Last modified on October 28th, 2023 at 10:38 am
Super Mario Bros Wonder is not the best-selling game in the first week of launch
UK top selling charts for the week ending in 21st shows how Super Mario Bros Wonder loses first place to Spider-Man 2.
The data for the UK top charts of the week ending on October 21st shows how Super Mario Bros Wonder ended up in second place in its first launch weekend. The chart’s top-selling game was Spider-Man 2, which was released on the same day as Super Mario Bros Wonder: October 20th. The data only shows physical sales however, so we do not know at this time how well these games did in digital form.
Best selling games – Week of October 21st
The list of best-selling games(physical) in the UK, the week of October 21st are:
- Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros Wonder
- EA Sports FC 24
- Sonic Superstar
- Assasins Creed Mirage
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Red Dead Redemption (Remaster)
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Minecraft
- Nintendo Switch Sports
The Data also reveals how Super Mario Bros Wonder takes the third spot in the most successful launch in the series’ history. The only games in the series that sold more on launch were Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
In the UK, Super Mario Bros Wonder is the third biggest launch for a Mario platformer in chart history. It is only very narrowly behind Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars. I imagine with digital, it may well be the biggest Mario platform game launch in the UK ever
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) October 22, 2023
Sony PlayStation also revealed that Spider-Man 2 sold 2.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of release, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation Studio game of all time.
Great news, Spidey fans — Marvel's #SpiderMan2PS5 has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the first 24 hours. Thanks for making this a high-flying launch! pic.twitter.com/k3KdioW6x7
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 23, 2023
Update: Nintendo of Europe did post a tweet on October 26th celebrating the launch and its success, claiming it now to be the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in Europe:
Wowie zowie! In its first three days on sale, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has become the fastest-selling Super Mario game ever in Europe. A huge thanks to everyone who helped make this a wonderful launch. pic.twitter.com/7BtS7yHPtk
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 26, 2023
Sources: NintendoSoup, GameIndustry, GoNintendo
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