UK Charts – Games Asylum

Resident Evil 4 tops the UK chart while Atelier Ryza 3 makes #32

Capcom’s ravishing Resident Evil 4 remake is the UK’s new no.1 in the all formats retail chart, dislodging former numero uno WWE 2K23 in the process. RPG Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key, published by Koei Tecmo, managed to make #32. A price...

WWE 2K23 tops the UK chart while Bayonetta Origins gets off to a slow start

Take 2’s WWE 2K23 has ended Hogwarts Legacy’s run at no.1. This year’s edition of the canvas slamming sports sim sees the franchise return to its glory days, with reviews being generally positive. It’s no.1 in the UK all-formats retail chart, plus the PS4, Xbox One and Xbox...

Metroid Prime Remastered remains in the UK top five

Nintendo’s Metroid Prime Remastered appears to have staying power, remaining in the UK top five retail chart for a second week. The ravishing remaster currently sits at #4, sandwiched between Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at #3 and God of War Ragnarök at #5. Hogwarts Legacy holds onto no.1,...

Metroid Prime Remastered, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, and Scars Above enter UK top 40

Nintendo’s belated physical release of Metroid Prime Remastered was the highest charting new arrival last week, entering the top ten at #2. It had no trouble topping the Switch chart, though. Koei Tecmo’s Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty took #8 in the all formats physical chart. The well-received Souls-like...

The UK retail chart sees four new entries within the top ten

The PSVR2 launched last week, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at this week’s retail chart – the only occurrence is Gran Turismo 7 re-entering at #24, off the back of the free VR update. It would seem that the majority of physical releases for PSVR2 titles...

Theatrhythm, Tales of Symphonia Remastered, Wild Hearts, and Wanted: Dead enter the UK charts

The UK retail charts have been freshly issued, revealing four of last week’s new retail releases managed to enter the top 40. None, however, were able debut within the top ten. Square-Enix’s well-received Theatrhythm Final Bar Line was the highest charting, making #16 in the all formats chart,...

Hogwarts Legacy is the UK’s new no.1, outperforming Elden Ring’s launch week sales

Warner Bros’ controversial Harry Potter spin-off Hogwarts Legacy is the UK’s new no.1 in the physical retail chart. This doesn’t come as a huge surprise following reports of substantial pre-order figures. What is a surprise, however, is just how well it has performed. GI.biz crunched the numbers, revealing...

SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake enters UK top ten while Forspoken and Fire Emblem depart

If this week’s UK physical retail charts are to go by, THQ Nordic’s SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake can be considered a success. The comical action platformer entered at #2 in both the PS4 and Xbox One charts, and #13 in the Switch top twenty. It also took...

Dead Space and Forspoken enter the UK top ten

EA’s Dead Space remake is the UK’s new no.1, displacing Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Engage in the process. The sci-fi horror also managed to take no.1 in both the PS5 and Xbox Series charts. Square-Enix’s Forspoken – which arrived to some middling reviews – took #4 in the all...

Fire Emblem Engage tops the UK chart while The Last of Us returns to #20

Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Engage has become the first new no.1 of 2023. GI.biz reports that launch sales were the second biggest in the series for the UK, falling behind 2019’s Fire Emblem Three Houses by some 31%. As we predicted last week, The Last of Us has returned...

The UK charts see three new arrivals, plus surprise re-entries

We didn’t expect this week’s UK retail charts to be quite so eventful, for want of a better description. Anime tie-in One Piece Odyssey managed to enter at #14 in the all formats top 40, while also arriving at #4 in the PS5 chart, #5 in the Xbox...

God of War: Ragnarok holds onto UK no.1 while NSMB.U Deluxe re-enters at #10

This first UK chart of 2023 is here, revealing that God of War: Ragnarok was the biggest-selling retail release last week. FIFA 23 also managed to hold onto #2. Indeed, there’s very little change within the top ten, with just Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at #3...