Why Is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Still the Best-Selling Game? How Did Black Friday Affect Sales? — UK Games Chart 29 November 2021

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe zoomed back to number one in the UK charts this week, beating out competition from newer titles such as Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Trends and Notable Changes

• Guardian’s of the Galaxy saw a resurgence; back in the top ten and up to 5th. 
• Undying block-builder Minecraft also sold well.

Black Friday is over and done with, and hopefully you haven’t been trampled by mammoth hordes of bargain-hunters or beaten to the basket by the tech-savvy. But, this week, we can only speculate that the event has spurred sales on a number of older titles. Mario Kart and Minecraft come back to the fore, while Fifa and Guardians of the Galaxy also get some sales-love thrown their way. Did you pick up some deals over Black Friday? Weigh in on our socials!

The Top 10 Best-Selling Video Games in the UK

1. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
2. Fifa 22 
3. Minecraft
4. Call of Duty: Vanguard
5. Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
6. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
7. Just Dance 2022
8. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9. Far Cry 6
10. Mario Party Superstars

[Statistics published by GfK]