Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for July 2021.
Zelda: Skyward Sword was the best-selling boxed retail game. New Joy-Con based on the title also debuted during the month, and the controller was the third best-selling accessory.
Nintendo as a whole was the second biggest publisher of July – EA was first and SEGA was third. Switch held a 21.5 percent share for console software sales, behind the PS4’s 35 percent.
Here’s a look at the best sellers of July:
GSD July 2021 Top 20 Games (Digital + Physical)
| Position | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F1 2021 | |
| 2 | FIFA 21 (EA) | |
| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD* (Nintendo) | |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) | |
| 5 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Activision) | |
| 6 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) | |
| 7 | The Crew 2 (Ubisoft) | |
| 8 | Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Capcom) | |
| 9 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony) | |
| 10 | NBA 2K21 (2K Games) | |
| 11 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* (Nintendo) | |
| 12 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Sony) | |
| 13 | Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game (Sega) | |
| 14 | Minecraft (Mojang) | |
| 15 | Minecraft: Switch Edition* (Nintendo/Mojang) (Nintendo) * | |
| 16 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) | |
| 17 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* (Nintendo) | |
| 18 | Battlefield 5 (EA) | |
| 19 | Efootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2021: Season Update (Konami) | |
| 20 | It Takes Two (EA) |
* Digital data unavailable
