FIFA 21 returns once again to No.1 spot
Thenotoriously busted console editionof CD Projekt RED’sCyberpunk 2077managed to shift enough physical copies last week to re-enter the UK Charts’ Top Ten, nestling in at number nine. This is likely due to in-store efforts to reduce stock surplus. Still, just because something is cheap, doesn’t mean it’s worth buying, and while the PS4/Xbox One editions of the RPG have seen slight improvements since launch, they remain in a relatively poor state.
Aside from this charts oddity, it’s mostly business as usual for the UK’s physical sales. Electronic Arts’ soccer simFIFA 21is once again back at the number-one spot, and is unlikely to be usurped by Dreamcast titleSuper Leagueanytime soon. From there onward, it’s mostly the Nintendo show, withAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, andMinecraftall enjoying steady sales. Capcom’sMonster Hunter Risesits at number seven, a healthy position for a non first-party release.
It’s easy to forget that we’re in a brand new gaming generation at all. Around five months on from the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, and not a single title from either platform resides in the current Top Ten. Most generations begin with a whimper, it has been that way for literal decades, but with a shortage of hardware and multiple development delays, the ninth generation of gaming is sure taking its time getting out of the starting blocks.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: June 14, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)
1.FIFA 21– Electronic Arts2.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo3.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury– Nintendo4.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo5.Minecraft– Nintendo6.Grand Theft Auto V– Take-Two Interactive7.Monster Hunter Rise– Capcom8.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla– Ubisoft9.Cyberpunk 2077– CD Projekt RED10.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War– Activision
