We won’t see NPD sales data until the 8th of October. Fortunately, between the last update of 27 August and before October, we can take a look at UK and Japan sales data to get some indicators of how some titles are faring on the market. NintendoLife just published the most recent UK weekly sales data and over there, there are some movements afoot.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater gets off to a raucous start, debuting at number 1. One reminder that the UK charts are entirely based on physical sales, and so all data comes from POS. While Gears of War: Reloaded lags in at number 3, that is at least partially because only the PS5 version received a boxed release and so was tracked on the UK charts. It is a bonus perk for XBox owners because on XBox it is an upgrade to Gears of War Ultimate Edition, the 2015 release that went to Xbox One and, in 2016, to PC. And the free upgrade goes to owners of the title on both platforms (if they bought the game before 05 May 2025). Meanwhile, the shenanigans make it difficult to hash out early what the uptake and engagement of either Gears of War Reloaded or Helldivers II has been since the two titles arrived on Xbox last week, and the former also debuting on PS5. Seeing the NPD engagement numbers will be interesting. Helldivers II also did not receive a boxed edition release for XBox in the UK.
While Mario Kart World did not break into the NPD Top Twenty from the July sales data, it does show up on the UK weekly chart from last week, coming in at number 2. And while much ado was made about the XBox published titles selling on PS5 when the NPD charts came out, it should really be highlighted just how much EA prints money.
Five titles on the NPD chart out of July, including F1 25, which is not nearly as popular a title in the US as it is in the UK. And EA Sports FC 25, the year old soccer title soon to be superseded (in just 24 days, in fact), showing up at number 18 on last week’s NPD charts from July, and STILL selling bonga in the UK as of last week, in at number 5.
Mafia: The Old Country in at number 8 bodes well; there should be more Take Two IP’s talked about than just Grand Theft Auto, so I have high hopes. Lost Soul Aside, while not off to a great start on PC in the US (Steam user community reviews are Mixed, with a 56% approval rating), it shows up on the UK sales chart at number 14, which would be just off the PS5 physical sales. Not bad.
| Last Week | This Week | Game | Platform Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW | 1 | Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater | |
| 1 | 2 | Mario Kart World | |
| NEW | 3 | Gears of War: Reloaded | |
| 4 | 4 | Hogwarts Legacy | PS5 32%, PS4 31%, Switch 25%, Switch 2 7% |
| 3 | 5 | EA Sports FC 25 | PS5 34%, Switch 31%, PS4 21%, Xbox 14% |
| 2 | 6 | Donkey Kong Bananza | |
| NEW | 7 | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Switch 2 85%, Switch 15% |
| 7 | 8 | Mafia: The Old Country | |
| NEW | 9 | Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar | Switch 2 59%, Switch 41% |
| 10 | 10 | Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 | PS5 53%, Switch 2 25%, Switch 15%, PS4 4% |
| 6 | 11 | Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate | |
| 14 | 12 | Sonic X Shadow Generations | Switch 42%, PS5 27%, Switch 2 16%, PS4 14% |
| 8 | 13 | Minecraft | |
| NEW | 14 | Lost Soul Aside | |
| 9 | 15 | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | |
| 17 | 16 | Mortal Kombat 1 | PS5 98%, Switch 1%, Xbox 1% |
| 13 | 17 | Grand Theft Auto V | |
| 12 | 18 | Super Mario Party Jamboree | Switch 71%, Switch 2 29% |
| NEW | 19 | Evercade NeoGeo Arcade 1 | |
| 18 | 20 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
Rounding Off Infinity 