Killzone 3 Guns its Way to the Top
28/Feb/2011 It’s ‘First Person Shooter Week’ for half-term as Sony’s Netherlands-based Guerrilla Games’ ‘Killzone 3’ on PS3 (3D compatible, Move enabled) drops straight in at No1 exactly 2 years after ‘Killzone 2’ (the first PS3 version) –which remains the highlight of this series in terms of week 1 sell-through. Original ‘Killzone’ debuted way back in week 48, 2004 on PS2. The current version is the 14th fastest-selling Sony title (in terms of week 1 CT panel units), compared to ‘Killzone 2’, currently Sony’s 5th week 1 best-seller. This is Sony’s 2nd All Formats No1 this year, after ‘LittleBigPlanet 2’ on PS3 back in week 3, which showed similar week 1 sell-through to ‘Killzone 3’. It will be interesting to compare these 2 as the weeks go by in order to see how overall cumulative UK sales compare. EA’s ‘Bulletstorm’ (360/PS3/PC) gives ‘Killzone 3’ a good run for its money, debuting right behind at No2 although admittedly over 3 formats. The game is by the teams that developed ‘Gears of War’ (Epic Games) and ‘Painkiller’ (People Can Fly) and marks a 3rd No1 so far this year for EA (FIFA 11 in week 1, Dead Space 2 in weeks 4&5).
Elsewhere in the charts, half-term promotional activity sees Activision Blizzard’s ‘World of Warcraft: Battle Chest’ re-enter at No24, also affecting other titles, but notably Sega’s ‘Sonic Colours’, re-entering at No31.
TOP 40 ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE - INDIVIDUAL FORMATS (UNITS), WEEK ENDING 26 February 2011
| LW |
TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| - |  |
1 | KILLZONE 3 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| - | |
2 | BULLETSTORM | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 |  |
3 | JUST DANCE 2 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 1 | |
4 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 | |
5 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 |  |
6 | FIFA 11 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | |
7 | DEAD SPACE 2 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 14 | |
8 | WII PARTY | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 8 | |
9 | DEAD SPACE 2 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 18 | |
10 | FIFA 11 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 3 | |
11 | MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 20 | |
12 | JUST DANCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 13 |  |
13 | DANCE JUNIORS | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| - | |
14 | BULLETSTORM | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 11 | |
15 | LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 16 | |
16 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | |
17 | MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3: FATE OF TWO WORLDS | PS3 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 17 | |
18 | WII FIT PLUS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 21 | |
19 | ART ACADEMY | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 12 | |
20 | MARIO SPORTS MIX | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
21 | WORLD OF WARCRAFT: BATTLE CHEST | PC | BLIZZARD | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 32 | |
22 | KINECT JOY RIDE | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 30 | |
23 | NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 22 | |
24 | KINECT SPORTS | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 27 | |
25 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 6 | |
26 | TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 | XB360 | ATARI | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 19 | |
27 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 25 | |
28 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | |
29 | ASSASSIN'S CREED: BROTHERHOOD | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 28 | |
30 | MASS EFFECT 2 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 | |
31 | MARIO VS DONKEY KONG: MINI-LAND MAYHEM! | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 36 | |
32 | NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 29 | |
33 | DANCE CENTRAL | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 26 | |
34 | GRAN TURISMO 5 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 31 | |
35 | MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 35 | |
36 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 33 | |
37 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 23 | |
38 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV: COMPLETE EDITION | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 15 | |
39 | TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2 | PS3 | ATARI | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 37 | |
40 | MARIO KART DS | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
