Here's a number that tells the whole story: 98%. That is the share of UK physical copies of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered sold on Nintendo Switch 2 this week, and it was more than enough to send the game straight to the top of the UK physical chart.
The result is a clean debut at number one, leapfrogging both Pokemon Pokopia (up to 2nd) and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (up to 3rd). Last week's chart leader, Resident Evil Requiem, had a rough time of it, tumbling all the way down to 24th place.
How Cyrodiil conquered the UK charts
The key here is that Oblivion Remastered's Switch 2 launch was always going to move physical units. PS5 and Xbox Series combined for just 1% and 0% of physical sales respectively, which means the Switch 2 version essentially carried this chart position entirely on its own. Bethesda's remaster landed on a platform with an audience hungry for big RPG experiences, and UK buyers showed up in force.
The timing matters too. Oblivion Remastered is arriving into a Switch 2 library that is still building momentum, competing against a relatively light window of major new releases. With Mario Kart World sitting at 4th and Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced dropping from 2nd to 5th, the chart reflects a platform ecosystem where Switch 2 titles are starting to assert real dominance over multi-platform releases.
The full UK top 10 this week
Two new entries round out the top 10: Hell Let Loose: Vietnam debuting at 7th, and Madden NFL 27 entering at 22nd (with PS5 taking 81% of its physical sales, a reminder that not every chart entry is a Switch 2 story).
What this means for the Switch 2's RPG credentials
What most players miss when reading a chart like this is the platform signal embedded in the numbers. Oblivion Remastered is not a small indie title or a casual pick-up. It is a full, sprawling open-world RPG that demands serious hardware, and Switch 2 owners bought it in overwhelming numbers. That says something meaningful about the appetite for that kind of experience on Nintendo's platform.
Further down the chart, Pokémon Legends Z-A sits at 16th with a near-even 51%/49% split between Switch and Switch 2, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons at 21st shows a 68%/32% split still favouring the older hardware. The transition between generations is playing out in real time across these numbers.
For players who want to get the most out of Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2, the Oblivion Remastered guide collection covers everything from character builds to questline walkthroughs. If you are working through other titles in this week's chart, the broader gaming guides hub has you covered across the board.
