But not enough to unseat Modern Warfare
It seems Hideo Kojima’s epic deliver ’em upDeath Strandinghas had a successful initial launch but, in terms of physical sales in the UK, it didn’t shift quite enough boxed copies to make to the top of the UK Charts.Death Strandingis the second highest-selling new IP release of the year, behind Sony Bend’s open-world adventureDays Gone.
The strange sci-fi title was kept from the number one spot by annual long-termerCall of Duty: Modern Warfare, with the latter celebrating its third week in the premier position. Electronic Arts’ racerNeed for Speed: Heat, Epic Games’Fortnite: Darkfire Bundleand Nintendo’sMario & Sonic at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020also debuted in the Top Ten, taking positions five, seven and eight respectively.
Speaking of Nintendo, spooky Switch releaseLuigi’s Mansion 3slipped a couple of places to number four, but is still enjoying a very successful launch period as the biggest Nintendo release of 2019 so far. Elsewhere in the charts,Jumanji: The Video Gameshowed up at number 15 and, believe it or not, a brand new Wii game also hit the Top 20, withJust Dance 2020doing the Electric Slide into number 14.
It’s going to take something major to usurpModern Warfarebetween now and the Holiday season. Only upcoming Switch releasesPokemon Sword and Shieldhave the possibility of doing so. But given that those games’ sales are counted as two separate titles, Activision’s military shooter might be sitting pretty for the foreseeable future.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: May 21, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare– Activision2.Death Stranding– Sony Interactive Entertainment3.FIFA 20– Electronic Arts4.Luigi’s Mansion 3– Nintendo5.Need for Speed: Heat– Electronic Arts6.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo7.Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle– Epic Games8.Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020– Nintendo9.Minecraft– Microsoft10.Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville– Electronic ArtsU.K. video game charts[GamesIndustry.biz]
