Shrygue
March 23rd, 2009, 21:24
via Games Industry (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/resident-evil-5-retains-uk-top-spot)
Resident Evil 5 has retained the top spot in the UK software sales chart despite a 52 per cent fall in sales, according to Chart-Track.
Wii Fit dropped 9 per cent in sales but held onto second place. Nintendo's title closed the gap on Capcom's horror blockbuster, but was still significantly outsold by a margin of nearly three-to-one.
At number three was Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which climbed up one spot from last week, while THQ's WWE Legends of Wrestlemania debuted in fourth place with relatively even sales across the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the DS, also debuted this week at number six, selling around half the numbers that GTA: Vice City Stories for the PlayStation Portable sold during its launch week.
Street Fighter IV re-entered the chart at number seven, from number 13, with sales climbing 48 per cent prompted by retailer promotions.
Brain Training sales shot up 117 per cent, catapulting the title from number 21 to number eight in the chart. Chart-Track credits Nintendo's Mother's Day-promoted DS Lite Starter Pack for the sales boost.
Three new titles failed to make it into the top ten, including Singstar Queen at 22, Scrabble Interactive: 2009 Edition at 27 and Madworld at number 34.
UK software chart follows:
01. Resident Evil 5
03. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
04. WWE Legends of Wrestlemania
05. Tom Clancy's HAWX
06. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
07. Street Fighter IV
08. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
09. FIFA 09
10. Call of Duty: World at War
11. Killzone 2
12. Puzzler Collection
13. Wii Play
14. Ben 10: Alien Force
15. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfar
16. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
17. My Fitness Coach
18. Empire: Total Wa
19. Halo Wars
20. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force
Resident Evil 5 has retained the top spot in the UK software sales chart despite a 52 per cent fall in sales, according to Chart-Track.
Wii Fit dropped 9 per cent in sales but held onto second place. Nintendo's title closed the gap on Capcom's horror blockbuster, but was still significantly outsold by a margin of nearly three-to-one.
At number three was Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which climbed up one spot from last week, while THQ's WWE Legends of Wrestlemania debuted in fourth place with relatively even sales across the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the DS, also debuted this week at number six, selling around half the numbers that GTA: Vice City Stories for the PlayStation Portable sold during its launch week.
Street Fighter IV re-entered the chart at number seven, from number 13, with sales climbing 48 per cent prompted by retailer promotions.
Brain Training sales shot up 117 per cent, catapulting the title from number 21 to number eight in the chart. Chart-Track credits Nintendo's Mother's Day-promoted DS Lite Starter Pack for the sales boost.
Three new titles failed to make it into the top ten, including Singstar Queen at 22, Scrabble Interactive: 2009 Edition at 27 and Madworld at number 34.
UK software chart follows:
01. Resident Evil 5
03. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
04. WWE Legends of Wrestlemania
05. Tom Clancy's HAWX
06. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
07. Street Fighter IV
08. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training
09. FIFA 09
10. Call of Duty: World at War
11. Killzone 2
12. Puzzler Collection
13. Wii Play
14. Ben 10: Alien Force
15. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfar
16. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
17. My Fitness Coach
18. Empire: Total Wa
19. Halo Wars
20. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force