Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Reclaims Top Spot in UK Boxed Charts

The top three best-selling boxed games have undergone a change this week, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe reclaiming the number one position. A price promotion has contributed to this shift, causing Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga to drop to 24th place with a significant 77% decline in sales, as reported by GfK. Grand Theft Auto 5 has secured the second spot with a slight 1% increase in sales. FIFA 23 has fallen to third place, experiencing a 22% decrease, while Zelda remains at fourth place with a 15% decline. Meanwhile, a price promotion has propelled Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate up four places to fifth, driven by a 26% increase, with the majority of sales coming from the PS5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has re-entered the top ten at sixth place, driven by a 48% rise in sales due to a PS5 price promotion, resulting in Hogwarts Legacy being pushed down to ninth place with a 33% decrease in sales. This week, the UK boxed charts have welcomed two new entries: Madden NFL 24 at 11th place and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre at 13th. Additionally, discounted editions of The Witcher III: Wild Hunt have seen substantial sales spikes, with the Game of the Year edition rising from 35th to 12th place due to a 63% sales increase from a PS4 promotion, and the Complete Edition moving from 33rd to 19th place with a 19% sales rise from a PS5 promotion. It Takes Two has re-entered the charts at 26th place with a remarkable 351% increase, followed by Little Nightmares 2 at 31st place with a 196% sales surge.