Gran Turismo 7 still UK number one despite controversy – Games charts 19 March

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Boss on Mar 21, 2022 - 06:44PM

Gran Turismo 7 box — Still in pole position (pic: Sony)

Fan complaints about microtransactions and being online-only haven’t hurt Gran Turismo 7’s physical sales, as Stranger Of Paradise debuts.

The physical sales chart continues to paint an increasingly skewed via of overall game sales, as while Gran Turismo 7 remains at number one for the third week running, we already know that once digital sales are factored in it’s actually one of the .

It’s also not a surprise to find that high street sales have been relatively unaffected by that more mainstream gamers will have been largely unaware – even if they can’t help but have noticed it didn’t work for over 24 hours last week.

The highest new entry of the week is Square Enix’s , which suffered from mixed reviews and a very off-putting marketing campaign. In the end, it was discounts on a number of older games which had a larger impact on the sales chart.

UK all formats retail chart – 19 March

1 (1) Gran Turismo 7 (PS5/PS4)
2 (3) Elden Ring (PS5/PS4/XO/PC)
3 (2) WWE 2K22 (PS5/PS4/XO/XSX)
4 (5) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)
5 (26) Pokémon Brilliant Diamond (NS)
6 (17) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (NS)
7 (4) Horizon Forbidden West (PS5/PS4)
8 (-) Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin (PS5/PS4/XO)
9 (R) Pokémon Shining Pearl (NS)
10 (-) Five Nights At Freddy’s: Security Breach (PS4/PS5)

Ukie Games Charts©, compiled by GfK

Japanese console chart – 13 March

1 (5) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)
2 (4) Elden Ring (PS4)
3 (3) Gran Turismo 7 (PS4)
4 (1) Triangle Strategy (NS)
5 (7) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)
6 (-) Chocobo GP (NS)
7 (-) .hack//G.U. Last Recode (NS)
8 (2) Gran Turismo 7 (PS5)
9 (8) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
10 (10) Minecraft (NS)

U.S. all formats chart – February

1 (-) Elden Ring (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
2 (-) Horizon Forbidden West (PS4/PS5)
3 (1) Pokémon Legends: Arceus (NS)*
4 (-) Dying Light 2 Stay Human (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
5 (-) Total War: Warhammer 3 (PC)
6 (2) Call Of Duty: Vanguard (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
7 (4) Madden NFL 22 (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
8 (8) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS)*
9 (7) FIFA 22 (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
10 (13) Minecraft

*does not include digital sales

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

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GameCentral Top 20 – 2021

1. (PS5)
2. (NS)
3. (PC)
4. (XO/XSX/PC)
5. (NS)
6. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
7. (PC)
8. (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
9. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
10. (NS/PC)
11. (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
12. (PS4/PS5/PC)
13. (PS4/NS/PC)
14. (XO/XSX/PC)
15. (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. (XO/NS/PC)
17. (NS)
18. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
19. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
20. (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.

Readers’ Top 20 – 2021

1. (PS5)
2. (NS)
3. (XO/PS4/XSX/PC)
4. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
5. (XO/XSX/PC)
6. (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
7. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
8. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
9. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia/Luna)
10. (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC/Stadia)
11. (PS4/NS/PS5/PC)
12. (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
13. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
14. (XO/PS4/NS/XSX/PS5/PC)
15. (XO/PS4/XSX/PS5/PC)
16. (NS)
17. (PS4/NS/PC)
18. (PS5/PC)
19. (PS5)
20. (XO/XSX/PC)