Kane & Lynch 2 is Top Dog
23/Aug/2010 Eidos/Square Enix get their teeth into No1 this week with ‘Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days’ on 360/PS3/PC claiming No1 at launch. The original ‘Kane & Lynch: Dead Men’ peaked at No14 in the second week on this chart (week 48, 2007). This is the third title this year to gain the top spot for Square Enix, having previously been No1 with ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ in week 10 and No1 with ‘Just Cause 2’ in week 12. Disney’s ‘Toy Story 3’ (-15%) only drops to No2 and Rockstar/Take 2 also drop one place to No3 with ‘Red Dead Redemption’ (-15%). Warner remains at No4 with ‘Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4’ (-10%) and Ubisoft rise one place to No5 with perennial favourite ‘Just Dance’ (-8%). Talking of perennial favourites this is the week that Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ finally overtakes Nintendo’s DS ‘Dr Kawashima’ as the biggest selling UK title ever (units) and achieves this feat in just 41 weeks (around 10 months), of which only 3 weeks were outside the Entertainment Software Top 10.
It took ‘Dr Kawashima’ around 36 months to overtake the previous record holder, Rockstar/Take 2’s ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ (PS2, Xbox and PC).
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Title
Format
Label
Publisher
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1
KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
XB360
EIDOS
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3
2
JUST DANCE
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
2
3
ART ACADEMY
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
-
4
KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
PS3
EIDOS
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5
5
SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
1
6
DANCE ON BROADWAY
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
4
7
DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES
DS
SQUARE ENIX
NINTENDO
24
8
MASS EFFECT 2
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
8
9
TOY STORY 3
DS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7
10
SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR
XB360
CITY INTERACTIVE
CITY INTERACTIVE
11
11
WII SPORTS RESORT
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
12
12
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
10
13
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
XB360
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
9
14
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
PS3
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
13
15
WII FIT PLUS
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
6
16
STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
PC
BLIZZARD
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
39
17
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS
XB360
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
-
18
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
22
19
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
19
20
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
21
21
TOY STORY 3
WII
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
17
22
TOY STORY 3
PS3
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
33
23
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
PS3
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
23
24
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
15
25
MADDEN NFL 11
XB360
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
36
26
MARIO KART DS
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
20
27
TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL: CONVICTION
XB360
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
27
28
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
DS
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
26
29
TOY STORY 3
XB360
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
16
30
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
XB360
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
40
31
MARIO KART WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
38
32
ALIENS VS PREDATOR
XB360
SEGA
SEGA
34
33
RABBIDS GO HOME
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
30
34
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
PC
SEGA
SEGA
31
35
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
WII
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
14
36
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
PS3
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35
37
CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT'S REVENGE
DS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
37
38
TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 11
PS3
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
28
39
HIDDEN MYSTERIES: TITANIC
DS
GSP/AVANQUEST
GSP/AVANQUEST
25
40
BIOSHOCK 2
XB360
2K GAMES
TAKE 2
