UK Charts

Toy Story 3 has claimed its third consecutive #1, which is more than any other Disney published title before it. So far this year only 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Red Dead Redemption and Just Dance have stayed longer at the top of the chart.

Nintendo’s Art Academy has had a very good week too, shooting up from #28 to #5, while Madden NFL 11 enters the chart at a respectable #10. Starcraft II has now left the top 10, going from #4 to #12.

Aliens vs Predator has managed to re-enter at #20, presumably because the likes of Zavvi have cut it to just £9.99, however both Alan Wake and Crackdown 2 look like they’re about to depart the chart currently at #39 and #40 respectively.

Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 is on the brink of becoming the UK’s best selling game ever – Chart Track thought it might take the title last week, but it didn’t manage to. It’s only a matter of time though. Maybe even by the end of this week?

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Starcraft II has only managed to stay on top of the chart for one week – it’s now at #4, pushed down by the likes of Toy Story 3 which has risen back to the top of the chart. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has gone back up from #8 to #2 thanks to some discounts on the high street while Square-Enix’s DS-exclusive RPG Dragon Quest XI continues to do well holding onto a #7 position.

Even though it has been out for a few weeks now Hidden Mysteries: Titanic on Wii has managed to enter the top 40 at #32. Nintendo’s Art Academy is the only other new entry in the chart, painting its way in at #28. I bet you didn’t know that it was developed by the people behind House of the Dead: Overkill and Battalion Wars 2, did you?

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Activision Blizzard’s PC RTS Starcraft II has gone straight to #1, selling more copies in the UK in just one week than the original’s entire UK lifetime sales. Chart Track tells us that the original – which was released in 1998 – entered the chart at #24 and that it wasn’t even the highest selling PC game that week (Lucasarts’ Star Wars Supremacy was). So, well done to Blizzard for proving that PC gaming isn’t quite dead yet.

Toy Story 3, Red Dead Redemption, Dance on Broadway and LEGO Harry Potter round off the top 5 best selling games of last week. Dragon Quest XII has risen two places, going from #9 to #7, but Crackdown 2 has now left the top 10 dropping from #10 to #19.

It looks like the poor old PlayStation 2 is fading fast – this week Chart Track could only find seven games to compile a PlayStation 2 chart out of. There are a few releases still lined up for the system though including FIFA 11 and Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest.

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There isn’t a single game in the top 10 chart this week that’s in the same place it was last week. Mostly notably, the jolly decent Toy Story 3 has risen from #5 to #1, DS-exclusive Dragon Quest IX enters at #10 while Crackdown 2 drops all the way from #1 to #10.

Despite not being very good both Naughty Bear and Sniper: Ghost Warrior have risen a few places – they were at #21 and #22 respectively but they’re now at #20 and #17. Transformers: War for Cyberton has driven up a few places too, going from #35 to #30.

There’s nothing massively major going on in the single format charts, although I am surprised to see F1 2009 at #8 in the Wii chart given that it’s almost eight months old.

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Crackdown 2 has become Microsoft’s first all formats #1 of 2010. The last one only managed to get to #2, so all those sales of pre-owned copies haven’t been in vein. LEGO Harry Potter drops to #2, followed by Red Dead Redemption, Dance on Broadway and 2010 FIFA World Cup. Naughty Bear and Sniper: Ghost Warrior have both left the top 10 this week, suggesting that people have started finding out how bad they are.

Proving that Pokmon is still popular, PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure enters the chart at #25. Alan Wake is back too at #23 thanks to some heavy discounts on the internet.

Although Singularity was on the rise last week, it’s now on the fall currently at #40. It might even leave the chart entirely next week. Shame.

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Three of last week’s releases are in the top 10 chart this week. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 enters at #4 – thus proving that all publicity is good publicity – Dance on Broadway taps in at #6 while Sniper: Ghost Warrior shoots in at #10. Publisher City Interactive must be pretty pleased with that result.

The top 3 remains the same – LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 at #1, Red Dead Redemption at #2 and Super Mario Galaxy 2 at #3. Naughty Bear drops down from #5 to #9 while Transformers: War for Cyberton has gone from #8 to #11.

Demon’s Souls has had a bad week, going from #6 to #20 but Singularity is doing better than last week going up from #38 to #24. Tournament of Legends doesn’t even enter the top 40 Wii chart, let alone the top 40 all formats. This isn’t a bad thing – reviews have been around the 3/10 mark.

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Christ on a moped – this week’s chart is a bit of a shocker. LEGO Harry Potter has gone straight to #1, pushing Red Dead Redemption to #2. Naughty Bear enters at #5 (early reviews suggest it’s pretty unbearable, crap pun intended), the ace Demon’s Souls at #6 and Transformers: War for Cyberton at #8. Rooms: The Main Building, which was #5 last week, has fallen like a broken lift shaft all the way to #19.

Activision’s Singularity hasn’t had the best of starts making an appearance at a lowly #38. They only have themselves to blame – reviews have been good, but there has been next to no promotion.

Interestingly, the Wii version enters of Transformers hasn’t done nowhere near as well as the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. It has only managed a limp #33 placing in the Wii chart while the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 iterations are at #11 and #5 respectively.

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It’s Monday, which can only mean one thing – a round up of the top 40 UK charts. Red Dead Redemption is #1 for the 5th week running, Super Mario Galaxy 2 holds onto #2 with 2010 FIFA World Cup still at #3.

Codemaster’s International Cricket 2010 is the highest new entry at #12, beating Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker which strolls into the chart at #18.

Spreadsheet sim Football Manager 2010 is the biggest riser for the week, going all the way from #31 to #16. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has also had a good week, going from #20 to #11. And after being reduced by retailers, Ubisoft’s Pure Football has made a re-appearance at #28.

I wasn’t sure if Darkstar One: Broken Alliance was out yet on Xbox 360, but it’s appearance in the Xbox 360 chart at #22 confirms it. Apparently it’s not bad at all.

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E3 is underway, so there are slightly more interesting things to be writing about than the top 40 UK chart. As such, we’ll keep it brief this week.

Red Dead Redemption has managed to fend off Super Mario Galaxy 2 – Rockstar’s cowboy sim holds onto #1 with the chubby plumber at #2. Rooms: The Main Building has shot up from #12 to #4 while EA’s Green Day: Rock Band is the only new entry in the chart at #14.

Naval Assault: The Killing Tide, which has nothing to do with bellybuttons, makes it’s entry in the Xbox 360 chart at #38. Splash!

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Despite very few games being released last week there has been a slight shuffle in the top 10 chart. The Sims 3: Ambitions is the sole new entry at #5 while both Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Split/Second: Velocity have left the top 10 already. They were at #8 and #6 but they now reside at #13 and #14. Blur has risen from #14 to #10 while Red Dead Redemption stays at #1 with 2010 FIFA World Cup at #2. EA’s latest soccer sim could very well go back to #1 next week once the real deal kicks off.

Rooms: The Main Building makes its entrance at #12 and some two weeks after being released Ubisoft’s Pure Football has finally made its first chart appearance at #36. I can’t see there being a Pure Football 2 being announced any time soon. Motorbike-based racer SBK X doesn’t make the top 40 but it skids in at #23 in the Xbox 360 chart and #20 in the PlayStation 3 chart.

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Even though reportedly out of stock, Red Dead Redemption manages to stick to the top of the chart. Bloody brawler UFC: Undisputed 2010 enters the ring, sorry, chart at #2 with 2010 FIFA World Cup at #3 followed by Just Dance and Wii Fit Plus.

Actvision’s Blur and Sega’s super spy sim Alpha Protocol miss out on top 10 positions – Blur is in at #14 and Alpha Protocol at #13. I am surprised with Alpha Protocol – I knew it would get into the chart, but not this high. Reviews are now starting to appear, with the average score being 68% so I reckon #13 could be as high as it goes. Still, that’s not bad.

Belated movie tie-in Clash of The Titans – which Eurogamer dished out a 3/10 for – is the final new entry of the week, at a very limp #37 placing. Iron Man 2 is only one position away from it at #36. Leaving so soon, Mr. Stark?

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Less than stellar reviews for Lost Planet 2 haven’t done it any harm, with Capcom’s shooter arriving at #3 in the chart. Alan Wake goes in at #2 while 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa stays on the top of the chart and will probably continue to do so until the World Cup is over. Skate 3 skids on in at #5. Unless I’ve been walking around with my eyes shut again I haven’t seen much publicity or press coverage for it, so well done EA.

The biggest faller of the week is God of War III dropping from #11 to #34. Iron Man 2 is also on a slow decline, going from #12 to #18.

The current sales at Game and GameStation continue to help a number of titles jump back up the chart – Final Fantasy XIII goes up from #14 to #8, Nier re-enters at #23 and Bioshock 2 and Bayonetta are also back at #30 and #31.