Fire Emblem Engage beats The Last Of Us to UK number one – Games charts 21 January-GameCentral-Entertainment – Metro

When does it get a live action adaptation? (pic: Nintendo)

Sales of The Last Of Us Part 1 have risen by 238% thanks to the HBO show, but that still hasn’t got the game anywhere near the top 10.

Nintendo has claimed the first new number one of 2023, with Fire Emblem Engage. Sales were down 31% on 2019’s Three Houses but it’s impossible to tell if that’s because of the change in tone, the time of year (Three Houses launched in the summer) or the general economical situation at the moment.

Either way it’s still the second biggest launch ever for the series and with the percentage of sales going to digital downloads always on the increase Nintendo is unlikely to be unhappy with the game’s performance.

There were no other new releases in the top 40 but The Last Of Us Part 1 did see a 238% increase in sales following the debut of the HBO adaptation of the game. That’s not as impressive as it sounds though as sales prior to that were very low and the game only got boosted to number 20 in the charts. The Last Of Us Remastered also re-entered the top 40 at number 32, with a 322% increase.

UK all formats retail chart – 21 January

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

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Japanese console retail chart – 15 January

1 (1) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)
2 (-) One Piece Odyssey (PS4)
3 (-) One Piece Odyssey (PS5)
4 (2) Splatoon 3 (NS)
5 (3) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (4) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
7 (7) Minecraft (NS)
8 (5) Dragon Quest Treasures (NS)
9 (10) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
10 (9) Mario Party Superstars (NS)

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U.S. all formats chart – December

1 (1) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (3) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)*
3 (2) God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
4 (5) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (6) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
6 (4) Sonic Frontiers (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (11) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (-) Need For Speed Unbound (XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (13) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
10 (-) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)

*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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