The latest UK physical release chart, for the week ending 25th Jan, had us rubbing our eyes. EA Sports FC 24 managed to return to #7 in the top 40, outselling the newest iteration – which is currently at #16, down a remarkable thirteen places this week. Why? The PS5 version of FC 24 appears to have been discounted somewhere, as it also shot back to #2 in the PS5 top ten.
If that wasn’t enough football madness, Football Manager 2021 is no.1 in the PC chart while Football Manager 2024 is currently at #11. Us Brits do love a discount.
Another game benefiting from a price cut is Super Mario RPG, which was recently available for just over £20 on Amazon. This SNES revival is back in at #5 in the all formats top 40, up from #36. It’s also at #4 in the Switch chart, up from #20.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the UK’s no.1 this week, followed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – last week’s chart topper – and Super Mario Party Jamboree. This means three games starring Super Mario are in the top five.
Minecraft held onto #6, GTA V remains at #8, Animal Crossing: New Horizons climbed to #9, and then at #10 it’s Nintendo Switch Sports.
New release DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS fell out of the top ten, but isn’t too far away, currently at #15. Tales of Graces f Remastered wasn’t able to stick around though, exiting the charts already.
Guilty Gear Strive on Switch and the PS5’s SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada were also both no-shows.
If you’re here for hot 3DS chart news, just a single unique 3DS title was sold last week – 2017s Culdcept Revolt. We hope whoever brought it enjoys it.