Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have new insight into the UK gaming market for May 2021.
Compared to last year, Switch sales have fallen – but keep in mind that the COIVD-19 lockdown and launch of Animal Crossing: New Horizons provided a significant boost in 2020. Switch sales are actually up 60 percent year-to-date compared to 2019. As for May specifically, Switch sales were behind those of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Miitopia, a new release for Switch in May, came in at #19. It’s possible that the title could have charted higher had Nintendo reported digital sales.
Here’s a look at the best sellers of May:
| Position | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Resident Evil: Village (Capcom) |
| 2 | Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (EA) |
| 3 | FIFA 21 (EA) |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar) |
| 5 | NBA 2K21 (2K Games) |
| 6 | Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Sony) |
| 7 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Activision Blizzard) |
| 8 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons* (Nintendo) |
| 9 | Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar) |
| 10 | New Pokemon Snap* (Nintendo) |
| 11 | Mortal Kombat 11 (Warner Bros) |
| 12 | Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft) |
| 13 | Hood: Outlaws & Legends (Focus Home Interactive) |
| 14 | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury* (Nintendo) |
| 15 | Pokémon Sword* (Nintendo) |
| 16 | Mario Kart 8: Deluxe* (Nintendo) |
| 17 | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) |
| 18 | Minecraft (Microsoft) |
| 19 | Miitopia (Nintendo)* |
| 20 | It Takes Two (EA) |
* Digital data unavailable
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