Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for August 2021.
There wasn’t really a new standout title that made an impact, but Switch is still doing well overall. It was the second best-selling console behind the PlayStation 5 and ahead of Xbox Series.
Last month, Nintendo-published games comprised 21 percent of all boxed games sold in August. 43.2 percent of all boxed games sold were on Switch.
Here’s a look at the best sellers of August:
| Position | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) | |
| 2 | Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut (Sony) | |
| 3 | FIFA 21 (EA) | |
| 4 | Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Focus Entertainment) | |
| 5 | F1 2021 (EA/Codemasters) | |
| 6 | Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft) | |
| 7 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) | |
| 8 | Humankind (Sega) | |
| 9 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Activision Blizzard) | |
| 10 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) | |
| 11 | Olympics Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega) | |
| 12 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony) | |
| 13 | Minecraft: Switch Edition* (Nintendo/Mojang) | |
| 14 | The Crew 2 (Ubisoft) | |
| 15 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (Nintendo) * | |
| 16 | Forza Motorsport 7 (Microsoft) | |
| 17 | Marvel’s Avengers (Square Enix) | |
| 18 | Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros) | |
| 19 | Battlefield 5 (EA) | |
| 20 | Minecraft (Mojang/Microsoft) |
* Digital data unavailable
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