Test Drive Unlimited 2 Speeds to No1
14/Feb/2011 ‘Test Drive Unlimited 2’ steers its way to the top this week to become Namco Bandai’s first ever All Formats No1 after its acquisition of Atari Europe. It is over three and a half years since the first ‘Test Drive Unlimited’ with the Test Drive franchise itself dating back to 1987. TDU2 is by far the biggest launch in the franchise, outselling the launch of the previous title by more than double while adding popular new online community MMO style features. 68% of the launch week sales of TDU2 were on Xbox 360, 28% on PS3 and the rest on PC. ‘Dead Space 2’s two week reign at the top comes to an end as it falls to No2 (-51%), followed by fellow EA chart topper ‘FIFA 11’ (-47%) which also drops one place to No3. ‘Black Ops’ (-14%) just holds on to No4 ahead of ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ (-26%) which slips two places to No5.
Nintendo’s Mario games which were launched the previous week, both bound into the Top 10 with DS title ‘Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!’ ( 72%) climbing 5 places to No6 and Wii game ‘Mario Sports Mix’ ( 47%) up 4 places to No8. Ubisoft’s ‘Just Dance 2’ (-14%) hasn’t ever been outside the Top 10 and only drops one place to No7 this week, staying ahead of little brother ‘Dance Juniors’ ( 290%) which shoots into the Top 40 in its second week of launch - in at No12. Retailer promotions on ‘Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition’ ( 116%) and ‘Madden NFL 11’ ( 267%) see the former jump back into the Top 10 at No9 and the latter re-enter the Top 40 at No14. ‘LittleBigPlanet’ (-36%) clings on to a Top 10 position, down 5 places to No10. Originally launched on Xbox 360 and DS ‘Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Cosmic Destruction’ ( 671) is also a re-entry, in at No17 thanks to new versions on Wii, PS3, PSP and PS2.
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Format
Label
Publisher
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TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2
XB360
ATARI
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
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2
TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2
PS3
ATARI
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
12
3
MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM!
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
4
4
JUST DANCE 2
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
13
5
MARIO SPORTS MIX
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
1
6
DEAD SPACE 2
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
3
7
LITTLEBIGPLANET 2
PS3
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
2
8
DEAD SPACE 2
PS3
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
8
9
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
XB360
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6
10
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD
XB360
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
7
11
ART ACADEMY
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
-
12
DANCE JUNIORS
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
10
13
WII FIT PLUS
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
5
14
FIFA 11
XB360
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
11
15
ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD
PS3
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
14
16
JUST DANCE
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
15
17
WII PARTY
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
-
18
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: COMPLETE EDITION
PS3
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
22
19
WII SPORTS RESORT
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
19
20
CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
PS3
ACTIVISION
ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
9
21
FIFA 11
PS3
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
17
22
GRAN TURISMO 5
PS3
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16
23
KINECT SPORTS
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
25
24
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS.
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
26
25
MARIO KART WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
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26
MADDEN NFL 11
XB360
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
23
27
DANCE CENTRAL
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
29
28
KINECT JOY RIDE
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
38
29
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: COMPLETE EDITION
XB360
ROCKSTAR
TAKE 2
21
30
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011
PC
SEGA
SEGA
27
31
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
28
32
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: ULTIMATE COLLECTION
XB360
MICROSOFT
MICROSOFT
31
33
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII
WII
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
35
34
MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE
WII
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
18
35
NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT
XB360
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
24
36
THE SIMS 3: OUTDOOR LIVING STUFF
PC
EA GAMES
ELECTRONIC ARTS
-
37
MADDEN NFL 11
PS3
EA SPORTS
ELECTRONIC ARTS
34
38
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE LOST FUTURE
DS
NINTENDO
NINTENDO
32
39
YOUR SHAPE: FITNESS EVOLVED
XB360
UBISOFT
UBISOFT
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40
FALLOUT: NEW VEGAS
PS3
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
