Week ending the 13/sep/2009
It seems like mcvuk hasn't issued an article highlighting the new releases for this week. So I guess I'll have to write something instead...
This week will see the direct confrontation of the latest installment in the two major rival guitar rythm game, "Guitar Hero 5" and "The Beatles: Rock Band". But while these two furiously exchange riffs and melodies, will "Colin McRae: DiRT 2" be able to overtake them on the finish line ?
You can 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) :
14/Sep/2009
There are 6 new entries in the Top 40 this week, three of which make the Top 5, two of which constitute the games industry’s own ‘Battle of the Bands’ as ‘Guitar Hero 5’ and ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ go head-to-head.
The new No1 is Activision Blizzard’s ‘Guitar Hero 5’ which is the first in the series to take an All Formats No1 placing – both ‘Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock’ and ‘Guitar Hero: World Tour’ (the fourth in the series) reached No4 on the All Formats Chart. Codemasters debut at No2 with ‘Colin McRae: Dirt 2’, one place higher than that achieved by the original ‘Colin McRae: Dirt’ back in week 25, 2007. Eidos’ ‘Batman: Arkham Assylum’ drops from No1 to No3 (-60%) and at No4 we have the last of the big 3 new entries, EA’s ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ debuts higher than the highest position achieved by either of the previous Rock Band titles (record for this series held by original ‘Rock Band’, No6 in week 21, 2008).
505 Games’ ‘IL2 Sturmovik’ has a storming second week, down just one position to No7 as sales only drop 3% over the initial week. The other new entries this week are Eidos’s ‘Championship Manager 2010’ at No13 (Beautiful Game Studios), Eidos’ ‘Mini Ninjas’ at No15 (IO Interactive, of ‘Hitman’/’Kane & Lynch’ fame - Magic Pockets DS version only) and South Peak Games’ ‘Section 8’ debuting at No22 (Timegate Studios).
| (__) | 01 | XB360 | COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 02 | XB360 | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (04) | 03 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (03) | 04 | WII | WII SPORTS RESORT | (NINTENDO) |
| (01) | 05 | XB360 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM | (EIDOS) |
| (02) | 06 | PS3 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM | (EIDOS) |
| (__) | 07 | PS3 | COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 08 | XB360 | THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 09 | PS3 | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (07) | 10 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 11 | WII | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 12 | WII | THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 13 | PS3 | THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (__) | 14 | PC | CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010 | (EIDOS) |
| (11) | 15 | PS3 | IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY | (505 GAMES) |
| (05) | 16 | PSP | DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY | (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE) |
| (12) | 17 | XB360 | IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY | (505 GAMES) |
| (08) | 18 | WII | ASHES CRICKET 2009 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (10) | 19 | XB360 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (06) | 20 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (21) | 21 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (22) | 22 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (13) | 23 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (17) | 24 | XB360 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (14) | 25 | PS3 | FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (20) | 26 | XB360 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (27) | 27 | PS3 | KILLZONE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 28 | XB360 | SECTION 8 | (SOUTH PEAK GAMES) |
| (26) | 29 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (19) | 30 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (09) | 31 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (16) | 32 | PS3 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (18) | 33 | PS3 | CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD | (UBISOFT) |
| (33) | 34 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (24) | 35 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (32) | 36 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (30) | 37 | WII | EA SPORTS ACTIVE | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (40) | 38 | DS | 42 ALL-TIME CLASSICS | (NINTENDO) |
| (35) | 39 | DS | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 40 | DS | MYSTERY STORIES | (GSP/AVANQUEST) |
Germany (consoles)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | |
| (02) | 02 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (__) | 03 | PS3 | Colin McRae: DIRT 2 | |
| (04) | 04 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (05) | 05 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (06) | 06 | PSP | Dissidia: Final Fantasy | |
| (08) | 07 | DS | Mario Kart DS | |
| (03) | 08 | PS3 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | |
| (__) | 09 | XBox 360 | Colin McRae: DIRT 2 | |
| (__) | 10 | Wii | EA SPORTS ACTIVE Personal Trainer |
Germany (PC)
| (01) | 01 | Die Sims 3 | ||
| (02) | 02 | Anno 1404 | ||
| (04) | 03 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King | ||
| (05) | 04 | Venetica | ||
| (06) | 05 | Counter-Strike: Source | ||
| (__) | 06 | Landwirtschafts-Simulator 2009 | ||
| (07) | 07 | Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis | ||
| (03) | 08 | Sacred 2: Ice & Blood | ||
| (08) | 09 | Fussball Manager 09 | ||
| (10) | 10 | World of Warcraft |
France (consoles top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 02 | PS3 | Colin McRae : Dirt 2 | (Codemasters) |
| (02) | 03 | Wii | Wii Fit + Balance Board | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 04 | XBox360 | Colin McRae : Dirt 2 | (Codemasters) |
| (03) | 05 | PS3 | Batman Arkham Asylum | (Eidos) |
France (PC top 5)
| (01) | 01 | Les Sims 3 | (Electronic Arts) |
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| (02) | 02 | Champions Online | (Namco Bandai) | |
| (03) | 03 | Les Sims 3 + agenda collector | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (__) | 04 | L’Entraîneur 2010 Championship Manager | (Eidos) | |
| (05) | 05 | World of Warcraft : La colère du Roi-Liche | (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:
Sep: 36
Aug: 32 / 33 / 34 / 35
Jul: 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31
Jun: 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
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
