Hogwarts Legacy is once more the highest title, whereas gross sales dropped 51% from its second week, no different title got here shut. FIFA 23 claimed the second spot with a achieve of 21%, and whereas gross sales went in the suitable course, that also wasn’t sufficient to cease Harry Potter from a 3rd straight week as primary.
Essentially the most profitable of the 4 new releases this week was Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a Nintendo Swap unique remake of the Wii recreation. God of Warfare: Ragnarök and Tremendous Mario Kart 8 Deluxe landed between Kirby and one other newcomer on the record, Octopath Traveler 2. The Sq.-Enix sequel is exclusive in that the primary recreation was accessible on Xbox and Swap, however the second is simply on Swap and PlayStation.
Coming in proper behind Octopath Traveler 2 in spots 7 and eight is the final of the brand new releases, the controversial Atomic Coronary heart and Sega’s Like a Dragon: Ishin! a remaster of a PlayStation 3 title initially launched in 2014, however accessible worldwide for the primary time. Contemplating the previous is a model new IP and the latter is a distinct segment title, putting within the prime ten in any respect is performing past expectations. Different main releases this 12 months have fallen quick, for instance, EA’s Useless Area remake is already out of the highest of the chart.
Name of Obligation: Trendy Warfare 2 could lastly fail to rank subsequent week if the gross sales proceed to lower as they’ve been this month. Following the record-setting October launch, it was solely a matter of time earlier than the long-tail of Activision-Blizzard’s newest shooter began to expire. In quantity ten this week is an instance of a really long-tail with Minecraft for the Nintendo Swap, a recreation that has been accessible for many years on the oldest console accessible for buy.
Beneath are the best-selling boxed video video games within the UK for the week ending February 25, 2023:
