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Typically the biggest boxed game launch of the year, FIFA 21's opening week sales are
down more than 42% over last year's game.
This is purely in terms of physical sales. FIFA's digital performance has rapidly grown alongside the success of the game's live service Ultimate Team mode. We won't know the game's digital performance until later in the week.
Another reason for the drop in performance will be the upcoming launch of PS5 and Xbox Series S and X, with consumers potentially holding off for the next-generation version of the game.
However, even with such a fierce drop,
FIFA 21 was still the biggest game launch of 2021 (so far), beating previous record holders The Last of Us: Part 2 and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
It's an EA top two this week, with Star Wars: Squadrons holding its position at No.2 despite a 55% drop in sales week-on-week. Squadrons was a bigger digital hit than a physical one, and would really have been No.1 last week if download data was counted.
That means last week's physical No.1, Crash Bandicoot: It's About Time, slips to No.3 with a 58% drop in sales.
1 FIFA 21
2 Star Wars: Squadrons
3 Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
4 Animal Crossing: New Horizons
5 Super Mario 3D All-Stars
6 Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
7 Minecraft (Switch)
8 Minecraft (Dungeons)
9 Marvel's Avengers
10 Ring Fit Adventure
Top 40 UK
01 (NE)
FIFA 21 (EA SPORTS)
02 (02) STAR WARS: SQUADRONS (EA GAMES)
03 (01) CRASH BANDICOOT 4: IT'S ABOUT TIME (ACTIVISION)
04 (04) ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS (NINTENDO)
05 (03) SUPER MARIO 3D ALL-STARS (NINTENDO)
06 (06) MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
07 (08) MINECRAFT (NINTENDO)
08 (07) MINECRAFT DUNGEONS (MOJANG)
09 (05) MARVEL'S AVENGERS (SQUARE ENIX)
10 (13) RING FIT ADVENTURE (NINTENDO)
11 (12) GRAND THEFT AUTO V (ROCKSTAR)
12 (11) TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER 1 + 2 (ACTIVISION)
13 (15) SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY (NINTENDO)
14 (10) MAFIA TRILOGY (2K)
15 (24) 51 WORLDWIDE GAMES (NINTENDO)
16 (18) LUIGI'S MANSION 3 (NINTENDO
17 (22) JUST DANCE 2020 (UBISOFT)
18 (19) POKEMON SWORD (NINTENDO)
19 (17) THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD (NINTENDO)
20 (14) CRASH BANDICOOT N.SANE TRILOGY (ACTIVISION)
21 (23) NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE (NINTENDO)
22 (20) LEGO HARRY POTTER COLLECTION (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
23 (30) RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 (ROCKSTAR)
24 (29) SUPER SMASH BROS. ULTIMATE (NINTENDO)
25 (37) EA SPORTS UFC 4 (EA SPORTS)
26 (25) MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 (NINTENDO)
27 (09) MAFIA: DEFINITIVE EDITION (2K)
28 (38) SUPER MARIO PARTY (NINTENDO)
29 (32) CARS 3: DRIVEN TO WIN (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
30 (26) FIFA 20 (EA SPORTS)
31 (33) PLAYSTATION VR WORLDS (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
32 (36) SHAUN THE SHEEP: HOME SHEEP HOME - FARMAGEDDON (PLAY IT)
33 (31) PGA TOUR 2K21 (2K)
34 (21) WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS (2K)
35 (RE) SONIC MANIA PLUS (SEGA)
36 (35) PAPER MARIO: THE ORIGAMI KING (NINTENDO)
37 (28) GHOST OF TSUSHIMA (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
38 (40) LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2 (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
39 (RE) RESIDENT EVIL 7: BIOHAZARD (CAPCOM)
40 (RE) MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE (UBISOFT)