The UK charts are back with some fresh blood, and according to Nintendo Life, this week is actually interesting for once. Two new releases managed to worm their way into the top 10, which by recent standards practically qualifies as a dramatic plot twist.
The headliner for Switch fans is The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, which spawned directly into sixth place on debut - not bad for a new IP going up against the juggernauts. Even more impressive, a majority 57% of its sales came from the Switch 2 version, meaning Switch 2 owners are hungry for content and actively spending. Someone feed these people.
Sliding in one position ahead of Elliot at fifth is EA Sports UFC 6, also making its chart debut this week. Two new entries punching into the top 10 in the same week is the kind of event that makes chart-watchers do a little victory dance, even if neither managed to land on the podium.
The usual suspects holding the line
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and EA Sports FC 26 continue to camp the charts like seasoned veterans who refuse to respawn elsewhere. These two are basically the chart equivalent of that one player who never leaves the starting zone - comfortable, reliable, and slightly infuriating.
As for the podium itself? Well, let's just say GTA VI and its crew have apparently activated god mode and are not moving anytime soon. New releases are going to need a seriously stacked loadout to knock the top three off their thrones.
What this means for Switch 2
The Elliot numbers are quietly significant. A brand new adventure game pulling 57% of its sales from Switch 2 suggests the install base is growing and - crucially - those players are actively buying games rather than letting their consoles collect dust. That's the kind of attach rate data that makes publishers sit up straighter in their chairs.
It's still early days for Switch 2's library, but momentum like this is exactly the kind of XP grind that builds toward something bigger. Elliot may not have troubled the podium this week, but as a debut run, it's a solid first chapter.
