than assumed in the UK or they’ve all spent their Christmas money on existing games.

There was a change at the top though, with God Of War Ragnarök and FIFA 23 switching places, although it’ll be interesting to see if here’s more substantial change once Fire Emblem Engage launches this Friday.

UK all formats retail chart – 14 January

1 (2) FIFA 23 (PS5/PS4/XO/NS)
2 (1) God Of War Ragnarök (PS5/PS4)
3 (3) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5/XO/PS4)
4 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (6) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
6 (5) Pokémon Violet (NS)
7 (9) Minecraft (NS)
8 (8) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
9 (7) Pokémon Scarlet (NS)
10 (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (PS4/PS5/XO/XSX)

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Japanese console retail chart – 8 January

1 (1) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)
2 (2) Splatoon 3 (NS)
3 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
4 (3) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
5 (7) Dragon Quest Treasures (NS)
6 (R) Gran Turismo 7 (PS5)
7 (5) Minecraft (NS)
8 (10) Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! (NS)
9 (9) Mario Party Superstars (NS)
10 (8) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)

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U.S. all formats chart – November

1 (1) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (-) God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
3 (-) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)*
4 (-) Sonic Frontiers (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (4) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (3) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (8) NBA 2K23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)*
8 (2) Gotham Knights (XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (39) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4/PS5/PC)
10 (47) Mario Party Superstars (NS)*

*does not include digital sales

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

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GameCentral Top 20 – 2022

1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Bayonetta 3 (NS)
3. Immortality (XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
5. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
6. Rogue Legacy 2 (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS)
8. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
9. Hyper Demon (PC)
10. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
11. Return To Monkey Island (NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
12. Roadwarden (PC)
13. God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
14. Neon White (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
15. Pentiment (XO/XSX/PC)
16. The Case Of The Golden Idol (PC)
17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
18. Vampire Survivors (XO/XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (XSX/PS5/PC)
20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (NS)

The chart above lists our favourite games of 2023 but, as usual, does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.

Readers’ Top 20 – 2021

1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Metroid Dread (NS)
3. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
4. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
6. Resident Evil Village (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
7. Life Is Strange: True Colors (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
8. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Far Cry 6 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia/Luna)
10. Outriders (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
11. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
12. Tales Of Arise (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
13. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
14. Death’s Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
15. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
17. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (PS4/NS/PC)
18. Deathloop (PS5/PC)
19. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PS5)
20. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)

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