Official Olympics Game Jumps Up the UK Charts, PS5 Shortages Forces Miles Morales Out of Top 10 - Sales

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F1 2021 has remained in first place on the UK retail charts for a third straight week, according to GfK for the week ending August 7, 2021. 

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is up one spot to second place, despite a 30 percent drop in sales. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword dropped from second to fifth place as sales dipped 46 percent. 

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game has jumped up the charts from eighth to third place as sales increased 43 percent. The game will have benefitted from the final week of the Tokyo Olympics. 

There were PlayStation 5 stock shortages, which caused Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales to drop out of the top 10 and down to 18th place. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart dropped out of the charts altogether. 

Here are the top 10 best-selling titles:

1. 1. F1 2021
   2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
   3. Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game
   4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
   5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
   6. Minecraft (NS)
   7. Grand Theft Auto V
   8. Assassin's Creed Valhalla
   9. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
   10. Marvel's Avengers

Thanks, GamesIndustry.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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