The newest UK charts knowledge is in, and as anticipated, Donkey Kong Bananza is a success, climbing all the way in which to the highest to beat the likes of Mario Kart World, Hogwarts Legacy, and EA Sports activities FC 25.
How effectively it really offered, nevertheless, is a bit bit tougher to gauge. In line with The Recreation Enterprise‘ Chris Dring, Bananza offered 3 times that of Donkey Kong Nation: Tropical Freeze on the Change, however lower than half of Tremendous Mario Odyssey.
Now, the plain conclusion that we may come to is that digital gross sales far outweigh bodily in 2025, however whereas the stability has actually tipped ever-so-slightly in favour of digital, Change house owners nonetheless actually worth their bodily video games. In response to a submit stating that extra folks purchase digital over bodily, Dring acknowledged “Not a lot on Change. Slightly extra”.
It is a bizarre state of affairs, then. One different potential rationalization is that by the point Tremendous Mario Odyssey launched in October 2017, Nintendo had offered much more Change consoles since its launch in March the identical yr. We’re between 14-15 million Change consoles offered by the point Odyssey launched.
Bananza releasing lower than two months after the Change 2 dropped implies that there are merely fewer consoles in shoppers’ palms – thus fewer gross sales. We even have to think about that, regardless of Nintendo’s efforts to spice up DK’s enchantment in recent times, Mario as an IP doubtless nonetheless instructions much more consideration.
Nonetheless, we’re happy to see Bananza high the charts – might its success proceed within the weeks, months, and years to return!
That is a quick overview of the numbers, however here is the complete high 40, with platform breakdowns for video games out there on Change, Change 2, and different consoles:
| Final Week | This Week | Recreation | Platform Cut up |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NEW |
1 | Donkey Kong Bananza | |
| 1 | 2 | Mario Kart World | |
|
4 |
3 | Hogwarts Legacy | Change 31%, PS5 29%, PS4 16%, Change 2 12% |
|
3 |
4 | EA Sports activities FC 25 | Change 43%, PS5 29%, PS4 20%, Xbox 8% |
|
NEW |
5 | Robocop: Rogue Metropolis – Unfinished Enterprise | |
|
2 |
6 | Tony Hawk’s Professional Skater 3 + 4 | PS5 56%, Change 2 18%, Change 15%, Xbox 6% |
|
9 |
7 | Minecraft | |
|
6 |
8 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
|
13 |
9 | Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 | |
|
5 |
10 | Murderer’s Creed Shadows | |
|
NEW |
11 | Rugby League 26 | |
|
8 |
12 | F1 25 | |
|
23 |
13 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Change 2 64%, Change 36% |
|
16 |
14 | The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Full Version | |
| 14 | 15 | Grand Theft Auto V | |
|
30 |
16 | Tekken 8 | |
|
15 |
17 | Elden Ring | |
|
10 |
18 | Loss of life Stranding 2: On the Seaside | |
| – | 19 | Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon | |
|
18 |
20 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | |
|
22 |
21 | Mortal Kombat 1 | PS5 92%, Change 7%, Xbox 1% |
|
20 |
22 | Nintendo Change Sports activities | |
|
24 |
23 | Tremendous Mario Bros. Surprise | |
|
21 |
24 | Tremendous Mario Social gathering Jamboree | |
| – | 25 | Mortal Kombat 11 Final | PS5 52%, PS4 46%, Change 1%, Xbox 1% |
|
19 |
26 | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | |
|
11 |
27 | Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered |
PS5 65%, Change 35% |
| 25 | 28 | Tremendous Mario Odyssey | |
| – | 29 | Darkish Souls Trilogy | |
|
12 |
30 | Cut up Fiction | PS5 74%, Change 2 20%, Xbox 7% |
|
– |
31 | Avenue Fighter 6: Years 1-2 Fighters Version | Change 2 98%, PS5 2%, PS4 0% |
|
35 |
32 | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | |
| 32 | 33 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Change 63%, Change 2 37% |
|
28 |
34 | Want for Pace: Scorching Pursuit – Remastered | |
|
17 |
35 | Cyberpunk 2077 Final Version | |
|
26 |
36 | The Witcher III: Wild Hunt GOTY Version | |
| – | 37 | Mortal Kombat X | |
| – | 38 | Pokémon Violet | |
| – | 39 | Simply Dance 2025 Version | |
| – | 40 | EA Sports activities UFC 5 |
[Compiled by GfK]
