Week ending the 21/jun/2009
Ghostbusters: The Video Game finally arrives this week, marking the 25th anniversary of the original film with the release of the PS3 and PS2 versions.
Temporarily exclusive to Sony formats, the game invites fans to slip into the boiler suit of a rookie Ghostbuster and fight alongside the iconic cast, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson.
Also out this week is Sega’s innovative rhythm action game Let’s Tap and MySims Racing, the latest entry in EA’s popular MySims franchise.
"Virtua Tennis 2009" is released this week on Wii as well, and should be able to take advantage of the recent release of the Wii Motion +.
Ghostbusters seems to have been delayed in France. I don't know if it's the case for the others European countries or not.
You can also check this VGChartz's news for a more detailed released schedule for this week.
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
22/Jun/2009
It took Activision Blizzard almost half the year to do it, but the huge US publisher has finally scored its first All Formats No1 of 2009.
Sales of ‘Prototype’ are down 20% in its 2nd week of release, but with sales of last week’s No1 ‘The Sims 3’ falling by 49% , ‘Prototype’ pushes the popular PC phenomenon down to No2. Xbox 360 remains the dominant format for Activision Blizzard’s new open-world action title, Microsoft’s format accounting for 61% of sales, PS3 36% and PC 3%.
‘Wii Fit’ (-12%) climbs one place, skipping back into the Top 3 for the first time since it was deposed from the No1 spot over 4 weeks ago.
The Ghostbusters film might be 25 years old, but a debut at No4 for the new Sony-published video game proves that it’s still a well-loved franchise. ‘Ghostbusters: The Video Game’ (98% PS3 & 2% PS2) debuts one place higher than Sony’s previous PS3 title ‘Infamous’ which was a new entry at No5 four weeks ago.
The price drop 2 weeks ago on ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ is still in effect, boosting sales by 59% this week as it jumps from No7 to No5, leaping ahead of THQ’s ‘Red Faction: Guerrilla’ (-46%) and ‘UFC 2009: Undisputed’ (-28%). Red Faction drops 3 places to No6, while UFC slips 2 places to No7.
The bottom end of the All Formats Top 10 has a sporty theme with ‘EA Sports Active’ (-27%) down 2 places to No8, while Sega’s Virtua Tennis 2009’ (+33%) pops back into the Top 10, up 2 places to No9, helped by the release of the Wii MotionPlus compatible version. With Wimbledon starting this week EA’s ‘Grand Slam Tennis’ volleys its way into the Top 10, up 3 places to No10. Launched 2 weeks ago as the UK’s first Wii MotionPlus compatible title, sales this week are up 47%, more than double that of Virtua Tennis 2009 on Wii.
There is also a strong second week for ‘Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings’ (+158%) which leaps from No32 to No13, while 505 Games have this week’s only other Top 40 new release with ‘ArmA II’ at No19.
| (01) | 01 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (02) | 02 | XB360 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (03) | 03 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 04 | PS3 | GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (06) | 05 | PS3 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (05) | 06 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (12) | 07 | WII | GRAND SLAM TENNIS | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (17) | 08 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (04) | 09 | XB360 | RED FACTION: GUERRILLA | (THQ) |
| (15) | 10 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (13) | 11 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (08) | 12 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (07) | 13 | XB360 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (__) | 14 | WII | INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS | (LUCASARTS) |
| (09) | 15 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 16 | PC | ARMA II | (505 GAMES) |
| (10) | 17 | PS3 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (28) | 18 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (14) | 19 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 20 | WII | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (11) | 21 | PS3 | RED FACTION: GUERRILLA | (THQ) |
| (18) | 22 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH | (UBISOFT) |
| (20) | 23 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (16) | 24 | PS3 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (27) | 25 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (29) | 26 | DS | SHERLOCK HOLMES: MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY | (UBISOFT) |
| (23) | 27 | XB360 | STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE | (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE) |
| (32) | 28 | DS | WALK WITH ME! KNOW YOUR WALKING ROUTINE? | (NINTENDO) |
| (25) | 29 | DS | MYSTERY STORIES | (GSP/AVANQUEST) |
| (19) | 30 | WII | JILLIAN MICHAELS' FITNESS ULTIMATUM | (KOCH MEDIA) |
| (30) | 31 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (26) | 32 | WII | BIG FAMILY GAMES | (THQ) |
| (33) | 33 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (24) | 34 | XB360 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (39) | 35 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 36 | XB360 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (CAPCOM) |
| (37) | 37 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 38 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 39 | PS3 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (CAPCOM) |
| (21) | 40 | XB360 | GUITAR HERO: METALLICA | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (03) | 03 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (04) | 04 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE Personal Trainer | |
| (05) | 05 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (06) | 06 | Wii | EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis 10 | |
| (__) | 07 | Wii | One Piece Unlimited Cruise 1 - Der Schatz unter den Wellen | |
| (07) | 08 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (08) | 09 | PS3 | UFC 2009 Undisputed | |
| (09) | 10 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. |
Germany (PC)
| (01) | 01 | Die Sims 3 | ||
| (02) | 02 | Die Sims 3 Collectors Edition | ||
| (03) | 03 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (07) | 04 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (06) | 05 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (05) | 06 | Die Sims 2 | ||
| (04) | 07 | Armed Assault 2 | ||
| (09) | 08 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (__) | 09 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (__) | 10 | Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 03 | Wii | Mario Kart + volant | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 04 | PS3 | Prototype | (Activision Blizzard) |
| (__) | 05 | Wii | Grand Chelem Tennis + Wii motion plus | (Electronic Arts) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Les Sims 3 | (Electronic Arts) |
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| (02) | 02 | Les Sims 3 Edition Collector |
(Electronic Arts) | |
| (__) | 03 | ArmA : Armed Assault 2 | (Digital Bros) | |
| (__) | 04 | Pro Cycling Manager : Tour de France 2009 | (Focus Interactive) | |
| (03) | 05 | Prototype | (Activision Blizzard) |
Charts Calendar:
Monday: UK, Ireland, France Top 5 (1 week delay), Germany (All, 1 week delay), Spain (1 week delay)
Tuesday: Denmark, Italy (1 week delay), Finland (Fortnightly on even numbered weeks)
Wednesday: Germany (Separate console & PC)
Thursday: Australia, New Zealand , Sweden
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway
Saturday: France Top 10 (2 week delay)
*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain
Archives:
2009:
Jun: 23 / 24
May: 19 / 20 / 21 / 22
Apr: 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
Mar: 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
Feb: 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09
Jan: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04
2008:
Dec: 49 / 50 / 51 / 52
Nov: 45 / 46 / 47 / 48
Oct: 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44
Sep: 36 / 37 / 38 / 39
Aug: 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35
Jul: 27 / 28 / 29 / 30
Jun: 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
May: 18 / 19 / 20 / 21
Apr: 14 / 15 / 16 / 17
Mar: 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13
Feb: 05 / 06 / 07 / 08
Jan: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04
2007:
Dec: 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52
Nov: 44 / 45 / 46 / 47
Oct: 40 / 41 / 42 / 43
Sep: 39
![[Prototype]](https://www.vgchartz.com/games/boxart/2846586AmericaFrontccc.jpg)
