Tears of the Kingdom Tops Weekly UK Retail Charts Once more

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has topped weekly UK retail charts for a second week in a row, as per information launched by the Gfk (through GamesIndustry). The open world megaton debuted on prime of the charts final week and loved the UK’s greatest bodily launch of the 12 months, and it has continued to promote properly.

It has, in truth, now change into the sixth best-selling Zelda recreation in UK historical past with simply two weeks in the marketplace, leapfrogging the 2019 remake of Hyperlink’s Awakening and the 3DS remaster of Ocarina of Time. Final week, Nintendo introduced that Tears of the Kingdom had bought over 10 million items worldwide in its first three days. 

A rising tide lifts all boats, and different Zelda video games have seen elevated gross sales within the UK as properly. Breath of the Wild has re-entered the highest 10 at No. 8 with a 21% week-on-week improve in gross sales. Even Skyward Sword HD for the Change has seen a 342% improve, and at present sits in fourteenth place. 

In the meantime, LEGO 2K Drive, the notable new launch for final week, has debuted in seventh place. Its gross sales, by LEGO requirements, just isn’t significantly huge, most likely because of being within the shadow of Zelda, however as GamesIndustry notes, LEGO titles do are inclined to have longer tails the place their gross sales are involved. The open world racer noticed 37% of its bodily launch gross sales within the UK on PS5, 31% on Change, 18% on Xbox, and 14% on PS4. 

You’ll be able to take a look at the total prime 10 for the week ending Might 20 beneath.