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UK Software Charts: Modern Warfare 2 challenges for No. 1 during week of August 7th

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Last week’s chart dominator, StarCraft II (sales down 72%), is this week relegated to No. 4 on Chart Track’s UK Software Sales chart, as Toy Story 3 reclaims the No. 1 position after a single week of absence, despite a 25% drop in sales.

This is expected, though. Toy Story 3 is available on multiple platforms and is riding the wave of the movie’s popularity, while StarCraft II is only available on a single platform. The real news this week on the ‘ole UK sales chart is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

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Modern Warfare 2, in large part thanks to a surge in sales of the PS3 version of the game, has managed to claim No. 2 on the chart this week with a 21% increase in overall sales ‒ a position the title hasn’t occupied since January this year.

Chart Track also notes that Modern Warfare 2 may overtake Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training on the DS as the UK’s biggest unit seller of all time very soon ‒ even as soon as next week, perhaps.

Meanwhile, Dance on Broadway (sales down 4%) moves up to No. 3 from No. 4, Red Dead Redemption (sales down 19%) charts at its lowest ever position in the UK at No. 5 (down from No. 3) and Just Dance is a non-mover at No. 6.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is another stubborn title and doesn’t budge from No. 7, LEGO Harry Potter shifts down to No. 8 from No. 5, Super Mario Galaxy 2 is another non-mover at No. 9, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is: yet another non-mover at No. 10.

The Top Twenty All Format UK Software Sales Chart follows below:

  • 1.) Toy Story 3 (Disney Interactive Studios)
  • 2.) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
  • 3.) Dance on Broadway (Ubisoft)
  • 4.) StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard)
  • 5.) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
  • 6.) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
  • 7.) Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo)
  • 8.) LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1 ‒ 4 (Warner Bros. Interactive)
  • 9.) Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
  • 10.) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA)
  • 11.) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
  • 12.) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (EA)
  • 13.) Fifa 10 (EA)
  • 14.) Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive)
  • 15.) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
  • 16.) Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
  • 17.) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
  • 18.) 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa (EA)
  • 19.) Just Cause 2 (Eidos)
  • 20.) Splinter Cell: Conviction (Ubisoft)

You can see last week’s chart over here.

Source: Chart Track

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