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Forums - Sales Discussion - PAL Charts, Week 43: Fable II, Far Cry 2, Midnight Club: LA and Dead Space

Huge week this time, biggest releases:

Fable II (X360)
Far Cry 2 (X360/PS3/PC)
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (X360/PS3)
Dead Space (X360/PS3/PC)
Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii)

United Kingdom

Chart Success Story for Fable II

[Celebrating being at No1 (click for larger view)]

27/Oct/2008

Microsoft call full time on Pro Evolution Soccer 2009’s one-week stay at the top as ‘Fable II’ is crowned this week’s All Formats No1.

It is Microsoft’s first All Formats No1 since ‘Halo 3’, over a year ago, and is the first game to be developed by Britsoft team Lionhead to reach the top of the All Formats Chart, outselling the original Fable’s launch week by 3.81 to 1. ‘Fable II’ also becomes the 5th fastest selling Xbox 360 game ever in the UK, behind ‘GTA IV’, ‘Halo 3’, ‘FIFA 09’ and ‘Call of Duty 4’. Sales of ‘Pro Evolution Soccer 2009’ take a dive this week, falling 58%, dropping from No1 to No4, while sales of ‘FIFA 09’ are down 24%, moving it down one place to No3, making way for Ubisoft’s ‘Far Cry 2’ which debuts at No2. Launched across Xbox 360 (43%), PS3 (33%) and PC (24%) Ubisoft’s critically acclaimed FPS is only one of several new entries to make the All Formats Top 10 with EA’s ‘Dead Space’ at No6 and Rockstar/Take 2’s ‘Midnight Club: Los Angeles’ at No10. ‘Saints Row 2’ also makes way for the newcomers, dropping 2 places to No5, while ‘Lego Batman’ is down 3 places to No7, staying ahead of ‘Wii Fit’ and ‘Mario Kart Wii’, both down 3 places to No’s 8 and 9 respectively.

After several periods of Nintendo dominance, which saw only 2 weeks ago Wii representing the top selling format for 6 games in the All Formats Top 10, Microsoft now claim the best selling version of 5 out of the Top 6 games in the All Formats Chart. Benefiting from a retailer hardware bundle, ‘Family Ski’ from Namco-Bandai/Nintendo enters the All Formats Top 40 for the first time since its launch 19 weeks ago at No28. The remaining new entries in the All Formats Top 40 are ‘Moto GP 08’ from Capcom at No32 and Activsion’s ‘Spider-Man: Web of Shadows’ at No38.

(__) 01 XB360 FABLE II (MICROSOFT)
(03) 02 XB360 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(__) 03 XB360 FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(01) 04 PS3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)
(02) 05 XB360 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)
(__) 06 PS3 FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(04) 07 WII WII FIT (NINTENDO)
(08) 08 WII MARIO KART WII (NINTENDO)
(05) 09 XB360 FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(__) 10 XB360 DEAD SPACE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(07) 11 PS3 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(__) 12 PC FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(10) 13 WII WII PLAY (NINTENDO)
(21) 14 DS DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (NINTENDO)
(06) 15 PS3 FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(__) 16 PS3 DEAD SPACE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(09) 17 PS2 FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(14) 18 WII CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES (TAKE 2)
(__) 19 PS3 MIDNIGHT CLUB: LOS ANGELES (TAKE 2)
(__) 20 XB360 MIDNIGHT CLUB: LOS ANGELES (TAKE 2)
(11) 21 PS2 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(24) 22 WII FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(23) 23 WII MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES (SEGA)
(13) 24 DS LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(17) 25 PSP FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(16) 26 WII BIG BEACH SPORTS (THQ)
(39) 27 DS MARIO KART DS (NINTENDO)
(12) 28 WII LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(22) 29 WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL (NINTENDO)
(15) 30 WII FAMILY TRAINER (ATARI)
(19) 31 XB360 HALO 3 (MICROSOFT)
(36) 32 WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(__) 33 WII FAMILY SKI (NINTENDO)
(20) 34 PS3 BIOSHOCK (TAKE 2)
(26) 35 WII TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(30) 36 WII SPORTS ISLAND (KONAMI)
(35) 37 WII SAMBA DE AMIGO (SEGA)
(29) 38 PSP LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(38) 39 WII SPORTS PARTY (UBISOFT)
(34) 40 DS PUZZLER COLLECTION (UBISOFT)

France

(01) 01 PS3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (Konami)
(02) 02 Wii Wii FIT (Nintendo)
(__) 03 360 FABLE II (Microsoft Games)
(__) 04 PS3 FAR CRY 2 (Ubisoft)
(04) 05 PS3 FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)
(06) 06 Wii MARIO KART Wii (Nintendo)
(03) 07 360 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (Konami)
(__) 08 360 FAR CRY 2 (Ubisoft)
(__) 09 360 FABLE II Edition Limitée (Microsoft Games)
(05) 10 PS3 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)

Germany (consoles)
(__) 01 PS3 Far Cry 2  
(__) 02 XBox 360 Far Cry 2  
(02) 03 PS2 FIFA 09  
(08) 04 DS Mario Kart DS  
(__) 05 PS3 Midnight Club: Los Angeles  
(06) 06 Wii Wii Fit  
(01) 07 PS3 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009  
(05) 08 Wii Mario Kart Wii  
(03) 09 PS3 FIFA 09  
(__) 10 XBox 360 Fable 2  

Germany (PC)
(__) 01   Far Cry 2  
(__) 02   Far Cry 2 Collector's Edition  
(01) 03   Pro Evolution Soccer 2009  
(02) 04   Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel  
(03) 05   FIFA 09  
(__) 06   BioShock  
(04) 07   X3: Terran Conflict  
(08) 08   World of Warcraft  
(07) 09   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade  
(__) 10   Spore  

Italy
(01) 01 PS3 PES 2009  
(__) 02 360 Fable 2  
(02) 03 360 PES 2009  
(03) 04 PS2 FIFA 09  
(__) 05 PS3 Far Cry 2  
(05) 06 WII Wii Fit  
(__) 07 360 Far Cry 2  
(__) 08 PS3 Moto GP 08  
(__) 09 PS3 Dead Space  
(__) 10 360 Dead Space  




Charts Calender:

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:

2008:

Oct: 40 / 41 / 42
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

 



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Netherlands*

(07) 01 XBOX 360 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(09) 02 PS3 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(01) 03 PS3 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)
(03) 04 Wii MARIO KART (NINTENDO)
(__) 05 XBOX 360 FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(__) 06 PS3 FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(02) 07 Wii WII FIT (NINTENDO)
(05) 08 PS2 FIFA 2009 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(__) 09 PC FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(08) 10 XBOX 360 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)

Australia

(__) 01 360 Fable 2  
(01) 02 WII Wii Fit  
(02) 03 WII Wii Play  
(04) 04 WII Mario Kart Wii  
(__) 05 360 Far Cry 2  
(__) 06 PC Far Cry 2  
(__) 07 PS3 Far Cry 2  
(03) 08 360 Saints Row 2  
(05) 09 PS3 Saints Row 2  
(06) 10 PS2 Lego Batman  

New Zealand
(__) 01 360 Fable 2  
(02) 02 PS2 Lego Batman  
(01) 03 360 Saints Row 2  
(03) 04 PS3 Saints Row 2  
(05) 05 PS2 Singstar Hottest Hits - S/W  
(06) 06 PS2 Singstar Hottest Hits Bundle  
(04) 07 Wii Wii Fit  
(__) 08 PS2 Rock Band - S/W  
(07) 09 Wii Wii Play  
(__) 10 360 Rock Band - S/W  


Sweden
(__) 01 360 Fable 2  
(__) 02 PC Far Cry 2  
(__) 03 360 Far Cry 2  
(__) 04 PS3 Far Cry 2  
(02) 05 360 Saints Row 2  
(01) 06 PS2 Lego Batman  
(04) 07 360 FIFA 09  
(__) 08 360 Dead Space  
(15) 09 Wii Mario Kart Wii  
(05) 10 PS3 FIFA 09  
(08) 11 PS3 Saints Row 2  
(06) 12 PS2 FIFA 09  
(__) 13 PS2 Guitar Hero Aerosmith  
(__) 14 PS3 Dead Space  
(13) 15 PC World of Warcraft  
(__) 16 Wii Wii Fit  
(__) 17 PC World of Warcraft Battlechest  
(11) 18 PC World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade  
(16) 19 PC Counter-Strike 1: Anthology  
(10) 20 PC Spore  


Ireland
(01) 01   FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(02) 02   PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (KONAMI)
(__) 03   FABLE II (MICROSOFT)
(__) 04   FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(03) 05   LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
(04) 06   SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(__) 07   DEAD SPACE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(05) 08   WII FIT (NINTENDO)
(16) 09   DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING (NINTENDO)
(10) 10   THE SIMPSONS GAME (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(06) 11   MARIO KART WII (NINTENDO)
(08) 12   WII PLAY (NINTENDO)
(07) 13   STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (LUCASARTS)
(09) 14   MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES (SEGA)
(__) 15   CARS: MATER-NATIONAL (THQ)
(__) 16   MIDNIGHT CLUB: LOS ANGELES (TAKE 2)
(13) 17   GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (TAKE 2)
(14) 18   TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(15) 19   BEN 10: PROTECTOR OF EARTH (D3P)
(12) 20   WALL-E (THQ)

Denmark
(01)01 FIFA 09 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(__)02 FAR CRY 2 (UBISOFT)
(03)03 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME (PAN VISION)
(02)04 SAINTS ROW 2 (THQ)
(__)05 FABLE II (MICROSOFT)
(__)06 DEAD SPACE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(06)07 THE SIMS 2: APARTMENT LIFE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(04)08 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2009 (PAN VISION)
(05)09 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(07)10 SPORE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(11)11 COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(13)12 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(14)13 NEED FOR SPEED: PROSTREET (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(08)14 GUITAR HERO: AEROSMITH (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(17)15 WII FIT (NINTENDO)
(12)16 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS (K.E. MEDIA)
(__)17 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
(10)18 WARHAMMER ONLINE: AGE OF RECKONING (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
(__)19 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (K.E. MEDIA)
(15)20 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)



* - note that Netherlands chart is closed earlier than other European charts and becouse of it it's often not a good indicator of success for debuting games.

Saints row 2 is doing quite good, Far cry did ok.



 

Anyone will take a shot at predicting first week for Fable II (in Others) ?

My predictions:

Fable II - 340k
Far Cry 2 (360) - 190k
Far Cry 2 (PS3) - 140k
Dead Space (360) - 100k
Dead Space (PS3) - 100k



I don't know about others, but I'll make some predictions for UK.

Fable II: 150k

Far Cry 2 (360): 62%
Far Cry 2 (PS3): 32%
Far Cry 2 (PC): 6%

Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3): 55%
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (360): 45%

Dead Space (360): 52%
Dead Space (PS3): 45%
Dead Space (PC): 3%






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340k for Fable 2 in others mean it will have to sell close to 200k in UK alone. How big was the first Fable in UK?



@shanbcn: Going simply by userbase size 340k would mean a bit more than 100k in UK.

Fable on (Xbox) got ELSPA gold award so it sold between 222-333k



Nearly all of my Xbox live friends are playing Fable2 now.By the way i am from Germany. It seems that Fable althugh moved a few consoles.
Today i went to a big shop an compared to last week a lot of consoles were gone. Sry for my broken english
BTW Fable rocks



I think Fable II should do quite well though I have not seen ads on the TV here in the UK. All I know is that it has been at the top of the amazon.co.uk charts for a while now



PES 2009 (UK All Formats):

Week 1: 189k (PS3: 110k, 360: 76k, PC: 4k)
Week 2:

LTD (All): 189k

Saints Row 2 (UK All Formats):

Week 1: 97k (360: 71k, PS3: 26k)
Week 2:

LTD (All): 97k

FIFA 09 (UK All Formats):

Week 1: 479k (360: 201k, PS3: 192k, PS2: 53k, PSP: 14k, OTH: 19k)
Week 2: 254k
Week 3: 117k
Week 4:

LTD (All): 850k


UK Week One Fastest Sellers:

01 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 (677k)
02 Grand Theft Auto IV 360 (514k)
03 Grand Theft Auto IV PS3 (413k)
04 Halo 3 360 (411k)
05 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 (~270k)
06 Halo 2 XBX (260k)
07 Gran Turismo 4 PS2 (~255k)
08 Wii Fit Wii (238k)
09 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 PS2 (237k)
10 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 PS2 (223k)
11 Mario Kart Wii (207k)
12 FIFA 09 360 (201k)
13 FIFA 09 PS3 (192k)
14 FIFA 08 PS2 (153k)
15 FIFA 07 PS2 (~150k)
16 FIFA 06 PS2 (~145k)
17 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 360 (~140k)
18 The Getaway PS2 (~140k)
19 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 PS2 (~140k)
20 Championship Manager 4 PC (139k)
21 World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade PC (138k)
22 Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2 (136k)
23 WWF Smackdown 2 PSX (~130k)
24 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 PS2 (128k)
25 Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 (122k)
26 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue PS3 (120k)
27 Assassin's Creed 360 (~115k)
28 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 360 (~114k)
29 FIFA 2004 PS2 (~110k)
30 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PS3 (110k)