wraggster
January 2nd, 2012, 21:25
Chart-Track's UK sales list for the week leading up to Christmas Eve had FIFA 12 rallying, with sales up 34 percent, to score a first place finish. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (http://joystiq.com/tag/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3)moved up one spot replacing Just Dance 3 (http://joystiq.com/tag/just-dance-3), which despite having a seven percent increase in sales, simply couldn't maintain its position and oscar mike'd into third.
The big premiere of the week was EA's Star Wars: The Old Republic (http://www.joystiq.com/game/star-wars-the-old-republic), which debuted in tenth place, having launched on Tuesday the 20th. This is irregular for the UK, since most games launch on Friday. Despite the extra time, the high-profile MMO's launch week didn't beat out Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The saving grace of The Old Republic's lower ranking premiere is Chart-Track doesn't count digitally distributed copies.According to EA (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/star-wars-the-old-republic-hits-a-million-players-28-million-h/), things are going well with its new MMO.
Check out the UK's top ten games for the pre-Christmas week after the break.
Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending December 24:
FIFA 12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3
Battlefield 3
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Saints Row: The Third
Need for Speed: The Run
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Star Wars: The Old Republic
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/old-republic-debuts-in-10th-fifa-runs-up-uk-charts-before-chris/#continued
The big premiere of the week was EA's Star Wars: The Old Republic (http://www.joystiq.com/game/star-wars-the-old-republic), which debuted in tenth place, having launched on Tuesday the 20th. This is irregular for the UK, since most games launch on Friday. Despite the extra time, the high-profile MMO's launch week didn't beat out Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The saving grace of The Old Republic's lower ranking premiere is Chart-Track doesn't count digitally distributed copies.According to EA (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/23/star-wars-the-old-republic-hits-a-million-players-28-million-h/), things are going well with its new MMO.
Check out the UK's top ten games for the pre-Christmas week after the break.
Top 10 UK Software Sales (All Formats); week ending December 24:
FIFA 12
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3
Battlefield 3
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Saints Row: The Third
Need for Speed: The Run
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Star Wars: The Old Republic
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/02/old-republic-debuts-in-10th-fifa-runs-up-uk-charts-before-chris/#continued