{"id":126058,"date":"2022-06-27T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-133616"},"modified":"2022-06-27T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T08:30:00","slug":"uk-charts-nintendo-dominates-as-fire-emblem-takes-the-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/27\/uk-charts-nintendo-dominates-as-fire-emblem-takes-the-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Nintendo Dominates As Fire Emblem Takes The Top Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bd48750168366\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bd48750168366\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/bd48750168366\/fe-warriors.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"FE Warriors\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_warriors_three_hopes\">Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes<\/a> has just launched and is, by all accounts, a strong entry to the Warriors series for Nintendo Switch. We gave it a 9\/10 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/fire-emblem-warriors-three-hopes\">our recent review<\/a>, calling it a &#8220;thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy and relationship-building aspects&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The game has resonated with fans well over the course of just a few days, bagging the top spot in this week&#8217;s UK top ten charts. As pointed out by Christopher Doing from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\">GameIndustry.biz<\/a>, sales for Three Hopes are above its predecessor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_warriors\">Fire Emblem Warriors<\/a> and roughly level with Hyrule Warriors.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fire Emblem Three Hopes is No.1 in the UK boxed charts this week. The first time these Nintendo\/Warriors games have managed it. Sales are above Fire Emblem Warriors, pretty much the same as Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition and nowhere near Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity<\/span>\u2014 Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Dring\/status\/1541194514437742593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Elsewhere, it&#8217;s a strong week for the Switch overall, with the console making up seven of the top ten slots, including the third-party published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a> snuck into the top ten for the first time in several weeks, and recent hits like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nintendo_switch_sports\">Nintendo Switch Sports<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_strikers_battle_league\">Mario Strikers: Battle League<\/a> continue to demonstrate the Switch&#8217;s wide appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Just to top it off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/lego_star_wars_the_skywalker_saga\">LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/a> continues to be exceedingly popular on the Switch compared to other platforms, making up 40% of total sales for the game.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your look at the top ten for the week:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Week<\/th>\n<th>This Week<\/th>\n<th>Game<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Horizon Forbidden West<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mario Strikers: Battle League Football<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fifa_22\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_legends_arceus\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Minecraft<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>9<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>10<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/gran_turismo_7\" class=\"external\"><br \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Grand Theft Auto V<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/06\/uk-charts-a-quiet-week-sees-mario-strikers-battle-league-slip-into-third\">&lt; Last Week&#8217;s Charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Have you snagged any of the games in the top ten this week? Let us know with a comment!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"18752\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/18752\/133616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/18752\/100x100.png?v=374ca0f0da74efab126b612bb386577e\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has just launched and is, by all accounts, a strong entry to the Warriors series for Nintendo Switch. We gave it a 9\/10 in our recent review, calling it a &#8220;thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy and relationship-building aspects&#8221;. The game has resonated with fans well over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126058\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}