Nostalgia game surpasses nostalgia game
It’s been an amazing second Summer for yer boy Crash Bandicoot, butN. Sane Trilogyhas finally been knocked off of the top of the UK charts, a position it has held for over a month straight.
The two games responsible for finally pushing Crash off of the top of the mountain are Codemasters’ tarmac-shredderF1 2018and the re-release of Sega’s classic Dreamcast RPGs;Shenmue I & II.These new entries debuted atnumbers one and two respectively, nudging everything else down a notch, or several.
Elsewhere in the charts, last week’sWorld of Warcraftexpansion,Battle for Azeroth, has left the Top 40 entirely. Not really a problem for Blizzard though, considering it was the fastest-sellingWoWexpansion of all-time. Open world shooterFar Cry 5has made another play for the big leagues, jumping from number 22 to number 12, while Quantic Dream’s cyber-adventureDetroit: Become Humanalso hoisted itself back up the rankings, climbing from number 36 to number 19.
U.K. video game sales chartw/e: July 25, 2025(Chart reflects in-store sales only)
1.F1 2018 –Codemasters2.Shenmue I & II– Sega3.Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy –Activision4.Grand Theft Auto V– Take 25.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe– Nintendo6.God of War– Sony Computer Entertainment7.LEGO The Incredibles– Warner Bros. Interactive8.Call of Duty: WWII– Activision9.The Crew 2– Ubisoft10.FIFA 18– Electronic ArtsU.K. video game charts[GFK Chart-Track]
