LA Noire Cleans Up Despite Dirt 3
31/May/2011
Rockstar/Take 2’s crime solving title ‘L.A. Noire’ (-43%) continues to dominate the chart this week, easily holding off Codemasters’ new entry, racing sequel, ‘Dirt 3’ which debuts at No2.
Dirt 3 shows an Xbox 360 heavy following with 67% of the share versus PS3’s 37% and despite outselling its predecessor it had to settle for second on the podium again. The release of Dirt 3 means that Disney’s ‘Lego Pirates of the Caribbean’ (-32%) sinks to No3 with 505 Games’ ‘Zumba Fitness’ ( 19%) keeping up the pace holding No4. Bethesda’s FPS ‘Brink’ takes a hit, dropping 52% of sales this week, down to No5 whereas Nintendo’s ‘Wii Sports Resort’ sees a healthy increase in sales, up 145%, thanks to price promotions on the Wii hardware bundle. After the build-up to the Champions League final EA’s ‘FIFA 11’ also sees a rise in sales, up 50%, taking No7 followed by another chart topper seeing a resurgence, Activision Blizzard’s ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ ( 39%), up to No8.
EA’s FPS ‘Crysis 2’ (-12%) drops back to No9 this week with Nintendo’s ‘Mario Kart Wii’ ( 148%) hot on the heels at No10 thanks to the new Wii hardware bundle with the game included. There were no other new entries making the chart this week.
| LW |
TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  |
1 | L.A. NOIRE | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 2 | |
2 | L.A. NOIRE | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| - |  |
3 | DIRT 3 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 4 | |
4 | ZUMBA FITNESS | WII | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| - | |
5 | DIRT 3 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 12 |  |
6 | WII SPORTS RESORT | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 5 |  |
7 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | XB360 | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 3 | |
8 | BRINK | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 23 | |
9 | MARIO KART WII | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 7 | |
10 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | WII | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 10 | |
11 | JUST DANCE 2 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 16 | |
12 | FIFA 11 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 14 | |
13 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | |
14 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | PS3 | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 17 | |
15 | WII FIT PLUS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 22 | |
16 | ART ACADEMY | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 11 | |
17 | LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN | DS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 8 | |
18 | BRINK | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 13 | |
19 | CRYSIS 2 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | |
20 | PORTAL 2 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 21 | |
21 | CRYSIS 2 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 18 | |
22 | POKEMON BLACK VERSION | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 35 | |
23 | WII PARTY | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 28 | |
24 | KINECT SPORTS | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 6 | |
25 | THE WITCHER 2: ASSASSINS OF KINGS | PC | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | NAMCO BANDAI GAMES | ||
| 26 | |
26 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | WII | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| - | |
27 | KILLZONE 3 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 20 | |
28 | MORTAL KOMBAT | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| - | |
29 | ZUMBA FITNESS | XB360 | 505 GAMES | 505 GAMES | ||
| 30 | |
30 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR | PS3 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | ||
| 27 | |
31 | POKEMON WHITE VERSION | DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 32 | |
32 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 24 | |
33 | PORTAL 2 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 19 | |
34 | MORTAL KOMBAT | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| - | |
35 | FIFA 11 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 34 | |
36 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| - | |
37 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| - | |
38 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 33 | |
39 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| - | |
40 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
