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UK Charts: Metroid Dread Just Had The Strongest Opening Week Of Any Metroid Game Ever

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UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 9th October, revealing that Metroid Dread has become the fastest-selling game in the series’ history in the country.

GamesIndustry.biz reports that the game’s physical launch has ‘eclipsed’ sales of Wii’s Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which previously boasted the series’ strongest launch figures, and that it has sold three and a half times as many copies as Metroid: Samus Returns managed on its release back in 2017. Digital sales are yet to be revealed for the title, meaning Dread’s total sales will actually be even stronger still.

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