UK Charts: Week Ending 28th August
Mafia II is the Don.
Published: 12:30, 31/08/2010 by Dan Lee.
13The UK charts have changed very little since we last did an update – although this is a trend that is set to change over the next couple of months. The big winner is Mafia II, which has had the biggest domestic game launch since Red Dead Redemption, which was released 14 weeks ago. In terms of console split, the Xbox 360 accounted for 52%; the PS3 took 41% with the PC mopping up the dregs.
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days clings on to a good spot, and the surprisingly good Toy Story 3 continues to put in a strong performance. It’s good to see Dragon Quest IX hanging on in there as it is a truly epic game, both in terms of story and scale. As mentioned, the rest of the all formats chart has a sadly familiar look about it – but this is the calm before the storm.
Source: GFK Chart-Track
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31/08/2010 at 12:38
Member since: Forever
I guess that Kane and Lynch result is something to with it going for sub-£20.
31/08/2010 at 12:49
Member since: Forever
£17.99 works wonders on a week 2 title… surprised it isn’t excluded from the main charts and relegated to the budget charts
31/08/2010 at 13:20
Member since: Dec 2008
Oh bollards! I paid £24.70 for the limited edition yesterday at Tesco. Sub £20 you say? FFFFeck.
31/08/2010 at 13:30
Member since: May 2009
Always shop around to get best price.
31/08/2010 at 13:30
Member since: Aug 2008
Think about the poor suckers like me who bought the game on release day for £39.99, only to find its only 4-5 hours long, finish it, go to trade it in just 6 days later and get offered 15 quid store credit because the game has plummetted in price :(
31/08/2010 at 13:39
Member since: Dec 2008
@ Cam I did check the price at Shopto and they were selling the standard game for £30+ so when I saw the price in Tesco’s on the Limited edition for £24.70, it was a no brainer.
31/08/2010 at 12:48
Member since: Forever
Interesting see the games in all-format perspective
Wii Sports Resort at No. 5 is the highest single format, most probably helped by the peripheral that people want, a lesson I’m surprised Sony haven’t learned from, with their lack of Move + Game bundles. (please Sony)
Just Dance still doing the business as the top single format game without a peripheral, been at the top of the charts for months now… Obviously MS are hoping to take some of this obviously huge market with Kinect and it’s array of games which offer a similar experience to Just Dance.
Then not just many people’s GotY, but quite a few people’s game of the generation in SMG2
31/08/2010 at 13:00
Member since: Jul 2009
It probably helps Wii Sports Resort that the bundles with the Wii have been reduced to about £130
31/08/2010 at 12:49
Member since: Feb 2009
MW2 seems to have jumped up a bit.
31/08/2010 at 13:23
Member since: Aug 2009
Or die?
31/08/2010 at 15:18
Member since: Aug 2009
TBH Toy Story 3 does look good in the adverts … and a level designer too … id buy it for like a fiver :)
31/08/2010 at 23:58
Member since: Mar 2010
I’d buy for anything less than the £39.99 that’s it’s retailing at.
31/08/2010 at 23:57
Member since: Mar 2010
Woohoo.
I’m a statistic. Mafia II on day one. Still yet to put in on though.