UK charts: The Sims 3 rides high
Red Faction close, Star Ocean not.
The Sims 3 enters the UK all-formats Chart at number one this week, claiming the fourth biggest opening weekend for a PC game here - behind the two World of Warcraft expansions and Championship Manager 4.
Newcomer Red Faction: Guerrilla pursues at two, but all other débutantes miss the top 10. Those are FUEL at 12, Sacred 2 (on consoles) at 15, Star Ocean: The Last Hope at 18 and Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum at 27.
The Wii re-release of Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat only manages 10 in the Wii-specific chart where Punch-Out!!, incidentally, falls to 12. The latter has yet to break into the All-Formats top 40 after three weeks on sale. Another new Nintendo game, Walk With Me! Do You Know Your Walking Routine? also misses an All-Formats top 40 spot, entering at nine in the DS platform chart.
Elsewhere, inFamous, Guitar Hero: Metallica and Virtua Tennis 2009 keep pace in the top 10 at six, eight and nine respectively.
Also, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is outselling World at War, and we notably wave bye bye to Bionic Commando and The Godfather II - perhaps to never see them again.
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New entry | The Sims 3 | PC |
| 2 | New entry | Red Faction: Guerrilla | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 3 | 1 | UFC 2009: Undisputed | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 4 | 3 | EA Sports Active | Wii |
| 5 | 6 | Wii Fit | Wii |
| 6 | 5 | inFamous | PS3 |
| 7 | 2 | Pokémon Platinum | DS |
| 8 | 4 | Guitar Hero: Metallica | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 9 | 8 | Virtua Tennis 2009 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 10 | 11 | Terminator Salvation | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 11 | 7 | FIFA 09 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS |
| 12 | New entry | FUEL | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 13 | 13 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS |
| 14 | 12 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii |
| 15 | Re-entry | Sacred 2: Fallen Angel | PC, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| 16 | 15 | Call of Duty: World at War | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS |
| 17 | 16 | My Fitness Coach | Wii |
| 18 | New entry | Star Ocean: The Last Hope | Xbox 360 |
| 19 | 10 | Wii Play | Wii |
| 20 | New entry | Mystery Stories | DS |
| 21 | 17 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Wii, DS |
| 22 | 9 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 23 | 18 | Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy | DS |
| 24 | 20 | Professor Layton and the Curious Village | DS |
| 25 | 23 | Guitar Hero: World Tour | Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii |
| 26 | 14 | Big Family Games | Wii |
| 27 | New entry | Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 | Wii |
| 28 | 27 | Carnival: Funfair Games | Wii |
| 29 | 28 | Football Manager 2009 | PC |
| 30 | 35 | Night at the Museum 2 | DS, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 31 | 21 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Wii, DS, PS2, PSP |
| 32 | 25 | Dr Kawashima's Brain Training | DS |
| 33 | 26 | SEGA Superstars Tennis | DS, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 34 | 30 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii |
| 35 | 22 | Hannah Montana: The Movie Game | DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| 36 | 24 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Xbox 360, PS3, PC |
| 37 | 32 | Halo Wars | Xbox 360 |
| 38 | Re-entry | Gears of War 2 | Xbox 360 |
| 39 | 38 | LEGO Indiana Jones | PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS |
| 40 | 31 | Resident Evil 5 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Gfk Chart-Track, ©2008 ELSPA (UK) Ltd.