Nintendo’s latest Switch exclusive came in at #1. Compared to Pikmin 3 Deluxe, launch week sales are up 45 percent. However, boxed sales were a bit lower than what Fire Emblem Engage managed.

Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending July 23, 2023:

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Europe’s best-selling games for first half of 2023

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New data from GSD reveals the best-selling games in Europe for the first half of 2023. It includes physical games sold in major markets as well as digital data from most publishers – with Nintendo and indies being the main exceptions.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling Switch title, landing at #4 overall. Again though, that’s without digital sales. The game sold 13 percent more copies than Pokemon Legends: Arceus did during the first half of last year – and that’s with Pokemon releasing in January.

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Famitsu software sales (7/10/23 – 7/16/23) – Top 30

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 18,109 / 1,759,419
2. [NSW] Atelier Marie Remake – 16,101 / NEW
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,749 / 5,374,273
4. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 8,573 / 396,472
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,706 / 3,192,488
6. [NSW] Touhou: New World – 6,436 / NEW
7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 5,778 / 4,060,001
8. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 5,366 / 1,125,861
9. [PS5] Atelier Marie Remake – 5,078 / NEW
10. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – 4,975 / 69,880

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Famitsu sales (7/10/23 – 7/16/23)

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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Famitsu are as follows:

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UK software sales for the week ending July 15, 2023

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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending July 15, 2023 is now available.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom holds on to where it was previously at #2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also still in the top five at #4.

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SEGA boss on Sonic Frontiers success, considering remakes and reboots

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SEGA president and COO Yukio Sugino has commented on the success of Sonic Frontiers as well as interest in approaches like remakes and reboots.

Sugino’s comments came as part of an interview published in a recent issue of Japanese magazine Famitsu. He was first asked about what was memorable last year, to which he pointed to the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie as well as Sonic Frontiers. The Switch title, which is also available on other platforms, “managed to sell more copies than we anticipated.”

Sugino said:

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Japan’s best-selling games on the Switch eShop for the first half of 2023

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Nintendo published a new list today that reveals the best-selling games on the Japanese Switch eShop for the first half of 2023.

What came on top? That’d be The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, of course. Despite coming out in the middle of May, it took the top spot.

There are a few other games worth mentioning. Fire Emblem Engage did well, coming in right behind Zelda. Both volumes of the Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection also placed in the top ten.

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Famitsu software sales (7/3/23 – 7/9/23) – Top 30

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

1. [NSW] Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 17,996 / 1,741,310
2. [PS5] Final Fantasy XVI – 14,109 / 387,899
3. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9,736 / 5,364,524
4. [NSW] Master Detective Archives: Rain Code – 9,566 / 64,905
5. [NSW] Minecraft – 6,935 / 3,185,782
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 6,247 / 1,120,495
7. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 5,550 / 4,054,235
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,979 / 5,230,148
9. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 4,727 / 3,415,119
10. [NSW] Everybody 1-2 Switch – 4,494 / 7,814

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UK sales for June 2023

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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for June 2023.

For the second consecutive month, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling physical game. However, it placed #6 overall. Nintendo does not share digital data, so it could have landed higher.