Shrygue
January 6th, 2009, 20:09
via Games Industry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/fifa-09-tops-uk-chart_2)
FIFA 09 has topped the UK software sales chart for the week ended January 3, amidst falling sales almost uniformly across the top 40.
EA's sports title, despite seeing sales drop nearly 41 per cent, managed to displace Activision's FPS, Call of Duty: World at War, which saw it sales plummet 50 per cent as it came in second place.
However, the World War II shooter remained 5000 sales ahead of another EA title, Need for Speed: Undercover, in third place.
Guitar Hero: World Tour climbed to its highest ever chart position, up from seventh to fourth, while elsewhere in the chart Mario Kart Wii saw sales drop 60 per cent, putting it in eighth place.
Sega's Sonic Unleashed held onto its position from last week at number ten .
The UK software sales chart follows:
01. FIFA 09
02. Call of Duty: World at War
03. Need for Speed: Undercover
04. Guitar Hero: World Tour
05. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
06. Wii Play
07. Far Cry 2
08. Mario Kart Wii
09. Quantum of Solace
10. Sonic Unleashed
11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
12. Carnival: Funfair Games
13. Gaers of War 2
14. Tomb Raider: Underworld
15. Prince of Persia
16. Mirror's Edge
17. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures
18. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
19. Fallout 3
20. Wii Fit
FIFA 09 has topped the UK software sales chart for the week ended January 3, amidst falling sales almost uniformly across the top 40.
EA's sports title, despite seeing sales drop nearly 41 per cent, managed to displace Activision's FPS, Call of Duty: World at War, which saw it sales plummet 50 per cent as it came in second place.
However, the World War II shooter remained 5000 sales ahead of another EA title, Need for Speed: Undercover, in third place.
Guitar Hero: World Tour climbed to its highest ever chart position, up from seventh to fourth, while elsewhere in the chart Mario Kart Wii saw sales drop 60 per cent, putting it in eighth place.
Sega's Sonic Unleashed held onto its position from last week at number ten .
The UK software sales chart follows:
01. FIFA 09
02. Call of Duty: World at War
03. Need for Speed: Undercover
04. Guitar Hero: World Tour
05. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
06. Wii Play
07. Far Cry 2
08. Mario Kart Wii
09. Quantum of Solace
10. Sonic Unleashed
11. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
12. Carnival: Funfair Games
13. Gaers of War 2
14. Tomb Raider: Underworld
15. Prince of Persia
16. Mirror's Edge
17. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures
18. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
19. Fallout 3
20. Wii Fit