{"id":34496,"date":"2022-08-03T18:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/uk-charts-xenoblade-chronicles-3-soars-to-number-one\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T18:39:46","slug":"uk-charts-xenoblade-chronicles-3-soars-to-number-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/uk-charts-xenoblade-chronicles-3-soars-to-number-one\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Charts: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soars To Number One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo \/ Monolith Soft<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JRPG fans in the UK have something to celebrate this week.  Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has topped the latest Uk sales charts, and not only that, it&#8217;s broken a series record in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Monolith Soft&#8217;s critically-acclaimed game debuted at number one the week it launched, proving this highly-anticipated juggernaut is proving a hit with critics <em>and<\/em> audience.<\/p>\n<p>The data, provided by GfK, also reveals that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has now had the biggest and best launch in the UK in the entire franchise.  yes, counting <em>even<\/em> the PS2&#8217;s <strong>Xenosaga Episode II<\/strong>a game within the wider <strong>xeno<\/strong> franchise  (<strong>Xenosaga I<\/strong>, <strong>III<\/strong>and Xenogears, have never been officially released in the UK.)<\/p>\n<p>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder&#8217;s Revenge also makes its chart debut following the game&#8217;s physical launch last week.  The retro-throwback brawler has charted in a solid eighth.  Last week&#8217;s RPG debutant \u2014 Live A Live \u2014 has sadly slipped down to 23rd after a surprisingly solid first week<\/p>\n<p>Our last newcomer for the week is Digimon Survive, which has managed to scramble into tenth place, despite fan concerns it would be overshadowed by Nintendo&#8217;s big RPG.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s enough from us, though \u2014 here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s UK top ten:<\/p>\n<p>[Compiled by GfK]<\/p>\n<p>< Last Week's Charts<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you grabbed any of the games in the top ten this week?  Tell us in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale.  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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has topped the latest Uk sales charts, and not only that, it&#8217;s broken a series record in the process. Monolith Soft&#8217;s critically-acclaimed game debuted at number one the week it launched, proving this highly-anticipated juggernaut is &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/uk-charts-xenoblade-chronicles-3-soars-to-number-one\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">UK Charts: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Soars To Number One<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[5294,571,1284,7217],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34299,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/xenoblade-chronicles-3-is-uks-biggest-physical-launch-for-the-series\/","url_meta":{"origin":34496,"position":0},"title":"Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Is UK&#8217;s &#8220;Biggest&#8221; Physical Launch For The Series","date":"August 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Image: NintendoWe've already heard last weekend how Xenoblade Chronicles 3 had shot to the top of the Switch eShop charts across all regions, so it's no surprise to hear physical sales are doing just as well. 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