Ni no Kuni casts a spell on the UK charts

Hang on, is that a Japanese role-playing game at the top of the UK charts that doesn't have the words 'Final,' 'Fantasy,' or 'Pokémon' in its name? No, that doesn't sound right...

Well, pierce me a lantern and call me Mr Drippy, because the PS3-exclusive Ni no Kuni is indeed this week's best-selling game in the UK. To give you an idea of just how surprising this is, you have to go back almost exactly a year for the last JRPG to take top spot in Her Majesty's kingdom, and that was Final Fantasy 13-2. And here's an even more staggering stat for you: by Chart-Track's data there isn't another clear-cut example of a chart-topping JRPG that's not a Final Fantasy or Pokémon game in the last decade. Bam! Have a new trailer to commemorate the feat.

Ni no Kuni's impressive ascent pushed Black Ops 2 down to third, while DmC: Devil May Cry fell out of the top ten altogether after just two weeks, down now in 11th. The other new entry in the top ten is the Hitman: HD Trilogy, which debuted at fifth.

Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending February 2:

1. Ni no Kuni

2. FIFA 13

3. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

4. Far Cry 3

5. Hitman: HD Trilogy

6. Assassin's Creed 3

7. Need for Speed Most Wanted

8. Just Dance 4

9. Hitman Absolution

10. Skyrim