UK Chart: Best Selling Games Of 2011

UKIE has released the chart  for the best selling games of 2011 in the UK, though no sales figures have been released.

Modern Warfare 3 took the number one spot for most amount of games sold across all platforms, while FIFA 12 was 2nd and Battlefield 3 took 3rd place.The full chart is below.

2011 All Formats Chart

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2. FIFA 12
3. Battlefield 3
4. Zumba Fitness
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6. Just Dance 3
7. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
8. L.A. Noire
9. Saints Row: The Third
10. Batman: Arkham City

The best selling games for individual platforms were also revealed. Modern Warfare 3 was the top seller for both Xbox 360 and PS3. On the Wii, Zumba Fitness took the number one spot. Football Manager 2012 was top of the table in the PC list.

When it came to handhelds  Super Mario Land 3D was the highest selling software on the 3DS, FIFA 12 was top on PSP and  Professor Layton and The Spectre’s Call was number one on the DS.

Jo Twist, UKIE CEO, released a statement about the sales chart.

“In a year when overall consumer spending was down, the launch of so many high-quality titles showed that there was still strength in the UK’s boxed-product games market.

However, whilst the boxed product market still remains a key revenue stream, digital is where much future growth lies and it is therefore vital that we understand the size of this market.

UKIE’s Digital Charts, launching this year, will be a step towards measuring digital revenues. I’d urge all games developers and publishers who want to get involved in creating these charts to join UKIE’s digital group.”

It will be interesting to see how the digital chart will compare alongside the traditional chart when it launches this year.

Source: Press Release