{"id":136747,"date":"2026-04-07T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-199573"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:00:00","slug":"uk-charts-mario-galaxy-jumps-up-the-rankings-thanks-to-a-big-screen-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/04\/07\/uk-charts-mario-galaxy-jumps-up-the-rankings-thanks-to-a-big-screen-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Mario Galaxy Jumps Up The Rankings Thanks To A Big-Screen Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce48ba1245b84\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce48ba1245b84\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"ce48ba1245b84\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Galaxy\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce48ba1245b84\/mario-galaxy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce48ba1245b84\/mario-galaxy.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Mario Galaxy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a short pause for the Easter Bank Holiday, this week&#8217;s UK charts are finally in, and no, it&#8217;s not the most surprising ranking this time.<\/p>\n<p>The top 10 is much as you might expect, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/ea-sports-fc-26\">EA SPORTS FC 26<\/a> holding onto the top spot once again, and Switch 2 hits like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-kart-world\">Mario Kart World<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pokopia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_legends_z-a\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> hanging around with the front runners, too \u2014 shoutout to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/lego_star_wars_the_skywalker_saga\">LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/a>, which made an impressive jump from 32nd last week to fourth this time!<\/p>\n<p>Proving the power of a movie tie-in, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_galaxy_plus_super_mario_galaxy_2\">Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/a> has also seen a healthy boost this week, defying gravity as it rises from 23rd to 12th. It&#8217;s even managed to leapfrog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_bros_wonder\">Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/a>, which now finds itself in 13th after a brief &#8216;Switch 2 Edition&#8217; bump.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Last Week<\/th>\n<th>This Week<\/th>\n<th>Game<\/th>\n<th>Platform Split<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>EA Sports FC 26<\/td>\n<td>PS5 38%, Switch 24%, PS4 13%, Xbox Series 12%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Resident Evil Requiem<\/td>\n<td>PC 60%, PS5 32%, Switch 2 5%, Xbox 3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mario Kart World<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>PS5 63%, PS4 20%, Xbox Series 11%, Switch 6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Crimson Desert<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nioh 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hogwarts Legacy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>PS5 56%, Switch 2 29%, Switch 10%, PS4 3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/td>\n<td>Switch 2 54%, Switch 46%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds<\/td>\n<td>PS5 46%, Switch 44%, Xbox Series 4%, PS4 3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/td>\n<td>Switch 61%, Switch 2 39%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>F1 25<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Mortal Kombat 1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>PS5 99%, Xbox Series 1%, Switch 0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Donkey Kong Bananza<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Minecraft<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/td>\n<td>Switch 77%, Switch 2 23%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Resident Evil 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Grand Theft Auto V<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Party Jamboree<\/td>\n<td>Switch 58%, Switch 2 42%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions<\/td>\n<td>PS5 53%, PS4 26%, Switch 21%, Xbox Series 0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"for-mobile\">\n<td colspan=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>WWE 2K26<\/td>\n<td>PS5 74%, Xbox Series 16%, Switch 2 10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Cars 3: Driven to Win<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>PS4 82%, Switch 18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>It Takes Two<\/td>\n<td>Switch 91%, PS4 9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Tekken 8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>40<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/td>\n<td>PS5 60%, Switch 2 23%, Xbox Series 17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Mortal Kombat X<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Split Fiction<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>PS5 64%, Switch 2 30%, Xbox Series 6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Harry Potter Collection<\/td>\n<td>PS4 70%, Switch 25%, PS5 5%, Xbox Series 1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Witcher III: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Dragon&#8217;s Dogma II<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Resident Evil 4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>The Sims 4: Enchanted by Nature<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>LEGO City Undercover<\/td>\n<td>PS4 87%, Switch 13%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>Battlefield 6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/03\/uk-charts-mario-wonder-storms-into-the-top-ten-following-switch-2-release\">&lt; Last week&#8217;s charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:199313,188104 @ 1775574029 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p><em>That&#8217;s it for this week&#8217;s physical UK charts! Any surprises? Did you pick any of these games up? Let us know in the comments<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo After a short pause for the Easter Bank Holiday, this week&#8217;s UK charts are finally in, and no, it&#8217;s not the most surprising ranking this time. The top 10 is much as you might expect, with EA SPORTS FC 26 holding onto the top spot once again, and Switch 2 hits like Mario [&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-136747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136747","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=136747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136747\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}