Princess Peach is crowned games queen in the German gaming charts.
Princess Peach should actually be called Queen Peach from now on. The Nintendo icon lands with her latest adventure Princess Peach: Showtime! Not only the strongest Switch start of the year, but also the second best start across all platforms after the PS5 hit Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
In the official German Switch charts, determined by GfK Entertainment, the action-adventure pushes last week’s winner Super Mario Bros. Wonder into second place.
Five new entries keep the PS5 hit list busy. While the exclusive title Rise of the Ronin takes the lead, the fantasy RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 wins twice thanks to the standard version (two) and the lenticular version (four). The new interpretation of the horror classic Alone in the Dark spreads fear and terror in third place; The multiplayer fun South Park: Snow Day also starts! in eighth place.
In the Xbox Series ranking, WWE 2K24 makes way for Dragon’s Dogma 2 (one) and Alone in the Dark (two). The wrestling simulation now takes bronze.
The PC games charts are also being shaken up: Cities: Skylines 2 is now at the top, followed by Farming Simulator 22, new entry Alone in the Dark and We Are Football 2024, which won seven days ago. Best-selling PS4 and Xbox One game remains GTA V.