Gears 2 Top; LBP 4th

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Gears of War 2 has blasted its way to the top of the UK chart while LittleBigPlanet managed fourth behind FIFA 09 and Fallout 3.

Elsewhere in the top ten, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 clotheslined its way to fifth, followed by Professor Layton and the Curious Village at sixth.

However, 7th November was a big Friday for new releases so there were inevitably going to be losers, and an eye cast further down the chart reveals MotorStorm: Pacific Rift and Tom Clancy's EndWar languishing in 29th and 30th respectively.

Data compiler Chart-Track reports that Gears 2's first-week sales were the third-highest ever on Xbox 360 behind GTA IV and Halo 3, and the eighth-highest for any game ever.

Meanwhile, sales for FIFA 09 dipped by one per cent, while Fallout 3's drop-off was 42 per cent, enough to remove it from first to third. Sony won't be happy that even with that kind of decline ahead of it, LittleBigPlanet managed only fourth.

Finally, Guitar Hero World Tour pops up for its first week at 17th, although it's worth remembering that it was only the guitar-and-game and solus disc versions that launched last week, with the big instruments bundles set to go on 14th November. Will it emulate Guitar Hero III's sterling sales? We shall see.

01. Gears of War 2 (Xbox 360)
02. FIFA 09 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS)
03. Fallout 3 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
04. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
05. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS, PS2)
06. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)
07. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
08. Quantum of Solace (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS)
09. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
10. Wii Fit (Wii)
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Quite disappointing for Sony I would say, considering all the marketing that has gone into LBP and the fact it had a couple of days head-start, to be behind 3 games wouldn't have been the result they were looking for.

Still, early days yet.
 
Also, "only fourth" is a silly statement here, as that's a multiplatform chart (Fallout for example has shipped 5 million copies Worldwide - that's a lot). Gears was always going to sell more anyway, especially 1st week, as it's an established IP, and there are more XB360s in UK than PS3s.
 
WeasteDevil said:
Also, "only fourth" is a silly statement here, as that's a multiplatform chart. Gears was always going to sell more anyway, especially 1st week, as it's an established IP, and there are more XB360s in UK than PS3s.
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That's a fair point, LBP is a game I would expect to increase in sales as the weeks go by, I'll be picking up my copy at the end of the month.
 
The trouble with Europe is that you can never get the numbers, but LBP sold around 50,000 first week in Japan (although MGS4 did almost half a million in its fist week - second that week was around 40,000), which is not something to sniff at. We might get the first week numbers of LBP in the NPD at the end of the week.

Should get the UK individual format chart later today though.
 
If Gears gets topped by a feckin sock puppet I will be sorely disappointed
 
We got 4 copies of Little Big Planet on release, and 12 today, almost a week later.

I'd say there were definately supply issues.
 
- 1 Gears Of War 2 Xb360 Microsoft Microsoft
- 2 Littlebigplanet Ps3 Sony Computer Ent. Sony Computer Ent.
- 3 Professor Layton And The Curious Village Ds Nintendo Nintendo
4 4 Mario Kart Wii Wii Nintendo Nintendo
2 5 Fallout 3 Xb360 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks
1 6 Wii Fit Wii Nintendo Nintendo
8 7 Wii Play Wii Nintendo Nintendo
6 8 Fifa 09 Xb360 Ea Sports Electronic Arts
9 9 Dr Kawashima's Brain Training Ds Nintendo Nintendo
3 10 Fable Ii Xb360 Microsoft Microsoft
14 11 Fifa 09 Ps3 Ea Sports Electronic Arts
5 12 Fallout 3 Ps3 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks
- 13 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 Ps3 Thq Thq
- 14 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 Xb360 Thq Thq
29 15 Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Wii Sega Sega
10 16 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Ps2 Konami Konami
37 17 High School Musical 3: Senior Year Ds Disney Interactive Studios Disney Interactive Studios
18 18 Quantum Of Solace Ps3 Activision Activision Blizzard
19 19 Quantum Of Solace Xb360 Activision Activision Blizzard
24 20 Carnival: Funfair Games Wii 2kplay Take 2
36 21 More Touchmaster Ds Midway Midway
- 22 Wwe Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 Ps2 Thq Thq
15 23 Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3 Pc Ea Games Electronic Arts
- 24 Nintendogs: Lab & Friends Ds Nintendo Nintendo
20 25 Fifa 09 Ps2 Ea Sports Electronic Arts
38 26 More Brain Training From Dr Kawashima Ds Nintendo Nintendo
- 27 Big Brain Academy Ds Nintendo Nintendo
- 28 Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Ps3 Sony Computer Ent. Sony Computer Ent.
7 29 Far Cry 2 Xb360 Ubisoft Ubisoft
26 30 Fifa 09 Psp Ea Sports Electronic Arts
22 31 Midnight Club: Los Angeles Xb360 Rockstar Take 2
17 32 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Ps3 Konami Konami
34 33 Mario Kart Ds Ds Nintendo Nintendo
- 34 Guitar Hero: World Tour Xb360 Redoctane Activision Blizzard
16 35 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Xb360 Konami Konami
23 36 Midnight Club: Los Angeles Ps3 Rockstar Take 2
12 37 Fallout 3 Pc Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks
13 38 Saints Row 2 Xb360 Thq Thq
11 39 Far Cry 2 Ps3 Ubisoft Ubisoft
- 40 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue Ps3 Sony Computer Ent. Sony Computer Ent.
 
October NPD:

Top 10 SW
Publisher Release Date Rank # Units
360 FABLE II MICROSOFT (CORP) Oct-08 1 790K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 2 487K
360 FALLOUT 3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS Oct-08 3 375K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 4 290K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 5 282K
360 SAINTS ROW 2 THQ (CORP) Oct-08 6 270K
PS3 SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALS CONFRONTATION SONY (CORP) Oct-08 7 231K
PS3 LITTLE BIG PLANET SONY (CORP) Oct-08 8 215K
360 NBA 2K9 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Oct-08 9 202K
360 DEAD SPACE ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-08 10 193K

It did well (LBP) considering it wasn't released in the US until October 28th.
 
It seems to be having some legs does LBP, at least in the UK. It started at 2nd in the individual formats, dropped to about 16th, last week was 6th, this week it's 8th and has outsold Gears of War 2 two weeks in a row. Yes, I know that it hasn't sold anywhere near Gears of War 2 numbers (which is a game that will have a lot of sales in terms of percentage stacked in its first week), but I think that this is the first time that we have seen an exclusive PS3 title that has legs.

UK Week 51:

LW TW Title Format Label Publisher

1 1 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 2 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 3 WII PLAY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 5 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 6 WII FIT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 7 FIFA 09 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 8 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
7 9 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 10 GEARS OF WAR 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 11 FIFA 09 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 12 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
13 13 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES XB360 LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
12 14 KUNG FU PANDA XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 15 MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 16 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAME WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17 17 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 18 CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES WII 2KPLAY TAKE 2
14 19 RESISTANCE 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 20 WII MUSIC WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 21 RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 22 ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 23 FAR CRY 2 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 24 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 25 LIPS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
33 26 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD XB360 EIDOS EIDOS
9 27 FALLOUT 3 XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 28 NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 29 SINGSTAR ABBA PS2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- 30 QUANTUM OF SOLACE XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 31 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
- 32 PRINCE OF PERSIA XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
38 33 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
25 34 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 PC SEGA SEGA
- 35 PRINCE OF PERSIA PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
36 36 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR DANCE WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
34 37 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 38 COOKING GUIDE: CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT? DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 39 FIFA 09 PSP EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
37 40 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR WII REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
 
The price of it has probably helped, I've seen it for £20 at a few places recently - cheap for a new game on the ps3 with a bit of hype around it and its a game that parents will buy for their kids this christmas. (LBP)

FIFA is doing well isn't it, and no sign of Pro Evo. I can't believe how they are allowed to release World at War and have it retailing at around £40 either. Talk about brand power...
 
WeasteDevil said:
It seems to be having some legs does LBP, at least in the UK. It started at 2nd in the individual formats, dropped to about 16th, last week was 6th, this week it's 8th and has outsold Gears of War 2 two weeks in a row. Yes, I know that it hasn't sold anywhere near Gears of War 2 numbers (which is a game that will have a lot of sales in terms of percentage stacked in its first week), but I think that this is the first time that we have seen an exclusive PS3 title that has legs.
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It's behaving like a Nintendo game, one for the kids, they always sell long.
 
I wasn't going to get LBP but the Metal Gear trailer convinced me, should be getting it tomorrow. If they can keep providing additional content like that I can see the game having legs.
 
ZIDANE said:
The price of it has probably helped, I've seen it for £20 at a few places recently - cheap for a new game on the ps3 with a bit of hype around it and its a game that parents will buy for their kids this christmas. (LBP)

FIFA is doing well isn't it, and no sign of Pro Evo. I can't believe how they are allowed to release World at War and have it retailing at around £40 either. Talk about brand power...
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It was discounted at certain places for a while I believe, but must have gone back up in price as it's even higher in the value chart (money taken) than in the units sold chart.

UK Value Chart Individual Formats Week 51:

LW TW Title Format Label Publisher
1 1 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 2 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3 3 WII FIT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
- 4 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7 6 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6 7 GEARS OF WAR 2 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 8 FIFA 09 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 9 DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 10 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
15 11 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
12 12 WII MUSIC WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 13 RESISTANCE 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
18 14 FIFA 09 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 15 NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERCOVER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 16 ANIMAL CROSSING: LET'S GO TO THE CITY WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 17 RAYMAN RAVING RABBIDS TV PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
26 18 LIPS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
13 19 FALLOUT 3 XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
16 20 NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 21 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD XB360 EIDOS EIDOS
20 22 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR WII REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
32 23 QUANTUM OF SOLACE XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
22 24 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR XB360 REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24 25 MORE BRAIN TRAINING FROM DR KAWASHIMA DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
21 26 SHAUN WHITE SNOWBOARDING WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
33 27 FAR CRY 2 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
25 28 PRINCE OF PERSIA XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
34 29 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 30 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD PS3 EIDOS EIDOS
- 31 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS: THE VIDEOGAME WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
29 32 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 33 COOKING GUIDE: CAN'T DECIDE WHAT TO EAT? DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 34 PRINCE OF PERSIA PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 35 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 PC SEGA SEGA
- 36 FAMILY SKI WII NAMCO BANDAI GAMES NINTENDO
31 37 FALLOUT 3 PS3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
- 38 QUANTUM OF SOLACE PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40 39 LEFT 4 DEAD XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 40 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3: SENIOR YEAR DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS

Yes, Pro Evo as a series could be in trouble, as it is nowhere to be seen (well 26th all formats). FIFA is top of the all formats chart, and thus Christmas #1, with COD:WaW second.
 
RedKaos said:
I swear I recall reading somewhere that ps3 units sold in the UK have outnumbered those of the 360?
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PS3 apparently did overtake the XB360 in units sold in Europe as a whole, but never overtook XB360 in the UK. With the price drops, Microsoft are saying that they now have the lead in Europe as a whole again. UK is a very important market, making up around 30% of the European total.
 
RedKaos said:
30% :eek:

Understandable though, everyone else just plays World of Warcraft.
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Yes, I'd say about 30%, could be a little less when you add up all the smaller countries.... Certainly not lower than 25%.

In 2007 interactive software sales in nine of the major European markets* reached an approximate total of €7.3 billion. These figures represent games software alone (i.e. the games themselves, excluding the revenue generated by sales of hardware). The UK alone represented €2.3 billion in revenue, followed by France (€1.6bn), Germany (€1.4bn), Spain (€0.7bn) and Italy €0.6bn).

* Based on GFK data out of GFK sales and consumer panels 2007 for the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Switzerland, as well as data provided by the Swedish and Finnish ISFE member organizations.
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http://www.afjv.com/press0805/080529_etude_joueurs_jeux_video_europe.htm
 
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