Animal Crossing: New Horizons keeps the first place in UK sales

Nintendo Switch games dominated the list of physical copies of the best-selling games in the UK for the first week of 2021.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons maintained first place like last week, followed by Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which climbed from third to second. It was replaced in third place by Just Dance 2021 which climbed from fifth place last week.

260k physical copies were sold in the UK last week, and this is a third more than the figures for the same week of 2020. Switch games sales increased by 123% from the same period in 2020. Where we see games like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Just Dance 2021, Ring Fit Adventure, Minecraft (Switch), and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe among the list of the 10 best-selling games.

To see the list of the previous week click here. To see a list of the week ending January 9, here’s the list below:

1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3. Just Dance 2021
4. FIFA 21
5. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
6. Ring Fit Adventure
7. Minecraft (Switch)
8. Grand Theft Auto 5
9. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War