The Force was partially with it (pic: EA)
The new Star Wars game is number one in the UK but it doesn’t seem to have done quite as well as its predecessor, unlike Dead Island 2.
It was always going to be number one but it’s difficult to say exactly how well Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has done based on its physical sales, which dropped by 35% from 2019’s Fallen Order.
Each year digital sales take a larger slice of the pie but we’re at a point now where it’s no longer increasing quite so rapidly, which makes it likely that there has been an overall fall in sales for the sequel.
Whether or not the controversy over the game’s bugs played a part is unclear but one sequel that has done well is Dead Island 2, which saw only a 45% drop from its debut week – which is well above average.
UK all formats retail chart – 29 April
1 (-) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5/XSX)
2 (1) Dead Island 2 (PS5/XSX/PS4)
3 (5) FIFA 23 (PS5/NS/PS4/XO)
4 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (7) Hogwarts Legacy (PS5/XSX)
6 (6) Super Mario Odyssey (NS)
7 (9) Minecraft (NS)
8 (2) Minecraft Legends (NS/PS5/PS4/XO)
9 (12) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS5/PS4/XO)
10 (8) Resident Evil 4 (PS5/PS4/XSX)
Copyright and Compiled by GfK
Japanese console retail chart – 23 April
1 (-) Minecraft Legends (NS)
2 (2) Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe (NS)
3 (3) Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (NS)
4 (4) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (1) Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (NS)
6 (8) Splatoon 3 (NS)
7 (6) Minecraft (NS)
8 (-) Cuphead (NS)
9 (R) Resident Evil 4 (PS4)
10 (R) NIntendo Switch Sports (NS)
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U.S. all formats chart – March
1 (-) Resident Evil 4 (PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (1) Hogwarts Legacy (XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (-) MLB The Show 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5)^
4 (2) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (6) The Last Of Us Part 1 (PS5)
6 (5) FIFA 23 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (-) WWE 2K23(XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)*
8 (7) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
9 (4) Madden NFL 23 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
10 (13) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
*does not include digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included
Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales
The NPD Group/NPD Funworld
GameCentral Top 20 – 2022
1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. Bayonetta 3 (NS)
3. Immortality (XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
4. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
5. Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
6. Rogue Legacy 2 (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
7. Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope (NS)
8. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
9. Hyper Demon (PC)
10. Citizen Sleeper (NS/XSX/PC)
11. Return To Monkey Island (NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
12. Roadwarden (PC)
13. God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
14. Neon White (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
15. Pentiment (XO/XSX/PC)
16. The Case Of The Golden Idol (PC)
17. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
18. Vampire Survivors (XO/XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
19. Marvel’s Midnight Suns (XSX/PS5/PC)
20. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (NS)
The chart above lists our favourite games of 2023 but, as usual, does not include remakes, remasters, expansions, re-releases, compilations, games not yet released in the UK, or versions of games previously released on other formats.
Readers’ Top 20 – 2022
1. Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2. God Of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5)
3. Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)
4. Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
6. Marvel Snap (iOS/Android)
7. Bayonetta 3 (NS)
8. A Plague Tale: Requiem (NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. Vampire Survivors (XO/XSX/PC/iOS/Android)
10. Rogue Legacy 2 (XO/NS/XSX/PC)
11. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
12. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (NS)
13. Return To Monkey Island (NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
14. Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)
15. Sonic Frontiers (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Call Of Duty: Warzone 2.0 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
17. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (NS)
18. GRID Legends (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
19. Stray (PS4/PS5/PC)
20. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)
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The new Star Wars game is number one in the UK but it doesn’t seem to have done quite as well as its predecessor, unlike Dead Island 2.