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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Mario Kart 8's Nintendo Switch port launched in 2017 with the added Deluxe moniker, polishing the winning kart racing formula and becoming the platform's top seller a few years later.
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Nintendo's Switch boosts company profits by 500 percent

Nintendo's Switch console with red Joy-Cons attached
We're pretty sure Nintendo are busy letting off evil laughs somewhere behind the scenes, one for each time someone said the Switch will flop. It turns out it not only didn't flop, it exceeded everyone's expectations, Nintendo included.

Far Cry 5 tops UK boxed charts for the third week running

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Far Cry 5 seems to have made itself quite comfortable in UK's boxed sales charts, coming in first for the third time running. Having said that, there haven't been any new releases in the past weeks, which does slightly diminish the title.

Far Cry 5 tops UK's weekly boxed charts, ends up the fastest selling game in the franchise

A view down the sights of a gun with a large bear in them
Having launched less than a week ago, Ubisoft's Far Cry 5 didn't take long to overtake UK's weekly boxed charts. Naturally, boxed sales are usually just half of the story, but at the moment, they seem to be saying Ubisoft's done a good job.

Nintendo Switch is all-time the best selling console over the first year in the US

A docked Nintendo Switch and a Joy-Con Grip with two Joy-Con controllers inside
Nintendo Switch is continuing its sales stampede. After breaking the record for best selling console ever in the first 10 months of its release, it has repeated the same feat in the first year after release category.

FIFA 18 rules weekly UK chart, Grand Theft Auto V stays second

Cristiano Ronaldo looking down at the FIFA 18 logo
It seems like EA Sports' Fifa 18 isn't planning on leaving anytime yet, with the game establishing a dominion over UK charts ever since it launched, it seems. "Old man" GTA V keeps punching above its weight coming in second.

Nintendo's Switch surpasses Wii U's lifetime sales

Nintendo's Switch console with red Joy-Cons attached
Nintendo's latest console has now surpassed the Wii U in sales. The Switch has sold 14.86 million units until the end of December, 2017. This adds up to more consoles than Wii U managed to move during its entire lifespan.

Call of Duty WWII triumphs on the battlefield that is the UK sales chart

Call of Duty WWII launched on 03 November. The game has now reached the top of the UK sales chart. Assassin's Creed Origins got a fresh update and got demoted to number two. Super Mario Odyssey now at number four.

Nintendo adjusts the sales forecast for the Switch by 4 million units

Nintendo's reports for the second fiscal quarter of 2017 have been released. Nintendo revised their 10 million units projection for Switch hardware and bumped it up to 14 million. The 3DS family fared well thanks to the New 2DSXL, selling 1.96m units worldwide.

Fifa 18 wins the UK sales chart, PES 2018 not even in the top 10

A soccer stadium in FIFA 18
Fifa 18 was released last week and now it's on top of the UK sales charts. Thanks to software/hardware bundle deals with Fifa 18, Forza Horizon 3 is now at number three. PES 2018 fell off of the top ten list.

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy still owns the UK charts

Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy is still going strong. In the top 10, the Bandicoot is followed by Fallout 4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Forza Horizon 3 have both found their ways back into the top 10.