The two incredibly well-made, bestselling gamesAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsandGhost of Tsushimabattle fornumber one on the UK charts, andNew Horizonshas just pulled out ahead. The chart data for the week ending with August 8 showsNew Horizonsrecovering after a small sales dip afterGhost of Tsushima’s big release.
The relaxing island life simulator is getting its 21st week in the UK charts, although theNew Horizonsis selling out worldwide. While the PS4 exclusiveGhost of Tsushimanabbed the top spot for a solid three weeks,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis back, helping Nintendo Switch releases make up six out of the entire Top Ten.
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New Horizonswas behind number one for eleven weeks, although it’s been present globally in charts since its March release. The game recently hit a milestone by becoming thesecond highest bestselling game in Japan, falling just behind thePokemon Red, Green, andBluetrio (soNew Horizonsis the bestselling Japanese Single SKU). But, it has so much momentum that some people are projectingNew Horizonsto overtake the originalPokemongames.
Ghost of Tsushimasaw a 46% sales drop, as the hype behind the action-adventure game set in Japan might be finally dying down. Still, the game’s impact is not to be discounted as it notablybroke a Sony recordfor selling 2.4 million copies in 3 days, and there’s still a chance thatGhost of Tsushimacould challengeNew Horizonsfor the number one spot again.
Taking third place isMario Kart 8 Deluxe,followed in order byFIFA 20, Minecraft(Switch edition),F1 2020, Paper Mario: The Origami King,Grand Theft Auto 5, Ring Fit Adventure, and51 Worldwide Games.The biggest change to the chart isFIFA 20,which was all the way back at #19 last week. This week also saw an end to theThe Last of Us 2’s eight-week stay in the Top Ten as it dropped to #11. Even withThe Last of Us 2’s amazing sales in the UK, most games don’t enjoy the long lasting hype and sustained great sales thatAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsis enjoying.
TheNew Horizonsphenomenon is a sight to behold, as millions of people around the globe enjoy the social aspect of the game, the customization, and the relaxing escape from real-world problems. And all those people are constantly convincing their friends to also purchase copies of the game and join them on their islands, so regardless of whetherNew Horizonsdoes slip behind another game again, it will probably be on bestseller lists worldwide for a while yet.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis out now exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
