Monster Hunter Rise debuts at #1
We have a brand new number one this week, as Capcom’sMonster Hunter Riseinevitably debuted in the top spot of the UK Charts. The fantasy adventure, which has already sold an amazingfour million copies worldwide, leads a streak of Top Ten Switch dominance.
The news ofMonster Hunter Rise‘s success has been somewhat eclipsed, however, by a ridiculous sales spike for Nintendo’sSuper Mario 3D All-Stars. As reported byGamesIndustry.biz, the retro compendium saw its sales boosted by 276% last week, no doubt in anticipation of the title’s de-listing,scheduled for tomorrow, March 31. The imminent removal of the title, heavily promoted by Nintendo, led to a rush of panic-buying, ultimately reinstalling the title in the number two spot. What a fucking surprise.
The rest of the Top Ten is almost entirely Switch releases, with showings fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Luigi’s Mansion 3,Super Mario Odyssey,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury,andMario Kart 8 Deluxe.Almost every Mario or Mario-adjacent Switch release saw a sales increase this week, with only Electronic Arts’ soccer simFIFA 21offering a combo breaker at number eight. Last week’s number one, Supergiant’sHades, has dropped out of the Top Ten entirely.
Nintendo has been sent a clear message on how to fuel a global sales injection on not just one, but multiple releases at relatively short notice. As a result, we can probably expect The Big N, and perhaps even other publishers, to indulge in more Walt Disney-style “vaulting” antics in the future.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: June 06, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)
1.Monster Hunter Rise– Capcom2.Super Mario 3D All-Stars– Nintendo3.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo4.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury– Nintendo5.Minecraft Dungeons– Xbox Game Studios6.Minecraft– Nintendo7.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo8.FIFA 21– Electronic Arts9.Luigi’s Mansion 3– Nintendo10.Super Mario Odyssey– Nintendo
U.K. video game charts[GamesIndustry.biz]
