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Yoshi’s Crafted World has had a great start in life, as the GfK Chart-Track has revealed that the green Nintendo mascot has topped the UK physical chart this week, replacing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice as From Software’s game falls to number three.

The Division 2 is standing firm at number two, and when it comes to new entries, Assassin’s Creed III Remastered springs into action in number nine, with Generation Zero coming in at 19, The Walking Dead: The Final Season at 23, and Outward at 24.

For the full top 10 look down below. Are you surprised with Yoshi’s success this week?

1. Yoshi’s Crafted World / Nintendo
2. The Division 2 / Ubisoft
3. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice / Activision
4. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
6. Far Cry: New Dawn / Ubisoft
7. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
8. The Lego Movie 2 Videogame / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
9. Assassin’s Creed III Remastered / Ubisoft
10. Forza Horizon 4 / Microsoft

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Good things come to those who wait, and that includes both gamers and game makers by the looks of it. FromSoftware will be popping champagne corks this week as the studio has scored its second multi-platform chart success here in the UK with it being the developer’s second chart-topper after Dark Souls III managed the same feat back in 2016.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was, therefore, last week’s best-selling game at UK retail, with former best-seller The Division 2 pushed into second place. Otherwise, there’s a slight reshuffle in terms of the top ten, but nothing worth writing home about. Here’s the GfK Chart-Track top ten in full:

1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice / Activision
2. The Division 2 / Ubisoft
3. FIFA 19 / EA
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Take-Two
5. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Take-Two
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
7. The Lego Movie 2 Videogame / Warner Bros.
8. Forza Horizon 4 / Microsoft
9. Far Cry: New Dawn / Ubisoft
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe / Nintendo

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Considering anticipation for The Division 2 before release it might not surprise you to hear that it’s debuted at the top spot when it comes to the UK physical charts, as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, but it may surprise you to hear it fell well short of the original’s launch figures, gathering 20% of what the first game sold in its launch week.

60% of these sales came on PS4, with the rest on Xbox One, and since many people have posted a review in progress as they work their way through the massive game, as more reviews continue to drop this will no doubt affect sales.

Devil May Cry 5, however, slips from first place to number six after facing a 76% drop in sales compared to the week before, with Red Dead Redemption 2 riding into number two with a 22% increase in sales. Grand Theft Auto V sits just behind at number three, having a whopping 121% bump.

In number five we also have The Lego Movie 2 Videogame after the game launched in Nintendo Switch, while Anthem fell out of the top 10 to sit at number 11. For the full top 10 list though, be sure to check down below.

Can The Division 2 hold onto the top spot?

1. The Division 2 / Ubisoft
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
3. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
4. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
5. The Lego Movie 2 Videogame / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
6. Devil May Cry 5 / Capcom
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
8. Far Cry: New Dawn / Ubisoft
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe / Nintendo

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Last week Anthem debuted at number one in the UK boxed charts even though it managed significantly lower sales than Mass Effect: Andromeda, and despite the lukewarm reception to Bioware’s game it has retained the top spot after fending off competition from the likes of The Lego Movie 2 Videogame.

As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, a 71% drop in sales week-on-week wasn’t enough to topple Anthem, which had competition from FIFA 19 a place behind it. The game of The Lego Movie 2 also entered at number four, selling 59% of the copies on PS4, the same percentage that Dirt Rally 2.0 had on the console at number six (although Codemasters’ game was actually number two when it comes to revenue, since it sold at a higher price than others).

Trials Rising: Gold Edition is another new entry into the top 10, in number 10, with 39% coming on PS4, 33% on Xbox One, and 28% on Nintendo Switch. Dead or Alive 6, however, sold less than half of what 5 managed, and enters the charts in number 21.

For the full top 10 check down below.

1. Anthem / EA
2. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
3. Far Cry New Dawn / Ubisoft
3. The Lego Movie 2/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
5. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
6. Dirt Rally 2.0 / Codemasters
7. Metro Exodus / Deep Silver
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo
10. Trials Rising: Gold Edition / Ubisoft

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We’ve just provided our review of Anthem this past week, and we’ve found out courtesy of GamesIndustry.biz that despite a mixed reception it has flown to the top of the UK boxed charts to claim the number one spot, with 54% of its sales coming from PS4, 40% on Xbox One, and the rest on PC.

Despite this first-place debut another report reveals that the game only managed half of the launch week sales of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Bioware’s last game that was notorious for its disappointing reviews and itself sold half of what Mass Effect 3 managed. Insider ZhugeEX also claims that the game sold around 10% of what Destiny managed in its first week, with Anthem also selling around a quarter of what Destiny 2 achieved in its first week too.

There are a number of caveats to add here though. The landscape has changed a lot since the launch of 3 and even Andromeda in 2017, with digital downloads (the stats of which we don’t have, whether that’s sales or Origin Access players) becoming more favoured in recent years over boxed sales. We should also note that anticipation was very high for Andromeda, while Andromeda’s own reception and the lukewarm response to the various pre-release demos dampened the hype for Anthem.

Anthem’s launch week sales were lower than that of Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts 3, heavy hitters that have also launched this year, but it has outsold Far Cry: New Dawn (down 43% this week) and Metro Exodus (down 55%) as both games hit their second week. Jump Force also has a big drop from number four to 17 with a 64% drop in sales in its second week, with Crackdown 3 dropping to number 26 after a 51% dip.

Below you can see the top 10 in full. Can Anthem hold onto the top spot?

1. Anthem / EA
2. Far Cry: New Dawn / Ubisoft
3. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
4. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
5. Metro: Exodus / Deep Silver
6. Forza Horizon 4 / Microsoft
7. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe / Nintendo
8. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 / Activision
10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo

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Players around the world had been waiting for February 15 for a very long time. The day was filled with anticipated releases such as Crackdown 3, Far Cry: New Dawn, Metro Exodus, Jump Force and Anthem (kind of). This made it very likely that one or more of these games wouldn’t get as much attention as if they had launched on any other day, and that seems to have come to pass.

Sure, Far Cry: New Dawn ended up being the best-selling game last week, but Gamesindustry.biz can reveal that the spin-off sold 86.5 per cent less physical copies than last year’s Far Cry 5 and just a little more than a quarter of what Far Cry Primal did in its first week back in 2016.

Deep Silver and 4A Games have more reasons to celebrate despite selling approximately 2,000 units less than New Dawn, as Metro Exodus sold close to 50 per cent more units than Metro Last Light did in its first week. Very impressive, especially as digital sales are far more common these days than when Last Light launched in 2013.

Those of you who’ve been keeping a close eye on the coverage of Crackdown 3 the last few months probably won’t be too surprised to learn that the game didn’t even manage to crack the top ten by landing on thirteenth. That’s because it barely managed to sell ten per cent of what Crackdown 2 did in 2010, so expect Microsoft to boast about player numbers and Xbox Game Pass downloads instead of sales in the future.

Either way, here’s the top ten from last week:

1. Far Cry: New Dawn
2. Metro Exodus
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. Jump Force
5. FIFA 19
6. Resident Evil 2
7. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe
8. Kingdom Hearts III
9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

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After Square Enix and Capcom topped the UK physical game charts this year already with Kingdom Hearts III and Resident Evil 2 respectively, a familiar face is back at the top of the pile this week, as Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 has reclaimed the top spot with FIFA 19 just behind at number two.

Speaking of Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto V is at number 10 as well, while Kingdom Hearts III has slid down to number three, with Resident Evil 2 at four. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Kingdom Hearts saw an 87% decrease in sales from last week, while Resident Evil 2 dropped 67%.

Red Dead Redemption’s 14% increase in sales means it can add a sixth week at the top of the charts, and FIFA 19 is hardly surprising to see there since it always sells well, even being the best-selling console game in Europe last year.

For the full top 10 list check down below. Can Red Dead Redemption 2 stay top, considering all the games like Metro Exodus and Far Cry: New Dawn releasing this Friday?

1. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
2. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
3. Kingdom Hearts III / Square Enix
4. Resident Evil 2 / Capcom
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 / Activision
6. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe / Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
8. Spyro Reignited Trilogy / Activision
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo
10. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar

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January started the year strong in terms of game releases, as not only did we have Resident Evil 2 topping the UK physical charts on release, but now Square Enix’s long-awaited RPG Kingdom Hearts III has done the same in its first week.

It’s the most successful UK launch that the series has seen and more than doubles that of Kingdom Hearts II 14 years ago. 82% of players bought the game on PlayStation 4 – which isn’t a surprise considering it used to be a PlayStation exclusive.

Resident Evil 2 falls to second place with a 67% decline in sales, and below that we see more of the usual suspects like Call of Duty, Red Dead Redemption 2, and various Nintendo giants that we’re used to seeing in the top 10.

For the full top 10 list you can check down below:

1. Kingdom Hearts III / Square Enix
2. Resident Evil 2 / Capcom
3. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
4. FIFA 19 / EA
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 / Activision
6. New Super Mario Bros. U / Nintendo
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe / Nintendo
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
10. Spyro Reignited Trilogy / Activision

Will Kingdom Hearts hold onto the top spot?

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You might have heard that the remake of Resident Evil 2 came out on Friday, with fans getting the weekend to experience all the spooks once more in this shiny new package. Anticipation was high before release, and GamesIndustry.biz reports that this has translated to good sales too, as it has entered the top of the physical charts in the UK.

21 years after Resident Evil 2 originally launched on the first PlayStation in 1998, this actually marks the biggest launch since January of 2017 when Resident Evil 7: Biohazard released. This new horror game didn’t top the sales of two years ago though, as Leon and Claire’s nightmare managed around 18% less.

It’s unsurprising to see that 74% of the sales were on PS4 considering it was revealed at Sony’s conference during E3. With these figures it sits above usual suspects Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 at 2 and 3 respectively, with New Super Mario Bros. U dropping to 4 after a 44% dip in sales. Ace Combat 7 also falls to 6 after a 51% decrease.

Below is the top 10 list in full. With Kingdom Hearts 3 out this week, can Resident Evil stay on top?

1. Resident Evil 2 / Capcom
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 / Rockstar
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 / Activision
4. New Super Mario Bros. U / Nintendo
5. FIFA 19 / EA Sports
6. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown / Bandai Namco
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate / Nintendo
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe / Nintendo
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
10. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy / Activision

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She wanted it, she got it! Ariana Grande lands straight in at Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart with 7 Rings.

Grande’s latest release from her forthcoming album thank u, next (released Feb. 8) posts an opening week combined sales figure of 126,000, split between 15,000 downloads and 16.9 million streams, setting a new UK chart record for the most streams of a song in a week.

7 Rings is also Ariana’s biggest opening week for a single in the UK, surpassing 2014’s Problem, which tallied 113,000 combined sales in its first week.

It’s also the first single to achieve over 100,000 combined sales in a week since June 2017, when Artists For Grenfell’s Bridge Over Troubled Water landed at Number 1 with a week 1 figure of 170,000.

7 Rings is Grande’s fourth single to reach Number 1 in the UK, following Problem ft. Iggy Azalea (2014), Bang Bang with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj (2014) and thank u, next (2018).

The star outperforms her closest competitor this week by almost double, with Ava Max’s Sweet But Psycho dropping a place to 2, while Sam Smith & Normani’s Dancing With A Stranger hops up one place to 3.

Calvin Harris nets his 22^nd Top 5 single as Giants ft. Rag’n’Bone Man lifts two places to Number 5, and a new remix of Gun Lean from Russ featuring Taze, LD, Digga D, Ms Banks & Lethal Bizzle sees the track rocket 25 places to Number 9.

London singer Mabel narrowly misses out on the Top 10 but makes a strong debut nonetheless at 11 with Don’t Call Me Up, Hackney collective NSG hit a new peak with Options, up two to 12, and Someone You Loved by rising star Lewis Capaldi is shaping up to be his big breakthrough hit, zooming 16 places to 13.

Rounding off this week’s new entries is London rapper AJ Tracey, who takes out his third Top 40 appearance with Psych Out at 27.

View this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 100 in full