EA Sports FC 26 is back at number one in the UK charts, riding a wave of World Cup quarter-final hype. Star Fox has slipped to fourth in its second week, while Rhythm Heaven Groove debuts at five.
Star Fox holding fourth place in week two is still a solid result — new releases often fall harder and faster. Rhythm Heaven Groove landing at number five on Switch 1 is a decent debut for a niche rhythm title that doesn't have the mainstream pull of Nintendo's bigger franchises. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sits between them at third.
The Rhythm Heaven series has always had a cult following, so cracking the top five out of the gate suggests there's genuine appetite for it in the UK market. Whether it can hold a top 40 spot over the coming weeks will be the real test for a game of its type.
No dramatic shakeups elsewhere in the chart this week — football dominates, as it tends to when a major tournament hits the quarter-final stage.
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