{"id":16514,"date":"2018-04-03T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T12:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/detective_pikachu_is_back_on_the_case_with_a_much_stronger_week_two_in_the_uk_charts"},"modified":"2018-04-03T12:35:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T12:35:00","slug":"detective-pikachu-is-back-on-the-case-with-a-much-stronger-week-two-in-the-uk-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/04\/03\/detective-pikachu-is-back-on-the-case-with-a-much-stronger-week-two-in-the-uk-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"Detective Pikachu Is Back On The Case With A Much Stronger Week Two In The UK Charts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"picture embed centered picture-900x img-900x\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"news4.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/detective_pikachu_is_back_on_the_case_with_a_much_stronger_week_two_in_the_uk_charts\/attachment\/0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/04\/detective_pikachu_is_back_on_the_case_with_a_much_stronger_week_two_in_the_uk_charts\/attachment\/0\/900x.jpg\" alt=\"news4.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/detective_pikachu\">Detective Pikachu<\/a><\/strong> didn&#8217;t have the greatest of debuts in the UK, dropping at number 23 in its first week. Thankfully, its sophomore week was a lot more productive with sales rising by 76% (an incredible feat for a 3DS game in 2018), bringing it to number 15 in the multiplatform chart.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a strong week for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\"><strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong><\/a> with sales rocketing by 39%, a performance that sees it leap from number nine to number four in a single week. Of all the first-party titles released thus far on Nintendo Switch, it&#8217;s the one that&#8217;s shown the most resilience in terms of continued sales.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/kirby_star_allies\">Kirby Star Allies<\/a><\/strong> hasn&#8217;t fared so well, dropping from number 11 to number 20 &#8211; it was number two in the charts two weeks ago. Poor Kirby&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1(NEW) <strong>FAR CRY 5<\/strong><br \/>2(5) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fifa_18\">FIFA 18<\/a><\/strong><br \/>3(1) <strong>SEA OF THIEVES<\/strong><br \/>4(9) <strong>MARIO KART 8 DELUXE<\/strong><br \/>5(12) <strong>PLAYERUNKNOWN&#8217;S BATTLEGROUNDS<\/strong><br \/>6(13) <strong>CALL OF DUTY: WWII<\/strong><br \/>7(2) <strong>A WAY OUT<\/strong><br \/>8(14) <strong>ASSASSIN&#8217;S CREED ORIGINS<\/strong><br \/>9(-) <strong>FORZA MOTORSPORT 7<\/strong><br \/>10(7) <strong>GRAND THEFT AUTO V<\/strong><br \/>11(10) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\">SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY<\/a><\/strong><br \/>12(21) <strong>CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY<\/strong><br \/>13(4) <strong>ASSASSIN&#8217;S CREED ROGUE REMASTERED<\/strong><br \/>14(8) <strong>EA SPORTS UFC 3<\/strong><br \/>15(23) <strong>DETECTIVE PIKACHU<\/strong><br \/>16(6) <strong>BURNOUT PARADISE REMASTERED<\/strong><br \/>17(19) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\">ROCKET LEAGUE<\/a>: COLLECTORS EDITION<\/strong><br \/>18(16) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD<\/a><\/strong><br \/>19(-) <strong>GRAN TURISMO: SPORT<\/strong><br \/>20(11) <strong>KIRBY STAR ALLIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of this week&#8217;s chart data for the UK? Surprising reading or expected results for Nintendo Switch and 3DS during week 13? Let us know below&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detective Pikachu didn&#8217;t have the greatest of debuts in the UK, dropping at number 23 in its first week. Thankfully, its sophomore week was a lot more productive with sales rising by 76% (an incredible feat for a 3DS game in 2018), bringing it to number 15 in the multiplatform chart. 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