{"id":610739,"date":"2026-02-23T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/610739\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:04:14","slug":"uk-charts-mario-tennis-fever-gets-lobbed-by-old-favourites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/610739\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Mario Tennis Fever Gets Lobbed By Old Favourites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mario Tennis Fever\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/7e0261122158b\/mario-tennis-fever.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771862653_45_mario-tennis-fever.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Mario Tennis Fever\"\/><\/a> Image: Nintendo<\/p>\n<p>Our latest look at the UK charts has arrived, and Nintendo&#8217;s latest has taken a bit of a tumble since its silver-medal debut last week.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-tennis-fever\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Tennis Fever<\/a> now finds itself down in seventh after two weeks on the market, overtaken by the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/ea-sports-fc-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EA SPORTS FC 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-kart-world\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mario Kart World<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_legends_z-a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minecraft<\/a> \u2014 come on, when are these series not doing well?<\/p>\n<p>Tarsier Studios&#8217; wonderfully creepy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/reanimal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reanimal<\/a> has managed to jump up a spot in its second week, and now finds itself in third place with 20% of its sales coming from Switch 2. And look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/cyberpunk-2077-ultimate-edition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition<\/a> making an almighty leap back into the top 10, with Switch 2 as its top platform seller!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full top 40, with platform breakdowns for games available on Switch, Switch 2, and other consoles:<\/p>\n<tr>\nLast Week<br \/>\nThis Week<br \/>\nGame<br \/>\nPlatform Split<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>EA Sports FC 26<\/td>\n<td>PS5 47%, Switch 24%, PS4 18%, Switch 2 6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart World<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Reanimal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>PS5 67%, Switch 2 20%, Xbox Series 13%, PC 1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/td>\n<td>Switch 51%, Switch 2 49%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Minecraft<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Mario Tennis Fever<\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/td>\n<td>Switch 76%, Switch 2 24%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>20<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition<\/td>\n<td>Switch 2 53%, PC 33%, PS5 11%, Xbox Series 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate<\/td>\n<td>PS5 60%, PS4 39%, Switch 1%, Xbox Series 0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>Grand Theft Auto V<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>Sonic Racing CrossWorlds<\/td>\n<td>Switch 37%, PS5 31%, PS4 17%, Xbox Series 14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Mortal Kombat 1<\/td>\n<td>PS5 99%, Xbox Series 1%, Switch 0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Battlefield 6<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga<\/td>\n<td>PS5 37%, PS4 30%, Xbox Series 17%, Switch 16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Hogwarts Legacy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Switch 40%, PS5 36%, Switch 2 18%, PS4 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>Donkey Kong Bananza<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>Nintendo Switch Sports<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows<\/td>\n<td>PS5 50%, Switch 2 31%, Xbox Series 19%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Party Jamboree<\/td>\n<td>Switch 64%, Switch 2 36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>Star Wars Outlaws<\/td>\n<td>PS5 53%, Switch 2 36%, Xbox Series 11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>22<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>Monster Hunter Wilds<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Metroid Prime 4: Beyond<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>Switch 62%, Switch 2 38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td>It Takes Two<\/td>\n<td>Switch 78%, PS4 22%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td>Tekken 8<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td>Split Fiction<\/td>\n<td>PS5 71%, Switch 2 26%, Xbox Series 3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>33<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>Just Dance 2026 Edition<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Resident Evil 2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>37<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<td>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>Switch 2 62%, Switch 38%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>Ghost of Yotei<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Nioh 3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Resident Evil 3<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>36<\/td>\n<td>Super Mario Bros. Wonder<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>LEGO City Undercover<\/td>\n<td>PS4 78%, Switch 22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>Dragon Quest VII Reimagined<\/td>\n<td>Switch 33%, PS5 33%, Switch 2 32%, Xbox Series 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>39<\/td>\n<td>EA Sports UFC 5<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora &#8211; From the Ashes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/02\/uk-charts-mario-tennis-fever-serves-up-a-decent-debut\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&lt; Last week&#8217;s charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week&#8217;s physical UK charts! Any surprises? Did you pick any of these games up? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1751376851_582_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jim Norman\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jim came to Nintendo Life in 2022 and, despite his insistence that The Minish Cap is the best Zelda game and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (yes, really), he has continued to write news and features on the site ever since.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Nintendo Our latest look at the UK charts has arrived, and Nintendo&#8217;s latest has taken a bit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":610740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[394,395,158,3470,9722,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-610739","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-nintendo","9":"tag-nintendo-switch-2","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-uk-charts","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116120798316265282","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}