wraggster
November 2nd, 2009, 15:40
Activision's DJ Hero has entered the charts at number 20 in the UK on its first week of release.
The company had originally said that pre-orders for the game were impressive, with the release to be a "tent-pole" title for the publisher. The game sells for around GBP 89 – 129 in the region.
Elsewhere in the charts, Sega's Football Manager 2010 took the number one position, beating Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus which opened at two.
Sales of FIFA 2010 rose 3 per cent as it sits in third place, while Konami's PES 2010 dropped from number one to number five as sales fell 54 per cent.
Take-Two's new Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City entered the charts at six, while Tekken 6 made its debut at number eight.
The GfK Chart-Track top 20 follows:
01 Football Manager 2010
02 Wii Fit Plus
03 FIFA 2010
04 Forza Motorsport 3
05 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
06 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
07 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
08 Tekken 6
09 Borderlands
10 Wii Sports Resort
11 WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010
12 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
13 Need for Speed: Shift
14 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
15 LEGO Batman: The Videogame
16 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
17 Wii Fit
18 EyePet
19 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
20 DJ Hero
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/slow-start-for-dj-hero-in-uk-charts
The company had originally said that pre-orders for the game were impressive, with the release to be a "tent-pole" title for the publisher. The game sells for around GBP 89 – 129 in the region.
Elsewhere in the charts, Sega's Football Manager 2010 took the number one position, beating Nintendo's Wii Fit Plus which opened at two.
Sales of FIFA 2010 rose 3 per cent as it sits in third place, while Konami's PES 2010 dropped from number one to number five as sales fell 54 per cent.
Take-Two's new Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City entered the charts at six, while Tekken 6 made its debut at number eight.
The GfK Chart-Track top 20 follows:
01 Football Manager 2010
02 Wii Fit Plus
03 FIFA 2010
04 Forza Motorsport 3
05 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
06 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
07 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
08 Tekken 6
09 Borderlands
10 Wii Sports Resort
11 WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2010
12 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
13 Need for Speed: Shift
14 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
15 LEGO Batman: The Videogame
16 Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
17 Wii Fit
18 EyePet
19 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
20 DJ Hero
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/slow-start-for-dj-hero-in-uk-charts