Mafia II is The Don
31/Aug/2010 ‘Mafia II’ from 2K Games/Take 2 grabs the top spot in the Entertainment Software Charts from Square’s ‘Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days’ ( 33%) with the biggest UK game launch since Take 2’s very own ‘Red Dead Redemption’ 14 weeks ago. The Xbox 360 version is the Don, taking 52% of all Mafia II sales, while PS3 hits 41% and the PC version 7%. ‘Mafia’ was originally launched as a PC game 8 years ago, with PS2 and Xbox versions following in early 2004. The combined launch weeks of the PC, PS2 and Xbox versions of the original game only account for 29% of its successor’s first week sales (PC, XB360 & PS3). Square’s ‘Kane & Lynch 2’ drops to No2 despite an impressive rise of 33% in sales in its second week. Previous All Formats No1s ‘Toy Story 3’ (-11%) and ‘Red Dead Redemption’ ( 0%) both make way, falling one place to No’s 3 and 4 respectively.
Wii console hardware selling at £129.99 helps boost the bundled ‘Wii Sports Resort’ ( 91%) from No16 to No5. Perennial Top 10 contender ‘Just Dance’ ( 4%) slips one place to No6, but remains ahead of 'Super Mario Galaxy 2’ ( 8%) which is a non-mover at No7. ‘Lego Harry Potter’ (-12%) is the biggest Top 10 faller, down from No4 to No8, while City Interactive's 'Sniper: Ghost Warrior' re-enters the Top 10 with their highest ever chart position, up from No13 to No9, jumping Ubisoft’s ‘Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands’ ( 4%) at No10.
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Title
Format
Label
Publisher
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1
MAFIA II
XB360
2K GAMES
TAKE 2
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2
MAFIA II
PS3
2K GAMES
TAKE 2
1
3
KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
XB360
EIDOS
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4
4
KANE & LYNCH 2: DOG DAYS
PS3
EIDOS
SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
11
5
WII SPORTS RESORT
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
2
6
JUST DANCE
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
5
7
SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
10
8
SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR
XB360
CITY INTERACTIVE
CITY INTERACTIVE
12
9
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
6
10
DANCE ON BROADWAY
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
15
11
WII FIT PLUS
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
8
12
MASS EFFECT 2
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
9
13
TOY STORY 3
DS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7
14
DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS STARRY SKIES
DS
SQUARE ENIX
NINTENDO
13
15
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
XB360
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
14
16
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
PS3
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
-
17
MAFIA II
PC
2K GAMES
TAKE 2
17
18
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE FORGOTTEN SANDS
XB360
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
19
19
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
18
20
NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
16
21
STARCRAFT II: WINGS OF LIBERTY
PC
BLIZZARD
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31
22
MARIO KART WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
26
23
MARIO KART DS
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
-
24
CRACKDOWN 2
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
24
25
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
30
26
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
XB360
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
-
27
HALO 3
XB360
XBOX 360 CLASSICS
MICROSOFT
34
28
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010
PC
SEGA
SEGA
21
29
TOY STORY 3
WII
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
36
30
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
PS3
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20
31
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
23
32
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2
PS3
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
37
33
CLUB PENGUIN: HERBERT'S REVENGE
DS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
3
34
ART ACADEMY
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
29
35
TOY STORY 3
XB360
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
-
36
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES
PS3
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
-
37
GEARS OF WAR 2
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
28
38
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
DS
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
22
39
TOY STORY 3
PS3
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
35
40
LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4
WII
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
