Modern Warfare 2 Holds Top Spot in UK Boxed Charts

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 maintained its lead in the UK's physical game charts for the second consecutive week, with sales dipping by only 42% from the previous week, a remarkable feat for its second week of release. Notably, this year's Call of Duty launch sales in the UK surpassed those of 2021's Vanguard by over 40%. Meanwhile, FIFA 23 by EA retained its second-place position for the second week in a row, experiencing a modest 12% decline in sales. The latest data from GfK indicated a surge in sales across various Nintendo titles, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rising to third place following a 35% increase, Nintendo Switch Sports claiming fourth spot with a 54% boost, and Splatoon 3 advancing to fifth place after a 19% sales hike. Although it was a relatively quiet week, three new games broke into the Top 40: Bratz: Flaunt Your Fashion by Outright Games debuted at No.15, WRC Generations from Maximum Games entered at No.22, and Square Enix's Harvestella appeared at No.25. The GfK UK Boxed Top Ten for the week ending November 5 is as follows: