Fourth Legend of Zelda game to hit the top spot
Link & Zelda are back on top. Nintendo’sThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDhas debuted at the top of the UK Charts. The new Switch release, a remaster of the 2011 Wii title, becomes the fourthLegend of Zeldatitle to make it to the top of the UK’s physical chart scene.
Also debuting this week is racing simulatorF1 2021,which debuted at number two. This is the firstF1release from UK developer Codemasters since its 2020 purchase by new owner and publisher Electronic Arts. Last week’s number one, Insomniac Games’Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart,has apparently reached the end of its honeymoon period, dropping down nine places to just hold on to a Top Ten position. Capcom’sMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinhas left the Top Ten entirely, and now sits at number 13.
Elsewhere in the Top Ten, Nintendo still holds fort with persistent steady sales forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,Mario Golf: Super Rush, and a returningSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.While the UK Chart scene has been increasingly stagnant for some time, we have reached a point where much of the Top Ten has been dominated by the same games for well over a year, further demonstrating the increasing irrelevance of the UK’s physical sales as a barometer for detailed losses and gains. Still, in this week’s charts, the day belongs toSkyward Sword HD
[A reminder that Destructoid will be winding down its coverage of the UK Chart scene this month]
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: June 13, 2025(Chart reflects in-store physical sales only)
1.The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD– Nintendo2.F1 2021– Electronic Arts3.FIFA 21– Electronic Arts4.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo5.Animal Crossing: New Horizons– Nintendo6.Minecraft– Nintendo7.Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury– Nintendo8.Grand Theft Auto V– Take-Two Interactive9.Mario Golf: Super Rush– Nintendo10.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart– Sony Interactive Entertainment
