Fire Emblem Warriors seizes UK number one

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes box — Hoping for a long stay at number one (pic: Nintendo)

The Nintendo Switch has earned itself another number one hit, although it does prove that Fire Emblem isn’t as big as Zelda.

At this time of year, with so few big new releases around, it doesn’t take much to hit the top spot, but Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has done well nonetheless, with sales up over 45% on its predecessor from 2017.

That may be because the new game is presented as an alternative take on the popular Three Houses, but the sales were still 76% less than the similar Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity from 2020.

The only other new entry in the top 40 was also a Switch game, with the new Switch version of Wreckfest seeing the game as a whole re-entering the charts at number 35.

UK all formats retail chart – 25 June

1 (-) Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (NS)
2 (1) Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
3 (3) Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (NS)
4 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
5 (2) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (NS/PS5/XO/PS4)
6 (4) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
7 (6) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)
8 (8) Minecraft (NS)
9 (12) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
10 (13) Gran Theft Auto 5 (PS4/PS5/XO/XSX/PC)

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Japanese console retail chart – 19 June

1 (1) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (NS)
2 (3) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)
3 (2) Mario Strikers: Battle League Football (NS)
4 (4) Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)
5 (5) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (6) Minecraft (NS)
7 (-) Overlord: Escape from Nazarick (NS)
8 (7) Ring Fit Adventure (NS)
9 (R) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (NS)
10 (9) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)

U.S. all formats chart – May

1 (2) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (1) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
3 (5) Nintendo Switch Sports (NS)*
4 (-) Evil Dead: The Game (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (3) MLB The Show 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5)ˆ
6 (4) Kirby And The Forgotten Land (NS)*
7 (6) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (8) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
9 (9) Gran Turismo 7 (PS4/PS5)
10 (10) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)*

*does not include digital sales
^Xbox digital sales not included

Note: U.S. charts are organised by revenue, not unit sales

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GameCentral Top 20 – 2021

1. Returnal (PS5)
2. Metroid Dread (NS)
3. Wildermyth (PC)
4. Forza Horizon 5 (XO/XSX/PC)
5. Monster Hunter Rise (NS)
6. The Forgotten City (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7. Inscryption (PC)
8. Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
9. Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
10. Loop Hero (NS/PC)
11. Psychonauts 2 (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
12. Guilty Gear -Strive- (PS4/PS5/PC)
13. Dungeon Encounters (PS4/NS/PC)
14. Halo Infinite (XO/XSX/PC)
15. It Takes Two (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. Genesis Noir (XO/NS/PC)
17. New Pokémon Snap (NS)
18. Little Nightmares 2 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
19. Death’s Door (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
20. The Eternal Cylinder (XO/PS4/PC)

The chart above lists our best reviewed titles of 2021 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.