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I don’t think anyone wasn’t expecting Nintendo’s colourful communal titleAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsto be a success, but the reality is even more surprising, as the long-awaited Switch release is absolutely killing it in sales, debuting at number one in the UK charts.
Asreported by GamesIndustry.biz, in terms of physical boxed sales,New Horizonshas sold more copies in its first week of launch than the launch sales of all previousAnimal Crossing-branded gamescombined. New Horizonsis also the biggest launch game in Nintendo Switch history (if you don’t combine the sales of bothPokemon SwordandPokemon Shieldas one release).
Here in the U.K., this success has seenNew Horizonsdebut at the top of the UK Charts, leading the Top Ten’s first major shakeup in months.New Horizonsis followed by another new entry, Bethesda’s gut-churningDoom Eternal, which also burst onto the scene, ultimately landing at number two.
Activision’sCrash Bandicoot N.Sane TrilogyandCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueledalso re-entered the Top Ten at numbers seven and nine respectively. Microsoft raceForza Horizon 4appears at number eight, while Take 2’s wild-west sequelRed Dead Redemption 2moseyed back into town at number ten. Last week’s number one, Sony’sNioh 2, has already left the Top Ten, as has Nintendo’sPokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: June 01, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)1.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo2. Doom Eternal– Bethesda3.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare– Activision4.FIFA 20– Electronic Arts5.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo6.Grand Theft Auto V– Take 27. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy– Activision8.Forza Horizon 4– Microsoft9.Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled– Activision10.Red Dead Redemption 2– Take 2
U.K. video game charts[GamesIndustry.biz]
