“Mario Is a Long Seller, Was Expected.”- Nintendo Fans Rejoice As Super Mario Bros. Wonder Surpasses Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on the UK Physical Charts

Published 10/29/2023, 9:49 PM EDT

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After the grand success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo‘s recent side-scrolling Mario game, Super Mario Bros. Wonder is turning a lot of heads in the United Kingdom. Within just ten days of the release, Super Mario Bros. Wonder made its way to the victory for the UK audience. It beat Marvel’s Spider-Man 2! How cool is that?

Super Mario Bros. Wonder amazed fans with Nintendo’s creativity. After the New Super Mario Bros. U’s release in 2012, this is the second time Nintendo brought back the traditional Mario game’s side-scrolling feature. And now it looks like the nostalgia among the fans is still intact. At least the UK physical charts show a heck load of Mario fans in the country.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder tops in UK physical charts

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Recently a trusted and known source shared with his community on his X (formerly Twitter) profile that Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder beat Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 this week in the physical charts of the United Kingdom- “Super Mario Bros Wonder swaps places with Spider-Man 2 in the UK physical charts this week.”

Adding more to this, he also mentioned that after its release on the 20th of October, Nintendo’s new side-scrolling Mario game suffered a 55% down in sales in the first week. However, now it looks like Mario fans have finally helped this game to come back as the chart’s topper in the second week.

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In the game’s second week after release, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 faced a 69% down in sales, which also helped Super Mario Bros. Wonder to secure first place. Not just that but this source also informed fans about Metal Gear Collection. Konami’s collection of Metal Gear games received a fourth position in the list. How incredible is that?

Fans are delighted as Mario takes over the UK

After the great success of the Mario movie, undoubtedly Mario is a global character now. And after Super Mario Bros. Wonder reaches this pillar of success, fans are truly happy- “Mario is a long seller, was expected.” 

Fans happily shared that they wholeheartedly loved the results.

Some fans showed confidence about this new side-scrolling Mario game- “Mario was always going to outsell Spiderman 2.” People also enquired that since it is about physical copies, what about the digital charts’ results?

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In a nutshell, everybody loved Mario shining in the UK physical charts like a true boss.

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder was released on the 20th of October. Featuring eight playable characters, this title aims to take fans to an amazing world of adventures. If you are a Mario fan, don’t forget to try Super Mario Bros Wonder and share your thoughts with us.

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