FIFA is a bit of a chart-climbing machine, isn’t it? The football game is back at number one despite not having sold all that many copies, relatively. This marks 38 weeks in the top five for EA’s biggest sports game.
FIFA’s chart success this week is largely due to less competition, which means that Lollipop Chainsaw’s ridiculous marketing barrage of upskirt shots and sticky cheerleaders might not have been a roaring success. Still, fourth place isn’t bad for a game which doesn’t feature sports or men in combat gear shouting at each other.
The other new release in the top 20 is Vita’s Gravity Rush which makes it to number eleven. Not bad at all for the 29th boxed Vita game released this year.
Here’s the full list:
- FIFA 12 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON: FUTURE SOLDIER – UBISOFT
- MAX PAYNE 3 – TAKE 2
- LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW – WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
- BATTLEFIELD 3 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- DIABLO III – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- GAME OF THRONES – KOCH MEDIA
- SNIPER ELITE V2 – 505 GAMES / MASTERTRONIC
- MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES – SEGA
- DIRT SHOWDOWN – CODEMASTERS
- GRAVITY RUSH – SONY COMPUTER ENT.
- ASSASSIN’S CREED: REVELATIONS – UBISOFT
- FIFA STREET – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 13 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- DRAGON’S DOGMA – CAPCOM
- SKYLANDERS: SPYRO’S ADVENTURE – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS – ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
- MASS EFFECT 3 – ELECTRONIC ARTS
- BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY – WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
Source: UKIE
bmg_123
Well it’s good to see Gravity rush in there, although I’m sure there’s gonna be a few more digital sales via the store which aren’t accounted for here. A great game it is.
3shirts
Interesting that AssCreed is still selling so well. I wonder if people are catching up the story ready for AC3?
I expect the Euros are having a big impact on FIFA sales.
damoxuk
That’s probably because it’s so cheap £15 most places.
freezebug2
Not surprising to see Fifa at the top with the Euro 2012 blasting onto our screens, almost makes me wish that I was able to play football on a console, which I seriously can’t.
Good to see Sniper Elite V2 still up there, mind you it is selling at a very reasonable price!
Youles
Indeed – after our co-op session I really feel the TSA review score was pretty low, it’s a great game and different to most other games I own.
Slight shocked by Lollipop Chainsaw I have to say. Perhaps it’s a trophy cake-walk.
LTG Davey
I must admit I wasn’t expecting Lollipop to make it into the top40 given the poor reviews, etc. You are right though, it is a doddle trophy wise, plus I got my copy for 24quid from Zavvi over the weekend. Crazy deal!
freezebug2
The advertising helped Lollipop a lot I think with it’s TV commercial etc., it’s such a simple concept that is neglected far too often these days with deserving games and consoles!
Youles
Blimey that’s cheap for a new release!
Thought that might be the case with trophies. ;) Seems this is becoming more common to help sell below-par games.
Sympozium
Below par? pfft.
Youles
Wasn’t directed at Lollipop Chainsaw necessarily, just poor games. However, from what I’ve read on Lollipop Chainsaw it’s not great :(
freezebug2
Does she get the blouse brothers out? That might help sell a few copies!
Sympozium
I think its better just to try it than to read negative shit about it, you know rent. Looks decent, should be given a chance.
Youles
Yeah sure, but I can only go by what I see/read until I play it myself.
Taylor Made
Gravity rush well done, I’m one of the early buyers buy the game if you ain’t got it already
Youles
Agreed – glad it’s doing well as it’s a single-platform game, loving it so far. Some of the challenges are a bit annoying though – should be easier once Kat is fully “upgraded”.
Taylor Made
I’m finding the gliding annoying no matter how much I tilt the vita left or right she always over does it lol but I think I spent most of my time looking for gems tbh & flipping the world upside down
Youles
Yeah – the gliding is annoying, especially as the restart loading times are epic, and tilting the Vita up and down also changes the height of your view. I must look like a total plonker when doing those, like I’m having the worst arm spasms ever, desperately trying not to let go of my Vita. Going to do all of those last!
Taylor Made
Lool that made me laugh, people staring at me. They also need a restart for the side quest/challenges rather than quit to restart again that’s annoying
Youles
Very true – respecially when you miss the first checkpoint/gate!
Youles
“respecially”? WTF :/
Taylor Made
Lol you sounded like scooby doo just then ‘respecially’ I think it’s actually a word cause my phone is not correcting it or marking it in red. Have to look at my dictionary now lol
Origami Killer
Haha! thats made me laugh. Im debating whether ordering this this morning, its between Gravity Rush and BF3. But im edging towards BF3, and will get this at a later stage, worth the £30 btw?
Youles
Defo worth the £30 – first decent game on Vita that isn’t available or a copy of something already on PS3 (imo). Depending on whether you’ve got much else to play on Vita at the moment, I’d get it over Battlefield. I found BF3 quite boring to be honest, unless you want it for the multiplayer.
Origami Killer
Think I will opt for BF3, may be the penultimate game I buy on a PS3 this year, so need to make the most out of a good MP game. It will also be my second PS3 game purchase on the year :P Tough times. Will wait for a price drop on Gravity Rush :)
Youles
Yeah, to be fair BF3 will certainly last a lot longer!
Tuffcub
I bought both Gravirt Rush and Lollipop. Loving Gravity Rush, fab game. Lollipop verdict in the next day or so.
damoxuk
Gravity rush is brilliant.. Got the Shopto version which had DLC for free (limited).
Lollipop Chainsaw on the other hand that should have been a PSN release. Cheap and tacky.
element666
Really want gravity rush,just can’t quite afford it atm, I may have to trade in a few games.
Awayze
Who is still buying Black Ops?!?!?!?!
Youles
Me! In a belated Jubilee celebration, I’m making a mock Buckingham Palace centre piece out of the boxes to symbolise how gaming has changed since the last Jubilee. I don’t care for the game much. Another 381 copies should see it finished.
LTG Davey
4th place for Lollipop isn’t bad at all, given Shadows of the Damned failed to make the top40 at all.
Really disappointed to see a lack of Heroes of Ruin :( I’ve been glued to that game all weekend and suits the 3DS perfectly.
Peter Chapman
Shadows of the Damned launched at a time when the overal market was something like 30% more profitable and there was direct competition at retail. 4th in this chart, when it’s the only HD console new release, is vastly different to placing in the charts at the time Shadows was released.
LTG Davey
Ahhh that makes sense :)
Omac_brother
Will Skylanders ever drop off this chart???
Sympozium
No the Dragons are a high selling point, seems to be a success with the figures.
KeRaSh
Which means they’ll only every release childish rip offs of the original Spyro games… I wish they’d release a Spyro Origins or at least a HD remake of the originals.
Sympozium
Spyro is still “childish” but appeals to all I’ve only played one of the games on the Wii but yeah I think we all know that any attempt will not be better than what Insomniac did.
Skylanders seems to be a kind of a hit with young gamers or even parents or anyone! but I don’t mind even if it might be a huge departure from the original trilogy, I don’t care what they do to Spyro anymore. Life moves on.
Roynaldo
A lot of suckers for Game of Thrones then…. Peter should have spammed his review on lamposts or some shit.