{"id":758094,"date":"2026-09-02T20:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/758094\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T20:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T20:34:22","slug":"uk-charts-elden-ring-starts-strong-but-its-metal-gear-that-takes-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/758094\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Elden Ring Starts Strong, But It’s Metal Gear That Takes The Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Elden<\/a> Image: Nintendo Life<\/p>\n

Well folks, it was a bit delayed this week, but we finally have the latest data for the UK boxed charts. It’s quite an interesting one too, as we have a few new faces joining the ranks.<\/p>\n

First up, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition<\/a> makes its debut at number five; a perfectly fine start for what is technically a Switch 2 exclusive, beating the likes of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/a> and Mario Kart World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2<\/a> that takes the top spot, however. PS5 garnered the most sales resulting in a whopping 80% of the platform split, while Switch 2 managed 11%, Xbox 6%, and Switch just 3%. It’s good to see it top the charts though, and hopefully this will contribute to Konami green-lighting a potential ‘Vol. 3’.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:<\/p>\n

Last Week
\nThis Week
\nGame
\nPlatform Split<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2
\nPS5 80%, Switch 2 11%, Xbox 6%, Switch 3%<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

2
\nStar Wars: Zero Company<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

EA Sports FC 26<\/p>\n

Switch 32%, PS5 30%, PS4 20%, Xbox 11%<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Mario Kart World<\/p>\n

27<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Resident Evil Requiem<\/p>\n

PS5 68%, Switch 2 29%, Xbox 3%<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Football Manager 26<\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt Complete Edition<\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

11
\nAssassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced<\/p>\n

25<\/p>\n

12
\nSplit Fiction
\nPS5 62%, Switch 2 37%, Xbox 2%<\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

13
\nMinecraft<\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

14
\n007 First Light<\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

15
\nElden Ring<\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

16
\nArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

17
\nResonance: A Plague Tale Legacy<\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

18
\nTekken 8<\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/p>\n

Switch 2 53%, Switch 47%<\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

20
\nMortal Kombat 1<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

21
\nSplatoon Raiders<\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

23
\nBattlefield 6<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

24
\nGrand Theft Auto V<\/p>\n

21<\/p>\n

25
\nAnimal Crossing: New Horizons
\nSwitch 63%, Switch 2 37%<\/p>\n

24<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

Donkey Kong Bananza<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

27
\nSonic Racing: Crossworlds<\/p>\n

Switch 62%, PS5 26%, Xbox 5%, Switch 2 5%<\/p>\n

36<\/p>\n

28<\/p>\n

Resident Evil 2<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

22<\/p>\n

29
\nSuper Mario Bros. Wonder
\nSwitch 61%, Switch 2 39%<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

30<\/p>\n

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

31
\nEvercade Visco Arcade 2
\n<\/p>\n

23<\/p>\n

32
\nSuper Mario Party Jamboree
\nSwitch 69%, Switch 2 31%<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

33
\nResident Evil 4
\n<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

34
\nResident Evil 3
\n<\/p>\n

40<\/p>\n

35<\/p>\n

Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions<\/p>\n

PS5 85%, Switch 11%, PS4 4%<\/p>\n

35<\/p>\n

36
\nResident Evil 7: Biohazard Gold Edition
\n<\/p>\n

26<\/p>\n

37<\/p>\n

Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

NEW<\/p>\n

38
\nEvercade Visco Arcade 1
\n<\/p>\n

31<\/p>\n

39
\nLego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
\n<\/p>\n

34<\/p>\n

40
\nSuper Mario Odyssey
\n<\/p>\n

[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n

< Last week’s charts<\/a><\/p>\n

That’s it for this week’s physical UK charts. Did you pick up anything new last week? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Ollie<\/p>\n

Nintendo Life\u2019s resident horror fanatic, when he\u2019s not knee-deep in Resident Evil and Silent Hill lore, Ollie likes to dive into a good horror book while nursing a lovely cup of tea. He also enjoys long walks and listens to everything from TOOL to Chuck Berry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo Life Well folks, it was a bit delayed this week, but we finally have the latest…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":758095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59,136,376,86,56,135,54,55],"class_list":["post-758094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-gb","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-uk-charts","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758094","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=758094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/758094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/758095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=758094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=758094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}