Full names being : "Halo 3: Orbital Drop Shock Trooper" and "Professor Layton and Pandora's Box".
Week ending the 27/sep/2009
In the wake of tomorrow’s highly anticipated release, there are still plenty of big titles arriving on shelves this Friday to look forward to.
However, the highlight of the week will undoubtedly be Microsoft’s Halo 3: ODST. Arriving tomorrow, the game invites fans to experience the Halo universe from a whole new perspective: that of a recon trooper cut off from his unit.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Nintendo’s universally appealing puzzle series returns with Professor Layton & Pandora’s Box. The laterally thinking English gentleman is hot on the trail of a murderer and needs players’ help to track down a mythical artefact.
Also out this week is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Activision Blizzard), Aion: The Tower Of Eternity (NCsoft) and Family Trainer: Extreme Challenge (Namco Bandai).
There's a lot of other important releases this week, so be sure to check this VGChartz's news too.
Reserved for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
UK
Chart-Track's news (on the All-Format chart) :
28/Sep/2009
It’s the last week of September, the end of Quarter 3 and the market receives a well-timed boost from 2 format-specific titles debuting at No’s 1 and 2. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 ‘Halo 3: ODST’ debuts at No1 exactly 2 years after ‘Halo 3’.
The aforementioned ‘Halo 3: ODST’ was released on Tuesday 22nd September and such was the demand that it sold 64% of its week 1 sell-through in the first 24 hours. It ranks at No12 in terms of biggest week 1 sell-though for a single format title. ‘Halo 3’ debuted on Wednesday 26th September 2007 with Day 1 accounting for 65% of its initial week, but week 1 sales of ‘Halo 3’ were far greater which explains why that title is currently the 4th biggest single format title ranked by week 1 sell-through (behind ‘GTA: San Andreas’ PS2, ‘GTA IV’ 360 then ‘GTA IV’ PS3).
The other big single format launch this week is Nintendo’s DS ‘Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box’ which debuts at No2, one place higher than that ever achieved by the original ‘Professor Layton And The Curious Village’ which this week enjoys a sales uplift of 36% and climbs 5 places to No18. Last week’s No1 is forced down to No3 even though EA’s ‘Need For Speed: Shift’ enjoys a sales surge of 7% over last week. Also new this week is Activision Blizzard’s ‘Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2’ debuting at No7 and NCSoft just miss out on the Top 10 as PC MMO ‘Aion’ debuts at No11. The last new entry is EA’s ‘MySims Agents’, in at No16 on DS & Wii.
| (__) | 01 | XB360 | HALO 3: ODST | (MICROSOFT) |
| (__) | 02 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA'S BOX | (NINTENDO) |
| (01) | 03 | PS3 | NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (02) | 04 | XB360 | NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (03) | 05 | WII | WII SPORTS RESORT | (NINTENDO) |
| (10) | 06 | WII | WII FIT | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 07 | PC | AION | (NCSOFT EUROPE) |
| (12) | 08 | WII | MARIO KART WII | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 09 | XB360 | MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (07) | 10 | PS3 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM | (EIDOS) |
| (06) | 11 | XB360 | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (15) | 12 | PS3 | WET | (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) |
| (14) | 13 | XB360 | WET | (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS) |
| (08) | 14 | XB360 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM | (EIDOS) |
| (04) | 15 | XB360 | COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (36) | 16 | WII | WII PLAY | (NINTENDO) |
| (09) | 17 | WII | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (22) | 18 | DS | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 19 | PS3 | MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (05) | 20 | PS3 | COLIN MCRAE: DIRT 2 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (11) | 21 | PS3 | GUITAR HERO 5 | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (13) | 22 | PC | CHAMPIONSHIP MANAGER 2010 | (EIDOS) |
| (19) | 23 | DS | DR KAWASHIMA'S BRAIN TRAINING | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 24 | DS | MYSIMS AGENTS | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (32) | 25 | DS | MARIO KART DS | (NINTENDO) |
| (__) | 26 | DS | GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR DECADES | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (29) | 27 | PS3 | QUANTUM OF SOLACE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (33) | 28 | PC | THE SIMS 3 | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
| (37) | 29 | XB360 | HALO 3 | (MICROSOFT) |
| (27) | 30 | WII | ASHES CRICKET 2009 | (CODEMASTERS) |
| (__) | 31 | WII | TOY STORY MANIA! | (DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS) |
| (25) | 32 | XB360 | SEGA SUPERSTARS TENNIS | (SEGA) |
| (23) | 33 | PS3 | IL2 STURMOVIK: BIRDS OF PREY | (505 GAMES) |
| (30) | 34 | PS3 | FAR CRY 2 | (UBISOFT) |
| (38) | 35 | PS3 | LITTLEBIGPLANET | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (__) | 36 | XB360 | QUANTUM OF SOLACE | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (__) | 37 | PS3 | CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR | (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD) |
| (24) | 38 | PS3 | KILLZONE 2 | (SONY COMPUTER ENT.) |
| (40) | 39 | DS | PEPPA PIG: THE GAME | (UBISOFT) |
| (20) | 40 | WII | THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND | (ELECTRONIC ARTS) |
Germany (consoles)
| (04) | 01 | XBox 360 | Halo 3: ODST | |
| (01) | 02 | PS3 | Need for Speed: Shift | |
| (__) | 03 | DS | Professor Layton und die Schatulle der Pandora | |
| (03) | 04 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | |
| (02) | 05 | XBox 360 | Need for Speed: Shift | |
| (06) | 06 | Wii | Wii Fit | |
| (07) | 07 | Wii | Mario Kart Wii | |
| (08) | 08 | DS | Pokemon Platin-Edition | |
| (__) | 09 | DS | Professor Layton und das geheimnisvolle Dorf | |
| (09) | 10 | DS | Mario Kart DS |
Germany (PC)
| (__) | 01 | Aion | ||
| (__) | 02 | Aion Standard-Edition | ||
| (02) | 03 | Need for Speed: Shift | ||
| (__) | 04 | Tropico 3 | ||
| (__) | 05 | Aion Collectors Edition | ||
| (__) | 06 | Resident Evil 5: Collector's Edition | ||
| (__) | 07 | Black Mirror 2 | ||
| (03) | 08 | Die Sims 3 | ||
| (06) | 09 | Anno 1404 | ||
| (07) | 10 | World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King |
France (consoles top 5)
| (__) | 01 | DS | Professeur Layton et la Boîte de Pandore | (Nintendo) |
| (__) | 02 | XBox360 | Halo 3 ODST | (Microsoft) |
| (01) | 03 | PS3 | Need for Speed Shift | (Electronic Arts) |
| (02) | 04 | Wii | Wii Sports Resort | (Nintendo) |
| (03) | 05 | XBox360 | Need for Speed Shift | (Electronic Arts) |
France (PC top 5)
| (__) | 01 | Aion | (NC Soft) | |
| (__) | 02 | Aion : Edition Collector | (NC Soft) | |
| (01) | 03 | Les Sims 3 | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (02) | 04 | Need for Speed Shift | (Electronic Arts) | |
| (03) | 05 | Batman Arkham Asylum | (Eidos) |
Charts Calendar:
Monday: UK, Ireland, France Top 5 (1 week delay), Germany (All, On hold), Spain (On hold)
Tuesday: Denmark, Italy (On hold), Finland (Fortnightly on even numbered weeks)
Wednesday: Germany (Separate console & PC)
Thursday: Australia, New Zealand , Sweden
Friday: Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway
Saturday: France Top 10 (On hold)
*Note: These are often subject to change, especially Germany (All) & Spain
Archives:
2009:
Sep: 36 / 37 / 38
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
