{"id":566585,"date":"2026-05-05T01:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566585\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T01:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T01:13:14","slug":"uk-charts-tomodachi-life-beats-saros-to-reclaim-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/566585\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Tomodachi Life Beats Saros To Reclaim Number One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/300a186c9fc07\/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tomodachi-life-living-the-dream.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream\"\/><\/a> Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n<p>The latest UK physical charts data is here, and despite competition from a few new releases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/tomodachi_life_living_the_dream\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a> has reclaimed the top spot.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the zany life sim was pushed to one side by Capcom&#8217;s brand new IP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pragmata\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pragmata<\/a>, but the third-person adventure shooter has slipped all the way down to tenth.<\/p>\n<p>We thought for sure that Housemarque&#8217;s PS5 exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/saros\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saros<\/a> would grab the top spot, but we suppose you can&#8217;t beat a good ol&#8217; bit of internet memeing, hey? The other new release of the week is fighting game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/invincible_vs\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Invincible VS<\/a> (which also isn&#8217;t on Switch 1 or 2) which managed to debut in seventh.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of other Nintendo releases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/pokemon-pokopia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a> is back in the top five, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/ea-sports-fc-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EA SPORTS FC 26<\/a> has shot up the charts from 29th to fourth: must be World Cup fever building up. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-kart-world\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Kart World<\/a> remains in eighth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a> also sticks to second \u2014 though almost all copies of that are selling on PC and PS5.<\/p>\n<p>So, not too many surprises: here&#8217;s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:<\/p>\n<p>Last Week<br \/>\nThis Week<br \/>\nGame<br \/>\nPlatform Split<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nCyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition<br \/>\nPC 69%, PS5 30%, Switch 2 1%, Xbox 0%<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<p>Saros<\/p>\n<p>29<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nEA Sports FC 26<br \/>\nPS5 48%, Switch 24%, PS4 13%, Switch 2 8%<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>5<br \/>\nPok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>Resident Evil Requiem<\/p>\n<p>PS5 49%, PC 36%, Switch 2 8%, Xbox 7%<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Invincible VS<\/p>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<p>8<br \/>\nMario Kart World<\/p>\n<p>6<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>Tekken 8<\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>Pragmata<\/p>\n<p>PS5 64%, Switch 2 22%, Xbox 14%<\/p>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<p>11<br \/>\nArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon<\/p>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<p>12<br \/>\nSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/p>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<p>13<br \/>\nPok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<br \/>\nSwitch 50%, Switch 2 50%<\/p>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<p>14<br \/>\nClair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n<p>19<\/p>\n<p>15<br \/>\nCrimson Desert<\/p>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<p>16<br \/>\nAnimal Crossing: New Horizons<br \/>\nSwitch 74%, Switch 2 26%<\/p>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<p>17<br \/>\nMinecraft<\/p>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<p>18<br \/>\nMario Kart 8 Deluxe<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<p>19<br \/>\nSuper Mario Bros. Wonder<br \/>\nSwitch 58%, Switch 2 42%<\/p>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<p>20<br \/>\nDonkey Kong Bananza<\/p>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<p>21<br \/>\nResident Evil 4<\/p>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>Grand Theft Auto V<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<p>23<br \/>\nResident Evil 3<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<p>24<br \/>\nSuper Mario Party Jamboree<br \/>\nSwitch 72%, Switch 2 28%<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>25<br \/>\nSplit Fiction<br \/>\nPS5 75%, Switch 2 19%, Xbox 6%<\/p>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<p>26<\/p>\n<p>WWE 2K26<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<p>27<br \/>\nLittle Nightmares: Complete Edition<br \/>\nSwitch 100%, PS4 0%<\/p>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<p>28<br \/>\nResident Evil 2<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>29<br \/>\nF1 25<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>30<br \/>\nElden Ring<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<p>31<br \/>\nThe Witcher III: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<p>32<br \/>\nNintendo Switch Sports<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<p>33<br \/>\nThe Legends of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<br \/>\nSwitch 2 59%, Switch 41%<\/p>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<p>34<br \/>\nLittle Nightmares III<br \/>\nPS5 33%, Switch 2 29% Switch 22%, PS4 13%<\/p>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<p>35<br \/>\nStarfield<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>36<br \/>\nBattlefield 6<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>37<br \/>\nFallout 4: Anniversary Edition<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>27<\/p>\n<p>38<br \/>\nMafia Trilogy<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>38<\/p>\n<p>39<br \/>\nSuper Mario Odyssey<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>40<br \/>\nDragon Quest VII Reimagined<br \/>\nSwitch 2 43%, PS5 30%, Switch 26%, Xbox 1%<\/p>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/04\/uk-charts-tomodachi-life-is-living-the-dream-in-its-debut-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&lt; Last week&#8217;s charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week&#8217;s physical UK charts. Did you pick up anything new last week? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p>\tSee Also<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764833236_934_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alana Hagues\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo The latest UK physical charts data is here, and despite competition from a few new releases,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,136,376,86,176854,56,135,54,55],"class_list":["post-566585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-technology","tag-tomodachi-life","tag-uk","tag-uk-charts","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}