In the United Kingdom, Super Mario Maker 2 was unsurprisingly Nintendo’s biggest first party launch of the year. First party wise Nintendo hasn’t had much this year. The first party releases of 2019 before Super Mario Maker 2 we’re New Super Mario Bro. U Deluxe, Yoshi’s Crafted World, and Nintendo Labo Kit 4 Virtual Reality Set. Overall Super Mario Maker 2 was the best selling game in the United Kingdom in its first week. The top 10 for that week was Super Mario Maker 2, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, F1 2019, Judgement, Mario Kart 8, Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Bloodstained: Ritual of The Night, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Bloodstained: Ritual of The Night also debut. The game surprisingly sold best on the Nintendo Switch. It outsold the Xbox One and PS4 versions combined in week one. The UK is a very Sony dominated area, so this news comes as a shock to a lot of people. It should be noted that the Nintendo Switch version of the game reportedly has a lot of performance issues. It seems like United Kingdom gamers have no problem sacrificing performance for portability, as these sales numbers prove.
