Top UK sales: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a hit, Digimon Survive anyway

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 was the best-selling boxed video game in the UK last week, according to GfK.

The game narrowly beat Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to become the series’ biggest launch, according to data shared by GfK boss Dorian Bloch at GamesIndustry.biz.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 beat its predecessor by just a handful of units in first-week physical sales. In fact, all three Xenoblade games on the Nintendo Switch sold roughly the same number of units at launch, with Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition placing third at launch. In terms of revenue, Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 generated more money in their first weeks than Xenoblade Chronicles 3. The special edition of the new game was unfortunately not ready for launch, which would have resulted in a higher price. The series is well regarded around the world, but remains a niche franchise in the UK. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is the fifth biggest Switch game launch of the year in the UK, behind Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Nintendo Switch Sports, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Kirby and The Forgotten Land. But it sold more in its first week than Mario Strikers: Battle League Football. This is physical boxed data only.

Also new to the rankings this week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge in eighth place. Published by Merge Games, the boxed version sold the best on Nintendo Switch, accounting for 67% of sales. Finally, Digimon Survive ranks in tenth place. Last week’s new release, Live A Live for Nintendo Switch, drops from #6 to #23 after a 64% drop in week-over-week sales.

Here is the GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending July 30:

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