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The latest Media Create software chart is a sorry sight despite there being five new entries in the top ten. No game managed to sell over 44 000 copies during the last week, and debutant Soul Calibur V only managed to shift 34 328 units on the PS3. Namco Bandai is used to seeing its games dominate the Japanese market so Soul Calibur’s poor showing must come as a huge shock.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 has broken FIFA 12’s reign at the top of Chart Track’s UK Software Sales this week by claiming the No. 1 position for itself, thus becoming the first new chart topper of 2012 during its debut week on sale.
The drought is over! I’m happy to announce that there are no less than four new games represented on this week’s Media Create top ten chart, and that we finally have a PS Vita game on the podium.
Dark Souls’ developer From Software scored big this week with the release of Armored Core V for PS3 and Xbox 360. Both versions made it into the top ten and racked up sales of almost 200 000 units between them. From what I’ve heard the game has an unbelievable number of customisation options and a wonky frame rate (not unlike Dark Souls). Hopefully this issue will be ironed out before the game releases in Western territories next month.
EA Sports’ FIFA 12 has retained the top spot on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales listing to rack up its sixth consecutive No. 1 position, upping the title’s life-to-date chart victories to eight in total.
This week’s Media Create software chart is a sorry sight, with no title selling more than 35 105 units. As we’ve come to expect, the list is dominated by games for Japan’s most popular system - the 3DS.
There are four new entries on this week’s chart: Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure, Onechanbara Z: Kagura, Heroes Phantasia and Beyond the Labyrinth.
EA Sports’ FIFA 12 has managed to appear at the top of Chart Track’s UK Software sales listing for the fifth time in a row, allowing the football sim to claim a total of seven weeks at No. 1 since release.
The 3DS is fast establishing itself as the console to own in Japan. Not only is it dominating the hardware chart week after week, but now it’s taking over the software chart too. This week there are no less than six 3DS titles in the top ten, with four of the top five games appearing on Nintendo’s handheld.
Despite a massive 54% drop in sales compared to last week, FIFA 12 has managed to top Chart Track’s UK Software Sales listing for the fourth week in a row, taking the football game’s total weeks at the top to six.
There are no new entries in this week’s Media Create software chart but rather a mix of some of the most popular titles from 2011, and in the case of Wii Party and Wii Sports Resort - 2010.
The 3DS triumvirate of Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land and Monster Hunter 3G perch at the top of the chart, with Inazuma Eleven Go a distant fourth.
In the very first Chart Track UK Software Sales listing of 2012, EA manages to clinch both first and second places in the chart with FIFA 12 (sales down 63%) and Battlefield 3 (sales also down 63%).
For a long time it was rare to see even one 3DS title on the top ten Media Create software chart. This week there are no less than five - demonstrating just how far Nintendo’s once struggling handheld has come in the last ten months.
This week’s Media Create software chart shows that the Final Fantasy brand is still fairly strong in Japan, although not as popular as the likes of Monster Hunter and Pokemon. Square Enix’s sequel to the critically maligned Final Fantasy XIII racked up sales of 524 217 copies during its first four days at retail, placing it firmly in pole position.
Every year, bookies place bets on which videogame will take the top spot on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales chart over the Christmas period (people will bet on anything), and in past years, a FIFA football title from EA Sports or a Call of Duty game from Activision have always been the firm favourites.
Could the bookies have predicated that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would have occupied the top slot for two weeks in a row to authoritatively become the Christmas No. 1 in 2011?
After so many months of seeing little to no 3DS software represented in the top ten Media Create chart, isn’t it awesome to see all three podium spots occupied by 3DS titles?
Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has been utterly dominant in Japan in recent years, and this trend continues with Monster Hunter 3G / Tri G on 3DS. The game sold 521 959 copies during its first two days at retail, so come back next week to see how it fares over a full seven days.
After four weeks of domination, Chart Track’s UK Software Sales listing has been rescued from the reign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, but we now have a new master to answer to.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is that master, and thanks to a price reduction in the region and a sales increase of 145%, Bethesda’s epic action RPG has climbed to the top of the UK’s software chart, up from No. 5 last week.
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