Death Stranding2: On the Beach has taken Mario Kart World’s throne in the UK games sales charts as of the week of June 28. The Thing: Remastered and Tamagotchi Plaza have also debuted at lower placements on the chart.
Death Stranding 2 and Mario Kart World Top the Charts
According to GFK Entertainment, the top 20 best-selling games in the UK from last week include the following:
Mario Kart World previously dominated the charts for two weeks running since the Nintendo Switch 2 debuted. However, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach by developer Kojima Productions and publisher PlayStation has wowed audiences and taken the top spot.
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe continues to sell well at fifth place, despite the newcomer Mario Kart World on Switch 2.
Death Stranding 2 currently has a 90 Top Critic average onOpenCriticand is recommended by 96% of outlets. “Its huge world is fun to explore, its graphics are incredible, and its tools give players a great deal of freedom to choose how they want to handle every challenge that comes their way,” said our sister siteGameRant’s 8/10 review.
Tamagotchi Plaza Fails to Sell Well
Bandai Namco’s Tamagotchi Plaza failed to leave a mark, at least for the British market. It started last week at 29th place below games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Pokémon Scarlet, which have both been out for months or even years.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet may be back in the charts alongside other Switch games, however, because many games from that system have receivedgraphical improvements on the Switch 2.
There have been reports that third-party Nintendo Switch 2 games have not been selling well, according toThe Game Business. However, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition and Hogwarts Legacy have remained present within the top five since the Switch 2’s launch. The Warner Bros Game set in the Wizarding World has indeed beenselling well since its 2023 debut, however.
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“We expect that sales of Cyberpunk 2077 on Nintendo Switch 2 will be spread out over time, unlike [..] our major releases on other platforms,” said CD Projekt Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski to PAP Biznes in a general meeting, according toBankier(translated by Google Translate).
Death Stranding 2: On the Beachwas released exclusively for the PS5 on June 26. It will likely head to the PC and other systems later on in its life as the first game did so.
Kojima Productions is currently working on two more projects after Death Stranding 2. The first is OD, an Xbox exclusive horror game. It has collaborated with Get Out director and writer Jordan Peele with its script. Lastly, Physint seems to be a return to the spy genre for Hideo Kojima. The legendary director says it will be an “interactive game, but is a movie at the same time.”
