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Super Mario Bros Wonder topped the UK boxed charts this week, pushing last week's No.1 Spider-Man 2 to second place.

GfK's report showed that while Super Mario Wonder dropped 55% in sales, Spider-Man 2 saw a 69% decrease week-on-week.

Both games remain two of 2023's biggest boxed game launches, with Spider-Man 2 in fourth and Mario Wonder in fifth.

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 debuted at No.4, EA Sports FC 24 remained at No.3 and Assassin's Creed Mirage rounded out the Top 5 in the same position as last week despite a 25% decline in sales.

Metal Gear was one of four new entries in the physical charts this week, with EA Sports UFC 5 debuting at No.7. Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures and Just Dance 2024 debuted further down the charts.

Elsewhere, Sonic Superstars fell from No.4 to No.15 following a 72% decrease in sales while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dropped to No.17 even though it saw a 9% sales increase.

Five titles re-entered the charts due to price promotions, including Dead Island 2 (which saw a 309% increase), Sonic Origins Plus, Red Dead Redemption 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and Gotham Knights.

Here is the GfK Boxed Top Ten for this week ending October 28, 2023:

Last Week	This Week	Title
2	1	Super Mario Bros Wonder
1	2	Spider-Man 2
3	3	EA Sports FC 24
New entry	4	Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol 1
5	5	Assassin's Creed Mirage
6	6	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
New entry	7	EA Sports UFC 5
8	8	Hogwarts Legacy
10	9	Nintendo Switch Sports
9	10	Minecraft (Nintendo Switch)

Super Mario Wonder takes No.1 spot from Spider-Man 2 | UK Boxed Charts

Super Mario Bros Wonder topped the UK boxed charts this week, pushing last week's No.1 Spider-Man 2 to second place. Gf…

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[Interfectum]

"You come at the king, you best not miss." - Shigeru Miyamoto

 

[Hustler]

Makes sense, I still buy all of my Switch games physical because they hold their value, but i buy all of my PS games digital.

 

[Mr Moose]

Makes sense, I still buy all of my Switch games physical because they hold their value, but i buy all of my PS games digital.

Switch carts are also flavoured.

 

[SmokedMeat]

The plumber’s going to be on that chart for awhile.

 

[Hudo]

Wonderful.

 

[Fake]

Poor spider. Good for Mario I guess. Lets see how legs Spider got after the honeymoon phase.

 

[Saber]

Deserved. I expect Wonder to have way wider legs in comparison with Spider-man, which I presume will not stand on the top for long.

 

[Schmendrick]

Deserved. It's the better game after all

 

[FoxMcChief]

Of course. If there’s a game that’s more woke than Spider-Man 2, it’s Super Mario Wonder. That elephant fruit ain’t fooling anyone. Nintendo trying to turn Mario into an obese trans with body dysmorphia that identifies as an elephant.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I got both

 

[kiphalfton]

"Asset Flip: 2" vs "Asset Flip: Wonder".

 

[DenchDeckard]

Mario will have legs for a long time. Spider man 2 will also do well all the way through the holidays, especially with new PS5

 

[MoreJRPG]

And that will continue for the rest of the year. The legs on Mario will be significantly longer as Nintendo first party software sales are unmatched by anyone in the industry.

 

[leo-j]

Both are going to do 20 + million ww

 

[Robb]

 

[Elios83]

With digital it's really likely that Spiderman 2 is still on top, not that it matters particularly, these two games will both continue to sell gangbuster throughout the holiday season.

 

[ResilientBanana]

"Asset Flip: 2" vs "Asset Flip: Wonder".

lol wut

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Poor spider. Good for Mario I guess. Lets see how legs Spider got after the honeymoon phase.

This doesn’t include digital where PS games are stronger than Nintendo. We still don’t have final numbers. Closer to the end of the week we know the actual sales for both

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Mario is going to sell for years. This IP is unstoppable.

 

[TheBomb]

It’s Mario! What do you expect.

 

[blacktout]

This doesn’t include digital where PS games are stronger than Nintendo. We still don’t have final numbers. Closer to the end of the week we know the actual sales for both

We're not going to know the actual sales for Mario Wonder until Nintendo tweets them or includes them in a quarterly financial report, since they don't report digital sales data.

 

[Doom85]

The game on a system that has sold 130 million units outsold a game on a system that has sold 40 million units?!

Seriously, comparing Nintendo software sales to those of the other two feels meaningless unless we get a gen where the three launch around the same time. Nintendo has a huge advantage due to not having advanced a gen yet, meanwhile eventually Switch 2-only games will be selling less than a good deal of PS5/XSX titles for a good while. It’s like comparing the height of a 7 year old versus a 12 year old, feels dumb.

 

[ahtlas7]

Good for the plumber in tights.

 

[Robb]

Seriously, comparing Nintendo software sales to those of the other two feels meaningless unless we get a gen where the three launch around the same time. Nintendo has a huge advantage due to not having advanced a gen yet, meanwhile eventually Switch 2-only games will be selling less than a good deal of PS5/XSX titles for a good while. It’s like comparing the height of a 7 year old versus a 12 year old, feels dumb.

Eh, not sure I agree with this. Time is hardly a big factor. You can compare their software sales to games on Ps4 which has been out since 2014 if you want to and Nintendo will still absolutely crush them.

Their software sales on Switch have been absolutely bonkers relative to pretty much any system.

 

[Mr Moose]

With digital it's really likely that Spiderman 2 is still on top, not that it matters particularly, these two games will both continue to sell gangbuster throughout the holiday season.

Both games remain two of 2023's biggest boxed game launches, with Spider-Man 2 in fourth and Mario Wonder in fifth.

It is ahead in boxed sales.

 

[Woopah]

It is ahead in boxed sales.

I think they meant still ahead in terms of weekly sales.

"Asset Flip: 2" vs "Asset Flip: Wonder".

Wonder isn't a asset flip, and I don't think SM2 is either.

 

[Mr Moose]

I think they meant still ahead in terms of weekly sales.

Oh, we won't know, we only get monthly digital.

 

[AJUMP23]

No MJ missions.

 

[Woopah]

Oh, we won't know, we only get monthly digital.

And even then we still won't know, since Nintendo doesn't share digital.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Spider-Man is going to sell for years. This IP is unstoppable.

 

[mckmas8808]

Of course. If there’s a game that’s more woke than Spider-Man 2, it’s Super Mario Wonder. That elephant fruit ain’t fooling anyone. Nintendo trying to turn Mario into an obese trans with body dysmorphia that identifies as an elephant.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Don’t be fooled!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Of course. If there’s a game that’s more woke than Spider-Man 2, it’s Super Mario Wonder. That elephant fruit ain’t fooling anyone. Nintendo trying to turn Mario into an obese trans with body dysmorphia that identifies as an elephant.

 

[Klosshufvud]

That $70 price tag is hurting current-gen console games IMO. It's just too much in the age of diminished wages and increasing costs of living.

 

[mckmas8808]

That $70 price tag is hurting current-gen console games IMO. It's just too much in the age of diminished wages and increasing costs of living.

What proof do you have for this? Many blockbuster games are selling over 10 million units right now.

 

[Klosshufvud]

What proof do you have for this? Many blockbuster games are selling over 10 million units right now.

Lack of substantial growth of many IPs compared to last gen. Lots and lots of underperformers this gen.

 

[mckmas8808]

Lack of substantial growth of many IPs compared to last gen. Lots and lots of underperformers this gen.

I think that has more to do with less new IPs being made this gen.

 

[yazenov]

Splits for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 from installbase:

74% PS
19% NSW
7% XBS

 

[AncientOrigin]

Deserved. It's the better game after all

Has nothing to do with being the better game.Nintendo has way more sold consoles than Sony.Of course Mario will over take Spider Man.Mario is a main game on any Nintendo platform.

 

[BlackTron]

"Asset Flip: 2" vs "Asset Flip: Wonder".

This would have been way funnier if Wonder had any flipped assets. 5/10

 

[havoc00]

Makes sense, I still buy all of my Switch games physical because they hold their value, but i buy all of my PS games digital.

Its amazing games like Astral Chain and others are still going for 60 now, digitally and physically

 

[sendit]

What proof do you have for this? Many blockbuster games are selling over 10 million units right now.

Found his proof:

 

[GHG]

Splits for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 from installbase:

74% PS
19% NSW
7% XBS

Time for publishers to start ignoring the noise from vocal minorities.

 

[nani17]

 

[ADiTAR]

I can see Nintendo capitalizing on both, Spider Mario 2.

 

[yazenov]

Time for publishers to start ignoring the noise from vocal minorities.

Imagine the splits outside of the UK.

 

[mckmas8808]

Imagine the splits outside of the UK.

Oh boy!

 

[jroc74]

Splits for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 from installbase:

74% PS
19% NSW
7% XBS

What the hell is going on in Xbox land....

 

[MrA]

What the hell is going on in Xbox land....

They taught the audience to wait till its included in a subscription