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The latest UK charts data is in, and as expected, Donkey Kong Bananza is a hit, climbing all the way to the top to beat the likes of Mario Kart World, Hogwarts Legacy, and EA Sports FC 25.
How well it actually sold, however, is a little bit more difficult to gauge. According to The Game Business‘ Chris Dring, Bananza sold three times that of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on the Switch, but less than half of Super Mario Odyssey.
Donkey Kong Bonanza launches at No.1 in the UK chart (physical sales) . Its launch is 3x bigger than the launch of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Switch. But it is less than half of Super Mario Odyssey’s— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) July 20, 2025
Now, the obvious conclusion that we could come to is that digital sales far outweigh physical in 2025, but while the balance has certainly tipped ever-so-slightly in favour of digital, Switch owners still really value their physical games. In response to a post stating that more people buy digital over physical, Dring stated “Not so much on Switch. A little more”.
It’s a weird situation, then. One other potential explanation is that by the time Super Mario Odyssey launched in October 2017, Nintendo had sold a lot more Switch consoles since its release in March the same year. We’re looking at between 14-15 million Switch consoles sold by the time Odyssey launched.
Bananza releasing less than two months after the Switch 2 dropped means that there are simply fewer consoles in consumers’ hands – thus fewer sales. We also have to consider that, despite Nintendo’s efforts to boost DK’s appeal in recent years, Mario as an IP likely still commands a lot more attention.
Still, we’re pleased to see Bananza top the charts – may its success continue in the weeks, months, and years to come!
That’s a brief overview of the numbers, but here’s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:
This Week
Game
Platform Split
NEW
4
3
NEW
2
9
6
13
5
NEW
8
23
16
30
15
10
18
22
20
24
21
19
11
PS5 65%, Switch 35%
12
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35
28
17
26
[Compiled by GfK]
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