The latest UK boxed charts compiled by market tracker GfK and reported by Nintendo Life reveal a week of notable debuts and platform-driven sales patterns.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 opened at number one in boxed sales, while Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition made a strong entrance in the top five — a chart that highlights physical retail performance across Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.
Headlines and platform breakdowns
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 debuted at number one.
PlayStation 5 accounted for the vast majority of its boxed sales, representing 80% of the platform split, with Switch 2 capturing 11%, Xbox 6%, and the original Nintendo Switch 3%.
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition entered the charts at number five, marking a successful launch for the boxed release on the Switch 2 platform.
- Star Wars: Zero Company placed at number two, while EA Sports FC 26 landed at number three with a split of Switch 32%, PS5 30%, PS4 20%, and Xbox 11%.
Paraphrased observations from the report
Nintendo Life noted that the weekly data arrived with a slight delay but confirmed the updated GfK rankings.
The site highlighted Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 as the week’s highest-selling boxed release, pointing out that PS5 sales made up four-fifths of that title’s physical market.
The report also emphasized Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition’s respectable start on Switch 2, placing it ahead of titles such as Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Mario Kart World in the boxed top 10.
Additional chart context
The GfK compilation includes platform-split breakdowns for multi-platform releases.
Noteworthy splits from the dataset include Pokémon Legends: Z-A showing a close division between Switch 2 (53%) and Switch (47%), and long-running Nintendo catalogue entries like Animal Crossing: New Horizons continuing to register boxed sales across both Switch hardware generations (Switch 63%, Switch 2 37%).
These boxed-sales charts provide a snapshot of physical retail demand in the UK market.
For developers and publishers — from Konami to FromSoftware — the data underscores how hardware generation and platform preference shape physical-sales performance week to week.
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 opened at number one in boxed sales, while Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition made a strong entrance in the top five — a chart that highlights physical retail performance across Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.
Headlines and platform breakdowns
- Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 debuted at number one.
PlayStation 5 accounted for the vast majority of its boxed sales, representing 80% of the platform split, with Switch 2 capturing 11%, Xbox 6%, and the original Nintendo Switch 3%.
- Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition entered the charts at number five, marking a successful launch for the boxed release on the Switch 2 platform.
- Star Wars: Zero Company placed at number two, while EA Sports FC 26 landed at number three with a split of Switch 32%, PS5 30%, PS4 20%, and Xbox 11%.
Paraphrased observations from the report
Nintendo Life noted that the weekly data arrived with a slight delay but confirmed the updated GfK rankings.
The site highlighted Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 as the week’s highest-selling boxed release, pointing out that PS5 sales made up four-fifths of that title’s physical market.
The report also emphasized Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition’s respectable start on Switch 2, placing it ahead of titles such as Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Mario Kart World in the boxed top 10.
Additional chart context
The GfK compilation includes platform-split breakdowns for multi-platform releases.
Noteworthy splits from the dataset include Pokémon Legends: Z-A showing a close division between Switch 2 (53%) and Switch (47%), and long-running Nintendo catalogue entries like Animal Crossing: New Horizons continuing to register boxed sales across both Switch hardware generations (Switch 63%, Switch 2 37%).
These boxed-sales charts provide a snapshot of physical retail demand in the UK market.
For developers and publishers — from Konami to FromSoftware — the data underscores how hardware generation and platform preference shape physical-sales performance week to week.
