UK sales figures: results for video games up to 30/01/22

Qu-Hisui-higher mountains, among the peaks of sales data stands one of the most anticipated video games of 2024: let's see the results from across the Channel

We hoped the forced breaks were over, but unfortunately i sales data collected by the British body census GfK also this time they forced us to interrupt our chain reportage for the Games best sellers. GamesIndustry.biz he didn't fail to keep quiet last week, so we'll have to fill in the gaps on our own with the end-of-article table. For now, although it is obvious what leads us to make British soil a litmus test for the whole of Europe, not all newcomers may know that the numbers reported here concern physical format only.

"Imagine debuting in first position, you know that Riza-te ..."

Sorry for just quoting one of the most irritating jokes of Arceus Pokémon Legends, but among the most successful video games of the week (last, we remember it) is the title of Game Freak to triumph in the sales figures. The game is defined as a title of the main series, and in fact to take care of it is not a team of relative newbies as happened with Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl. Combined with being a breath of fresh air for the franchise, this factor has allowed the newest child of the multimillion-dollar brand to tear up his pair of predecessors.

Of the sales that “Ethelo got your own” - Sales figures for video games

We don't usually dwell too much on just one of the protagonists in our sales figures, but all video games like Pokémon Arceus Legends are an undoubted exception. At the cash desk, the stock's performance has never been the focus of reliable predictions; the almost unanimous consensus of the critics, however, contributed to what is the most successful launch for a title with a single version since the days of Pokémon: Yellow Version in the now distant 2000. In total, it is the 50% of total sales for the entire physical format last week. Not bad, in short!

Don't worry, we haven't forgotten about PlayStation - Sales figures for video games

Arceus Pokémon Legends was certainly not the only launch last week. Even dear old Nathan Drake has been able to assert himself with Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection for PS5. The title includes improved versions of Uncharted 4 and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, previously released on PS4. The pack makes its debut in fifth place on the week's charts. As for the other news from last week, we have Rugby 22 of Maximum Games which is placed thirty-third. We remind you that beyond the top 40 the results are not counted.

And this is where we fill in the holes on our own - Sales figures for video games

The data now refers to the previous week, or those of two weeks ago that we would have seen last week (if only the GamesIndustry.biz reportage had been released, of course). Specifically, we allude to a title that made its debut in that period of time, that is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Extraction. The game plummeted from fourth to seventeenth with a weekly tumble of 55%. Or at least, that's about the physical format only. According to the GSD, sales of the game were in digital format for a percentage equal to 65%.

What an irony - Sales figures for video games

We dedicate our last section before the concluding table to the irony with which, right now that Nintendo Switch has surpassed Wii sales (a goal that until now everyone believed unattainable, despite the excellent conditions), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild continues to move up the charts. The Grande N exclusive that made the console lucky at launch is in fact selling more and more in recent weeks. The title, five years after its release, is now in sixth position. The increase over the weekly summary that we missed is 21%. Maybe it's the sequel coming this year that is setting the hype?

Concluding records

And we finally came to the table summary of sales figures, and once again for the best-selling video games there is a very precise interpretation. In fact, in the left column you will find the results of two weeks ago, while the rankings for the week "just" ended you will have to look at the column in the center. We can only wish you happy reading, then!

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