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Toy Story claimed a 3rd week at no 1 on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales chart this week, despite its sales dropping by 17% from last week. Three weeks at no 1 is a new record of success for a Disney published title. Meanwhile, Modern Warfare 2 is just one week away from overtaking Nintendo’s Brain Training and becoming the highest selling game ever in the UK, landing at 8 this week (down from 2 last week).
US sales tracking and research group NPD has revealed sales figures for the region’s videogame industry during the month of July 2010, and thanks to an incredible surge in Xbox 360 console sales, revenue for the month reached $846.5 million, which represents a decline of only 1% compared to the same month in 2009, when revenue reached $850.6 million.
Hardware sales then were led comfortably by the Xbox 360, ahead of perennial market leaders the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii – the first time Microsoft has managed such a feat since the release of Halo 3 in September of 2007.
On the software side, NCAA Football 11 from EA was the best-selling game for July, although interestingly enough, Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft II on the PC outsold EA’s title, but due to the nature of NPD’s reporting (i.e. not comparing PC and console software data), StarCraft II has to celebrate its victory alone.
Disney Interactive Studios’ Toy Story 3 has managed to claim the No. 1 spot this week on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales chart, stepping up from No. 5 last week with a 78% surge in sales, in no small part due to the release of the movie.
Microsoft UK must be smiling this week, as not only has the company’s Crackdown 2 managed to hold onto the top spot on Chart Track’s Software Sales listing for the second week in a row, but the new and improved Xbox 360 250 GB has pulled off the biggest launch for a ‘revised’ home console in the UK, outperforming both the PS2 Slim and the PS3 Slim during their respective launches.
Chart Track says that the new Xbox 360 recorded over two days of sales comparable to the launch of the original Xbox 360 in late 2005, which the sales tracking firm notes is quite a feat considering the original console launched in two flavours – the Pro and Core.
Microsoft’s Crackdown 2 has read the riot act and managed to calm the advances of other titles up Chart Track’s UK Software Sales chart this past week, claiming the No. 1 spot on the listing while no-one was looking.
This position represents Microsoft’s first No. 1 All Formats chart ranking for 2010, and betters the debut chart appearance of the original Crackdown by one place.
Despite the recent launch of PlayStation Plus, there’s still a sizable amount of new content on the way to the European PlayStation Store a little later today, with a bunch of special price offers (PixelJunk Monsters! Sonic games!), demos (LEGO Harry Potter! Aqua Panic HD!) and downloadable content packages (Tiger Woods! DJ Hero! Super Street Fighter IV!).
The usual assortment of interesting themes, wallpapers, videos, downloadable games, extra DLC and Rock Band and Guitar Hero tracks will also make an appearance in a few hours on the European PlayStation Store, so head on down below to see the full list:
The king is dead. Long live… Harry Potter? Dang.
Yes, the rumours are true. After five straight weeks atop Chart Track’s UK Software Sales Chart, Red Dead Redemption has abdicated its kingly presence and made way for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4, as this newcomer to the charts claims the throne and now sits at No. 1.
With this scandalous turn of events, Red Dead Redemption (sales down 32%) has to be content with No. 2 this week, which causes Super Mario Galaxy 2 (sales down 42%) to slip down to No. 3 from No. 2, and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (sales down 36%) to step down to No. 4 from No. 3.
Maybe you like playing videogames.
Maybe you enjoy reading the Harry Potter series of books.
Maybe you take pleasure in building complex (or even simple) constructions out of LEGO pieces (not blocks, please).
Perhaps you’re a fan of all three of the above activities, which means that the arrival of the LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 demo on Xbox LIVE Marketplace is absolutely perfect for you!
Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games have officially announced that they’re teaming up with the LEGO group to create Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 – 4.
Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4 is based on the first four Harry Potter books and movies, which relate the tale of the titular character as he and his friends go on adventures together, while learning magic at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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