LittleBigPlanet 2 Launches at No1
24/Jan/2011
Sony’s ‘LittleBigPlanet 2’ slays the mighty goliath that is ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ to debut at No1.
Developed by UK studio Media Molecule, ‘LittleBigPlanet 2’ is the first in the franchise to achieve top spot in the All Formats Chart. The original PS3 game which launched to much acclaim back in week 45 2008 could only manage No4. Launch week sales of the first and second LittleBigPlanet games are almost identical with the latest game only 95 sales short of the original. ‘Black Ops’ (-15%) has to settle for No2, ahead of ‘Just Dance 2’ (-19%) which is a non-mover at No3. ‘FIFA 11’ (-25%) remains EA’s top selling title this week, despite dropping two places to No4. The launch of EA’s ‘Mass Effect 2’ ( 462%) on PS3 can’t propel it ahead of FIFA as it re-enters the Top 40 at No7. Competitive retailer pricing on ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ ( 22%) help push it up two places to No5, while the post Christmas fitness drive shows signs of flagging with ‘Wii Fit Plus’ (-28%) down two places to No6.
The Top 10 is rounded off with ‘Kinect Sports’ (-27%) down three places to No8, ‘Gran Turismo 5’ (-30%) down one place to No9 and ‘Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’ (-35%) dropping four places to No10.
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TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 1 |  |
2 | JUST DANCE 2 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 2 | |
3 | WII FIT PLUS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
4 | MASS EFFECT 2 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 |  |
5 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 | |
6 | KINECT SPORTS | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 11 |  |
7 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | |
8 | GRAN TURISMO 5 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 12 | |
9 | JUST DANCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | |
10 | FIFA 11 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 9 | |
11 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 7 | |
12 | DANCE CENTRAL | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 13 | |
13 | ART ACADEMY | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 21 | |
14 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 22 | |
15 | WII PARTY | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 10 | |
16 | FIFA 11 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | |
17 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 20 | |
18 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 17 | |
19 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 30 | |
20 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 16 | |
21 | YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 23 | |
22 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 14 | |
23 | NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 24 | |
24 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | |
25 | FABLE III | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 28 | |
26 | HALO: REACH | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 8 | |
27 | DC UNIVERSE ONLINE | PS3 | SONY ONLINE ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 25 | |
28 | MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 27 | |
29 | PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 19 | |
30 | NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 33 | |
31 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 18 | |
32 | FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| - | |
33 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST | PC | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 37 | |
34 | MARIO KART DS | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 31 | |
35 | PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011 | PS3 | KONAMI | KONAMI | ||
| 29 | |
36 | FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 35 | |
37 | WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 | XB360 | THQ | THQ | ||
| 34 | |
38 | GOLDENEYE 007 | WII | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 40 | |
39 | 007: BLOOD STONE | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| - | |
40 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 |
