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Sweden

RankPWHRNWTitlePublisherGame platform
1 < NEW > SSX ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
2 1 1 114 WORLD OF WARCRAFT GAME CARD (60-DAY PRE PAID GAMECARD) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PC - POINT CARD
3 < NEW > SSX ELECTRONIC ARTS X-BOX 360
4 2 2 19 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS CD-ROM
5 4 1 22 FIFA 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
6 10 2 21 FIFA 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS X-BOX 360
7 18 3 58 LIVE 3 MONTH CARD MICROSOFT XBOX - LIVE CARD
8 9 1 17 CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PS3
9 14 2 31 PLAYSTATION NETWORK VOUCHER 200 SEK SONY COMPUTER ENT. PSN - PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD
10 3 1 19 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
11 8 1 12 CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD CD-ROM
12 16 1 8 UNCHARTED 3 DRAKE´S DECEPTION SCEE PS3
13 5 2 16 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS X-BOX 360
14 12 2 14 CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD X-BOX 360
15 < NEW > MARIO PARTY 9 NINTENDO WII
16 < RETURN > LIVE POINTS 800 MICROSOFT XBOX - LIVE CARD
17 19 3 14 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO 3DS
18 17 11 6 DANCE CENTRAL (KINECT) MICROSOFT X-BOX 360
19 < RETURN > STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC 60 DAY GAME CARD ELECTRONIC ARTS PC - POINT CARD
20 15 1 20 NHL 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3

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Norway

RankPWHRNWTitlePublisherGame platform
1 3 1 16 CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PS3
2 4 2 2 RAYMAN ORIGINS UBISOFT PS3
3 7 1 20 FIFA 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
4 6 1 17 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
5 5 1 3 FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 LIMITED NORDIC EDITION SQUARE ENIX EUROPE PS3
6 < NEW > UFC UNDISPUTED 3 LIMITED EDITION NAMCO BANDAI GAMES PS3
7 9 3 15 ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM THE BETHSEDA SOFTWORKS PS3
8 15 1 15 UNCHARTED 3 DRAKEÏS DECEPTION SCEE PS3
9 11 2 52 SKATE 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
10 16 1 58 SIMS 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS CD-ROM
11 13 2 96 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS NINTENDO DS
12 14 1 13 ASSASSIN'S CREED REVELATIONS UBISOFT PS3
13 10 2 11 NEED FOR SPEED THE RUN ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
14 12 4 69 WORLD OF WARCRAFT 60 DAYS GAME CARD ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PC - POINT CARD
15 8 3 3 METAL GEAR SOLID REMASTER COLLECTION KONAMI PS3
16 < RETURN > FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 SEGA CD-ROM
17 < RETURN > SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO 3DS
18 17 1 9 STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC ELECTRONIC ARTS CD-ROM
19 < RETURN > CALL OF DUTY MODERN WAREFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD X-BOX 360
20 < RETURN > LIVE CARD NOK 200 SCEE DS

 

 

 

Finland

RankPWHRNWTitlePublisherGame platform
1 < NEW > SSX ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
2 2 2 63 PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 20 EUR SONY COMPUTER ENT. PSN - PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD
3 3 1 19 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
4 < NEW > SSX ELECTRONIC ARTS X-BOX 360
5 5 1 18 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PS3
6 4 1 110 WORLD OF WARCRAFT PRE-PAID GAME CARD 60 DAYS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PC - POINT CARD
7 1 1 3 ANGRY BIRDS SEASONS OTHERS CD-ROM
8 6 1 27 NHL 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
9 11 2 16 BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS CD-ROM
10 8 2 13 UNCHARTED 3 DRAKE´S DECEPTION SCEE PS3
11 7 7 5 RAGE ANARCHY EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS PS3
12 12 1 21 FIFA 12 ELECTRONIC ARTS PS3
13 13 7 5 RAGE ANARCHY EDITION BETHESDA SOFTWORKS X-BOX 360
14 15 5 11 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD CD-ROM
15 16 3 38 XBOX 360 LIVE 3 MONTHS GOLD MICROSOFT XBOX - LIVE CARD
16 < RETURN > BATTLEFIELD 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS X-BOX 360
17 17 2 14 ANGRY BIRDS CLASSIC OTHERS CD-ROM
18 10 3 3 UFC UNDISPUTED 3 : LIMITED EDITION NAMCO BANDAI GAMES PS3
19 < RETURN > PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD 50 EUR SONY COMPUTER ENT. PSN - PLAYSTATION NETWORK CARD
20 < RETURN > NEW SUPER MARIO BROS WII NINTENDO WII

 

 

 

Nordic Charts
(Week 9)

Multiformat

1.SSX
2.BATTLEFIELD 3
3.FIFA 12
4.CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
5.THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
6.THE SIMS 3
7.SKYLANDERS: SPYROS ADVENTURE
8.NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
9.UFC UNDISPUTED 3
10.RAGE
11.UNCHARTED 3: DRAKES DECEPTION
12.LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
13.NHL 12
14.MARIO PARTY 9
15.GTA: IV
16.NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN
17.THE SIMS 3: PETS
18.LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
19.CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
20.ASSASSINS CREED: REVELATION


PC

1.BATTLEFIELD 3
2.CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
3.STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC
4.THE SIMS 3
5.THE SIMS 3: PETS
6.THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
7.THE SIMS 3: MASTER SUITE STUFF
8.STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
9.FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012
10.WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM


Playstation 3

1.SSX
2.FIFA 12
3.CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
4.BATTLEFIELD 3
5.UNCHARTED 3: DRAKES DECEPTION
6.UFC UNDISPUTED 3
7.THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
8.FINAL FANTASY XIII-2
9.NHL 12
10.NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN


Xbox 360

1.SSX
2.FIFA 12
3.BATTLEFIELD 3
4.CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
5.DANCE CENTRAL KINECT
6.THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
7.RAGE
8.HALO REACH
9.UFC UNDISPUTED 3
10.FORZA MOTORSPORT 4


Wii

1.MARIO PARTY 9
2.SKYLANDERS: SPYROS ADVENTURE
3.NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
4.JUST DANCE 3
5.MARIO KART
6.MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012
7.SUPER MARIO GALAXY
8.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD
9.LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
10.JUST DANCE 2


Nintendo DS

1.NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
2.THE SMURFS
3.MARIO KART
4.LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
5.LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
6.MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
7.SUPER MARIO 64
8.LEGO NINJAGO
9.THE SIMS 3
10.POKEMON WHITE VERSION


Nintendo 3DS

1.SUPER MARIO 3D LAND
2.MARIO KART 7
3.MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC GAMES LONDON 2012
4.THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME
5.NINTENDOGS AND CATS - GOLDEN RETRIEVER
6.LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
7.RAYMAN 3D
8.SKYLANDERS: SPYROS ADVENTURE
9.RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS
10.FIFA 12


PSP


1.LITTLEBIGPLANET
2.GRAN TURISMO
3.RATCHET & CLANK SIZE MATTERS
4.MOTORSTORM: ARCTIC EDGE
5.FIFA 12
6.SECRET AGENT CLANK
7.MODNATION RACERS
8.BUZZ! JUNIOR: JUNGLE PARTY
9.SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALS FIRETEAM BRAVO 3
10.ATV OFFROAD FURY PRO


PSVita 

1.UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS
2.RAYMAN ORIGIN
3.FIFA 2012
4.RIDGE RACER
5.WIPEOUT 2048
6.ASPHALT INJECTION
7.DUNGEON HUNTER ALLIANCE
8.LITTLE DEVIANTS
9.UTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3
10.LUMINES: ELECTRONIC SYMPHON

http://www.swedishgamesindustry.com/nordic-chart.aspx

 

 

 

Swiss
(Week 9)

Nintendo 3DS
Top VW Titel
1 MARIO KART 7
NINTENDO
2 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND
NINTENDO
3 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES - LONDON 2012
SEGA
4 LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME
NINTENDO
5  8 NINTENDOGS & CATS: GOLDEN RETRIEVER & NEUE FREUNDE
NINTENDO
6  7 SUPER POKÉMON RUMBLE
NINTENDO
7  6 ONE PIECE UNLIMITED CRUISE (SPECIAL EDITION)
NAMCO BANDAI
8  5 RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS
CAPCOM
9 SKYLANDERS STARTERPACK
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10  RE FIFA 12
ELECTRONIC ARTS

Nintendo DS
Top VW Titel
1 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
NINTENDO
2 MARIO KART
NINTENDO
3  5 POKÉMON (SCHWARZE EDITION)
NINTENDO
4  7 MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM
NINTENDO
5  3 SUPER MARIO 64
NINTENDO
6  4 POKÉMON (WEISSE EDITION)
NINTENDO
7  8 PROFESSOR LAYTON UND DER RUF DES PHANTOMS
NINTENDO
8  RE SIMS 3
ELECTRONIC ARTS
9  RE FIFA 11
ELECTRONIC ARTS
10  RE CARS 2
DISNEY INTERACTIVE

PC Games
Top VW Titel
1 BATTLEFIELD 3 (LIMITED EDITION)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
2  3 STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC
ELECTRONIC ARTS
3  4 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
4  2 SIMS 3 - TRAUMSUITE-ACCESSOIRES - ADD-ON
ELECTRONIC ARTS
5  NEW BUS SIMULATOR
ASTRAGON
6  5 ANNO 2070
UBISOFT
7  10 SIMS 3 - HIDDEN SPRINGS (CODE IN A BOX)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
8  9 SKIREGION-SIMULATOR 2012
ASTRAGON
9  7 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING
ELECTRONIC ARTS
10  6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD

Playstation Portable
Top VW Titel
1 GRAN TURISMO (ESSENTIALS)
SONY
2  RE ASSASSIN'S CREED 2
UBISOFT
3  4 LITTLEBIGPLANET (ESSENTIALS)
SONY
4  8 FIFA 11 (PLATINUM)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
5  3 FIFA 12
ELECTRONIC ARTS
6  NEW ACE COMBAT: JOINT ASSAULT (ESSENTIALS)
NAMCO BANDAI
7  NEW NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: ULTIMATE NINJA HEROES 3 (ESSENTI
NAMCO BANDAI
8  RE JAK & DAXTER: LOST FRONTIER (ESSENTIALS)
SONY
9  2 MOTORSTORM ARCTIC EDGE (ESSENTIALS)
SONY
10  9 SSX ON TOUR (ESSENTIALS)
ELECTRONIC ARTS

Playstation Vita
Top VW Titel
1 UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS
SONY
2 FIFA FOOTBALL
ELECTRONIC ARTS
3  5 RAYMAN ORIGINS
UBISOFT
4  3 WIPEOUT 2048
SONY
5  8 VIRTUA TENNIS 4: WORLD TOUR EDITION
SEGA
6  4 LITTLE DEVIANTS
SONY
7  NEW ASPHALT
UBISOFT
8  NEW RIDGE RACER
NAMCO BANDAI
9  6 MODNATION RACERS: ROAD TRIP
SONY
10  7 DUNGEON HUNTER
UBISOFT

PS3
Top VW Titel
1  NEW SSX
ELECTRONIC ARTS
2  1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3  2 FIFA 12
ELECTRONIC ARTS
4  3 BATTLEFIELD 3 (LIMITED EDITION)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
5  8 UFC UNDISPUTED 3
THQ
6 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING
ELECTRONIC ARTS
7  4 ASURA'S WRATH
CAPCOM
8  10 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
9 UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION
SONY
10  7 EA SPORTS GRAND SLAM TENNIS 2
ELECTRONIC ARTS

Wii
Top VW Titel
1  NEW MARIO PARTY 9
NINTENDO
2  6 ZUMBA FITNESS 2
505 GAMES
3  1 JUST DANCE 3
UBISOFT
4  3 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES - LONDON 2012
SEGA
5  4 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
NINTENDO
6  5 ZUMBA FITNESS: JOIN THE PARTY
505 GAMES
7  2 THE LAST STORY
NINTENDO
8  RE SKYLANDERS STARTERPACK
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9  7 LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD (LIMITED EDITION)
NINTENDO
10 WII-FIT PLUS
NINTENDO

XBOX 360
Top VW Titel
1  NEW SSX
ELECTRONIC ARTS
2  1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
3  2 KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING
ELECTRONIC ARTS
4  5 FIFA 12
ELECTRONIC ARTS
5  6 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
6  8 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 (KINECT)
MICROSOFT
7  4 ASURA'S WRATH
CAPCOM
8  10 HALO: COMBAT EVOLVED ANNIVERSARY (KINECT)
MICROSOFT
9  RE BATTLEFIELD 3 (LIMITED EDITION)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
10  7 KINECT SPORTS: SEASON 2 (KINECT)
MICROSOFT

http://siea.ch/charts/

 


2009:

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2010:
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35
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2011:
01
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05-06-07-08
09
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14-15-16-17
18-19-20-21
22-23-24-25-26
27-28-29-30
31-32-33-34
35-36-37-38-39
40-41-42-43
44-45-46-47
48-49-50-51-52

2012:
1-2-3-4
5-6-7-8
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France
(Week 9)

 

TOP 5 CONSOLES

1
SSX
PS3
Electronic Arts
2
Mario Party 9
Wii
Nintendo
3
SSX
XBox 360
Electronic Arts
4
Uncharted : Golden Abyss
PS Vita
Sony
5
Mario et Sonic aux Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012
Wii
SEGA

TOP 5 PC

1
Star Wars : The Old Republic
Electronic Arts
2
The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim
Bethesda
3
Les Sims 3 - Suites de rêve
Electronic Arts
4
Les Sims 3 Deluxe
Electronic Arts
5
Battlefield 3
Electronic Arts


UKIE

 
EA are No1 again this week but this time it is the return of the hotly anticipated ‘Mass Effect 3’ that claims the Top Spot, amassing more sales than the previous four No1s (SSX, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, UFC Undisputed 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) making it by far the biggest No1 so far this year. In fact Mass Effect 3 (which has been released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC simultaneously for the first time) has outperformed the previous two iterations week 1 sales combined. This means that last week’s No1, ‘SSX’ (-49%), has slipped down a place to No2 followed by Capcom’s new release, ‘Street Fighter X Tekken’, at No3 which sees the two franchises going head to head for the first time (Namco will release their own version called Tekken X Street Fighter some point in the future). It’s EA again at No4 with ‘FIFA 12’ (-7%) bouncing back down to No4 with Nintendo’s ‘Mario Party 9’ (+8%) also down two places at No5. The third and final new entry (and EA’s fourth title) in the Top 10 is the expansion pack ‘The Sims 3: Showtime’ debuting at No6 and Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games’ (-14%) is just behind at No7. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ (-23%) is down a place at No8, Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ (-15%) is staying firm at No9 and 505 Games’ ‘Zumba Fitness’ (-4%) sees at return to the Top 10 after a five week absence at No10. The only other title to breach the Top 40 is Sony’s ‘Unit 13’ which has debuted at No15.
 
Top 40 Entertainment Software (All Prices), Week Ending 10 March 2012

  1. MASS EFFECT 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  2. SSX - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  3. STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN - CAPCOM
  4. FIFA 12- ELECTRONIC ARTS
  5. MARIO PARTY 9 - NINTENDO
  6. THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  7. MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES - SEGA
  8. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  9. ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS - UBISOFT
  10. ZUMBA FITNESS - 505 GAMES
  11. RAYMAN ORIGINS - UBISOFT
  12. BATTLEFIELD 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  13. THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  14. JUST DANCE 3 - UBISOFT
  15. UNIT 13 - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  16. UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  17. UFC UNDISPUTED 3 - THQ
  18. BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  19. SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD - THQ
  20. RAGE - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  21. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 - SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
  22. UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION - SONY COMPUTER ENT.
  23. SKYLANDERS: SPYRO'S ADVENTURE - ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
  24. FIFA FOOTBALL - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  25. ZUMBA FITNESS 2 - 505 GAMES
  26. MARIO KART 7 - NINTENDO
  27. FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 - MICROSOFT
  28. SUPER MARIO 3D LAND - NINTENDO
  29. LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 5-7 - WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
  30. METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION - KONAMI
  31. F1 2011 - CODEMASTERS
  32. MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO - MIND CANDY
  33. THE SIMS 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  34. SKATE 3 - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  35. SYNDICATE - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  36. LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
  37. FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS ULTIMATE EDITION - BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
  38. CARS 2 - DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
  39. KINGDOMS OF AMALUR: RECKONING - ELECTRONIC ARTS
  40. MARIO KART WII- NINTENDO


Just a reminder that Asura's Wrath, Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter x Tekken and The Sims 3 Showtime, wasn't stocked by GAME.



Well I hope PS3 version of ME3 is at No2 on the individual formats chart and thet ME3's #1 spot on the all formats isn't solely down to the 360 version. I suspect it largely will be. Do we have the launch week number in UK for ME and ME2 to give us an indication of actual number?



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http://dutchcharts.nl/games_news.asp?id=5240
Nederland
01. Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360)
02. Mario Party 9 (Nintendo Wii)
03. SSX (Playstation 3)
04. uDraw Studio Instant Artist (Nintendo Wii)
05. Mass Effect 3 (pc)
06. De Sims 3: Showtime (pc)
07. SSX (Xbox 360)
08. Just Dance 3 (Nintendo Wii)
09. Mass Effect 3 (Playstation 3)
10. FIFA 12 (Playstation 3)



http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-12-uk-top-40-mass-effect-3-outsells-me1-me2-launch-weeks-combined
Stop the presses! Mass Effect 3 is the UK's new all-formats chart number one.
But exactly how well did it do? Chart-Track doesn't publicly reveal sales figures, but mentioned Mass Effect 3 was comfortably the biggest game launch of the year so far. It has already outsold the previous four number ones (SSX, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, UFC3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning).
BioWare's third entry in its space opera trilogy outsold the launch weeks of Mass Effect 1 and 2 combined, although release dates on separate platforms were previously staggered.
73 per cent of Mass Effect 3's boxed sales were on Xbox 360, although that doesn't count digital downloads on PlayStation 3 or PC.
This all meant that last week's number one, SSX, was shunted into second spot ahead of new entry Street Fighter x Tekken, which landed third.
The Sims 3: Showtime scored sixth place, while PlayStation Vita shooter Unit 13 entered the charts for the first time in fifteenth.
Cinematic deity-filled beat-'em-up Asura's Wrath failed to chart at all, however. It, like Mass Effect 3, Street Fighter x Tekken and The Sims 3 Showtime, wasn't stocked by GAME.
FIFA 12, Mario Party 9, Mario & Sonic London Olympics, Modern Warfare 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Zumba Fitness also made the chart's top flight.



Mass Effect 3 did very well!



EA has Massive Effect on Charts

 

 

12/Mar/2012

EA are No1 again this week, but this time it is the return of the hotly anticipated ‘Mass Effect 3’ that claims the Top Spot, amassing more sales than the previous four No1s (SSX, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, UFC Undisputed 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning) making it by far the biggest No1 so far this year.


In fact Mass Effect 3 (which has been released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC simultaneously for the first time) has outperformed the previous two iterations week 1 sales combined. This means that last week’s No1, ‘SSX’ (-49%), has slipped down a place to No2 followed by Capcom’s new release, ‘Street Fighter X Tekken’, at No3 which sees the two franchises going head to head for the first time (Namco will release their own version called Tekken X Street Fighter some point in the future). It’s EA again at No4 with ‘FIFA 12’ (-7%) bouncing back down to No4 with Nintendo’s ‘Mario Party 9’ (+8%) also down two places at No5.

The third and final new entry (and EA’s fourth title) in the Top 10 is the expansion pack ‘The Sims 3: Showtime’ debuting at No6 and Sega’s ‘Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games’ (-14%) is just behind at No7. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ (-23%) is down a place at No8, Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ (-15%) is staying firm at No9 and 505 Games’ ‘Zumba Fitness’ (-4%) sees a return to the Top 10 after a five week absence at No10. The only other new title to breach the Top 40 is Sony’s ‘Unit 13’ which has debuted at No15.

 

 

LW

  TW     Title Format Label Publisher
- 1     MASS EFFECT 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 2     MASS EFFECT 3 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 3     MASS EFFECT 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 4     SSX XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5     MARIO PARTY 9 WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 6     SSX PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 7     THE SIMS 3: SHOWTIME PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 8     STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN XB360 CAPCOM CAPCOM
- 9     STREET FIGHTER X TEKKEN PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
6 10     FIFA 12 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
- 11     UNIT 13 VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
4 12     UNCHARTED: GOLDEN ABYSS VITA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
10 13     ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
12 14     FIFA 12 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 15     MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
7 16     UNCHARTED 3: DRAKE'S DECEPTION PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5 17     FIFA FOOTBALL VITA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 18     JUST DANCE 3 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 19     ZUMBA FITNESS 2 WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
22 20     MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 21     FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 22     SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
19 23     MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLING ZOO DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
23 24     MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES 3DS SEGA SEGA
30 25     BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
20 26     ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 27     CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
21 28     SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD XB360 THQ THQ
25 29     BATTLEFIELD 3 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
24 30     CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9 31     UFC UNDISPUTED 3 XB360 THQ THQ
29 32     ASSASSIN'S CREED: REVELATIONS PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
37 33     MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 34     FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
35 35     RAGE XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
36 36     ZUMBA FITNESS RUSH XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
39 37     FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 PC SEGA SEGA
28 38     THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 39     UFC UNDISPUTED 3 PS3 THQ THQ
- 40     YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED 2012 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT


127k - ME3 - 192k
at least 93k for 360 version
at least 34k for PS3+PC version

at most 140k for 360 version
at most 52k for PS3+PC version


(127k consists of the previous 4 No. 1s, 192k of the previous 5 No. 1s)