UK Leaderboards: No wonder Final Fantasy XVI knocks out Zelda: TOTK Down A Peg

It’s UK chart time again, folks!

Last week, Square Enix released the long-awaited game Final Fantasy XVI on PS5, and as expected, it took the top spot this week, knocking out The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom down to number two.

Is anyone surprised? We are definitely not. But, it will be interesting to see how long Final Fantasy XVI can maintain its throne. Based on GamesIndustry.bizby Chris Dry, sales for the boxed version were 74% lower than Final Fantasy XV back in 2016. It’s true that digital sales are exponentially more popular in 2023, but it’s still a matter of thought.

In other places, Sonic Plus Origins debuted at number three, despite the rather controversial decision from Sega to keep all additional content on downloadable code. The new version adds Amy as a playable character in all titles, Knuckles as a playable character in Audio CDsand twelve Game Gear games accessed through the Museum menu.

We also have two other new titles this week, though you’d be forgiven for missing out on their respective launches. Aliens: Descendants of Darkness landed in eleventh place, while Team Collapse Rumble try to climb to fifteenth place. It wasn’t the best performance for the old PlayStation mascot, who has often proven to be hugely popular in the UK over the years.

Here’s the full UK top forty this week:

[Compiled by GfK]

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