Week ending the 28/jun/2009
A strong release line-up this week sees several new titles from leading publishers and franchises, with something to cater to every gamers’ tastes. Whether fans of sports, adventure or the latest summer blockbusters, consumers are certain to find reasons to part with their hard-earned cash come Friday.
Vying for the biggest presence on shelves, Codemasters’ Overlord franchise returns in force. In addition to the direct sequel (Overlord II) on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, the publisher is also releasing a standalone adventure (Dark Legend) on Wii and a strategy spin-off (Minions) on DS.
A duo of movie-related releases arrives from the halls of Activision Blizzard. Younger gamers will be able to catch up with Scrat and friends in Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, while boys and older gamers will enjoy mechanical mayhem in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.
Other notable releases include Fight Night Round 4 (EA), Tales Of Vesperia (Atari) and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom).
Though some are very unlikely to chart, I think those new titles deserve a mention too : "Anno 1404" (PC), "Another Code: R" (Wii), "Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires" (360/PS3), "Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits" (360/PS3/PS2/Wii), "Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero" (PSP), "Resident Evil: Archives" (Wii) and "Valhalla Knights 2" (PSP).
That's quite a lot of releases for a single week.
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) :
29/Jun/2009
EA reclaim the top spot this week with new release ‘Fight Night Round 4’, which marks the first time a boxing game has reached the coveted all formats No1 position.
Activision Blizzard’s ‘Prototype’ has moved back down to No2 and EA’s ‘The Sims 3’ has follwed suit moving down to No3. Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ has also shuffled down a place to No4, while THQ’s ‘UFC 2009: Undisputed’ shows some resurgence moving up from No7 to No5. Activision Blizzard hold the next two places with new entry ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ debuting at No6 and ‘Call of Duty: World at War’ at No7. Sega’s ‘Virtua Tennis 2009’ moves up another place this week to No8, could it be the Wimbledon effect? ‘EA Sports Active’ and Sony’s ‘Ghostbusters: The Video Game’ finish off the top ten respectively.
We also have a new release at No17 with Codemasters’ ‘Overlord II’, which is followed by Activision Blizzard’s ‘Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits’ at No18. New entry and No1 PSP title this week is Capcom’s ‘Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite’ making its debut at No25. Finishing up the Top 40 new entries we have Koei’s ‘Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires at No31, EA’s ‘Spore: Galactic Adventures’ at No37 and Atari’s ‘Tales of Vesperia' at No38.
| (__) | 01 | XB360 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (01) | 03 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (03) | 04 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (02) | 05 | XB360 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (06) | 06 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (07) | 07 | WII | GRAND SLAM TENNIS | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (13) | 08 | XB360 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (04) | 09 | PS3 | GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (08) | 10 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (17) | 11 | PS3 | UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED | (THQ) |
| (05) | 12 | PS3 | PROTOTYPE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 13 | XB360 | TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (11) | 14 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (10) | 15 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (12) | 16 | DS | POKEMON PLATINUM | (NINTENDO) |
| (19) | 17 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (15) | 18 | PS3 | INFAMOUS | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (09) | 19 | XB360 | RED FACTION: GUERRILLA | (THQ) |
| (18) | 20 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 21 | XB360 | OVERLORD II | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 22 | PS3 | TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (20) | 23 | WII | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (25) | 24 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (23) | 25 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (24) | 26 | PS3 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 27 | PSP | MONSTER HUNTER: FREEDOM UNITE | (CAPCOM) |
| (22) | 28 | WII | MY FITNESS COACH | (UBISOFT) |
| (16) | 29 | PC | ARMA II | (505 GAMES) |
| (14) | 30 | WII | INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS | (LUCASARTS) |
| (__) | 31 | XB360 | GUITAR HERO: GREATEST HITS | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (33) | 32 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (34) | 33 | XB360 | VIRTUA TENNIS 2009 | (SEGA) |
| (__) | 34 | PC | SPORE: GALACTIC ADVENTURES | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 35 | XB360 | TALES OF VESPERIA | (ATARI) |
| (29) | 36 | DS | MYSTERY STORIES | (GSP/AVANQUEST) |
| (27) | 37 | XB360 | STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE | (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE) |
| (35) | 38 | WII | MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES | (SEGA) |
| (21) | 39 | PS3 | RED FACTION: GUERRILLA | (THQ) |
| (31) | 40 | PC | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 | (SEGA) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (__) | 02 | PSP | Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite | |
| (02) | 03 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (__) | 04 | PS3 | Ghostbusters: Das Videospiel | |
| (03) | 05 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (04) | 06 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE Personal Trainer | |
| (05) | 07 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (08) | 08 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (06) | 09 | Wii | EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis 10 | |
| (10) | 10 | DS | New Super Mario Bros. |
Germany (PC)
| (__) | 01 | Anno 1404 | ||
| (01) | 02 | Die Sims 3 | ||
| (__) | 03 | Anno 1404 Limitierte Edition | ||
| (02) | 04 | Die Sims 3 Collectors Edition | ||
| (__) | 05 | Overlord 2 | ||
| (03) | 06 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (04) | 07 | World of Warcraft | ||
| (05) | 08 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (__) | 09 | Blood Bowl | ||
| (08) | 10 | Counter-Strike: Source |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (02) | 02 | DS | Pokémon - version platine | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 03 | Wii | Mario Kart + volant | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 04 | DS | Professeur Layton et l’étrange village | (Nintendo) |
| (05) | 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 | Blood Bowl |
(Focus Home Interactive) | |
| (03) | 03 | ArmA : Armed Assault 2 | (Digital Bros) | |
| (__) | 04 | Anno 1404 | (Ubisoft) | |
| (02) | 05 | Les Sims 3 Edition Collector | (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 / 25
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
