FIFA 11 scores UK number one
Third biggest game launch ever.
There are no surprises at the top of the UK All-Formats Top 40 this week as EA Sports' FIFA 11 storms to the summit.
The game even displaces FIFA 10 from number three in the all-time biggest launches list, although Modern Warfare 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV remain the first and second biggest, for the record.
According to compilers GfK Chart-Track, FIFA 11's launch was 21 per cent heftier than FIFA 10's last year, and while Xbox 360 remains most punters' format of choice for the game the gap in growth isn't that great - 360 sales are up 26 per cent year on year for the first week, while PS3 sales are up 23 per cent.
Elsewhere it looks like everyone else decided to keep out of FIFA's way, so there are no other new releases to speak of, just a bit of musical chairs among recent launches and the perennial sellers.
That means F1 2010 holds on to number two with sales down nearly half on its launch week, while Dead Rising 2 sticks at number three with a quarter drop in sales.
Halo: Reach slips two places to number four with a 45 per cent drop in sales, but Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock moves up to fifth despite a 13 per cent dip.
Those titles are followed by Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, no doubt buoyed by advertising to coincide with the Ryder Cup; Sports Champions; Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, which continues to benefit from discounting; Toy Story 3 and Civilization V to round off the top 10.
Check out the full chart below to see who else moved and shook.
This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New entry | FIFA 11 | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
2 | 1 | F1 2010 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
3 | 3 | Dead Rising 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
4 | 2 | Halo: Reach | Xbox 360 |
5 | 6 | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock | PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
6 | 12 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 | Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 |
7 | 5 | Sports Champions | PS3 |
8 | 7 | Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands | DS, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
9 | 9 | Toy Story 3 | PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
10 | 4 | Civilization V | PC |
11 | 8 | Mafia II | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
12 | 11 | Just Dance | Wii |
13 | 13 | Red Dead: Redemption | PS3, Xbox 360 |
14 | 15 | Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
15 | New entry | Assassin's Creed II: Complete Edition | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
16 | 19 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii |
17 | 14 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii |
18 | 36 | Art Academy | DS |
19 | 21 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii |
20 | 29 | Modern Warfare 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
21 | 18 | New Super Mario Bros. | DS |
22 | 30 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | PC, Xbox 360 |
23 | 17 | Need for Speed: Shift | PC, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360 |
24 | 26 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii |
25 | 20 | LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
26 | 23 | Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 | PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
27 | 27 | Grease | DS, Wii |
28 | Re-entry | Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
29 | 25 | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
30 | Re-entry | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 |
31 | 35 | UFC Undisputed 2010 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
32 | 10 | Final Fantasy XIV Online | PC |
33 | 16 | Mass Effect 2 | PC, Xbox 360 |
34 | 39 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
35 | 32 | Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
36 | 38 | Dance on Broadway | Wii |
37 | 28 | Dragon Quest IX | DS |
38 | Re-entry | EyePet | PS3 |
39 | 22 | Racket Sports | PS3 |
40 | 24 | Start the Party! | PS3 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.