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Nintendo made it to the top of the charts for the first time of the year, in what was a quiet week at retail

The monthly charts for December show good performances from the usual best sellers, with Smash Bros debuting at No.4, but overall the market was down compared to 2017

There’s not much to talk about in this week’s charts, but the market was up 6.5 per cent in value year-on-year

FIFA 19 was the best-selling game of 2018 in the UK, with ERA saying that the games market is the “biggest winner in entertainment’s digital transformation”

Sales of boxed games were down 7.1 per cent year-on-year, despite a boom in Switch sales

There wasn't any new entry in the charts this week but game sales were still up 13 per cent week-on-week

"Probably the first distribution platform in over a decade capable of changing the competitive landscape for digital games."

Super Smash Bros Ultimate broke records, while Just Cause 4 struggled at launch

As RDR2 continues to be the top dog at retail, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu & Eevee are off to a strong start

There was only one new entry in the charts this week

Black Friday boosted almost every title in the Top 40 this week, though the market is slightly down compared to last year’s Black Friday period

Following its strong October debut, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 instantly became the best-selling game of the year in the US

While the Spyro Reignited Trilogy was technically No.1, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee actually sold more copies

With only one new entry in the charts, triple-A titles take the lion's share of sales

Full year results to July 2018 show strong growth in events and esports

Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassin’s Creed physical sales are all down year-on-year, though digital sales are all on the rise

Despite the wealth of new games hitting shelves in September, it’s actually accessories and game cards that drove the growth of the US market last month

Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassin’s Creed still dominate the charts while Starlink: Battle for Atlas and Soulcalibur VI have a slow start

Loot Play aims at helping games get discovered and “helping [indie] developers find new audiences”

Sales shift to digital makes perfect sense for this year’s more service-style outing

FIFA 19 takes a second No.1, while Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4 debut in the Top Three

12 new entries made it to September’s charts, with FIFA taking the top spot despite underwhelming sales

EA’s FIFA 19 also didn’t attract Nintendo Switch players at all this year

Very little has changed in the UK charts this week, with Spider-Man and Tomb Raider still at the top