{"id":135638,"date":"2026-01-12T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-196117"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:30:00","slug":"uk-charts-heres-hoping-animal-crossing-spices-things-up-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/01\/12\/uk-charts-heres-hoping-animal-crossing-spices-things-up-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Here’s Hoping Animal Crossing Spices Things Up This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The latest UK Charts data is in, and it’s another uneventful week in ol’ Blighty as EA SPORTS FC 26<\/a> and Mario Kart World<\/a> once again take the top two spots.<\/p>\n

We’re kinda hoping Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition<\/a> spices things up a bit when it launches this week on 15th January 2026<\/strong>. The Switch version has already seen a nice bump in sales, immediately jumping up from number 17 to number 11, just missing out on the top ten.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, yeah, it’s business as usual here, though there is some evidence that Switch 2 Editions are growing in popularity, with the gap between Switch and Switch 2 closing on several titles. With Breath of the Wild<\/a> specifically, the Switch 2 Edition actually outsold Switch 1, making up 54% of the split.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Last Week<\/th>\nThis Week<\/th>\nGame<\/th>\nPlatform Split<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEA SPORTS FC 26<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 38%, PS5 33%, PS4 18%, Switch 2 6%, Xbox 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nMario Kart World<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n\n

3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

4<\/td>\nBattlefield 6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

5<\/td>\nPok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 54%, Switch 2 46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

6<\/td>\nCall of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

7<\/td>\nMinecraft<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

8<\/td>\nMario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

9<\/td>\nDark Souls Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

10<\/td>\nGrand Theft Auto V<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

11<\/td>\nAnimal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

12<\/td>\nDonkey Kong Bananza<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

13<\/td>\nNintendo Switch Sports<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

14<\/td>\nSuper Mario Party Jamboree<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 58%, Switch 2 42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

15<\/td>\nSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

16<\/td>\n\n

Just Dance 2026 Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

17<\/td>\nF1 25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

18<\/td>\nMafia Trilogy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

19<\/td>\nElden Ring<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

20<\/td>\nLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/a><\/td>\nPS5 54%, PS4 23%, Switch 16%, Xbox 7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

21<\/td>\nThe Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

22<\/td>\nAssassin’s Creed Shadows<\/a><\/td>\nPS5 64%, Switch 2 25%, Xbox 11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

23<\/td>\nSuper Mario Bros. Wonder<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

24<\/td>\nGhost of Yotei<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

25<\/td>\nSplit Fiction<\/a><\/td>\nPS5 71%, Switch 23%, Xbox 7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

26<\/td>\n\n

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

27<\/td>\nEA Sports UFC 5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

28<\/td>\nThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 2 54%, Switch 46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

29<\/td>\nMafia: The Old Country<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

30<\/td>\n\n

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

PS5 61%, Switch 36%, PS4 3%, Xbox 1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nMetroid Prime 4: Beyond<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 2 72%, Switch 28%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

32<\/td>\nCyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition<\/a><\/td>\nPC 41%, PS5 35%, Switch 2 19%, Xbox 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

33<\/td>\nAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes Edition<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

34<\/td>\n\n

Hogwarts Legacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Switch 38%, Switch 2 24%, PS5 20%, PS4 12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

35<\/td>\nThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 2 60%, Switch 40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

36<\/td>\nLittle Nightmares III<\/a><\/td>\nPS5 38%, Switch 35%, Switch 2 18%, Xbox 6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

37<\/td>\nDragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set – Daima Edition<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 57%, PS5 43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

38<\/td>\nTomb Raider IV – VI Remastered<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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–<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

39<\/td>\nIt Takes Two<\/a><\/td>\nSwitch 68%, PS4 32%, Xbox 0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

40<\/td>\n\n

Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Switch 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n

< Last week’s charts<\/a><\/p>\n

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