The UK Video Game Charts: Call of Duty in a World of Warcraft
What happened to LittleBigPlanet?
It's a bit of a bumper period in the UK All Formats Chart for Activision Blizzard this week. The publisher has beaten itself to the top spot, with Call of Duty: World at War knocking back World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
Not only has CoD: World at War (reviewed here) grabbed the top spot, it's also become the third fastest selling game of all time in the UK, pulling up behind GTA IV and GTA: San Andreas. Call of Duty 4 for the PS3, 360 and PC launched in the same week last year. That also got to Number 1, but its launch week sales have been eclipsed by those of World at War on the same formats by a ratio of two to one.
So it is that Wrath of the Lich King sits at Number 2. That's managed to grab itself a title too, becoming the fastest-selling PC game in the UK ever. It beats Championship Manager 4, which had held that honour since its March 2003 launch.
Rounding out Activision Blizzard's Top 10 presence is Guitar Hero World Tour. The release of the full band packs has put that up from Number 17 last week to Number 6.
Adding to a strong week for PC game sales is SEGA's Football Manager 2009, in at Number 3. While it's also on the PSP, it's fairly safe to call the PC the lead format. Just behind it at Number 4 is Gears of War 2, which has slipped from Number 1 and dropped 64% of its sales. Behind that, Electronic Arts' FIFA 09 has dropped three places to Number 5.
Nintendo still has a solid Top 10 presence thanks to Professor Layton (DS) and Mario Kart Wii, which are both down one place to Numbers 7 and 8 but up in terms of sales by 9% and 12% respectively.
Konami's PES 2009 is still going strong at Number 9, while THQ's WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 drops five places to Number 10.
While both Nintendo and EA are represented in the Top 10, it's not all good news for them. Wii Music and Mirror's Edge both fail to make an appearance up there, débuting at Numbers 16 and 20 respectively.
Perhaps even more disappointing is LittleBigPlanet (reviewed here) for Sony. Having seen a slightly lacklustre first week (given the hype) at Number 4, the game plummets to Number 19. Still, that's not as bad as Shaun White Snowboarding's début for Ubisoft at Number 33...
Next week, watch for Eidos's Tomb Raider Underworld; EA's Rock Band 2 on the 360, Left 4 Dead on PC and 360, and Need for Speed Undercover; Midway's Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe and Lips from Microsoft.
You can see the Top 10 in full below (last week's positions are in brackets).
(NE) - 1 - Call of Duty: World at War - ActiBlizzard
(NE) - 2 - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - ActiBlizzard
(NE) - 3 - Football Manager 2009 - SEGA
(1) - 4 - Gears of War 2 - Microsoft
(2) - 5 - FIFA 09 - EA
(NE) - 6 - Guitar Hero: World Tour - ActiBlizzard
(6) - 7 - Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo
(7) - 8 - Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo
(9) - 9 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 - Konami
(5) - 10 - [i]WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 - THQ
Not only has CoD: World at War (reviewed here) grabbed the top spot, it's also become the third fastest selling game of all time in the UK, pulling up behind GTA IV and GTA: San Andreas. Call of Duty 4 for the PS3, 360 and PC launched in the same week last year. That also got to Number 1, but its launch week sales have been eclipsed by those of World at War on the same formats by a ratio of two to one.
So it is that Wrath of the Lich King sits at Number 2. That's managed to grab itself a title too, becoming the fastest-selling PC game in the UK ever. It beats Championship Manager 4, which had held that honour since its March 2003 launch.
Rounding out Activision Blizzard's Top 10 presence is Guitar Hero World Tour. The release of the full band packs has put that up from Number 17 last week to Number 6.
Adding to a strong week for PC game sales is SEGA's Football Manager 2009, in at Number 3. While it's also on the PSP, it's fairly safe to call the PC the lead format. Just behind it at Number 4 is Gears of War 2, which has slipped from Number 1 and dropped 64% of its sales. Behind that, Electronic Arts' FIFA 09 has dropped three places to Number 5.
Nintendo still has a solid Top 10 presence thanks to Professor Layton (DS) and Mario Kart Wii, which are both down one place to Numbers 7 and 8 but up in terms of sales by 9% and 12% respectively.
Konami's PES 2009 is still going strong at Number 9, while THQ's WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2009 drops five places to Number 10.
While both Nintendo and EA are represented in the Top 10, it's not all good news for them. Wii Music and Mirror's Edge both fail to make an appearance up there, débuting at Numbers 16 and 20 respectively.
Perhaps even more disappointing is LittleBigPlanet (reviewed here) for Sony. Having seen a slightly lacklustre first week (given the hype) at Number 4, the game plummets to Number 19. Still, that's not as bad as Shaun White Snowboarding's début for Ubisoft at Number 33...
Next week, watch for Eidos's Tomb Raider Underworld; EA's Rock Band 2 on the 360, Left 4 Dead on PC and 360, and Need for Speed Undercover; Midway's Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe and Lips from Microsoft.
You can see the Top 10 in full below (last week's positions are in brackets).
(NE) - 1 - Call of Duty: World at War - ActiBlizzard
(NE) - 2 - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - ActiBlizzard
(NE) - 3 - Football Manager 2009 - SEGA
(1) - 4 - Gears of War 2 - Microsoft
(2) - 5 - FIFA 09 - EA
(NE) - 6 - Guitar Hero: World Tour - ActiBlizzard
(6) - 7 - Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo
(7) - 8 - Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo
(9) - 9 - Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 - Konami
(5) - 10 - [i]WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 - THQ
Companies:
Activision Blizzard Electronic Arts Konami Microsoft Nintendo Sony
Games: Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War FIFA 09 FIFA 09 Football Manager 2009 Gears of War 2 Guitar Hero World Tour Mario Kart Wii Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Professor Layton and the Curious Village WWE SmackDown Vs. RAW 2009 World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
Games: Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War FIFA 09 FIFA 09 Football Manager 2009 Gears of War 2 Guitar Hero World Tour Mario Kart Wii Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 Professor Layton and the Curious Village WWE SmackDown Vs. RAW 2009 World Of Warcraft: Wrath Of The Lich King
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HyperTails 18 Nov 2008 12:10
1/4
I'm not suprised to see that COD has shot to no.1. What I AM suprised about is two things:
1) LittleBigPlanet has vanished without a trace and Sony must be REALLY pissed. This game was supposed to be the PS3's biggest game of the year, and sell consoles... maybe Sony will now realise that most people can't afford it in a recession.
2) Mirror's Edge is a great game and its criminal its not made the top 10.
And its a discrace how s**te like 'Professor Layton and the Curious Village' has got into the top 10. F**king Nintendo and their casual games crap.
Still, at least Wii Music (which apparantly even the Ninty fans hate, not suprised with songs like Twinkle Twinkle and Happy Birthday) has done crap like it did in the States.
1) LittleBigPlanet has vanished without a trace and Sony must be REALLY pissed. This game was supposed to be the PS3's biggest game of the year, and sell consoles... maybe Sony will now realise that most people can't afford it in a recession.
2) Mirror's Edge is a great game and its criminal its not made the top 10.
And its a discrace how s**te like 'Professor Layton and the Curious Village' has got into the top 10. F**king Nintendo and their casual games crap.
Still, at least Wii Music (which apparantly even the Ninty fans hate, not suprised with songs like Twinkle Twinkle and Happy Birthday) has done crap like it did in the States.
SuperSaiyan4 18 Nov 2008 13:16
2/4
I am not trying to cause an argument but in regards to LBP 'I told you so' comes to mind...I knew that game could never be a hit, I saw it on a commercial and I cringed with disgust I am sorry but it truely isn't a kind of game that is going to appeal to the mass 360 and PS3 owners when a game like Cod5 is out but then it is a cross platform game.
But saying that I am getting rid of Gears of war 2 its a huge dissapointment and does nothing different from the first one and I dont like the way it looks either also the weapons are very strangly set up in their strengths and weaknesses.
Selling it and getting Last Remnant.
But saying that I am getting rid of Gears of war 2 its a huge dissapointment and does nothing different from the first one and I dont like the way it looks either also the weapons are very strangly set up in their strengths and weaknesses.
Selling it and getting Last Remnant.
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mrAnthony 18 Nov 2008 13:39
3/4
well LBP sold the PS3 to me.. i bought the PS3 ages and ages ago, because i knew this game was coming out, and yes, most things i like tend to not be a hit with the mass market. so I'm probably to blame.
and what do you mean, you told us so, you "told" us its a crap game. its not, its a fookin' masterpiece. Much brilliance throughout the course of history hasn't sold very well, or got recognition, as most people, in mass, are idiots, that like to blow s**t up, or switch off their brains at the door, that kind of thing. not saying i don't like to watch stupid films, or play violent games at all, but to the majority of people, thats all they spend their money on. (when it comes to entertainment)
and you know what, thats fine, it doesn't bother me, as i am not them, i can only be me.
and what do you mean, you told us so, you "told" us its a crap game. its not, its a fookin' masterpiece. Much brilliance throughout the course of history hasn't sold very well, or got recognition, as most people, in mass, are idiots, that like to blow s**t up, or switch off their brains at the door, that kind of thing. not saying i don't like to watch stupid films, or play violent games at all, but to the majority of people, thats all they spend their money on. (when it comes to entertainment)
and you know what, thats fine, it doesn't bother me, as i am not them, i can only be me.
OptimusP 18 Nov 2008 14:51
4/4
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
But saying that I am getting rid of Gears of war 2 its a huge dissapointment and does nothing different from the first one and I dont like the way it looks either also the weapons are very strangly set up in their strengths and weaknesses.
Told you so...