Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has opened strongly on Nintendo's new hardware, entering the latest UK physical charts at number four with all reported boxed sales tied to the Nintendo Switch 2.
The debut, compiled by GfK, marks a notable retail showing for Square Enix's high-profile port on Nintendo's next-generation platform.
Background and context
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, developed and published by Square Enix, originally launched for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024.
The game’s arrival on Nintendo Switch 2 — distributed in a Game-Key Card format for physical retail — has now translated into a top-five position in the UK weekly physical sales chart.
GfK's weekly chart data attributes 100% of Rebirth's physical UK sales for the week to the Switch 2 edition.
Rewritten notable statements
GfK's chart information indicates that every tracked physical copy of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sold in the UK during the reporting week was for the Nintendo Switch 2 version, demonstrating the port’s immediate retail impact.
With the PS5 edition available since February 2024, a large portion of the PlayStation audience already had access to the title prior to the Switch 2 launch.
Wider chart trends
The rest of the top 40 continues to reflect a mix of long-running sellers and recent releases.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book slid to number 14 this week, while Resident Evil Requiem remained inside the top 10, split across PS5 and Switch 2 sales.
Pokémon Pokopia continues to perform solidly in physical retail.
Mortal Kombat entries also sustained chart presence, supported in part by ongoing retail promotions and discounting across formats.
GfK’s weekly UK physical chart provides platform breakdowns for multi-format releases; for example, Resident Evil Requiem’s sales were divided across PS5, Switch 2, PC and Xbox for the reporting week.
Other multi-platform titles such as EA Sports FC 25 and Pokémon Legends: Z-A also showed mixed splits between Switch and Switch 2 units.
What this means
The Switch 2 debut of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth underscores Nintendo’s ability to attract major third-party ports to its new hardware and convert that interest into retail sales.
For developers and publishers, the outing offers an early data point on how AAA ports perform in boxed format on Nintendo’s next-gen platform.
GfK compiled the data used for this report.
Readers with recent purchases from the UK retail charts are invited to share their picks and impressions.
The debut, compiled by GfK, marks a notable retail showing for Square Enix's high-profile port on Nintendo's next-generation platform.
Background and context
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, developed and published by Square Enix, originally launched for PlayStation 5 on February 29, 2024.
The game’s arrival on Nintendo Switch 2 — distributed in a Game-Key Card format for physical retail — has now translated into a top-five position in the UK weekly physical sales chart.
GfK's weekly chart data attributes 100% of Rebirth's physical UK sales for the week to the Switch 2 edition.
Rewritten notable statements
GfK's chart information indicates that every tracked physical copy of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sold in the UK during the reporting week was for the Nintendo Switch 2 version, demonstrating the port’s immediate retail impact.
With the PS5 edition available since February 2024, a large portion of the PlayStation audience already had access to the title prior to the Switch 2 launch.
Wider chart trends
The rest of the top 40 continues to reflect a mix of long-running sellers and recent releases.
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book slid to number 14 this week, while Resident Evil Requiem remained inside the top 10, split across PS5 and Switch 2 sales.
Pokémon Pokopia continues to perform solidly in physical retail.
Mortal Kombat entries also sustained chart presence, supported in part by ongoing retail promotions and discounting across formats.
GfK’s weekly UK physical chart provides platform breakdowns for multi-format releases; for example, Resident Evil Requiem’s sales were divided across PS5, Switch 2, PC and Xbox for the reporting week.
Other multi-platform titles such as EA Sports FC 25 and Pokémon Legends: Z-A also showed mixed splits between Switch and Switch 2 units.
What this means
The Switch 2 debut of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth underscores Nintendo’s ability to attract major third-party ports to its new hardware and convert that interest into retail sales.
For developers and publishers, the outing offers an early data point on how AAA ports perform in boxed format on Nintendo’s next-gen platform.
GfK compiled the data used for this report.
Readers with recent purchases from the UK retail charts are invited to share their picks and impressions.