...and EA Sports Active debuts.
Week ending the 24/may/2009
RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week
A variety of high quality titles arrive at retail this week, catering for all types of gamers with a mix of new IP and veteran games franchises making their triumphant return.
Nintendo fans rejoice as Punch-Out!! makes its first console appearance since the SNES, with the Wii’s motion controls making this the most immersive entry in the series so far. Bionic Commando also returns, with Capcom’s reimagining of the franchise releasing on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Meanwhile, EA seeks to progress the growing fitness gaming space with EA Sports Active, an innovative new exercise game developed for the Wii. Codemasters also release new IP in the form of Damnation, a frantic third-person shooter set to shake up its genre with a more acrobatic take on combat.
Other notable releases include Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo), Night At The Museum 2 (Majesco) and Bob The Builder: Festival Of Fun (Blast!).
I may add "UFC 2009 Undisputed" (PS3/360), "Anno: Create a New World" (Wii/DS) -especially in Germany- and "Demigod" (PC) -delayed from last week- to the list of potential charters.
UK releases for this week:
You can also check this VGChartz's news.
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
It’s taken THQ’s mixed martial arts ‘UFC 2009: Undisputed’ to finally wrestle the top spot out of Nintendo’s hands with impressive week 1 sales split 52% Xbox360 & 48% PS3 – the game is developed by Yuke’s, best known most recently for the ‘WWE Smackdown vs Raw’ series 2006-2009. Nintendo debut at No2 with ‘Pokemon Platinum’ on DS, a director’s cut of ‘Pokemon Diamond’ & ‘Pokemon Pearl’, released in July 2007. EA debut at No3 with ‘EA Sports Active’, a Wii title aimed squarely at the lifestyle/fitness segment. Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ (+6%) had the last 7 consecutive weeks / 16 weeks in total at No1 and still needs 2 more No1’s to equal the all time record holder (‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ / Eidos). EA’s ‘FIFA 09’ (-8%) drops 3 places to No5, with Activision Blizzard’s ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (+2%) dropping 3 places to No6. Nintendo’s ‘Wii Play’ (+95%) drops 2 places to No7, Nintendo’s ‘Mario Kart Wii’ drops 3 places to No8 (+13%) and Ubisoft’s own Wii lifestyle/fitness title ‘My Fitness Coach’ (+82%) climbs 5 places and back in to the Top 10 at No9. Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ drops 6 places to No10 (-0%). Also new this week is Capcom’s ‘Bionic Commando’ at No14, THQ’s ‘Big Family Games’ at No30 and Codemasters’ ‘Damnation’ at No35.
| (__) | 01 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 02 | XB360 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (__) | 03 | PS3 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (__) | 04 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (01) | 05 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (05) | 06 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 07 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (09) | 08 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH | (UBISOFT) |
| (06) | 09 | XB360 | X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (04) | 10 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 11 | XB360 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 12 | DS | THE MYSTERY OF THE MUMMY | (UBISOFT) |
| (07) | 13 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (08) | 14 | DS | RHYTHM PARADISE | (NINTENDO) |
| (10) | 15 | PS3 | FIFA 09 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (14) | 16 | PS3 | KILLZONE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (12) | 17 | XB360 | BATTLESTATIONS: PACIFIC | (EIDOS) |
| (11) | 18 | PS3 | X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 19 | XB360 | BIONIC COMMANDO | (CAPCOM) |
| (__) | 20 | WII | BIG FAMILY GAMES | (THQ) |
| (22) | 21 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (16) | 22 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (18) | 23 | DS | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (31) | 24 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (17) | 25 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (20) | 26 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (29) | 27 | XB360 | BURNOUT PARADISE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (21) | 28 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (27) | 29 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (30) | 30 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (23) | 31 | XB360 | HALO WARS | (MICROSOFT) |
| (24) | 32 | DS | MYSTERY CASE FILES: MILLIONHEIR | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 33 | XB360 | THE GODFATHER II | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 34 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (36) | 35 | XB360 | TRIVIAL PURSUIT | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (26) | 36 | DS | PUZZLER COLLECTION | (UBISOFT) |
| (28) | 37 | WII | CARNIVAL: FUNFAIR GAMES | (TAKE 2) |
| (__) | 38 | DS | NINTENDOGS: LAB & FRIENDS | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 39 | XB360 | LEFT 4 DEAD | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (13) | 40 | XB360 | RESIDENT EVIL 5 | (CAPCOM) |
Germany (consoles)
| (__) | 01 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (__) | 02 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE Personal Trainer | |
| (__) | 03 | PS3 | UFC 2009 Undisputed | |
| (01) | 04 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (02) | 05 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (03) | 06 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (__) | 07 | XBox 360 | UFC 2009 Undisputed | |
| (06) | 08 | PS2 | FIFA 09 | |
| (05) | 09 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. | |
| (09) | 10 | DS | Animal Crossing: Wild World |
Germany (PC)
| (01) | 01 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (02) | 02 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (__) | 03 | FIFA 09 | ||
| (05) | 04 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (03) | 05 | Die Sims 2 | ||
| (04) | 06 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (07) | 07 | Empire: Total War | ||
| (06) | 08 | Mass Effect | ||
| (__) | 09 | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade | ||
| (10) | 10 | Grand Theft Auto 4 |
France (consoles top 5)
| (__) | 01 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | UFC undisputed | (THQ) |
| (01) | 03 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 04 | XBox360 | UFC undisputed | (THQ) |
| (02) | 05 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii + volant Wii Wheel | (Nintendo) |
France (consoles top 10)
| (__) | 01 | NDS | POKEMON Version PLATINE | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (01) | 03 | Wii | Wii FIT | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 04 | 360 | UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (02) | 05 | Wii | MARIO KART Wii | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 06 | NDS | PROFESSEUR LAYTON ET L'ETRANGE VILLAGE | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 07 | PS3 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (Sega) |
| (__) | 08 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (Electronic Arts) |
| (04) | 09 | Wii | Wii PLAY | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 10 | Wii | SPORTS ISLAND 2 | (Hudson Soft) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Empire Total War | (Sega) |
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| (02) | 02 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche |
(Activision Blizzard) | |
| (05) | 03 | Counter-Strike | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (03) | 04 | Les Sims2 : Double Deluxe | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (__) | 05 | Warhammer 40 000 : Dawn of War 2 | (THQ) |
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:
May: 19 / 20
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
