This week’s UK retail chart features the first new no.1 of the year in the form of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The Metacritic score (78%) is probably lower than Nintendo expected but it appears to be selling well regardless.
Two other new arrivals can be found in the all formats top 40. Koei Tecmo’s DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS took #10, while also claiming #2 in the PS5 top ten and #4 in the Xbox Series chart. Bandai Namco’s Tales of Graces f Remastered wasn’t far behind at #12, also showing up at #19 on Switch, #7 on PS5, and #10 on Xbox Series.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 climbed to #2, EA Sports FC 25 fell to #3, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe charged from #7 to #4, Super Mario Party Jamboree moved up three places to #5, Minecraft re-entered the top ten at #6, Nintendo Switch Sports climbed to #7, GTA V re-surface at #8, and then at #9 it’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder – up from #16.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 managed to re-claim no.1 in both the Xbox Series and PS5 top ten charts, while the PS4 sees the return of 2015’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III at no.1 – which is up from #17. Presumably, it was recently heavily discounted at one of the online retailers.
The long-running 3DS chart has some new blood this week, with the seldom-seen The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D at no.1 and Metroid: Samus Returns taking #2. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth and Culdcept Revolt filled out the remaining two positions.